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How to use Relax8

Relax8 – Clinician Guide

What is Relax8?

Relax8 is a registered medical application (FDA-listed) designed to support relaxation, stress reduction, and breathing regulation through guided meditation and paced breathing exercises in VR.

Clinicians use Relax8 to help patients practice relaxation techniques, manage stress, and improve breathing awareness in a calm, immersive environment.

What does the app include?

Relax8 includes two main modules:

Meditation module

  • Guided meditation sessions experienced in calming VR environments.
  • Designed to support relaxation, mindfulness, and emotional regulation.
  • Recommended to use the application while sitting down.

If a patient asks: “What should I do during meditation?”
→ Tell them to sit comfortably, follow the voice guidance (if enabled), and remain relaxed in the environment.

Breathing module

  • Based on the “Lazy Eight” breathing technique.
  • The patient follows a butterfly moving along a figure‑8 path while breathing in and out in sync with its motion.
    • Left side of the figure‑8 → Breathe in
    • Right side of the figure‑8 → Breathe out
  • The exercise combines paced breathing with visual tracking to encourage calm, rhythmic breathing.

Game flow and interaction

Meditation

  • The patient listens to guided meditation while remaining in a natural VR environment.
  • Sessions are passive and do not require controller interaction.

Breathing

  • The patient points at the butterfly using the controller while following its movement.
  • Speed can be increased or decreased during the session.

Settings and parameters 

Clinicians can tailor Relax8 sessions to patient preferences and therapeutic goals.

Start with tutorial

  • Tutorials run automatically the first time each module is used.
  • Tutorials can be replayed from the Settings screen.

Environment

  • Choose the VR scenery:
    • Oriental garden
    • Beach
    • Forest

Music

  • Select background music:
    • Spiritual
    • Instrumental
    • Solfeggio
    • No music

Voice guidance (Meditation only)

  • Select voice guidance type:
    • Love
    • Relaxation
    • Healing
    • No voice guidance

Breathing rate (Breathing module)

  • Set breaths per minute from 2–11.
  • This parameter defines the initial speed of the butterfly.

Session duration

  • Meditation: 5 or 10 minutes
  • Breathing: 1–10 minutes
  • Sessions can be paused or stopped at any time.

Volume control

  • Adjust volume for:
    • Background music
    • Environmental sounds
    • Voice guidance

Pause menu

Pressing the Pause button on the left controller will pause the session and open the Pause menu, where the patient can:

  • Change the type of music and the environment
  • Control the volume
  • Restart the session
  • Finish the session or resume
  • Quit the game and return to the XRHealth Portal

Session results

Meditation summary

  • Displays session duration
  • Shows session type and guidance type

Breathing summary

  • Displays:
    • Session duration
    • Average breaths per minute
    • Accuracy percentage of following the target

Clinician note: Session results can be reviewed at any time in the Clinician Platform, under the Reports tab.

When should clinicians adjust settings?

  • If the patient appears restless → shorten session duration or reduce breathing rate
  • If the patient is comfortable and focused → extend duration or adjust breathing pace
  • If the patient is sensitive to sound → reduce volume or disable music/voice guidance

Additional information

For more detailed clinical and regulatory information, please refer to the Instructions for Use (IFU).

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