All breathing exercises
The complete list of breathing exercises on SoftlyStill — 1,474 pieces, newest first, 30 to a page.
4-8 breathing exercise for travel days — when you want to be left alone
4 · 8 breathing: in for four, out for eight.
Breathe →5-2-7 breathing exercise for jet lag — if you are new to this
5 · 2 · 7 breathing: five, a brief hold, then seven out.
Breathe →How to use Coherent 4-4 breathing for heated moments, when your attention is scattered
4 · 4 breathing: four and four, if five feels like a stretch.
Breathe →How to use Box breathing for a hard week, when you have been meaning to start
4 · 4 · 4 · 4 breathing: four equal sides, like tracing a square.
Breathe →How to use Tight box breathing for days when everything is too much, before something difficult
4 · 1 · 4 · 1 breathing: barely any hold, for people who dislike holding.
Breathe →3-6 breath (3 · 6) for a long wait, when the house is busy
A 3 · 6 rhythm — a gentle two-to-one ratio.
Breathe →3-5-7 breath (3 · 5 · 7) for creative work, when the weather has kept you inside
A 3 · 5 · 7 rhythm — a staircase down: three, five, seven.
Breathe →Physiological sigh (2 · 6) for Monday morning, when you are short on time
A 2 · 6 rhythm — a second short sip of air on top of the first, then a long release.
Breathe →Gentle box breathing — 3 · 3 · 3 · 3 — for physical discomfort, on a day that started badly
A 3 · 3 · 3 · 3 rhythm — a smaller square, for when four counts feels long.
Breathe →4-7-8 breathing — 4 · 7 · 8 — for exam nerves, when you are at home and cannot settle
A 4 · 7 · 8 rhythm — in for four, hold for seven, out for eight.
Breathe →5-7 breathing for the morning, when you are cold and want to be warm
Rounds of 5 · 7, with the counting done for you.
Breathe →2-1-4 breathing for a study session, when you only have a few minutes
Rounds of 2 · 1 · 4, with the counting done for you.
Breathe →Double-inhale sigh for a night shift, when you want something simple
Rounds of 3 · 8, with the counting done for you.
Breathe →Beginner box breathing: 4 rounds for bedtime, when you want to finish something
Rounds of 2 · 2 · 2 · 2, with the counting done for you.
Breathe →Soft 4-7-8 breathing: 4 rounds for a hospital waiting room, when you are doing this for the first time
Rounds of 4 · 4 · 8, with the counting done for you.
Breathe →7-11 breathing: 4 rounds for the morning after, if you are doing this in the middle of the day
Simple counts — 7 · 11 — and a circle that keeps time.
Breathe →Coherent 5-5 breathing exercise for anxious moments — when you need to stop thinking about work
Simple counts — 5 · 5 — and a circle that keeps time.
Breathe →6-2-6-2 breathing exercise for a grey day — if you are doing this instead of scrolling
Simple counts — 6 · 2 · 6 · 2 — and a circle that keeps time.
Breathe →Slow box breathing exercise for a cold morning — when you need something unremarkable
Simple counts — 5 · 5 · 5 · 5 — and a circle that keeps time.
Breathe →How to use 4-6 breathing for the end of the working day, after a difficult conversation
Simple counts — 4 · 6 — and a circle that keeps time.
Breathe →Gentle box breathing for a hard conversation, if you are new to this
A a smaller square, for when four counts feels long pattern, counted for you on screen.
Breathe →How to use 4-2-6 breathing for the hours after people leave, when you are somewhere noisy
A a short hold in the middle, a long way out pattern, counted for you on screen.
Breathe →4-7-8 breathing for a big decision, when your attention is scattered
A in for four, hold for seven, out for eight pattern, counted for you on screen.
Breathe →How to use Coherent 6-6 breathing for a lonely evening, after a long day
A six and six, the slower end of coherent breathing pattern, counted for you on screen.
Breathe →5-7 breathing for Friday evening, when you have been meaning to start
A five in, seven out pattern, counted for you on screen.
Breathe →Quick 2-1-2-1 breath (2 · 1 · 2 · 1) for a hard conversation, when you are waiting for something
A a brisk rhythm for when you need to be awake pattern, counted for you on screen.
Breathe →2-1-4 breathing: 10 rounds for physical discomfort, before something difficult
A short in, short hold, long out — the smallest useful dose pattern, counted for you on screen.
Breathe →Uneven box breath (4 · 4 · 6 · 2) for a noisy room, when you are too tired to try hard
A a square with one long side pattern, counted for you on screen.
Breathe →Double-inhale sigh: 10 rounds for exam nerves, when the house is busy
A two inhales stacked together, then everything out through the mouth pattern, counted for you on screen.
Breathe →4-8 breath (4 · 8) for being unwell, when you are not sure this will work
A in for four, out for eight pattern, counted for you on screen.
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