Experience Your Breath in Virtual Reality
Breathing Meditation with Biofeedback
Flowborne VR is a meditative breathwork experience enhanced by biofeedback, tailored to cultivate a peaceful and serene breathing style. Created by psychologists, it seeks to help alleviate stress and promote deep relaxation. Embark on a soothing journey through enchanting worlds, release tension, and master the art of diaphragmatic breathing.
Playful and Intuitive
Possibly the most engaging, intuitive, and user-friendly breathing application you've ever encountered.
Created by Psychologists
Science-based breathing techniques with relaxing virtual worlds designed for restoration and meditation.
Free and Private
Flowborne is completely free of charge, with no accounts, subscriptions, tracking, or advertisements involved.
Relaxation Redefined
Crafted by psychologists, Flowborne VR offers a novel approach to breathwork for meditation, relaxation, stress relief, and sleep. Explore a variety of breathing journeys along magical paths and engage with our pioneering biofeedback-infused gameplay.
Innovative Biofeedback
In Flowborne VR, your very own breath powers the experience. The VR controller is used capture the delicate movements of your abdomen during respiration. The virtual environment responds to your breathing almost in real time, thereby guiding your focus and helping you perfect your breathing style. Each exhale translates into a floating movement, allowing for serene exploration within the virtual realm.
The Power of the Breath
Extensive empirical evidence supports the effectiveness of breathing exercises to improve the regulation of the autonomic nervous system and enhance mental health and well-being. Master the art of mindful breathing and learn to deliberately calm your body and mind during episodes of stress.
A Realm of Tranquility
Within Flowborne VR, your breathing intertwines with tranquil virtual environments based on the psychological concepts of rejuvenation and restoration. Harmonious and serene color palettes, captivating visual effects, and a calming, meditative soundtrack effortlessly draw your focus away from the external and towards your breath.
Metaverse Meditation
Flowborne VR is compatible with both Meta Quest 2 and Meta Quest 3, leveraging the affordances of standalone VR to eliminate the need for extra sensors or PCs. Experience profound immersion without intrusion. Flowborne VR is your personal sanctuary within the metaverse, readily available whenever you need to unwind.
Created by Psychologists
Flowborne VR was envisioned and developed by psychological scientists. The project combines scientific insights into breathing, meditation, relaxation, biofeedback, serious games, and digital mental health at large. Passionate research and countless hours of hard work have converged to form the foundation of what Flowborne VR is today.
Out of the Lab
A research prototype of Flowborne VR was empirically investigated in a peer-reviewed, controlled laboratory study. Over the course of six short sessions, participants significantly improved their breathing skills and relaxation self-efficacy.
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