Scientifically informed relaxation
Serenity
An immersive experience designed to calm your mind and restore your eyes through gentle animations, optical exercises, and ambient soundscapes.
Guided Breathing
Follow the expanding orb. Breathe in as it grows, hold at the peak, breathe out as it shrinks. This 4-4-6-2 pattern activates your parasympathetic nervous system.
Breathe In
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4-4-6-2 breathing pattern for vagus nerve activation
Let your gaze soften
Watch the waves without focusing on any single point
Eye Health Exercises
Gentle optical patterns that exercise different eye muscles and visual processing pathways. Spend 1-2 minutes on each for optimal benefit.
Hermann Grid Illusion
Gently shifts figure-ground perception, exercising visual cortex pathways
Expanding Circles
Encourages eye accommodation as focus shifts between near center and far rings
Smooth Pursuit Dots
Follow the orbiting dots to exercise smooth pursuit eye movements
Ambient Soundscapes
Nature sounds selected for their documented ability to reduce stress hormones and promote a meditative state.
Ambient Sounds
Nature soundscapes to activate your parasympathetic nervous system
Session Timer
Set a gentle timer for your relaxation session. Five minutes is the minimum recommended for measurable benefit.
Focus Session
Research suggests 5-20 minutes for optimal relaxation benefit
Evidence-Based Design
The Science of Visual Calm
Each element on this page is informed by neuroscience and ophthalmology research to create a genuinely therapeutic experience.
Alpha Wave Stimulation
Slow, rhythmic visual patterns encourage alpha brainwave production (8-12 Hz), associated with calm alertness and reduced anxiety.
Eye Muscle Exercise
Smooth pursuit animations and accommodation exercises help relax ciliary muscles strained from extended screen time.
Vagus Nerve Activation
The 4-4-6-2 breathing pattern stimulates the vagus nerve, activating the parasympathetic nervous system to lower heart rate.
Auditory Entrainment
Nature sounds at 60-80 BPM entrain biological rhythms, reducing cortisol production and promoting deep relaxation.