Dao
Taoist Time, Breathing & Shrine
Dao brings Taoist rhythm into daily life — follow the twelve two-hour periods and twenty-four solar terms, breathe with intention, visit the shrine for fortune slips, and read scripture in a calm, focused iOS experience.
Incense, fortune slips, daily ritual.
Inhale, hold, exhale — find stillness.
Four paths to stillness in one app
Each module reflects a strand of Taoist living — attuning to time, honoring ritual, cultivating breath, and returning to the classics.
Dao Time
See the current two-hour period, meridian focus, progress to the next shift, and seasonal guidance from the twenty-four solar terms.
Shrine
Offer incense, watch gradual burn stages, and shake to draw fortune slips — a gentle daily ritual with mindful pacing.
Breathing
Follow inhale-hold-exhale cycles, choose session lengths, and meditate with built-in or custom ambient tracks.
Scripture Hall
Browse categorized Taoist knowledge cards and open detail views for signs, teachings, and notes from the classics.
Calm interface
Restrained typography and paper-like calm keep attention on practice, not on screen noise.
Privacy by default
Personal practice stays personal. Local-first patterns keep your ritual and reflection off the cloud.
Ancient rhythm, modern stillness
「道可道，非常道。」
— Laozi, Dao De Jing, Chapter 1 The Way that can be spoken is not the eternal Way — Dao invites practice beyond words, through breath, time, and attention.
Effortless action
Taoism teaches acting in harmony with the flow of things rather than forcing outcomes. Dao Time helps you align daily habits with natural cycles instead of fighting the clock.
Balance in motion
Day and night, activity and rest — the twelve two-hour periods map how energy moves through the body across a full day. Breathing sessions mirror this balance of expansion and release.
Return to nature
The twenty-four solar terms mark seasonal shifts farmers and scholars have followed for millennia. Dao weaves this calendar wisdom into gentle, everyday guidance on your phone.
Twelve two-hour periods — each linked to a meridian and a quality of qi, from midnight Zi to late-night Hai.
Twenty-four solar terms — from Spring Begins to Great Cold, marking the earth's turning through the year.
Fortune slips and scripture reading — drawing guidance from temple tradition and texts like the Dao De Jing and Zhuangzi.
Quick facts and fit
Built for iOS
A touch-first mobile experience with SwiftUI architecture, designed for daily mindful use on iPhone.
Four practice halls
Dao Time home, Shrine ritual and fortune, Breathing meditation, and Scripture Hall reading — each a doorway into stillness.
Local-first practice
Your rituals and reflections stay on your device. No cloud dependency for core daily use.
Cultural context, modern UX
Best suited for anyone curious about Taoist rhythm — whether you seek calm, cultural depth, or a structured daily practice.