Breathing is off

I think the direction of this app is great! However, the breathing is off. In yoga, we are taught that breathing is important. We are taught that the inhale and exhale should be the same when being aware and conscious of your breath. For example, if you breathe in for 7 seconds, you breathe out for 7 seconds. If you breathe in for 10 seconds and then hold at the top for 3 seconds, then you breathe out for 10 seconds and hold for 3 seconds at the bottom. I found that this app increased anxiety slightly because the inhale is brief, and the exhale gets ingreasingly longer. Then towards the end, you barely have enough time to fill your lungs with air before the app is already directing you to exhale. I think this needs to be adjusted. Breathing in and holding strengthens the lungs and provides for deeper breathing and therefore deeper relaxation which leads to meditation, and its difficult to train properly or get there with this app. Though, if youve never taken yoga or run track or done sports, then you probably will love this app & youd probably never know the difference.

Jamie Slaughter about Breathing Zone Free - Relaxing Breathing Exercises