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The Deep Exhale Companion App

Something has your attention. You don’t need words for it yet.

You may feel tense, reactive, uncertain, mentally foggy or simply not quite yourself. The Companion is a free, private place to pause before you move automatically—and a complimentary way to experience The Deep Exhale process for yourself.

Open the Companion App
A woman sitting quietly beside an open window, noticing what is present

A place to pause

It won’t tell you what is wrong, give you a formula or try to fix you.

It gives you space to arrive, notice what is happening within you and acknowledge what may already be becoming clear.

You can choose a guided practice, follow a few gentle questions or simply sit with what has your attention. Stay for as long as it is useful, then leave and return to your life.

At this stage, the Companion is being shared freely as an introduction to the work. It will continue to be refined and expanded as people use it and the experience evolves.

A man pausing quietly beside a softly lit window
A few quiet minutes. Nothing to solve.
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Nothing to set up

Open it when it is useful. There is nothing to set up and nothing to complete.

02

Nothing to achieve

Stay for a few minutes or a little longer. Leave when you are ready and return to your life.

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Nothing stored

Your reflections are private and are not stored by the Companion.

Keep it close

Add the Companion App to your phone

You don’t need to download it from an app store. Add it to your Home Screen and it will appear as an icon, ready to open whenever something has your attention.

iPhone or iPad · Safari

  1. Open the Companion App in Safari.
  2. Tap the Share button—the square with the upward arrow.
  3. Scroll down and tap Add to Home Screen.
  4. If offered, turn on Open as Web App, then tap Add.

iPhone or iPad · Chrome

  1. Open the Companion App in Chrome.
  2. Tap the Share button beside the address bar.
  3. Tap Add to Home Screen.
  4. Adjust the name if you wish, then tap Add.

Android · Chrome

  1. Open the Companion App in Chrome.
  2. Tap the three-dot menu in the top-right corner.
  3. Choose Add to Home screen, Create shortcut or Install app.
  4. Follow the prompt to confirm.

Samsung Internet

  1. Open the Companion App in Samsung Internet.
  2. Tap the menu icon—usually three horizontal lines.
  3. Tap Add page to, then Home screen.
  4. Tap Add to confirm.
Open the Companion App

In another browser, open its menu and look for “Add to Home Screen,” “Install app” or “Create shortcut.”

The invitation

“Open the Companion when something has your attention.”

Begin where you are

You don’t need to understand it before you enter.

Bring the tension, uncertainty, fogginess or quiet sense that something is asking for your attention.

Open the Companion App