Frequently asked questions.
Last revised: 2026-08-07.
What is Breathe With Me?
Breathe With Me is a contemplative-practice and breathwork companion app for iOS. It draws from the Narayana Krama sequence and other lineages, offering both breathwork and mantra practices alongside traditional meditation support. The app is currently in Phase 1 beta, designed to be simple and unobtrusive: it suggests a session, guides you through it, tracks your practice, and then gets out of your way.
The app originated with teachings from Mark Levitt and includes a growing catalog of techniques, each with clear step-by-step guidance and "Before you begin" notes for safety. Guided audio recordings are on the way.
What's included without paying?
Guided breathing sessions — from three minutes up — the daily intention you set on the home screen, your private journal, and your practice history and streak. You do not need a membership for any of it, and nothing in that list is time-limited or trial-shaped.
Premium Membership opens the video library. Today that means one complete, full-length yoga class — more classes, advanced pranayama, and yoga nidra are what we're recording next, not what's waiting for you now.
Why do I choose the price?
Because we don't think how deep you go should depend on what you earn.
The suggested price is $7.79 a month — roughly what the app costs to make, spread across the people who use it. You can pay less, down to $3.39, and you can pay more, up to $24.99. Every one of those prices opens exactly the same membership. Nothing is held back from the people who pay less, and nothing extra is unlocked by paying more.
This is a subscription at a price you choose. It is not a donation, a gift, or a tip, and it is not tax-deductible.
Can I change what I pay?
Yes — but not from inside the app yet, and we'd rather say so than let you hunt for a setting that isn't there.
To change your price, cancel your current membership in your App Store or Play Store subscription settings, then subscribe again at the price you want. Your membership stays active through the period you've already paid for, so there's no gap in the middle.
Where does the money go?
To the teachers who record and lead every class, and to keeping the app running — hosting, the video library, and the small team that builds it.
Paying more doesn't buy you anything extra; it makes room for someone paying $3.39. That's the whole mechanism, and it's the reason the ladder exists rather than a single price.
How does sign-in work?
You sign in with your Apple or Google account — one tap, and no password to create, remember, lose, or have stolen. We also support signing in with a one-time link sent to your email; that option may not always be visible on the sign-in screen while we improve it. Either way, Breathe With Me never sees or stores a password.
How do streaks work?
A streak counts the days you've practiced. Skipping a day does not reset it — the count holds and picks up where you left off the next time you practice. After about two weeks without a session, the streak is labelled "paused" in the UI so the number doesn't misread as an active arc. Streaks are computed from your actual practice history rather than stored separately, so they're always accurate to what you've actually done. The app uses your device's local timezone to determine what "today" means, so a session completed at 11:45 p.m. counts toward today, not tomorrow.
How is my data stored?
Your practice history and check-ins are stored locally on your device in a SQLite database. Today that history lives only on your device — it isn't uploaded to our servers, and deleting the app deletes it. Syncing your history to our backend (Neon Postgres with Firebase Auth), so it can follow you across devices and survive a reinstall, is planned for a future release. The app doesn't include analytics today; as we grow we plan to add product analytics (Google Analytics and Firebase Analytics) and may use advertising and measurement platforms such as Facebook, Instagram, and the Google Marketing Platform — the Privacy Policy will be updated before any of that turns on. (Our website is separate and does use analytics — see "Does the website use analytics?" below.) We never share the free-text content of your journals or check-in notes with any third party — not analytics, not ads, not crash reports. We don't sell your personal data. See the Privacy Policy for details.
What does Breathe With Me know about me?
The main things: your email address (your account identifier, also used to deliver sign-in links), the answers from onboarding (so we can suggest sessions that fit your experience and goals), your practice history (which sessions you start or complete, and when), and your daily check-in state — whether you practiced, rested, or skipped, with no free-text content stored. Your practice history and check-ins stay on your device today (see "How is my data stored?" above).
