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Calm tools for people who play hard.
Breathe between rounds or before an exam. Check your tilt, end screen time without a fight, and wind down for sleep. Each tool takes a minute or two.
Made for: students · parents and teachers · desk days · gamers · anyone
Overwhelmed right now? Open the quiet screen
Good places to start
Simple tools to try first. Each one does one thing.
- Breathing pacerFollow the shape. Slow your breathing, settle your hands.takes 1–5 min
- Too much right nowOne slow shape. No words needed. Plus help for whoever is with you.takes as long as it takes
- Brain dumpToo much to do? Get it all out of your head, pick one thing, and start it for ten minutes.takes 2–25 min
- Visual timerWatch the time shrink away. No numbers needed.takes you choose
- Calm soundsZen bells, gongs, chimes and waves to settle your mind, or brown noise to cover the noise around you.takes you choose
- Wind-downBedtimes that fit your sleep cycles, then a guided wind-down.takes 5–10 min
Every tool, by what you need
Calm and focus
Breathing, focus, sleep and game-day checks. One job each.
- Breathing pacer1–5 minFollow the shape. Slow your breathing, settle your hands.
- Tilt check1 minEight quick questions. Keep playing, reset, or call it.
- Reaction test1–2 minWait for green, then hit it. Track your own trend.
- Wind-down5–10 minBedtimes that fit your sleep cycles, then a guided wind-down.
- Grounding 5-4-3-2-12–3 minFive senses, one step at a time. Back in the room.
- Session planner1 min to setPlan breaks, rest your eyes, know when to stop.
- Focus grid1 minFind 1 to 25 in order, fast. A Schulte table.
- Pre-game routine3 minBreathe, set one intention, warm up, go.
- Practice cards5 minMake your own cards and test yourself. Each one comes back just before you would forget it.
- Caffeine cutoff1 minWhen to have your last energy drink or coffee, so it is not still keeping you up at bedtime.
- Quick strength2–5 minTwo to five minutes of bodyweight strength: at home, at work, or up the stairs. Step by step.
When it's all too much
For overload, meltdowns, restless hands and big urges. Quiet screens and few words, made with autistic and ADHD people in mind.
- Too much right nowas long as it takesOne slow shape. No words needed. Plus help for whoever is with you.
- Break cardsecondsCan't talk? Show the screen. "I need a break. I will be back."
- Fidget boarda minute or twoPop, slide, spin. Something for restless hands.
- Calm soundsyou chooseZen bells, gongs, chimes and waves to settle your mind, or brown noise to cover the noise around you.
- Movement break2–3 minPush, stretch or shake it out, or a desk break for eyes, hands and neck. Two to three minutes, step by step.
- Urge surfing5–20 minRide out the urge to play, scroll or use. Watch it rise and fall.
- Craving delay5–10 minA craving hits? Start a 5-minute delay and work through the 4 Ds while you wait.
- Sensory plan5 minToo loud, too bright, need to move? Make a plan that fits you.
Stopping and switching
Ending a session, moving to the next thing, naming a big feeling. Visual, and useful for anyone.
- Visual timeryou chooseWatch the time shrink away. No numbers needed.
- Last game1 min to setAgree the stop first. Finish the match, then what's next.
- Now / Next board1 min to setOne thing now, one thing next. Pictures and words.
- Feelings check-in1 minName the feeling, find the tool that fits.
- What will happen5 min to makeA short picture story for something new. Read it before you go.
- Break a habit3 minFind what sets a habit off and what it gives you. Then swap it for something that gives the same.
When your head is busy
For worries that won't switch off, harsh thoughts and the tension you carry, at home, school or a desk.
- Worry parking3–5 minWrite the worries down, sort them, and park them until a set time.
- Brain dump2–25 minToo much to do? Get it all out of your head, pick one thing, and start it for ten minutes.
- Thought check2–4 minCatch a harsh thought, check it, and find a fairer one.
- Tense and release3–8 minSqueeze, then let go, one body part at a time. Works at a desk.
- Three good things2 minThree things that went well today, and why. Takes two minutes.
- Kind words break2 minTalk to yourself the way you would talk to a friend.
- Small things planner2 min + the thingWhen everything feels flat: pick one small thing, do it, see how you feel.
- Fear ladder5–10 minBreak a fear into small steps, easiest first, and climb at your own pace.
- If-then plans2 min"If I lose two in a row, then I take a break." Decide now, so you don't have to in the heat of it.
Short meditations
A few minutes each, with something to watch. Or just a timer and a bell.
- Meditation timer2–20 minA bell to start, a bell to end, and a few quiet words if you want them.
- Noting1–5 minPresence of mind: tap a label for whatever pulls you away, and watch it float off.
- Breath counting1–5 minPresence of mind: feel the breath at your nose, count ten out-breaths, start again.
- Candle gazing1–5 minFocus: rest your eyes on a flame, then close them and hold the after-image.
- Focus point1–5 minFocus: rest on one dot. Tap each time you catch your mind wandering.
- Humming breath1–5 minSlow down: breathe in, then hum a long, low note out. Ripples show the hum.
- Alternate-nostril breathing1–5 minSlow down: in one side, out the other. The picture shows which side.
- Heart rate breathing2–10 minBreathe slowly and watch your heart rate rise and fall with each breath. Your phone camera or a chest strap measures it.
Why these tools
Nothing to sign up for. No accounts, no ads, no cookies. Your data stays on your device; clear it any time.
Honest about the evidence. Where we say a tool might help, we link to the research and say where the evidence is thin.
Gentle on the senses. Low-stimulation mode, picture-and-word cards, and sound you can switch off right next to every timer.
Works offline, like an app. Add it to your home screen and breathe on a plane.
How to add it to your home screen
- iPhone or iPad: open this site in Safari, tap the Share button, then Add to Home Screen.
- Android: in Chrome, open the ⋮ menu, then Install app or Add to Home screen.
- Computer: in Chrome or Edge, click the install icon at the right of the address bar.
It's the same site, saved as an app: it opens full screen and works offline. Nothing extra is downloaded or tracked.