Mindful Brian vs Lufio

NOTE: To use Mindful Brian, you will need an account, which your Mindfulness Course Teacher can give you. Alternatively, contact us to get access to a demo course. ** Mindful Brian for Teachers ** As a Teacher, you have complete freedom over the course outline displayed on the home screen of Mindful Brian. A great place to list your sessions and share your announcements.
You decide what to show and when to show it: all data is stored in a Cloud database and can be updated at any time, so you can make updates available to participants immediately. Also, Mindful Brian has a section for your recordings, making it an excellent way for your participants to have their practices at hand wherever they are.
 Here again, you decide what to make available and when so that it aligns with your in-person sessions. ** Mindful Brian for Mindfulness course Participants ** Alongside your Mindfulness Teacher, Mindful Brian is your companion on your journey into Mindfulness! See the latest info of your course, Message the group to share experiences and puzzling moments. Your data privacy is essential: your first name and the messages that you post will be visible to your teacher and the other participants in your group. 
Responses to questionnaires and app usage will be anonymised before being shared with the researcher.
Your email address is only used to login into the app and to reset your password. It will not be shared anymore. ** Mindful Brian for Researchers ** Mindful Brian includes questionnaires for a research study, and participants will be prompted to complete them in line with the course schedule.
In addition, app usage is automatically collected (e.g., time spent in each part of the app, number of messages sent, etc.).
Data is anonymised to preserve privacy: when a participant registers on Mindful Brian, a unique ID is generated, and all data is recorded against that ID.
 Data is collected on the smartphone and automatically sent to the Cloud database, where it can be downloaded by the researcher for analysis.

Lufio is a calm, simple breathing app for stress, sleep and focus. Pick an exercise, press Start, and let a soft visual and gentle vibration guide every inhale, hold and exhale. A few minutes is often enough to feel the difference. 20+ BREATHING EXERCISES Well-known methods like 4-7-8, Box Breathing and Coherent Breathing sit next to traditional breathwork like Nadi Shodhana, Ujjayi and Humming Breath. Each exercise explains how to breathe and when it helps, so you always know why you are doing it. • Sleep: slow down before bed with 4-7-8, 7-11 or Evening Unwind • Relax: settle after a stressful moment with Coherent Breathing, Deep Calm or Long Exhale • Focus: clear your head before work or study with Box Breathing or Focus Booster • Energy: wake up with Morning Energizer or Wake-Up Breath, or beat an afternoon slump with Energizing Breath GUIDED EVERY BREATH • Clear cues for each phase, including when to breathe through your nose or mouth • Calming visuals to breathe along with • Vibration rhythms you can follow with your eyes closed • Sessions from 1 to 60 minutes • A suggestion on the home screen that fits the time of day SEE YOUR HABIT GROW • Sessions, minutes and breaths for the last 30 days, the year or all time • Streaks and a calendar of your practice • A quick check-in after each session shows how often you felt better • Share a progress card, with your own photo if you like MAKE IT YOURS • Create your own exercise with the inhale, hold and exhale lengths you choose • Reminders at the times that suit you • Save sessions to Apple Health as Mindful Minutes • Alternative app icons, light and dark appearance • Works offline LUFIO PLUS Five exercises, one reminder and your basic stats are free. Lufio Plus unlocks every exercise, every visual and vibration style, app icons, the session calendar and detailed stats, unlimited reminders, the exercise builder and Apple Health sync. Choose a monthly or yearly subscription, or pay once for lifetime access. Payment is charged to your Apple Account when you confirm the purchase. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. You can manage or cancel them in your App Store account settings. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://lukashyk.dev/lufio/privacy/ Lufio supports relaxation and wellbeing and is not a medical device. If you are pregnant, have a heart or blood pressure condition, or feel dizzy, skip the more intense exercises and talk to your doctor.