For best stress relief and sustained resilience
3 sessions
per week
15 minutes
per session
HEALTH BENEFITS
GAIN RESILIENCE WITH EVERY BREATH
Games allow people to organically explore, connect, and progress. Players are primed to improve their score, so why not their mental health?
REDUCE STRESS WHEN YOU PLAY
Zengence isn’t your typical meditation app, but it does bring the same research-backed breathing techniques into an entirely new world for stress reduction that’s fun to master.
BUILD RESILIENCE FOR THE FUTURE
The more you play, the more you train your body to breathe through stressful situations in game, and in real life. Play 3 times a week for 15 minutes each session to maximize your results.
A unique approach to meditation people will actually use.
The benefits of deep breathing with the fun of an action game.
It’s great to see games being used to improve mental health.
1. Hum or click to reveal enemies
Hum, chant or sing to send out your Orb to uncover enemy Wraiths and maximize your score. You can alternatively choose to reveal Wraiths with your controller.
2. Take aim through every breath
Shoot enemy Wraiths while maintaining a consistent breathing pattern. Every level unlocks a new weapon for you to master as you move up the ranks.
3. Dodge attacks and obstacles
Duck or lean away from incoming missiles before they hit you. Other obstacles must be shot and destroyed. Keep a steady breath through every hurdle.
30 LEVELS OF GAMEPLAY
Breathwork and biofeedback is built into 30 levels of intense gameplay. Straightforward to learn but challenging to master.
DAILY CHALLENGES
Daily challenges keep you coming back to sharpen your skills under new, constantly evolving challenge conditions.
LEADERBOARD
Compete for a top spot amongst friends with levels that award you gold, silver, or bronze for your breathwork in every game.
TRAIN IN THE ZEN GARDEN
Practice your breathing in a calm setting with a mix of motion, breath, and tones to maximize vagal nerve stimulation. Daily practice will unlock pearls that can be used for magical protection in gameplay.
THE SCIENCE
WHY HUMMING REDUCES STRESS
Zengence was built to address the growing global mental health crisis. Vocal meditation, humming, singing, and chanting are proven to reduce stress and build resilience. Here’s the science behind it.
Your vagus nerve is the longest cranial nerve in your body. It is split into left and right as it descends from the brain down your spine and provides both motor and sensory functions to a number of organs, including the heart, lungs, intestines and more. It keeps an eye on everything and helps the brain to help to regulate functions like temperature and inflammation, among others.
The vagus nerve is also the main nerve of your parasympathetic nervous system. This means that unlike the “fight or flight” response from your sympathetic nervous system, it helps you rest, digest, and calm down. Deep breathing and meditation is seen in the research to be one of the most effective ways to activate the vagus nerve and refocus away from your stressors.
When we anticipate stress, we typically stop breathing and hold our breath in a fight or flight response. However, if you consistently train yourself to breathe through stressful situations, you can build better resiliency and more consistently lower your stress levels. That’s exactly what Zengence is designed to do. It’s one thing to activate your vagus nerve when you’re sitting in a quiet room with no distractions. But Zengence trains you to activate your vagus nerve consistently, even when navigating stressful situations.
Nitric oxide is a molecule known for regulating blood flow and tissue oxygenation. Your blood vessels use it to relax smooth muscle, resulting in vasodilation (or lower blood pressure) and increased blood flow. Mostly commonly associated with heart health, nitric oxide can also dilate blood vessels in lung airways and signal the release of oxygen from red blood cells to support proper lung function.
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GET EXCLUSIVE
ZENGENCE PERKS
Play regularly for three weeks and give us feedback as you go to unlock exclusive prizes.
UNLOCK PRIZES
Game swag including a hat, necklace, and notebook
A one-on-one call with one of Zengence’s creators
Your name on the Zengence game credits
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
GENERAL
Zengence isn’t your typical meditation or fitness game. This is positive mental health at full throttle. Zengence uses controlled breathing as your source of power while you dodge hurdles and conquer enemies. Learn to overcome stressful environments by breathing through the chaos. Find your voice and silence your inner anxieties.
Zengence is currently available exclusively on the Meta Quest 2 & 3.
No, at this point Zengence does not support multiplayer, but you can compete with friends on the leaderboard.
Zengence can be played offline and your scores and progress will update once connected to the internet.
Zengence is currently only available in English.
GAMEPLAY
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Make sure you allow the app to use your microphone.
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To allow permissions on you Quest device:
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Go to Settings > Privacy and Safety > Permissions.
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Select Microphone and make sure Zengence is selected from the list of apps.
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If the app has microphone permissions, there are two main reasons why the app might not be picking up your toning:
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Low Volume: The volume of your toning during exhale may be too low. Try toning slightly louder during exhalation until the microphone can clearly capture the sound.
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Deeper voices with lower toning frequencies: The microphones struggle with very low frequencies. If you naturally have a deeper voice, try speaking with a slightly higher pitch or tone to ensure better capture.
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Also, try to reduce background noise or lowering the volume of your Quest device.
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You must reach a high enough score (Bronze) to unlock the next level. Score higher by revealing and destroying more wraiths and dodging attacks.
The Zen Garden is a training ground that teaches breathing techniques in a calm setting. Players can earn Pearls that can help in regular gameplay.
Pearls are used automatically to absorb a hit during normal gameplay. There is a maximum of 1 pearl per level.
Dual wielding is unlocked after completing level 10 in arcade mode, but you can always switch which hand a weapon is in by pressing B or Y.
Make sure you are humming, singing, or toning loud enough for the microphone to hear you and long enough for the seeker orb to spawn wraiths.
Try moving your whole body to dodge such as side-stepping and ducking. Some attacks cannot be dodged and must be destroyed.
SUPPORT
For any inquiries or technical support related to Zengence, you can contact our customer support team via support@deepwelldtx.com.
Stay updated on known issues, upcoming features, and announcements for Zengence through our official channels and community forums.
Need more support or want to give the product team feedback?
Email us at support@deepwelldtx.com
