Breathing exercises
Every rhythm counted for you on screen, from 4-7-8 to box breathing to the physiological sigh. 2251 practices, all free, nothing to install.
Uneven box breathing exercise for jet lag
Rounds of 4 · 4 · 6 · 2, with the counting done for you.
Follow along →How to use 4-8 breathing for heated moments
Rounds of 4 · 8, with the counting done for you.
Follow along →How to use 5-2-7 breathing for a reset
Rounds of 5 · 2 · 7, with the counting done for you.
Follow along →How to use Coherent 4-4 breathing
Breathe in for four beats, breathe out for four beats—no counting needed.
Follow along →Box breath (4 · 4 · 4 · 4) for a long wait
Simple counts — 4 · 4 · 4 · 4 — and a circle that keeps time.
Follow along →Tight box breath (4 · 1 · 4 · 1) for creative work
Simple counts — 4 · 1 · 4 · 1 — and a circle that keeps time.
Follow along →3-6 breath (3 · 6) for Monday morning
Simple counts — 3 · 6 — and a circle that keeps time.
Follow along →3-5-7 breathing if you are tired of apps
Simple counts — 3 · 5 · 7 — and a circle that keeps time.
Follow along →4-2-6 breathing exercise for the early months
A a short hold in the middle, a long way out pattern, counted for you on screen.
Follow along →Gentle box breathing for the morning
A a smaller square, for when four counts feels long pattern, counted for you on screen.
Follow along →How to use Coherent 6-6 breathing for the commute
A six and six, the slower end of coherent breathing pattern, counted for you on screen.
Follow along →4-7-8 breathing for a study session
A in for four, hold for seven, out for eight pattern, counted for you on screen.
Follow along →5-7 breathing for a night shift
A five in, seven out pattern, counted for you on screen.
Follow along →2-1-4 breathing: 12 rounds for a break at work
A short in, short hold, long out — the smallest useful dose pattern, counted for you on screen.
Follow along →4-8 breath (4 · 8) for the middle of the night
A in for four, out for eight pattern, counted for you on screen.
Follow along →Double-inhale sigh: 12 rounds for Sunday evening
A two inhales stacked together, then everything out through the mouth pattern, counted for you on screen.
Follow along →5-2-7 breath (5 · 2 · 7) for travel days
The pattern is 5 · 2 · 7, which is five, a brief hold, then seven out.
Follow along →Coherent 4-4 breath (4 · 4) for jet lag
The pattern is 4 · 4, which is four and four, if five feels like a stretch.
Follow along →Soft 4-7-8 breathing exercise for anxious moments
The pattern is 4 · 4 · 8, which is the hold cut short, the long exhale kept.
Follow along →7-11 breathing exercise for a grey day
The pattern is 7 · 11, which is a long, slow ratio for when you have time.
Follow along →Tight box breathing after a difficult conversation
The pattern is 4 · 1 · 4 · 1, which is barely any hold, for people who dislike holding.
Follow along →Coherent 5-5 breathing exercise for a hot day
The pattern is 5 · 5, which is five seconds in, five seconds out — about six breaths a minute.
Follow along →3-6 breathing when you are somewhere noisy
The pattern is 3 · 6, which is a gentle two-to-one ratio.
Follow along →How to use 6-2-6-2 breathing for deep focus
The pattern is 6 · 2 · 6 · 2, which is even and rhythmic, with brief holds on both sides.
Follow along →3-5-7 breathing for a long wait
3 · 5 · 7 breathing: a staircase down: three, five, seven.
Follow along →Physiological sigh for creative work
2 · 6 breathing: a second short sip of air on top of the first, then a long release.
Follow along →Gentle box breathing for Friday evening
3 · 3 · 3 · 3 breathing: a smaller square, for when four counts feels long.
Follow along →4-7-8 breathing: 10 rounds for physical discomfort
4 · 7 · 8 breathing: in for four, hold for seven, out for eight.
Follow along →5-7 breathing: 10 rounds for exam nerves
5 · 7 breathing: five in, seven out.
Follow along →2-1-4 breathing exercise for the morning
A 2 · 1 · 4 rhythm — short in, short hold, long out — the smallest useful dose.
