The problem
When you sit down to work without checking in with yourself first, you're flying blind. For people with ADHD, emotional dysregulation, or chronic procrastination, that disconnection isn't laziness — it's a missing signal.
People worldwide experience procrastination as a chronic barrier to daily functioning — not a character flaw, but an emotional regulation challenge.
Adults living with ADHD globally. A core feature of ADHD is difficulty regulating emotional states — exactly what Shift is designed to help with.
Of people with ADHD report emotional dysregulation as one of their most impairing symptoms — yet it's rarely the focus of treatment.
Average time for a Shift check-in and practice. A minimal intervention that creates a real pause between state and action.
Procrastination isn't about time management — research by Dr Fuschia Sirois (University of Sheffield) and others shows it's about emotion regulation. We avoid tasks because of how they make us feel, not because we don't know what to do.
Shift gives you a moment of self-awareness before the avoidance kicks in. Name the state. Get a prescription. Move.
How it works
Choose your energy state right now — Drained, Grounded, or Wired. Then identify which of your seven chakras needs attention. No journaling. No lengthy assessments.
Receive a personalised combination of binaural beats, guided meditation, and colour therapy — each matched to your specific energy and chakra pairing.
Mark when you've shifted. Over time, see your patterns — which states you arrive in most, your streak, and how often you successfully move through them.
Energy states
Shift doesn't ask you to feel good. It asks you to be honest about where you are — then gives you a path forward from that exact place.
Low, depleted, running on empty. You're here — and that's information. The practices for this state gently restore rather than push.
RestoreBalanced, present, centred. You have capacity right now. The practices deepen and direct this energy so it doesn't scatter.
DeepenOverstimulated, restless, buzzing. Your nervous system is running hot. The practices channel and settle this energy without suppressing it.
ChannelThe practices
Every prescription is a combination of practices chosen for your specific energy and chakra. Nothing is randomised — each pairing is intentional.
Slightly different frequencies played in each ear create a perceived third tone. Research shows this can influence brainwave states — shifting you toward focus, calm, or creative flow depending on the beat frequency.
Short, chakra-specific meditations ranging from grounding body anchors to heart-centre openings. Designed for people who "can't meditate" — they're directive, movement-based, and under 10 minutes.
Immersive full-screen colour baths based on chromotherapy traditions. Each chakra has a corresponding colour frequency. Used for as little as 2 minutes, saturated colour exposure can shift mood and nervous system state.
A timed session for breath work, movement, or any embodied practice you choose. The timer holds the container so your mind doesn't have to — removing the cognitive load of "how long have I been doing this?"
Hyperfocus Sprint
Check in as Grounded or Wired and Shift offers a sprint: a timed, undismissable focus session tied to a chakra, with binaural audio tuned to the brainwave band that suits the work.
Solar Plexus. For drive and decisive action — the work you've been circling but not starting.
Throat. For writing, speaking and expressing — anything that needs your words to land.
Third Eye. For creative and immersive work where you need to disappear into it.
Once a sprint starts it can't be paused or swiped away. There's a confirmed "End Early" if you genuinely need it — and your focused time is still saved either way — but the friction is deliberate. For an ADHD brain, the gap between "I'll just check one thing" and forty lost minutes is very small.
Sprints are excluded from the Drained state entirely. Pushing a depleted nervous system into a 45-minute focus block is the opposite of what it needs.
Research
Shift is grounded in peer-reviewed research across neuroscience, psychology, and contemplative practice. These are some of the studies that shaped how the app works.
Pricing
Not a trial, not a crippled demo. Every one of the 21 prescriptions, the full binaural library, your streak and your level — free, with no account required. Plus is for going deeper.
Get in touch
Whether you've spotted a bug, have a feature idea, or just want to share how Shift has helped — we'd love to hear from you.
Free forever, no account needed. Takes three minutes. Works whether you believe in chakras or not.
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