breathing.ai (Roux Institute Techstars '21)

Wellness made easy. Short break reminders (breath work, mindfulness, movement) and colors filters to reduce stress and improve work flow performance. Our first patented browser extension offers a popup window with: + break reminders (simple 20 sec to 2 min) + color and brightness filters for a soothing screen + vital sign detection via webcam (can be off) + data analytics + manually (select times and intervals) or automatically (via paid plan) Feel less stressed and more productive while on your screen. Breathing.ai adapts your browser color and offers calming guided breaks when stress is detected through your webcam. Using our patented technology, your extension effortlessly elevates your mood, health, and optimizes your performance. How many hours do you spend on your screen? Work, video calls, school, social media…it all adds up! Excessive screen time is connected to increased stress, neck and joint pain, eye strain, zoom fatigue, and more. Some studies estimate that 80% of screen users suffer from screen apnea – unconsciously holding the breath while on your screen. Chronic breath-holding is associated with several avoidable ailments. Maybe you've tried to breathe better, to sit more straight or to relax your shoulders…but forget about it during your busy day. The extension builds healthy habits like meditation, breathing or posture exercises into your day. What if the screen adapts to soothe your stress? What if it gave you a gentle notice to remind you to take a quick mindfulness break? Your extension detects stress in real time, learns what colors calm you, then adapts your screen to effortlessly make you feel better. It suggests a short 20 sec to 2 min break, guided meditation, breathing exercise, or seated movement -- all at your workstation. With detailed analytics, see how your heart and breath rates improve while your break times accumulate. Watch your stress and anxiety go down while your mood and productivity goes up.