I built the app
I needed.
A moment that changed everything.
This began with a stolen morning.
My name is Lina. A few years ago I was living at a speed that no longer felt like mine. I was a creator, making things and building things, but my mornings had quietly disappeared. The first thing I reached for wasn't coffee. It was a screen. Not out of joy, but out of habit. That's when I knew something had to change.
I started looking for a space that felt soft. Not a productivity system dressed in pastel. Not a clinical tracker with streaks designed to shame you. I wanted something that felt like the quiet between snowflakes, the kind of stillness you only find very early, in the dark, before anyone else is awake.
“I couldn't find it. So I built it.”
I couldn't find it. So I built it. Hvile (which means 'rest' in Norwegian) started as a personal experiment on my phone. A few rituals I wanted to protect. Some words I needed to hear on hard mornings. The simplest possible thing.
Today Hvile is used by thousands of women across four countries, but its soul hasn't changed. It's still the app I needed when I was searching for myself again, a soft place to land, every single morning.
“If you've ever felt like your mornings belonged to everyone but you. This was built for you. I hope Hvile gives you back one sacred minute. Then maybe two.”
Lina, Founder of Hvile
What Lina writes about.
The evidence-based habits and circadian biology behind deep, restorative rest — translated into simple daily practice.
Techniques grounded in MBSR, somatic psychology, and contemplative traditions — accessible for everyday moments of overwhelm.
Hygge, sisu, lagom, friluftsliv — the Scandinavian concepts that shape how Hvile approaches rest, resilience, and intentional living.
Stress, self-compassion, the inner critic, and the particular pressures that come with building a life while taking care of everyone else.
Meet Hvile.
When Lina was little, she had a soft white rabbit — worn thin from being held. He never told her what to do or how fast to go. He just sat with her. When it came time to give Hvile a companion, she knew exactly who it should be. He doesn’t track your streak. He doesn’t care if you missed a day. He’s simply there — the way a good friend is simply there.
“He doesn’t push. He just stays.”
