Breathr: Mindful Moments

This app was developed for youth by BC Children's Hospital with experts and the help of young people - but open for anyone to give it a try.

Begin to explore and experience practices of mindfulness and self-compassion, choosing from a variety of practices. Breathr can help you to live in the present moment, while providing interesting facts about the many benefits of mindfulness.

BENEFITS OF MINDFULNESS

Mindfulness is beneficial for your mind, body and relationships.

It can help:
• Reduce stress, anxiety and depression
• Improve memory and concentration
• Lead to better sleep
• Improve decision-making skills
• Strengthen your connection and relationships with others

FEATURES

Whether you have a minute a day or 15, Breathr offers many ways to get your mindfulness practice started.

What you'll find:
• 2-10 minute guided meditations - led by mindfulness experts at BC Children's Hospital
• mindfulness practices you can do anywhere
• simple breathing exercises to help you relax
• a customized ‘My Breathr’ practice - you choose the time and nature sounds
• a reminder function to help keep you on track
• facts about the benefits of mindfulness
• myths about what mindfulness is, and isn't...

VERSION 2.0
This update includes a design overhaul, optimized performance, as well as some new mindfulness practices. We hope you like the new look and feel!

• Be sure to listen to the new self-compassion guided meditations
• Discover new practices, including 'STOP', Becoming like a mountain, Power nap and Self-compassion
• Explore new functionality, like previewing nature sounds and chimes in ‘My Breathr

This version 2.0 is brought to you by BC Children's Kelty Mental Health Resource Centre & BC Children's Centre for Mindfulness. If you run into any troubles, contact us at [email protected]. We're also happy to hear whether you like the app, and how you are using it in your life!