Follow along →Double-inhale sigh exercise for a study session
A 3 · 8 rhythm — two inhales stacked together, then everything out through the mouth.
Follow along →Beginner box breathing exercise for a long illness
A 2 · 2 · 2 · 2 rhythm — the easiest version of the square.
Follow along →How to use Soft 4-7-8 breathing for bedtime
A 4 · 4 · 8 rhythm — the hold cut short, the long exhale kept.
Follow along →Tight box breathing: 10 rounds
Rounds of 4 · 1 · 4 · 1, with the counting done for you.
Follow along →3-6 breathing: 10 rounds for travel days
Rounds of 3 · 6, with the counting done for you.
Follow along →3-5-7 breathing: 10 rounds for jet lag
Rounds of 3 · 5 · 7, with the counting done for you.
Follow along →Physiological sigh exercise for heated moments
Rounds of 2 · 6, with the counting done for you.
Follow along →Gentle box breathing exercise for a hard week
Rounds of 3 · 3 · 3 · 3, with the counting done for you.
Follow along →How to use 5-7 breathing for a long wait
Simple counts — 5 · 7 — and a circle that keeps time.
Follow along →How to use 2-1-4 breathing for creative work
Simple counts — 2 · 1 · 4 — and a circle that keeps time.
Follow along →How to use Double-inhale sigh for Monday morning
Simple counts — 3 · 8 — and a circle that keeps time.
Follow along →Beginner box breath for physical discomfort
Simple counts — 2 · 2 · 2 · 2 — and a circle that keeps time.
Follow along →Soft 4-7-8 breath (4 · 4 · 8) for exam nerves
A the hold cut short, the long exhale kept pattern, counted for you on screen.
Follow along →Coherent 5-5 breathing before something difficult
A five seconds in, five seconds out — about six breaths a minute pattern, counted for you on screen.
Follow along →6-2-6-2 breathing when the house is busy
A even and rhythmic, with brief holds on both sides pattern, counted for you on screen.
Follow along →Slow box breathing for bedtime
A a wider square, once four feels comfortable pattern, counted for you on screen.
Follow along →4-6 breathing for a hospital waiting room
The pattern is 4 · 6, which is in for four, out for six.
Follow along →4-2-6 breathing for the morning after
The pattern is 4 · 2 · 6, which is a short hold in the middle, a long way out.
Follow along →Coherent 6-6 breathing: 6 rounds
Embrace the 6-6 rhythm, a gentle 6 and 6 pattern in coherent breathing.
Follow along →Quick 2-1-2-1 breathing: 6 rounds for a grey day
The pattern is 2 · 1 · 2 · 1, which is a brisk rhythm for when you need to be awake.
Follow along →Uneven box breathing: 6 rounds for a cold morning
The pattern is 4 · 4 · 6 · 2, which is a square with one long side.
Follow along →4-8 breathing exercise
4 · 8 breathing: in for four, out for eight.
Follow along →Coherent 4-4 breathing exercise
4-4 breathing: a simple rhythm for moments of pause.
Follow along →How to use Box breathing for heavy days
4 · 4 · 4 · 4 breathing: four equal sides, like tracing a square.
Follow along →How to use Tight box breathing for a noisy room
4 · 1 · 4 · 1 breathing: barely any hold, for people who dislike holding.
Follow along →How to use 3-6 breathing for being unwell
A 3 · 6 rhythm — a gentle two-to-one ratio.
Follow along →3-5-7 breath (3 · 5 · 7) for a ten-minute window
A 3 · 5 · 7 rhythm — a staircase down: three, five, seven.
Follow along →Physiological sigh (2 · 6) for the early months
A 2 · 6 rhythm — a second short sip of air on top of the first, then a long release.
Follow along →Gentle box breathing when you are somewhere noisy
A 3 · 3 · 3 · 3 rhythm — a smaller square, for when four counts feels long.
Follow along →4-7-8 breathing after a long day
A 4 · 7 · 8 rhythm — in for four, hold for seven, out for eight.
Follow along →If you feel dizzy at any point, stop and breathe normally. Gentle always wins.