All breathing exercises
The complete list of breathing exercises on SoftlyStill — 1,474 pieces, newest first, 30 to a page.
4-2-6 breathing exercise for physical discomfort — after a difficult conversation
A a short hold in the middle, a long way out pattern, counted for you on screen.
Breathe →Coherent 6-6 breathing exercise for exam nerves — when you are somewhere noisy
A six and six, the slower end of coherent breathing pattern, counted for you on screen.
Breathe →How to use Quick 2-1-2-1 breathing for the morning, after a long day
A a brisk rhythm for when you need to be awake pattern, counted for you on screen.
Breathe →How to use Uneven box breathing for coming down after exercise, when you are waiting for something
A a square with one long side pattern, counted for you on screen.
Breathe →How to use 4-8 breathing for a long illness, when you are too tired to try hard
A in for four, out for eight pattern, counted for you on screen.
Breathe →5-2-7 breath (5 · 2 · 7) for bedtime, when you are not sure this will work
The pattern is 5 · 2 · 7, which is five, a brief hold, then seven out.
Breathe →Coherent 4-4 breath (4 · 4) for a hospital waiting room, when you are not in the mood
The pattern is 4 · 4, which is four and four, if five feels like a stretch.
Breathe →Box breath (4 · 4 · 4 · 4) for jet lag, when you are somewhere unfamiliar
The pattern is 4 · 4 · 4 · 4, which is four equal sides, like tracing a square.
Breathe →Tight box breathing — 4 · 1 · 4 · 1 — for heated moments, when you feel restless rather than tired
The pattern is 4 · 1 · 4 · 1, which is barely any hold, for people who dislike holding.
Breathe →3-6 breathing — 3 · 6 — for a reset, when nothing else has worked today
The pattern is 3 · 6, which is a gentle two-to-one ratio.
Breathe →3-5-7 breathing — 3 · 5 · 7 — for a cold morning, when you are on your own
3 · 5 · 7 breathing: a staircase down: three, five, seven.
Breathe →Physiological sigh for the end of the working day, when you have already had a long week
2 · 6 breathing: a second short sip of air on top of the first, then a long release.
Breathe →Gentle box breathing for creative work, on a low-energy afternoon
3 · 3 · 3 · 3 breathing: a smaller square, for when four counts feels long.
Breathe →4-7-8 breathing for Monday morning, when you cannot concentrate on anything else
4 · 7 · 8 breathing: in for four, hold for seven, out for eight.
Breathe →5-7 breathing: 6 rounds for heavy days, when you have been on screens all day
5 · 7 breathing: five in, seven out.
Breathe →2-1-4 breathing: 6 rounds for a noisy room, when you have woken up too early
A 2 · 1 · 4 rhythm — short in, short hold, long out — the smallest useful dose.
Breathe →Double-inhale sigh: 5 rounds for being unwell, when the day has been loud
A 3 · 8 rhythm — two inhales stacked together, then everything out through the mouth.
Breathe →Beginner box breathing exercise for a study session — when you feel fine and want to stay that way
A 2 · 2 · 2 · 2 rhythm — the easiest version of the square.
Breathe →Soft 4-7-8 breathing exercise for a night shift — if you have five quiet minutes
A 4 · 4 · 8 rhythm — the hold cut short, the long exhale kept.
Breathe →How to use 7-11 breathing for a break at work, when you have tried everything else
A 7 · 11 rhythm — a long, slow ratio for when you have time.
Breathe →Tight box breathing for a long illness, when you want to be left alone
Rounds of 4 · 1 · 4 · 1, with the counting done for you.
Breathe →3-6 breathing: 6 rounds for bedtime, if you are new to this
Rounds of 3 · 6, with the counting done for you.
Breathe →3-5-7 breathing: 5 rounds for a hospital waiting room, when your attention is scattered
Rounds of 3 · 5 · 7, with the counting done for you.
Breathe →Physiological sigh: 5 rounds for the morning after, when you have been meaning to start
Rounds of 2 · 6, with the counting done for you.
Breathe →Gentle box breathing exercise for heated moments — before something difficult
Rounds of 3 · 3 · 3 · 3, with the counting done for you.
Breathe →4-7-8 breathing exercise for a reset — when the house is busy
Simple counts — 4 · 7 · 8 — and a circle that keeps time.
Breathe →5-7 breathing exercise for a cold morning — when the weather has kept you inside
Simple counts — 5 · 7 — and a circle that keeps time.
Breathe →How to use 2-1-4 breathing for the end of the working day, when you are short on time
Simple counts — 2 · 1 · 4 — and a circle that keeps time.
Breathe →How to use Double-inhale sigh for the hours after people leave, on a day that started badly
Simple counts — 3 · 8 — and a circle that keeps time.
Breathe →How to use Beginner box breathing for Monday morning, when you are at home and cannot settle
Simple counts — 2 · 2 · 2 · 2 — and a circle that keeps time.
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