BreathingRoom™ vs Breaking Free Companion Canada Usage & Stats
Feeling down? Stressed? Overwhelmed?
If you’re ready to feel better about yourself and your life but aren't sure how, BreathingRoom might just be what you’re looking for.
BreathingRoom is an award-winning* program packed with new ideas, videos, stories, meditations, practices and tools to help you feel better. You'll learn healthy ways to cope with challenges, deal with the past, and find what makes you come alive. Chill out with the guided meditations and challenge yourself with the activities – it’s all part of the experience.
This 8 topic program offers practical strategies to help you better manage life. It’s for young adults, aged 13-24, who want to strengthen their existing coping strategies and learn new ways to manage symptoms of stress, depression and anxiety.
If you’ve got an open mind and the willingness to try something new, BreathingRoom might just be what you need. Get ready to discover the real you!
BreathingRoom was developed by The Canadian Institution of Natural and Integrative Medicine (Cinim), a Calgary-based integrative health and research institute and a registered charity cinim.org. This program was made possible by funders and supporters who shared their passion, expertise and resources to develop, test and implement BreathingRoom.
*The success of BreathingRoom has led to Cinim being the recipient of the 2014 Lieutenant Governor Circle on Mental Health and Addictions, True Imagination Award for innovation in mental health and addiction.
- Apple App Store
- Free
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Companion app for use by people with an account on the Canadian Breaking Free Online recovery program ie. www.breakingfreeonline.ca
The Breaking Free Companion app is designed to be used alongside Breaking Free Online, the award-winning recovery program for alcohol and drugs that is accessed at www.breakingfreeonline.ca
This app allows Breaking Free Online users with Apple phones to set alerts that will prompt or ‘nudge’ them to:
* Use the positive coping methods they’ve selected in the ‘Managing your risky places’ strategy if they approach any risky places (by using geo-location alerts)
* Carry out the activities they’ve chosen in the ‘Planning your time positively’ strategy (by using calendar alerts)
* Take the next step towards their life goal they’ve planned in the ‘Achieving your life goals’ strategy (by using calendar alerts)
As well as these alerts, the app gives Breaking Free Online users instant access to the strategies for ‘Shifting your focus’ and ‘Surfing your cravings’. So they can use these mindfulness techniques to stay calm and relaxed or manage cravings and urges without needing an internet connection.
IMPORTANT – PLEASE NOTE:
The Breaking Free Companion app can ONLY be used by people who have an account on Breaking Free Online through a licenced service in Canada.
INSTRUCTIONS:
If you have already created your account on Breaking Free Online, simply download the app to your Apple smartphone and log in with your username and password. Then set the alerts you would like to receive to help you stay on track with your recovery!
USER DISCLAIMER:
Continued use of GPS running in the background can dramatically decrease battery life.
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BreathingRoom™ VS. 
Breaking Free Companion CanadaJanuary 1, 2025