Mindfulness
Breathing Exercises Guide
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Product documentation · xHeal team
For xHeal on iOS. Controls and availability can vary by app release; use the explanations and terms shown in your installed version.
Guided Breathing
xHeal guides each breathing phase with animation, timing, haptic transitions, and optional ambient sound.
Starting a Session
Open Mindfulness, choose one of the available patterns and duration options, select an ambient sound if desired, and start.
During the Session
Follow the on-screen inhale, hold, exhale, and rest phases. Stop if you feel dizzy or uncomfortable.
Completion
The session is saved to xHeal activity history and can be written to Apple Health as Mindful Minutes when permission is enabled.
Current scope: Custom patterns, arbitrary 1-20 minute duration selection, pause and resume, and live HRV biofeedback are not currently available.
