Mindfulness, formerly Breathe, is a watch application developed by

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, first introduced with the release of WatchOS 3. The app intends to remind users to practice

mindfulness Mindfulness is the practice of purposely bringing one's attention to the present-moment experience without evaluation, a skill one develops through meditation or other training. Mindfulness derives from ''sati'', a significant element of Hind ...

through simple

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, in which a number of overlapping blue circles expand and shrink several times within a minute. The user is instructed to take deep breaths in while the circles grow, exhaling as they return to their original size. At the end of a session, the user's current heart rate is shown alongside the number of "mindfulness minutes" completed for the day, which can also be seen in the

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and Fitness apps on a linked iPhone device. A breathe watch face is also available in classic, calm, and focus options. With watchOS 8, the Mindfulness app was expanded upon to include a "reflect" mode, which provides users with a prompt or question to think about over a minute period. While completing a reflect activity, the watch displays a screen which cycles through different colors in motion.

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{{iOS WatchOS software Health software IOS-based software made by Apple Inc. Mindfulness (psychology)