Regulate vs Vagus Flow

Meditation asks you to sit still, close your eyes, and breathe. If your heart is pounding, or you feel nothing at all, that can make things worse. Regulate is not a meditation app. It's a nervous system app: short, active, body-first exercises matched to the state you're actually in. Pick how you feel, get the right tool, use it for 1 to 3 minutes, then rate how you feel. That's the whole loop. Built from lived experience of PTSD recovery and four years of somatic work, for the people meditation apps didn't work for. FOUR STATES. THE RIGHT TOOL FOR EACH. ANXIOUS / PANIC - Physiological Sigh: a double inhale and long exhale, one of the best-studied quick ways to help your body settle (2023 Stanford randomized trial) - Pattern Breaker: a cognitive interrupt for racing panic loops - Geode Release: rapid tapping to burn through the surge - Pressure Gauge: tap fast to drive the needle through the redline, then let it fall with one long exhale NUMB / FREEZE - Pendulum: follow a slow swing left and right and tap each side at the peak, with a soft tone in each ear - 5-4-3-2-1 Grounding: sensory anchoring to bring you back online - Focus Follow: smooth-pursuit eye tracking ANGRY / FRUSTRATED - Chaos Release: a physical discharge shake game - Tension Release: find and release the tension your body is holding - Haul: drag a heavy rope down with slow, full pulls; it gets heavier as you go BALANCED / FLOW - Regulate Breath: a 1:2 inhale-to-exhale ratio, the slow pace HRV research points to - Current: rest a fingertip on a wandering light and follow it WHY BODY-FIRST WORKS When your nervous system is stuck in fight, flight, or freeze, thinking your way out rarely works. Regulate's exercises are rooted in breathing science, somatic psychology, and nervous system research: science-backed techniques that work through the body. Breath, movement, bilateral stimulation, and sensory grounding. Every exercise is interactive and animated, with haptic feedback that gives your hands something to do. TRACK WHAT ACTUALLY HELPS Rate how you feel after every exercise. Earn XP, build streaks, hit daily goals, and see which tools work best for your nervous system, not someone else's. A gentle daily nudge, at the time you choose, helps you come back to it. REGULATE+ The four base state exercises are free, unlimited, forever. Regulate+ unlocks: - The full exercise menu for every state - Pattern Insights: hourly patterns, best times of day, effectiveness tracking - Custom Daily Goals: set multiple goals that fit your life - Protocol Builder: build your own exercise sequences - Morning, midday and evening reminder slots - Favorites: one tap to the tools that work for you - PDF progress report (CSV and JSON export stay free) $4.99/month or $34.99/year, with a 7-day free trial on the annual plan. Your nervous system isn't broken. It's doing its job, just a little too well. Regulate helps you work with it. Not meditation. Regulation. --- Regulate is a self-care tool, not a medical device, and is not a substitute for professional care. Terms of Use: https://getregulate.app/terms.html Privacy Policy: https://getregulate.app/privacy.html

Vagus Flow – the Vagus App for a calmer nervous system. Vagus Flow helps you calm your nervous system with short, guided vagus nerve exercises: breathwork, humming, cold exposure, massage, movement and meditation, each based on published research. When stress builds up, the body stays in fight-or-flight mode. Slow exhales, humming and cold on the face stimulate the vagus nerve and activate the parasympathetic "rest and digest" system. Vagus Flow guides you through every step with timers, breathing animations and haptic cues. 32 EXERCISES IN 7 CATEGORIES • Breathing (9): 4-7-8, box breathing, coherent and resonance breathing, physiological sigh, alternate nostril breathing and more • Humming (3): humming, Om chanting, Bhramari • Cold exposure (4): cold water face splash, cold shower, contrast shower, cold face bowl • Massage (4): ear, neck and abdominal massage, thymus tapping • Movement (5): gentle yoga, tai chi, walking meditation, rhythmic rocking, progressive muscle relaxation • Meditation (4): body scan, heart coherence, yoga nidra, eye reset • Sound healing (3): VOO breath, vocal toning, therapeutic gargling SOS MODE FOR TENSE MOMENTS Three short breathing patterns, one tap away: physiological sigh, box breathing and 5-5-7 calm. 6 MULTI-DAY PROGRAMS • 7-Day Stress Reset (free) • 7-Day Vagal Reset • 14-Day Sleep Protocol • 14-Day HRV Elevation • 21-Day Resilience Builder • 21-Day Mind-Body Integration TRACK YOUR PROGRESS • Rate your stress before and after each session • Streaks, weekly goals and detailed statistics • Gratitude journal • Daily reminder and home screen widget 9 AMBIENT SOUNDS Rain, ocean, forest, fireplace, stream, wind, and brown, pink and white noise. UNDERSTAND THE SCIENCE 6 articles on polyvagal theory, heart rate variability (HRV), the gut-brain axis and inflammation, with links to the original studies. FREE AND PREMIUM Free: 7 exercises, 2 sessions per day and the complete 7-Day Stress Reset. The free version shows ads. Premium unlocks all 32 exercises, all programs and advanced statistics – with no daily limit and no ads: • Monthly, 3-month or 6-month subscription • Lifetime: one-time purchase Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Payment is charged to your Apple Account. Manage or cancel anytime in your App Store account settings. PRIVACY No account needed. Your sessions and journal entries stay on your device. Vagus Flow supports general well-being. It is not a medical device and does not replace professional diagnosis or treatment. If you have a heart condition or other health concerns, talk to your doctor before trying cold exposure or breath holds. Privacy Policy: https://code-expert.de/app-privacy-policy/ Terms of Use (Apple EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Imprint: https://code-expert.de/impressum/