Pranayama · Breath training · iOS & Android
The ancient science of breath,
engineered for modern life
Prana Vidya turns your phone into a complete breathwork studio — a guided timer, a measurable training system, a deep pranayama curriculum, and immersive soundscapes from independent artists. Five minutes a day, one breath at a time.
Launching soon — join the beta
Why this app, why now
Your nervous system has a remote control. Nobody taught you to use it.
We live in a stress epidemic
Always-on notifications, deadlines, and screens keep the nervous system locked in fight-or-flight. Chronic stress quietly erodes sleep, focus, digestion, and mood — and most of us never get a tool to switch it off.
Most of us breathe poorly
Shallow chest breathing, mouth breathing, unconscious breath-holding at the keyboard. Dysfunctional breathing patterns are the norm, not the exception — and they feed the stress loop instead of breaking it.
Breath is the lever you control
The breath is the only autonomic function under direct conscious control. Slow it down and the heart, vagus nerve, and mind follow. It is the fastest drug-free way to shift your state — backed by both millennia of pranayama and modern physiology.
Everything in the app
A complete breathwork studio in your pocket
Guided breathing timer
Set any inhale–hold–exhale–hold pattern, from box breathing to coherence breathing and beyond. Visual rhythm, gentle audio cues, and haptic pulses guide every phase — eyes closed, screen off.
Trainer with BOLT score
Measure your breath-hold (BOLT) score, track trends over weeks, and train at the level that matches your CO₂ tolerance as it grows.
Presets & bundles
Save your favorite patterns as one-tap presets, then chain them into bundles — a full practice of warm-up, main technique, and integration that runs itself in sequence.
A real pranayama curriculum
A structured Learn library of 40+ lessons — from Nadi Shodhana and Kapalabhati to the biochemistry of CO₂ and vagal tone. Understand the why behind every breath.
Soundscapes from artists
A growing catalogue of ambient music and nature soundscapes from independent artists, layered under your session with adaptive crossfades that never clip or jar.
Progress that sticks
Streaks, achievements, and a full session history keep the habit alive. Sign in with Apple or Google and your practice syncs seamlessly across devices.
The Trainer
Don't just relax. Train.
Most breathing apps stop at "calm down". Prana Vidya treats breath like fitness: a measurable baseline, structured progression, and analytics that show your capacity actually growing.
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Measure
Take the BOLT test — a simple breath-hold measurement that reflects your CO₂ tolerance and breathing efficiency.
- 2
Train
Follow guided trainer sessions matched to your level, from beginner through expert and master difficulty.
- 3
Improve
Track your BOLT trend over weeks with clear success metrics and simple weekly suggestions — so progress is something you see, not something you hope for.
The Learn library
Pranayama with the science left in
Fifty-plus lessons and daily insights connect classical techniques to modern physiology — vagal tone, CO₂ tolerance, nitric oxide, nervous system regulation — so you always know what you're practicing and why it works.
Techniques
Classical pranayama, taught step by step.
- 01 Alternate-nostril breathing that balances both hemispheres
- 02 The humming breath that lifts nitric oxide 15-fold
- 03 Breath retention that floods the brain with oxygen
- 04 Skull-shining breath to clear mental fog
- 05 Cooling breath for heat, anger, and overwhelm
- 06 The ocean-sound breath that tones the vagus nerve
+ more in the app
The Science
The physiology behind every practice.
- 01 Why breathing less actually delivers more oxygen
- 02 How your nose makes its own blood-vessel medicine
- 03 The six-breaths-a-minute heart-rate sweet spot
- 04 What your BOLT score reveals about your stress
- 05 Why mouth breathing quietly wrecks your sleep
- 06 The vagus nerve — your built-in calm switch
+ more in the app
Protocols & Daily Life
Ready-made answers for real situations.
- 01 Settle a panic spike in under 90 seconds
- 02 A 15-minute wind-down for faster sleep
- 03 The box breathing Navy SEALs rely on
- 04 A four-week plan to rebuild your baseline
- 05 Break the chronic-stress loop without meds
- 06 Breathe through training for deeper endurance
+ more in the app
Your next breath is the first one that counts
Prana Vidya is launching soon on iOS and Android. Join the beta to get early access, shape the app, and start building your practice before everyone else.