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5 nights

Sleep Wind-Down

Evening-focused 4-7-8 and extended-exhale patterns, five nights, done lying down with the lights already off.

What this program does

Sleep Wind-Down rotates through two extended-exhale variants across five nights. The first three are 4-7-8 — four-second inhale, seven-second hold, eight-second exhale. The last two switch to 4 in / 12 out — pure extended exhale, no retention. Doing the same short pattern at the same point in the evening is what makes it a routine rather than five separate sessions.

Built for

Anyone who wants a fixed thing to do at the end of the day. People winding down from screen-heavy evenings.

What to expect

Five short sessions and one pattern you know well enough to run in the dark without the app open.

Day by day

  1. Day 1

    4-7-8 · 3 min

    Four cycles. Lying in bed, lights low. Stop after the fourth — first session can be strong.

  2. Day 2

    4-7-8 · 5 min

    Five to six cycles. Notice that the second cycle does most of the work.

  3. Day 3

    4-7-8 · 5 min

    Same as last night. Repetition is the point.

  4. Day 4

    Extended Exhale 4/12 · 5 min

    Drop the hold. Pure long exhale. Continuous and quiet.

  5. Day 5

    Extended Exhale 4/12 · 7 min

    The protocol you can return to nightly. Builds slowly into habit.

Start the program in the app.

Programs are included in every plan. Free for 7 days, then $4.99/month or $29.99/year; Lifetime is $249 once, with no trial.