Mindfulness that fits your coding flow

When your mind wanders while coding, simply return to breath. No tracking, no metrics, no disruption—just pure awareness in your terminal.

The noticing itself is the practice. ✨

# Install (one-liner)
curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/e6a5/zenta/main/install.sh | bash

# Set up zen aliases
echo "alias breath='zenta now --quick'" >> ~/.zshrc
echo "alias breathe='zenta now'" >> ~/.zshrc
echo "alias anchor='zenta anchor'" >> ~/.zshrc
echo "alias reflect='zenta reflect'" >> ~/.zshrc
source ~/.zshrc

# Use instantly
breath    # When mind wanders → return to breath (1 breath cycle)
breathe   # Need deeper centering → longer session (3 breath cycles)
anchor    # Find your rhythm → interactive breathing anchor
reflect   # Evening → gentle day review

1. Notice: "I'm stuck in planning thoughts"
2. Return: breath
3. Continue: Back to coding, more present

• ✅ No tracking → Awareness isn't data to optimize
• ✅ No analytics → The practice is the goal
• ✅ No disruption → Stays in your terminal
• ✅ Just breathing → Pure mindfulness

• Terminal-native (fits your workflow)
• Single binary (no dependencies)
• Private (no data collection)
• Instant (breath is one keystroke away)

$ breath

       Let's breathe 🌸

    🌬️ Breathe in gently, let your body expand...

                      ○
                    ○ · ○
                     ···
              ○ · · ·   · · · ○
                     ···
                    ○ · ○
                      ·

       Carry this calm with you throughout your day 🙏

Pure visual breathing guidance with gentle animations

Mix options: zenta now --quick --silent (1 cycle, no quote)

Beautiful circles vs simple lines:

• Most terminals: Gorgeous expanding/contracting breathing circles
• macOS Terminal.app: Auto-detects and uses simple line animation
• tmux/screen: Works great with complex animations

Force simple mode: Add --simple to any command

breath --simple     # Force simple animation
zenta now --simple  # Works with any options

Why? Only macOS Terminal.app has ANSI escape sequence quirks. zenta auto-detects and adapts for the best experience.

✅ Real mindfulness (zenta's way):

• Notice when mind wanders
• Return to breath instantly
• Continue work with awareness
• No measurement needed

❌ Fake mindfulness:

• Tracking meditation streaks
• Optimizing awareness metrics
• Quantifying inner peace
• Making mindfulness productive

"The quieter you become, the more you are able to hear."

zenta believes:

• Mindfulness tools should disappear into practice
• The noticing itself is enlightenment
• Developers need presence, not productivity hacks
• True zen has no metrics

macOS/Linux:

# Download and install the latest binary for your platform
curl -s https://api.github.com/repos/e6a5/zenta/releases/latest \
| grep "browser_download_url.*$(uname -s | tr '[:upper:]' '[:lower:]')-$(uname -m | sed 's/x86_64/amd64/')" \
| cut -d '"' -f 4 \
| xargs curl -L -o zenta.tar.gz \
&& tar -xzf zenta.tar.gz \
&& sudo mv zenta-* /usr/local/bin/zenta \
&& rm zenta.tar.gz

# Or download manually from GitHub Releases

Windows: Download the latest .zip file from GitHub Releases, extract it, and add the executable to your PATH.

Manual Download: GitHub Releases - Choose your platform

Requires Go 1.23+ installed

git clone https://github.com/e6a5/zenta.git && cd zenta && make install-system

Install Go first: https://golang.org/dl/

Supports: Linux, macOS, Windows, FreeBSD (all architectures)

• 🐛 Bug reports → Issues
• 💭 Mindful discussions → Discussions
• 🔧 Contributions → CONTRIBUTING.md

MIT License - LICENSE

"The best way to take care of the future is to take care of the present moment." — Thich Nhat Hanh

Start your mindful coding practice today:

breath  # Just try it 🙏