Glossary

Inhale

Breathing in.

Exhale

Breathing out.

Hold

A still span, with the breath kept in or kept out. Tier A on this site does not add one.

Tempo

The scale on a counted pattern. The practice screen calls that control Scale. The seconds change together, and the ratio stays.

Paced

The timer cues each part of the breath.

Unpaced

A length of time with no inhale and exhale cues.

Nostril

Where a cue places the breath: left, right, both, or out through the mouth.

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A second count this site chose when a source did not fix one.

Tier A

Ordinary slow breathing. It is paced, it has no held breath, and it is not a forced high rate.