We don't collect your location, contacts, photos, or microphone or camera access, and we never share the free-text content of your journals or check-in notes with any third party — not analytics, not ads, not crash reports. The app includes no analytics SDK today; as we grow we plan to add product analytics (Google Analytics and Firebase Analytics) and may use advertising and measurement platforms (Facebook, Instagram, and the Google Marketing Platform), with the Privacy Policy updated first. Sentry is our only crash reporter — a CI check enforces that. We don't sell your personal data. For the full picture, see "What Data We Collect," "Analytics," and "Advertising and Measurement" in the Privacy Policy.
Does the website use analytics?
Yes — the website does, and the app does not. The two are separate, and it's worth being precise about which is which.
Our website at breathewithme.app uses Google Analytics to see which pages people visit and how they find us. The app contains no analytics SDK at all, and a build-time check fails the app's build if one ever appears.
Google Analytics sets cookies in your browser, so we ask first. Until you accept, it runs in a consent-denied mode that stores nothing on your device and sends no advertising signals; if you decline, it stays that way, and nothing on the site stops working. Website analytics never touch your practice history, journals, or check-ins — that data lives in the app, on your device, and the website has no access to it. See "Website Analytics and Cookies" in the Privacy Policy.
Can I use the app without an internet connection?
Mostly yes. Once you've signed in and loaded a practice session, you can play that session offline—the guidance is stored on your device. Starting and completing sessions is recorded locally on your device. The only time you absolutely need an internet connection is for your first sign-in and when you want to load new practices into the app.
How do I delete my account?
In the app, go to Settings → Account actions → Delete account, type DELETE to confirm, and tap Delete. Your request is sent to our servers, which disable your account right away and sign you out. We then permanently delete your account and everything associated with it from our servers within 30 days, and email you a confirmation once it's complete. See "Deleting Your Data" in the Privacy Policy for the full description.
If you have a Premium Membership, deleting your account does not cancel it. Your account is ours; your subscription is Apple's or Google's, and the two are held in different places. Cancel it separately in your App Store or Play Store subscription settings, or you will keep being charged for a membership you can no longer sign in to use.
How do I request a copy of my data?
In the app, go to Settings → Account actions → Request a copy of my data and confirm. The app records your request on your device, and the in-app confirmation dialog commits to preparing your history within 30 days. We'll email you the copy when it's ready. See "Deleting Your Data" in the Privacy Policy, which covers data export alongside deletion.
Is this medical advice? Can I use it if I have a health condition?
No—Breathe With Me is not medical, psychiatric, or therapeutic advice, and it is not a substitute for consultation with a qualified healthcare provider. Some of the breathwork techniques in the app include breath retention, body locks (bandhas), and other patterns that have real physiological effects. If you are pregnant, have a cardiovascular or respiratory condition, a history of seizures, epilepsy, or any other medical condition, consult your physician before beginning any practice. Always practice in a safe environment: never while driving, in water, or anywhere that lightheadedness or dizziness could be dangerous.
Why are some sessions tagged "advanced" or "not advised during pregnancy"?
Several practices in the lineage include breath retention or body locks (bandhas) that create intense sensations or affect blood pressure and oxygenation. These are flagged as "advanced" or with specific cautions in the "Before you begin" notes attached to each technique. If a practice is not advised during pregnancy or for certain conditions, that note will be visible when you open the practice detail. When in doubt, choose a gentler practice, or consult a qualified teacher in the lineage.
Where does the content come from? Who teaches these practices?
The practices in Breathe With Me are drawn from the lineage that Mark Levitt teaches, including the Narayana Krama sequence and the Gokulacandra lineage. Each technique credits its teachers and traditions in the practice detail page. The app is a tool for exploring these practices, but it does not replace the guidance of a qualified teacher or a direct teacher-student relationship. If you're interested in going deeper, we encourage you to seek out live instruction.
Where can I send feedback or report a bug?
We'd love to hear from you. The fastest way is Report a problem (in the app, under Settings) — it goes straight to our issue tracker. You can also email hello@breathewithme.app. Reports that include steps to reproduce a problem are especially helpful and will help us make the app better.