All breathing exercises
The complete list of breathing exercises on SoftlyStill — 1,474 pieces, newest first, 30 to a page.
5-7 breathing — 5 · 7 — for coming down after exercise, if you are fitting this around other people
Rounds of 5 · 7, with the counting done for you.
Breathe →Quick 2-1-2-1 breathing exercise for the early months — when you have been putting it off
Rounds of 2 · 1 · 2 · 1, with the counting done for you.
Breathe →2-1-4 breathing — 2 · 1 · 4 — for a long illness, when you have more time than usual
Rounds of 2 · 1 · 4, with the counting done for you.
Breathe →How to use Uneven box breathing for a break at work, if you are sceptical about all of this
Rounds of 4 · 4 · 6 · 2, with the counting done for you.
Breathe →Double-inhale sigh for bedtime, when you cannot concentrate on anything else
Rounds of 3 · 8, with the counting done for you.
Breathe →How to use 4-8 breathing for Sunday evening, when you are cold and want to be warm
Rounds of 4 · 8, with the counting done for you.
Breathe →Beginner box breathing for travel days, when you have been on screens all day
Rounds of 2 · 2 · 2 · 2, with the counting done for you.
Breathe →How to use 5-2-7 breathing for a stolen moment of caregiving, when you only have a few minutes
Rounds of 5 · 2 · 7, with the counting done for you.
Breathe →Soft 4-7-8 breathing for jet lag, when you have woken up too early
Rounds of 4 · 4 · 8, with the counting done for you.
Breathe →Coherent 4-4 breath (4 · 4) for the middle of the night, when you want something simple
Rounds of 4 · 4, with the counting done for you.
Breathe →7-11 breathing: 10 rounds for heated moments, when the day has been loud
Simple counts — 7 · 11 — and a circle that keeps time.
Breathe →Box breath (4 · 4 · 4 · 4) for a grey day, when you want to finish something
Simple counts — 4 · 4 · 4 · 4 — and a circle that keeps time.
Breathe →Coherent 5-5 breathing: 10 rounds for a reset, when you feel fine and want to stay that way
Simple counts — 5 · 5 — and a circle that keeps time.
Breathe →Tight box breath (4 · 1 · 4 · 1) for a hot day, when you are doing this for the first time
Simple counts — 4 · 1 · 4 · 1 — and a circle that keeps time.
Breathe →6-2-6-2 breathing: 10 rounds for a cold morning, if you have five quiet minutes
Simple counts — 6 · 2 · 6 · 2 — and a circle that keeps time.
Breathe →3-6 breathing — 3 · 6 — for deep focus, if you are doing this in the middle of the day
Simple counts — 3 · 6 — and a circle that keeps time.
Breathe →Slow box breathing exercise for a long wait — when you have tried everything else
Simple counts — 5 · 5 · 5 · 5 — and a circle that keeps time.
Breathe →3-5-7 breathing — 3 · 5 · 7 — for a hard week, when you need to stop thinking about work
Simple counts — 3 · 5 · 7 — and a circle that keeps time.
Breathe →4-6 breathing exercise for creative work — when you have just finished work
Simple counts — 4 · 6 — and a circle that keeps time.
Breathe →Physiological sigh — 2 · 6 — for days when everything is too much, if you are doing this instead of scrolling
Simple counts — 2 · 6 — and a circle that keeps time.
Breathe →4-2-6 breathing exercise for Monday morning — before you go back to something hard
A a short hold in the middle, a long way out pattern, counted for you on screen.
Breathe →How to use Coherent 6-6 breathing for heavy days, when you want to be left alone
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 a noisy room, if you are new to this
A a brisk rhythm for when you need to be awake pattern, counted for you on screen.
Breathe →Uneven box breath (4 · 4 · 6 · 2) for the morning, when your attention is scattered
A a square with one long side pattern, counted for you on screen.
Breathe →4-8 breath (4 · 8) for a study session, when you have been meaning to start
A in for four, out for eight pattern, counted for you on screen.
Breathe →5-2-7 breath (5 · 2 · 7) for a night shift, before something difficult
The pattern is 5 · 2 · 7, which is five, a brief hold, then seven out.
Breathe →Coherent 4-4 breathing — 4 · 4 — for a break at work, when the house is busy
The pattern is 4 · 4, which is four and four, if five feels like a stretch.
Breathe →Box breathing — 4 · 4 · 4 · 4 — for a hospital waiting room, when the weather has kept you inside
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 the morning after, when you are short on time
The pattern is 4 · 1 · 4 · 1, which is barely any hold, for people who dislike holding.
Breathe →3-6 breathing for anxious moments, when you have been putting it off
The pattern is 3 · 6, which is a gentle two-to-one ratio.
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