Beautiful practice. Your breath is your anchor.
Breathwork is the conscious practice of controlling your breath to influence your mental, emotional, and physical state. It's one of the most accessible and powerful tools for self-regulation, used for thousands of years across cultures worldwide.
Activates your parasympathetic nervous system, signaling safety to your body
Calming breath patterns prepare your body for deep, restorative rest
Increased oxygen flow sharpens mental clarity and concentration
Energizing patterns can naturally increase alertness without caffeine
Creates space between stimulus and response, improving emotional regulation
Anchors you in the now, quieting mental chatter
Begin with just 2-3 minutes daily. Choose a pattern that feels comfortable, and let the visual animations guide your rhythm. There's no perfect way to breathe - simply follow along and notice how you feel. Consistency matters more than duration.
Equal parts inhale, hold, exhale, hold. Great for calm focus and stress relief.
Inhale 4, hold 7, exhale 8. Excellent for sleep and deep relaxation.
Quick inhale, fast exhale, no holds. Wakes up the body naturally.
Chakras are energy centers in the body, each associated with different aspects of physical, emotional, and spiritual well-being. Choose a chakra color during your practice to focus your intention.
Color: Red
Element: Earth
Focus: Safety, security, grounding, survival, stability
When balanced: You feel grounded, safe, and secure in your body and life. You trust that your basic needs will be met.
Signs of imbalance: Anxiety, fear, feeling ungrounded, financial worries, restlessness
Affirmation: "I am safe. I am grounded. I belong here."
Color: Orange
Element: Water
Focus: Creativity, pleasure, emotions, sexuality, flow
When balanced: You embrace pleasure, express creativity freely, and navigate emotions with grace. You feel passionate about life.
Signs of imbalance: Creative blocks, emotional numbness, guilt around pleasure, relationship difficulties
Affirmation: "I embrace pleasure and abundance. I flow with life."
Color: Yellow
Element: Fire
Focus: Personal power, confidence, self-esteem, willpower
When balanced: You feel confident, empowered, and in control of your life. You set healthy boundaries and pursue your goals with determination.
Signs of imbalance: Low self-esteem, indecisiveness, control issues, digestive problems
Affirmation: "I am powerful. I am confident. I honor myself."
Color: Green
Element: Air
Focus: Love, compassion, connection, forgiveness, healing
When balanced: You give and receive love freely. You feel compassion for yourself and others, and maintain healthy relationships.
Signs of imbalance: Difficulty with relationships, jealousy, fear of intimacy, holding grudges
Affirmation: "I am love. I give and receive love freely."
Color: Blue
Element: Ether/Sound
Focus: Communication, self-expression, truth, authenticity
When balanced: You speak your truth with clarity and kindness. You listen deeply and express yourself authentically.
Signs of imbalance: Fear of speaking up, dishonesty, talking too much or too little, sore throats
Affirmation: "I speak my truth with clarity and love."
Color: Indigo/Purple
Element: Light
Focus: Intuition, wisdom, insight, imagination, clarity
When balanced: You trust your intuition and inner guidance. You see beyond surface appearances and access deeper wisdom.
Signs of imbalance: Lack of clarity, poor memory, difficulty making decisions, disconnection from intuition
Affirmation: "I trust my intuition. I see clearly."
Color: Violet/White
Element: Cosmic Energy
Focus: Spirituality, enlightenment, connection to the divine, unity
When balanced: You feel connected to something greater than yourself. You experience moments of peace, unity, and spiritual awareness.
Signs of imbalance: Spiritual disconnection, closed-mindedness, attachment to material things, isolation
Affirmation: "I am connected to the divine. I am one with all."
Beyond the seven main chakras, there are additional energy centers that connect us to the earth below and the cosmos above.
Color: Brown/Deep Earth
Element: Earth
Focus: Deep grounding, ancestral connection, earth energy, stability
When balanced: You feel deeply rooted to the earth and connected to nature. You have a strong sense of belonging and feel supported by the planet.
Signs of imbalance: Feeling disconnected from nature, lack of grounding, difficulty being present, feeling "floaty" or unanchored
Affirmation: "I am deeply connected to the Earth. Her energy supports and nourishes me."
Color: Magenta/Pink
Element: Divine Love
Focus: Unconditional love, compassion, forgiveness, divine connection
When balanced: You experience unconditional love and compassion for all beings. You forgive easily and feel connected to divine love.
Signs of imbalance: Difficulty forgiving, conditional love patterns, feeling disconnected from higher purpose, immune system issues
Affirmation: "I am a vessel of unconditional love. Divine compassion flows through me."
Color: White/Pure Light
Element: Cosmic Light
Focus: Soul purpose, divine wisdom, spiritual enlightenment, cosmic consciousness
When balanced: You feel connected to your soul's purpose and receive divine guidance. You experience moments of cosmic awareness and unity with all.
Signs of imbalance: Feeling lost or purposeless, disconnection from higher self, spiritual confusion, lack of direction
Affirmation: "I am connected to infinite wisdom. My soul guides my path with light."
Breath of Karuna was created as a sanctuary, a quiet moment of refuge where you can return to your body, your breath, and your inner wisdom. Breathwork is a subtle yet potent practice that opens the heart, calms the mind, and brings you back into harmony with yourself.
Explore a variety of breathing patterns, choose the colors and chakra energies that resonate with your intention, and let the symbolic breath icons guide your inner journey. Customize your sounds, set your intention, and allow the living animations to gently lead you into Presence.
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