All breathing exercises
The complete list of breathing exercises on SoftlyStill — 1,474 pieces, newest first, 30 to a page.
Tight box breathing: 10 rounds for being unwell, if you are new to this
Rounds of 4 · 1 · 4 · 1, with the counting done for you.
Breathe →Coherent 5-5 breathing — 5 · 5 — for heavy days, when you are somewhere noisy
Rounds of 5 · 5, with the counting done for you.
Breathe →3-6 breathing exercise for a ten-minute window — when your attention is scattered
Rounds of 3 · 6, with the counting done for you.
Breathe →6-2-6-2 breathing — 6 · 2 · 6 · 2 — for a noisy room, after a long day
Rounds of 6 · 2 · 6 · 2, with the counting done for you.
Breathe →3-5-7 breathing exercise for the early months — when you have been meaning to start
Rounds of 3 · 5 · 7, with the counting done for you.
Breathe →Slow box breathing for the morning, when the house is busy
Rounds of 5 · 5 · 5 · 5, with the counting done for you.
Breathe →How to use Physiological sigh for the commute, before something difficult
Rounds of 2 · 6, with the counting done for you.
Breathe →4-6 breathing for a study session, when the weather has kept you inside
Rounds of 4 · 6, with the counting done for you.
Breathe →How to use Gentle box breathing for Sunday evening, when the house is busy
Rounds of 3 · 3 · 3 · 3, with the counting done for you.
Breathe →4-2-6 breathing for a night shift, when you are short on time
Rounds of 4 · 2 · 6, with the counting done for you.
Breathe →How to use 4-7-8 breathing for a stolen moment of caregiving, when the weather has kept you inside
Simple counts — 4 · 7 · 8 — and a circle that keeps time.
Breathe →Coherent 6-6 breathing: 10 rounds for a break at work, on a day that started badly
Simple counts — 6 · 6 — and a circle that keeps time.
Breathe →5-7 breath (5 · 7) for the middle of the night, when you are short on time
Simple counts — 5 · 7 — and a circle that keeps time.
Breathe →Quick 2-1-2-1 breathing: 10 rounds for Sunday evening, when you are at home and cannot settle
Simple counts — 2 · 1 · 2 · 1 — and a circle that keeps time.
Breathe →2-1-4 breath (2 · 1 · 4) for travel days, on a day that started badly
Simple counts — 2 · 1 · 4 — and a circle that keeps time.
Breathe →Uneven box breathing: 10 rounds for the morning after, after eating too much
Simple counts — 4 · 4 · 6 · 2 — and a circle that keeps time.
Breathe →Double-inhale sigh (3 · 8) for jet lag, when you are at home and cannot settle
Simple counts — 3 · 8 — and a circle that keeps time.
Breathe →4-8 breathing exercise for anxious moments — if you are tired of apps
Simple counts — 4 · 8 — and a circle that keeps time.
Breathe →Beginner box breathing — 2 · 2 · 2 · 2 — for deep focus, after eating too much
Simple counts — 2 · 2 · 2 · 2 — and a circle that keeps time.
Breathe →5-2-7 breathing exercise for a grey day — if you have done this a hundred times
Simple counts — 5 · 2 · 7 — and a circle that keeps time.
Breathe →Soft 4-7-8 breathing — 4 · 4 · 8 — for a hard week, if you are tired of apps
A the hold cut short, the long exhale kept pattern, counted for you on screen.
Breathe →7-11 breathing — 7 · 11 — for days when everything is too much, if you have done this a hundred times
A a long, slow ratio for when you have time pattern, counted for you on screen.
Breathe →Coherent 5-5 breathing for a long wait, when you want to finish something
A five seconds in, five seconds out — about six breaths a minute pattern, counted for you on screen.
Breathe →6-2-6-2 breathing for creative work, when you are doing this for the first time
A even and rhythmic, with brief holds on both sides pattern, counted for you on screen.
Breathe →Slow box breathing for Friday evening, if you are doing this in the middle of the day
A a wider square, once four feels comfortable pattern, counted for you on screen.
Breathe →4-6 breathing: 6 rounds for physical discomfort, when you need to stop thinking about work
The pattern is 4 · 6, which is in for four, out for six.
Breathe →4-2-6 breathing: 6 rounds for exam nerves, if you are doing this instead of scrolling
The pattern is 4 · 2 · 6, which is a short hold in the middle, a long way out.
Breathe →Coherent 6-6 breathing exercise for the morning — when you need something unremarkable
The pattern is 6 · 6, which is six and six, the slower end of coherent breathing.
Breathe →Quick 2-1-2-1 breathing exercise for a study session — after a difficult conversation
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 a long illness — when you are somewhere noisy
The pattern is 4 · 4 · 6 · 2, which is a square with one long side.
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