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a protected stretch

Retreat: a pocket of protected time.

Work held, sleep guarded, rest kept. Name what you are here to do, clear your mind with a breath, then focus or rest for a stretch you set. It protects your time, and it never traps you.

three ways in

One protected pocket, three modes.

Pick the one that fits the hour. Each holds a stretch of time you set, with a real break and a gentle way out.

Work

Held. What matters now?

Focus for a stretch you choose, with distractions quieted and calls kept open. A real break rises in the middle, then it lands you softly at the end.

  • Name your intention (optional, one line), then a breath to clear your mind.
  • Focus for 25, 50, or 90 minutes, with the noisy apps set aside if you want.
  • A real break of 5 or 10 minutes: look at something far away, roll your shoulders, a few sips of water.
  • Done: you gave this your attention. Come back whenever.

see it

The same door, three ways in.

One quiet screen. You pick the mode, the length, and whether to quiet your apps.

Retreat's Work mode: a protected 25, 50, or 90 minute stretch, a one-line intention, and app quieting you allow once
Work: focus for 25, 50, or 90 minutes.
Retreat's Sleep mode: a guarded nap or night with a gentle wake, and Protect this rest as the one button
Sleep: a nap or a night, gently woken.
Retreat's Rest mode: a guided deep-rest descent you choose on purpose, with the same quiet screen
Rest: a led deep rest of 10 to 20 minutes.

how it goes

The same gentle shape, every time.

  1. Name it. One quiet line, if you want. What are you here to do, or to let go of?
  2. Clear your mind. A few slow breaths, longer on the way out, to let the day settle before you begin.
  3. Focus, or rest. For a stretch you set, with the noisy apps quieted if you choose. You are in charge of the length.
  4. A real break, then done. Stand, soften your eyes, a sip of water. Then it lands you softly, no streak to keep.

Quiet the noise, honestly

If you want, Retreat can set the noisy apps aside for your stretch and keep your calls open, so the pull to check something does not break the pocket you made. It uses Apple's own Screen Time, which you grant once, on your device.

Here is the honest part: Tonari cannot see which apps you pick, and nothing leaves your phone. And if app shielding is not available on your setup, the focus breath and your quiet stretch still work. The blocking is a help, never the point.

A way out, always

Retreat protects your time, it never traps you. If a wave of panic comes while you are in it, one tap leaves the stretch and opens a steadying, hold free breath. You are never locked in, and there is nothing to undo. That is the whole promise: beside you, on your terms.

who it helps

What Retreat gives each of us.

The same protected pocket meets very different needs.

For the panicky day

When everything feels loud, the Sleep and Rest modes make a guarded pocket to come down in, and the way out to a steadying breath means it never boxes you in.

For the always anxious

A protected stretch gives shape without pressure, and quieting the doomscroll removes the fuel that keeps the worry spinning. No streaks, no guilt for stopping.

For the honest skeptic

The claims are plain: Screen Time is granted once on your device, Tonari cannot see your apps, and Rest is guided rest (yoga nidra), not a magic sleep replacement. What we can prove, we say.

For the tired and wired

Sleep mode is a nap of 20 to 40 minutes, or a night with a wake that rises gently, and the honest nudge to set a real alarm for anything you truly cannot miss.

For those breath cannot reach

Rest is led and low demand, nothing to do but follow, and you set the length and can end any time, so there is no forced turning inward and no place you get stuck.

For feeling far away

When nothing feels quite real, the guided Rest gently brings you back to the weight of your body on the surface beneath you, at a pace that is set for you.

Retreat is a companion for your attention and your rest. It is not therapy or medication, and it is not a substitute for a night of real sleep or for care you may need. If sleep or focus is a struggle most days, a doctor can help with the longer road. Tonari is a companion, not a cure.

beside you

Where to go next.

The rest of the Toolkit

Small tools for when breath alone will not reach: name it, grounding, ride the wave.

Anxiety at night

Why it spikes in the dark, and how to soften it. Pairs with Retreat's Sleep mode.

Which breath actually works

An honest, evidence-graded ranking, including the rest that pairs with focus.

questions

The ones people ask.

What is Retreat in Tonari?

A protected pocket of time under the Toolkit, with three modes: Work (focus with distractions quieted), Sleep (a guarded nap or night with a gentle wake), and Rest (a led deep rest, or NSDR). You name what you are here for, clear your mind with a breath, then focus or rest for a stretch you set.

Does it block apps, and is that private?

Optionally, yes. You choose which apps to quiet and keep calls open. It uses Apple's Screen Time, granted once on your own device. Tonari cannot see which apps you pick, and nothing leaves your phone. If shielding is not available, the focus breath and your quiet stretch still work.

What is NSDR, and does Retreat do it?

NSDR means non-sleep deep rest, a newer name for yoga nidra: a slow guided rest where you lie back, let your body settle, and are led down and softly back. Retreat's Rest mode is exactly this. It is a genuine rest, not a replacement for a night of sleep.

Can I get out if I panic?

Yes, always. Retreat has a way out that leaves the stretch and opens a steadying, hold free breath at any moment. It protects your time, it never traps you.

A protected hour, in your pocket.

Retreat is part of Tonari. Free, private, and honest about what it can do.

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