Guided breathing exercise for any room

A slow circle grows and shrinks on your screen while everyone breathes along, with soft sound and an optional guiding voice.

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Set up in three clicks

Add the slide

Click New slide and choose Calm.

The New slide picker in AhaSlides with Calm selected

Make it yours

Pick 2, 4, 8 or 11 breaths, one of four colours, a background sound and an optional voice.

Calm settings for Breaths and Colour in the AhaSlides editor

Present and press Begin

The slide waits until you are ready.

When to use Calm

One slide, a minute or two. Drop it in wherever the room needs a reset.

Students seated in a lecture hall while the projector screen shows a pink Calm circle with the cue Breathe in

At the start of a session

Open with a minute of breathing so people arrive and settle.

How: Make Calm your first slide and keep the default 4 breaths.

Students at their desks with answer sheets in front of them, facing a classroom screen that shows a blue Calm circle with the cue Hold

Before a quiz or exam

Give nervous learners a moment to steady themselves.

How: Put it just before question one and choose 2 breaths for a short pause.

Workshop participants seated in rows facing a projector screen that shows a coral Calm circle with the cue Breathe out

Between intense activities

Bring the energy down after a loud game or quick-fire quiz.

How: Add it after your busiest slide, with the Breeze sound.

Colleagues around a meeting table looking up at a wall screen that shows a purple Calm circle with the cue Hold

After a heavy discussion

Close a hard topic gently before you move on.

How: Choose 8 breaths and keep voice guidance on for a spoken lead-in.

A small team sitting back around a table, watching a wall screen that shows a coral Calm circle with the cue Breathe in

For wellbeing sessions and workshop breaks

Build a quiet pause into a long session or a wellbeing hour.

How: Choose 11 breaths with the Water sound for a longer wind-down.

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Frequently asked questions

Do participants need to do anything?

No. Their phones say "Look up. This moment is on the main screen." Nobody votes or scores, and nothing is collected, so there is nothing in your report.

How long does a Calm moment last?

Each breath takes 16 seconds: in for 4, hold for 4, out for 6, rest for 2. The default of 4 breaths runs about 1 min 20 sec from Begin to the end, and voice guidance adds about 20 sec.

Can I run it without sound, or with my own words?

Yes. Turn Sound and Voice guidance off and the circle and cues still run, or write your own voice script and press Generate. Sound plays from the presenting screen only, so use your speakers or share your computer audio online.

Can I pause or start again?

Yes. Pause and resume with Enter, restart with R, or replay once it has finished.

Is Calm free?

Calm is on every plan, including Free. It collects no answers, so it does not count towards any limit.