All breathing exercises
The complete list of breathing exercises on SoftlyStill — 1,474 pieces, newest first, 30 to a page.
How to use 4-8 breathing for bedtime, after a long day
4 · 8 breathing: in for four, out for eight.
Breathe →How to use 5-2-7 breathing for a hospital waiting room, when you are waiting for something
5 · 2 · 7 breathing: five, a brief hold, then seven out.
Breathe →How to use Coherent 4-4 breathing for the morning after, when you are too tired to try hard
4 · 4 breathing: four and four, if five feels like a stretch.
Breathe →Box breath (4 · 4 · 4 · 4) for heated moments, when you are not sure this will work
4 · 4 · 4 · 4 breathing: four equal sides, like tracing a square.
Breathe →Tight box breath (4 · 1 · 4 · 1) for a reset, when you are not in the mood
4 · 1 · 4 · 1 breathing: barely any hold, for people who dislike holding.
Breathe →3-6 breath (3 · 6) for a cold morning, when you are somewhere unfamiliar
A 3 · 6 rhythm — a gentle two-to-one ratio.
Breathe →3-5-7 breathing — 3 · 5 · 7 — for the end of the working day, when you feel restless rather than tired
A 3 · 5 · 7 rhythm — a staircase down: three, five, seven.
Breathe →Physiological sigh — 2 · 6 — for the hours after people leave, when nothing else has worked today
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 Monday morning, when you are on your own
A 3 · 3 · 3 · 3 rhythm — a smaller square, for when four counts feels long.
Breathe →4-7-8 breathing for heavy days, when you have already had a long week
A 4 · 7 · 8 rhythm — in for four, hold for seven, out for eight.
Breathe →5-7 breathing for a noisy room, on a low-energy afternoon
Rounds of 5 · 7, with the counting done for you.
Breathe →2-1-4 breathing for being unwell, when you cannot concentrate on anything else
Rounds of 2 · 1 · 4, with the counting done for you.
Breathe →Double-inhale sigh: 5 rounds for a ten-minute window, when you have been on screens all day
Rounds of 3 · 8, with the counting done for you.
Breathe →Beginner box breathing: 5 rounds for a night shift, when you have woken up too early
Rounds of 2 · 2 · 2 · 2, with the counting done for you.
Breathe →Soft 4-7-8 breathing exercise for a break at work — when the day has been loud
Rounds of 4 · 4 · 8, with the counting done for you.
Breathe →7-11 breathing exercise for Sunday evening — when you feel fine and want to stay that way
Simple counts — 7 · 11 — and a circle that keeps time.
Breathe →Coherent 5-5 breathing exercise for a stolen moment of caregiving — if you have five quiet minutes
Simple counts — 5 · 5 — and a circle that keeps time.
Breathe →How to use 6-2-6-2 breathing for the middle of the night, when you have tried everything else
Simple counts — 6 · 2 · 6 · 2 — and a circle that keeps time.
Breathe →How to use Slow box breathing for a grey day, when you have just finished work
Simple counts — 5 · 5 · 5 · 5 — and a circle that keeps time.
Breathe →How to use 4-6 breathing for a hot day, before you go back to something hard
Simple counts — 4 · 6 — and a circle that keeps time.
Breathe →4-2-6 breath (4 · 2 · 6) for deep focus, when you want to be left alone
A a short hold in the middle, a long way out pattern, counted for you on screen.
Breathe →Coherent 6-6 breath (6 · 6) for a hard week, if you are new to this
A six and six, the slower end of coherent breathing pattern, counted for you on screen.
Breathe →Quick 2-1-2-1 breath (2 · 1 · 2 · 1) for days when everything is too much, when your attention is scattered
A a brisk rhythm for when you need to be awake pattern, counted for you on screen.
Breathe →Uneven box breathing — 4 · 4 · 6 · 2 — for a hard conversation, when you have been meaning to start
A a square with one long side pattern, counted for you on screen.
Breathe →4-8 breathing — 4 · 8 — for a big decision, before something difficult
A in for four, out for eight pattern, counted for you on screen.
Breathe →5-2-7 breathing — 5 · 2 · 7 — for Friday evening, when the house is busy
The pattern is 5 · 2 · 7, which is five, a brief hold, then seven out.
Breathe →Coherent 4-4 breathing for physical discomfort, if you are fitting this around other people
The pattern is 4 · 4, which is four and four, if five feels like a stretch.
Breathe →Box breathing for the early months, when you have more time than usual
The pattern is 4 · 4 · 4 · 4, which is four equal sides, like tracing a square.
Breathe →Tight box breathing: 12 rounds for the commute, when you have been putting it off
The pattern is 4 · 1 · 4 · 1, which is barely any hold, for people who dislike holding.
Breathe →3-6 breathing: 12 rounds for coming down after exercise, if you are sceptical about all of this
The pattern is 3 · 6, which is a gentle two-to-one ratio.
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