All breathing exercises
The complete list of breathing exercises on SoftlyStill — 1,474 pieces, newest first, 30 to a page.
Coherent 4-4 breathing exercise for the end of the working day — if you are sceptical about all of this
A four and four, if five feels like a stretch pattern, counted for you on screen.
Breathe →Box breathing exercise for creative work — when you are cold and want to be warm
A four equal sides, like tracing a square pattern, counted for you on screen.
Breathe →Tight box breathing exercise for Monday morning — when you only have a few minutes
A barely any hold, for people who dislike holding pattern, counted for you on screen.
Breathe →How to use 3-6 breathing for heavy days, when you want something simple
A a gentle two-to-one ratio pattern, counted for you on screen.
Breathe →How to use 3-5-7 breathing for a noisy room, when you want to finish something
A a staircase down: three, five, seven pattern, counted for you on screen.
Breathe →How to use Physiological sigh for being unwell, when you are doing this for the first time
The pattern is 2 · 6, which is a second short sip of air on top of the first, then a long release.
Breathe →Gentle box breath (3 · 3 · 3 · 3) for a study session, if you are doing this in the middle of the day
The pattern is 3 · 3 · 3 · 3, which is a smaller square, for when four counts feels long.
Breathe →4-7-8 breath (4 · 7 · 8) for a night shift, when you need to stop thinking about work
The pattern is 4 · 7 · 8, which is in for four, hold for seven, out for eight.
Breathe →5-7 breathing — 5 · 7 — for a break at work, if you are doing this instead of scrolling
The pattern is 5 · 7, which is five in, seven out.
Breathe →2-1-4 breathing — 2 · 1 · 4 — for Sunday evening, when you need something unremarkable
The pattern is 2 · 1 · 4, which is short in, short hold, long out — the smallest useful dose.
Breathe →Double-inhale sigh — 3 · 8 — for a stolen moment of caregiving, after a difficult conversation
3 · 8 breathing: two inhales stacked together, then everything out through the mouth.
Breathe →Beginner box breathing for anxious moments, when you have been meaning to start
2 · 2 · 2 · 2 breathing: the easiest version of the square.
Breathe →Soft 4-7-8 breathing for a grey day, before something difficult
4 · 4 · 8 breathing: the hold cut short, the long exhale kept.
Breathe →7-11 breathing for a hot day, when the house is busy
7 · 11 breathing: a long, slow ratio for when you have time.
Breathe →Coherent 5-5 breathing: 5 rounds for deep focus, when the weather has kept you inside
5 · 5 breathing: five seconds in, five seconds out — about six breaths a minute.
Breathe →6-2-6-2 breathing: 5 rounds for a hard week, when you are short on time
A 6 · 2 · 6 · 2 rhythm — even and rhythmic, with brief holds on both sides.
Breathe →Slow box breathing: 5 rounds for a lonely evening, on a day that started badly
A 5 · 5 · 5 · 5 rhythm — a wider square, once four feels comfortable.
Breathe →4-6 breathing exercise for a hard conversation — when you are at home and cannot settle
A 4 · 6 rhythm — in for four, out for six.
Breathe →4-2-6 breathing exercise for a big decision — after eating too much
A 4 · 2 · 6 rhythm — a short hold in the middle, a long way out.
Breathe →Coherent 6-6 breathing exercise for Friday evening — if you are tired of apps
A 6 · 6 rhythm — six and six, the slower end of coherent breathing.
Breathe →How to use Quick 2-1-2-1 breathing for physical discomfort, if you have done this a hundred times
Rounds of 2 · 1 · 2 · 1, with the counting done for you.
Breathe →How to use Uneven box breathing for the early months, when you have already had a long week
Rounds of 4 · 4 · 6 · 2, with the counting done for you.
Breathe →4-8 breath (4 · 8) for the commute, on a low-energy afternoon
Rounds of 4 · 8, with the counting done for you.
Breathe →5-2-7 breath (5 · 2 · 7) for coming down after exercise, when you cannot concentrate on anything else
Rounds of 5 · 2 · 7, with the counting done for you.
Breathe →Coherent 4-4 breath (4 · 4) for a long illness, when you have been on screens all day
Rounds of 4 · 4, with the counting done for you.
Breathe →Box breathing — 4 · 4 · 4 · 4 — for the middle of the night, when you have woken up too early
Simple counts — 4 · 4 · 4 · 4 — and a circle that keeps time.
Breathe →Tight box breathing — 4 · 1 · 4 · 1 — for travel days, when the day has been loud
Simple counts — 4 · 1 · 4 · 1 — and a circle that keeps time.
Breathe →3-6 breathing — 3 · 6 — for jet lag, when you feel fine and want to stay that way
Simple counts — 3 · 6 — and a circle that keeps time.
Breathe →3-5-7 breathing for heated moments, when you are somewhere noisy
Simple counts — 3 · 5 · 7 — and a circle that keeps time.
Breathe →Physiological sigh for a reset, after a long day
Simple counts — 2 · 6 — and a circle that keeps time.
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