🧠 Mind Box
Mind Tools
2 private, offline tools for emotional resilience — ride out a hard emotion in 90 seconds, or follow a guided breathing pattern.
Every tool below runs on your device — nothing about a session is ever recorded
What is Mind Box?
Mind Box holds Toolsda's two evidence-informed self-help tools for anxiety, anger, cravings, and stress — a guided emotion-surfing exercise and a breathing pacer. Both work entirely offline, with nothing about a session recorded or sent anywhere.
The 2 tools
- Emotion Surfing Tool — Ride out anger, anxiety, or a craving for 90 seconds instead of reacting — free, private, no login.
- Breathing Pacer — Visual breathing coach for anxiety, sleep, focus. Box, 4-7-8, Anulom Vilom, Physiological Sigh..
Frequently Asked Questions
Are these mind tools a substitute for therapy?
No — they are evidence-informed self-help techniques (DBT-derived urge surfing, standard breathing patterns), not a substitute for professional mental health care.
Is anything I do with these tools recorded or stored?
No — both tools run entirely on your device and nothing about a session is recorded off it.
What is emotion surfing?
Also called urge surfing — a DBT/ACT technique developed by psychologist Alan Marlatt. Instead of reacting to a strong emotion or urge, you observe it like a wave for about 90 seconds, letting it rise, peak, and fall without acting on it.
Which breathing pattern helps most with sudden panic?
Physiological Sigh — a double inhale followed by one long exhale, based on a 2023 Stanford study — is built for immediate calm in a single breath cycle. 4-7-8 and Extended Exhale are aimed more at sleep.