Research series · 3 articles
Room to breathe. Questions worth asking.
Three research questions behind an experimental breathing app. What might help, what a camera can measure, and where the evidence stops.
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Start with breathing, explore the light, then look at what can be measured.
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Six breaths a minute is a starting point →
Slow breathing has a useful research base. A precise rhythm still needs a fair comparison—and Stillness needs evidence of its own.
4 min read - 02
A light you can breathe with →
A changing light can make a breathing rhythm easier to follow. The research supports exploring the cue; its effect on wellbeing remains a separate question.
4 min read - 03
A camera can estimate a pulse, not a feeling →
Stillness explores camera feedback without turning it into a verdict about a person. Published sensing methods explain the possibility; this app still needs its own accuracy evidence.
4 min read
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