Walden Meditation

Walden is a meditation timer stripped to its essence. No subscriptions. No guided audio. No accounts. Just a single circle on a white screen — drag it to set your time, release, and sit. THE TIMER Drag the circle outward to set your meditation from 1 to 60 minutes. The bigger the circle, the longer your sit. Release to begin. The screen fades to black, a gong sounds, and the circle slowly shrinks as your session passes. When it returns to a point, a closing bell marks the end. BREATHING EXERCISES Swipe to access five breathing techniques, each with a pulsing circle that guides your rhythm: - Box Breathing — used by Navy SEALs to stay calm under pressure (customizable 4-8 second cycles) - 4-7-8 — a natural tranquilizer for the nervous system - Coherent — synchronizes your heart and brain rhythms - Energizing — a quick boost when you need to wake up - Calming — activates your parasympathetic nervous system Tap an exercise to begin an open session, or drag outward to set a timed duration (1-20 minutes). Gentle haptic pulses guide each inhale, hold, and exhale. STREAKS & HISTORY Your meditation streak and total time are always visible at the bottom of the screen. Pull up to see your full session history. Every session syncs across your devices via iCloud. APPLE HEALTH Sessions are automatically saved as Mindful Minutes in Apple Health. ONE-TAP START Add Walden to Control Center or your Lock Screen to begin a 5, 13, or 20 minute sit with a single tap. BACKGROUND SUPPORT Start a meditation and lock your phone. Walden keeps running and sounds the closing bell when your session ends. DESIGN PHILOSOPHY Most meditation apps add complexity — subscriptions, libraries, social features, progress dashboards. Walden removes everything that isn't the practice itself. The interface is black and white. There are no menus. The only thing on screen is a circle. Made for people who already know how to meditate and just need a timer that gets out of the way.