Breathing is the fastest reset there is
It needs no setup, no audio, and no privacy. A single slow exhale is available in a queue, in a meeting, or standing in a lift — which is exactly where the reach for the phone tends to happen.
Six patterns, one visual pacer
Box breathing for steadying, 4-7-8 for winding down, the physiological sigh for the sharp end of stress, coherent breathing for a longer settle, alternate-nostril for focus, and an energising pattern for the morning. An expanding shape sets the pace so you can stop counting and just follow it.
Champ is free on iPhone — three shielded apps, thirty-second resets, no card needed.
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The 30-second reset
When Champ intercepts an app, it offers a 30-second reset: one breath cycle, one affirmation, one short meditation or one visualisation. Short enough that you actually do it.
Meditation
Champ’s meditation library is organised by what you need right now — calm down, sleep, start the day, steady an emotion — rather than by course number.