All breathing exercises

The complete list of breathing exercises on SoftlyStill — 1,474 pieces, newest first, 30 to a page.

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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.

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4-6 breathing exercise for a lonely evening — if you are tired of apps

4 · 6 breathing: in for four, out for six.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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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