All breathing exercises
The complete list of breathing exercises on SoftlyStill — 1,474 pieces, newest first, 30 to a page.
3-5-7 breathing for a grey day, if you are sceptical about all of this
3 · 5 · 7 breathing: a staircase down: three, five, seven.
Breathe →Physiological sigh for a hot day, when you are cold and want to be warm
2 · 6 breathing: a second short sip of air on top of the first, then a long release.
Breathe →Gentle box breathing: 8 rounds for the end of the working day, when you only have a few minutes
3 · 3 · 3 · 3 breathing: a smaller square, for when four counts feels long.
Breathe →4-7-8 breathing: 8 rounds for the hours after people leave, when you want something simple
4 · 7 · 8 breathing: in for four, hold for seven, out for eight.
Breathe →5-7 breathing: 8 rounds for a lonely evening, when you want to finish something
5 · 7 breathing: five in, seven out.
Breathe →2-1-4 breathing exercise for a hard conversation — when you are doing this for the first time
A 2 · 1 · 4 rhythm — short in, short hold, long out — the smallest useful dose.
Breathe →Double-inhale sigh exercise for a big decision — if you are doing this in the middle of the day
A 3 · 8 rhythm — two inhales stacked together, then everything out through the mouth.
Breathe →Beginner box breathing exercise for being unwell — when you need to stop thinking about work
A 2 · 2 · 2 · 2 rhythm — the easiest version of the square.
Breathe →How to use Soft 4-7-8 breathing for a ten-minute window, if you are doing this instead of scrolling
A 4 · 4 · 8 rhythm — the hold cut short, the long exhale kept.
Breathe →How to use 7-11 breathing for the early months, when you need something unremarkable
A 7 · 11 rhythm — a long, slow ratio for when you have time.
Breathe →Tight box breathing: 8 rounds for a study session, after a long day
Rounds of 4 · 1 · 4 · 1, with the counting done for you.
Breathe →3-6 breathing: 8 rounds for a night shift, when you are waiting for something
Rounds of 3 · 6, with the counting done for you.
Breathe →3-5-7 breathing exercise for a break at work — when you are too tired to try hard
Rounds of 3 · 5 · 7, with the counting done for you.
Breathe →Physiological sigh exercise for Sunday evening — when you are not sure this will work
Rounds of 2 · 6, with the counting done for you.
Breathe →Gentle box breathing exercise for the morning after — when you are not in the mood
Rounds of 3 · 3 · 3 · 3, with the counting done for you.
Breathe →How to use 4-7-8 breathing for anxious moments, when you are somewhere unfamiliar
Simple counts — 4 · 7 · 8 — and a circle that keeps time.
Breathe →How to use 5-7 breathing for a grey day, when you feel restless rather than tired
Simple counts — 5 · 7 — and a circle that keeps time.
Breathe →How to use 2-1-4 breathing for a hot day, when nothing else has worked today
Simple counts — 2 · 1 · 4 — and a circle that keeps time.
Breathe →Double-inhale sigh (3 · 8) for deep focus, when you are on your own
Simple counts — 3 · 8 — and a circle that keeps time.
Breathe →Beginner box breath (2 · 2 · 2 · 2) for the hours after people leave, if you are fitting this around other people
Simple counts — 2 · 2 · 2 · 2 — and a circle that keeps time.
Breathe →Soft 4-7-8 breath (4 · 4 · 8) for a lonely evening, when you have more time than usual
A the hold cut short, the long exhale kept pattern, counted for you on screen.
Breathe →7-11 breathing — 7 · 11 — for a hard conversation, when you have been putting it off
A a long, slow ratio for when you have time pattern, counted for you on screen.
Breathe →Coherent 5-5 breathing — 5 · 5 — for a big decision, if you are sceptical about all of this
A five seconds in, five seconds out — about six breaths a minute pattern, counted for you on screen.
Breathe →6-2-6-2 breathing — 6 · 2 · 6 · 2 — for Friday evening, when you are cold and want to be warm
A even and rhythmic, with brief holds on both sides pattern, counted for you on screen.
Breathe →Slow box breathing for a ten-minute window, when the day has been loud
A a wider square, once four feels comfortable pattern, counted for you on screen.
Breathe →4-6 breathing for the early months, when you feel fine and want to stay that way
The pattern is 4 · 6, which is in for four, out for six.
Breathe →4-2-6 breathing: 5 rounds for the commute, if you have five quiet minutes
The pattern is 4 · 2 · 6, which is a short hold in the middle, a long way out.
Breathe →Coherent 6-6 breathing: 5 rounds for coming down after exercise, when you have tried everything else
The pattern is 6 · 6, which is six and six, the slower end of coherent breathing.
Breathe →Quick 2-1-2-1 breathing: 5 rounds for a long illness, when you have just finished work
The pattern is 2 · 1 · 2 · 1, which is a brisk rhythm for when you need to be awake.
Breathe →Uneven box breathing exercise for the middle of the night — before you go back to something hard
The pattern is 4 · 4 · 6 · 2, which is a square with one long side.
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