Name: Candle: Resonance Breathing Pacer
Rating: 5 (2 reviews)
Author: BogdanYarotsky

Candle is a haptic pacer for resonance breathing. One short pulse on your wrist marks each inhale and each exhale — nothing to watch, nothing to hear, nothing to track. Close your eyes and breathe.

HOW IT WORKS
◆ Opens pulsing. No start button and no timer: it runs until you exit.
◆ Default 6 breaths per minute, one pulse every 5 seconds. If you have measured your own rate with a chest strap and an HRV app, set it to two decimals (0.01 bpm).
◆ Equal inhale and exhale. Every pulse is identical, so if you lose the rhythm you just take the next one.
◆ Vibration strength (POWER) and length (BUZZ) are on the main screen. Turn them up when you're distracted, down as your attention improves.
◆ Settings are remembered.

CONTROLS
◆ Main screen: clock, POWER, BUZZ, battery. Tap + or – to adjust.
◆ Top button: switch to the rate screen (EVERY / BPM) and back. Tap + or –, or hold to scroll.
◆ Hold the bottom button to exit. A short press only shows a reminder, so a brushed button doesn't end a long practice.

TIPS
◆ Turn on Do Not Disturb so a notification doesn't land between two pulses.
◆ Wearing it on the forearm or upper arm? Use Lock Screen from the controls menu so skin doesn't register as taps.

WHAT IT DOESN'T DO
◆ No measurement, no scores, no session log. Candle paces; it doesn't judge. To find your personal rate, use a chest strap with an HRV app — Yudemon HRV's Journey Mode is what I use.
◆ No holds, no patterns, no countdown. For a bounded session, use the watch's own timer or alarm.
◆ A longer-exhale mode is planned.

Free and open source. No sensors, no data collected, no permissions.

Currently vívoactive 5. Other Garmin watches with a vibration motor will follow as people test them — write to me if you'd like to help.

Not a medical device; for informational purposes only.