Apple Watch User Guide
- Welcome
- What’s new in watchOS 27
- Apple Watch For Your Kids
- Run with Apple Watch
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- Important safety information
- Important handling information
- Find more resources for software and service
- Unauthorized modification of watchOS
- Band care information
- FCC compliance statement
- ISED Canada compliance statement
- Ultra Wideband information
- Disposal and recycling information
- Apple and the environment
- Copyright and trademarks
Start a Reflect or Breathe session on Apple Watch
The Mindfulness app on your Apple Watch encourages you to set aside a few minutes a day to focus, center, and connect as you breathe.
Start a Reflect or Breathe session
Go to the Mindfulness app
on your Apple Watch.
Do one of the following:
Start a Reflect session: Tap Reflect, read the theme, focus your attention, then tap Begin.
Start a Breathe session: Tap Breathe, inhale slowly as the animation grows, then exhale as it shrinks.
To end a session before it completes, swipe right, then tap End.
Set the duration of a session
Go to the Mindfulness app
Tap
next to Reflect or Breathe.
Tap Duration, then choose an option.
You can choose a time between 1 and 5 minutes.
Adjust mindfulness settings
You can change how frequently you get mindfulness reminders, mute mindfulness reminders for the day, change your breath rate, and choose haptics settings.
Go to the Settings app
on your Apple Watch.
Tap Mindfulness, then do any of the following:
Set mindfulness reminders: Below Reminders, turn Start of Day and End of Day on or off; tap Add Reminder to create additional reminders.
Get or stop a weekly summary: Turn Weekly Summary on or off.
Mute mindfulness reminders: Turn on “Mute for today.”
Change your breath rate: Tap Breath Rate to change the number of breaths per minute.
Choose haptics settings: Tap Haptics, then choose None, Minimal, or Prominent.
You can also open the Apple Watch app on your iPhone, tap My Watch, tap Mindfulness, then adjust a setting.
See your heart rate during mindfulness sessions
Complete a Reflect or Breathe session. Your heart rate appears in the Summary screen.
Go to the Mindfulness app
Complete a Reflect or Breathe session.
Your heart rate appears in the Summary screen.
You can also review your heart rate later. Go to the Health app on your iPhone, tap Browse, tap Heart, then tap Heart Rate. Tap Show More Heart Rate Data, swipe up, then tap Breathe.