All breathing exercises
The complete list of breathing exercises on SoftlyStill — 1,474 pieces, newest first, 30 to a page.
Slow box breathing exercise for the hours after people leave — after eating too much
5 · 5 · 5 · 5 breathing: a wider square, once four feels comfortable.
Breathe →4-6 breathing exercise for a lonely evening — if you are tired of apps
4 · 6 breathing: in for four, out for six.
Breathe →How to use 4-2-6 breathing for a hard conversation, if you have done this a hundred times
4 · 2 · 6 breathing: a short hold in the middle, a long way out.
Breathe →How to use Coherent 6-6 breathing for a big decision, when you have already had a long week
6 · 6 breathing: six and six, the slower end of coherent breathing.
Breathe →How to use Quick 2-1-2-1 breathing for Friday evening, on a low-energy afternoon
2 · 1 · 2 · 1 breathing: a brisk rhythm for when you need to be awake.
Breathe →Uneven box breath (4 · 4 · 6 · 2) for a ten-minute window, when you cannot concentrate on anything else
A 4 · 4 · 6 · 2 rhythm — a square with one long side.
Breathe →4-8 breath (4 · 8) for the early months, when you have been on screens all day
A 4 · 8 rhythm — in for four, out for eight.
Breathe →5-2-7 breathing — 5 · 2 · 7 — for the commute, when you have woken up too early
A 5 · 2 · 7 rhythm — five, a brief hold, then seven out.
Breathe →Coherent 4-4 breathing — 4 · 4 — for coming down after exercise, when the day has been loud
A 4 · 4 rhythm — four and four, if five feels like a stretch.
Breathe →Box breathing — 4 · 4 · 4 · 4 — for a stolen moment of caregiving, when you feel fine and want to stay that way
A 4 · 4 · 4 · 4 rhythm — four equal sides, like tracing a square.
Breathe →How to use Coherent 5-5 breathing for Sunday evening, when you have just finished work
Rounds of 5 · 5, with the counting done for you.
Breathe →How to use 6-2-6-2 breathing for a stolen moment of caregiving, before you go back to something hard
Rounds of 6 · 2 · 6 · 2, with the counting done for you.
Breathe →Slow box breath (5 · 5 · 5 · 5) for anxious moments, when you want to be left alone
Rounds of 5 · 5 · 5 · 5, with the counting done for you.
Breathe →4-6 breath (4 · 6) for a grey day, if you are new to this
Rounds of 4 · 6, with the counting done for you.
Breathe →4-2-6 breath (4 · 2 · 6) for a hot day, when your attention is scattered
Rounds of 4 · 2 · 6, with the counting done for you.
Breathe →Coherent 6-6 breathing — 6 · 6 — for deep focus, when you have been meaning to start
Simple counts — 6 · 6 — and a circle that keeps time.
Breathe →Quick 2-1-2-1 breathing — 2 · 1 · 2 · 1 — for a hard week, before something difficult
Simple counts — 2 · 1 · 2 · 1 — and a circle that keeps time.
Breathe →Uneven box breathing — 4 · 4 · 6 · 2 — for a lonely evening, when the house is busy
Simple counts — 4 · 4 · 6 · 2 — and a circle that keeps time.
Breathe →4-8 breathing for a hard conversation, if you are fitting this around other people
Simple counts — 4 · 8 — and a circle that keeps time.
Breathe →5-2-7 breathing for a big decision, when you have more time than usual
Simple counts — 5 · 2 · 7 — and a circle that keeps time.
Breathe →How to use Soft 4-7-8 breathing for exam nerves, if you are fitting this around other people
A the hold cut short, the long exhale kept pattern, counted for you on screen.
Breathe →Coherent 4-4 breathing for Friday evening, when you have been putting it off
A four and four, if five feels like a stretch pattern, counted for you on screen.
Breathe →7-11 breath (7 · 11) for the morning, when you have more time than usual
A a long, slow ratio for when you have time pattern, counted for you on screen.
Breathe →Box breathing: 4 rounds for a ten-minute window, if you are sceptical about all of this
A four equal sides, like tracing a square pattern, counted for you on screen.
Breathe →Coherent 5-5 breath (5 · 5) for a study session, when you have been putting it off
A five seconds in, five seconds out — about six breaths a minute pattern, counted for you on screen.
Breathe →Tight box breathing: 4 rounds for the early months, when you are cold and want to be warm
A barely any hold, for people who dislike holding pattern, counted for you on screen.
Breathe →6-2-6-2 breath (6 · 2 · 6 · 2) for a night shift, if you are sceptical about all of this
A even and rhythmic, with brief holds on both sides pattern, counted for you on screen.
Breathe →3-6 breathing exercise for the commute — when you only have a few minutes
A a gentle two-to-one ratio pattern, counted for you on screen.
Breathe →Slow box breathing — 5 · 5 · 5 · 5 — for bedtime, when you are cold and want to be warm
A a wider square, once four feels comfortable pattern, counted for you on screen.
Breathe →3-5-7 breathing exercise for coming down after exercise — when you want something simple
A a staircase down: three, five, seven pattern, counted for you on screen.
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