All breathing exercises
The complete list of breathing exercises on SoftlyStill — 1,474 pieces, newest first, 30 to a page.
3-5-7 breathing: 12 rounds for a long illness, when you are cold and want to be warm
3 · 5 · 7 breathing: a staircase down: three, five, seven.
Breathe →Physiological sigh exercise for bedtime — when you only have a few minutes
2 · 6 breathing: a second short sip of air on top of the first, then a long release.
Breathe →Gentle box breathing exercise for travel days — when you want something simple
3 · 3 · 3 · 3 breathing: a smaller square, for when four counts feels long.
Breathe →4-7-8 breathing exercise for jet lag — when you want to finish something
4 · 7 · 8 breathing: in for four, hold for seven, out for eight.
Breathe →How to use 5-7 breathing for heated moments, when you are doing this for the first time
5 · 7 breathing: five in, seven out.
Breathe →How to use 2-1-4 breathing for a reset, if you are doing this in the middle of the day
A 2 · 1 · 4 rhythm — short in, short hold, long out — the smallest useful dose.
Breathe →How to use Double-inhale sigh for a cold morning, when you need to stop thinking about work
A 3 · 8 rhythm — two inhales stacked together, then everything out through the mouth.
Breathe →Beginner box breath (2 · 2 · 2 · 2) for a long wait, if you are doing this instead of scrolling
A 2 · 2 · 2 · 2 rhythm — the easiest version of the square.
Breathe →Soft 4-7-8 breath (4 · 4 · 8) for creative work, when you need something unremarkable
A 4 · 4 · 8 rhythm — the hold cut short, the long exhale kept.
Breathe →7-11 breath (7 · 11) for Monday morning, after a difficult conversation
A 7 · 11 rhythm — a long, slow ratio for when you have time.
Breathe →Tight box breathing exercise for a big decision — when you are waiting for something
Rounds of 4 · 1 · 4 · 1, with the counting done for you.
Breathe →3-6 breathing exercise for Friday evening — when you are too tired to try hard
Rounds of 3 · 6, with the counting done for you.
Breathe →How to use 3-5-7 breathing for physical discomfort, when you are not sure this will work
Rounds of 3 · 5 · 7, with the counting done for you.
Breathe →How to use Physiological sigh for exam nerves, when you are not in the mood
Rounds of 2 · 6, with the counting done for you.
Breathe →Gentle box breath (3 · 3 · 3 · 3) for the commute, when you are somewhere unfamiliar
Rounds of 3 · 3 · 3 · 3, with the counting done for you.
Breathe →4-7-8 breath (4 · 7 · 8) for coming down after exercise, when you feel restless rather than tired
Simple counts — 4 · 7 · 8 — and a circle that keeps time.
Breathe →5-7 breath (5 · 7) for a long illness, when nothing else has worked today
Simple counts — 5 · 7 — and a circle that keeps time.
Breathe →2-1-4 breathing — 2 · 1 · 4 — for bedtime, when you are on your own
Simple counts — 2 · 1 · 4 — and a circle that keeps time.
Breathe →Double-inhale sigh — 3 · 8 — for a hospital waiting room, if you are fitting this around other people
Simple counts — 3 · 8 — and a circle that keeps time.
Breathe →Beginner box breathing — 2 · 2 · 2 · 2 — for jet lag, when you have more time than usual
Simple counts — 2 · 2 · 2 · 2 — and a circle that keeps time.
Breathe →Coherent 4-4 breathing exercise for a hot day — when you have already had a long week
A four and four, if five feels like a stretch pattern, counted for you on screen.
Breathe →Soft 4-7-8 breathing for heated moments, when you cannot concentrate on anything else
A the hold cut short, the long exhale kept pattern, counted for you on screen.
Breathe →How to use Box breathing for the end of the working day, on a low-energy afternoon
A four equal sides, like tracing a square pattern, counted for you on screen.
Breathe →7-11 breathing for a reset, when you have been on screens all day
A a long, slow ratio for when you have time pattern, counted for you on screen.
Breathe →How to use Tight box breathing for the hours after people leave, when you cannot concentrate on anything else
A barely any hold, for people who dislike holding pattern, counted for you on screen.
Breathe →Coherent 5-5 breathing for a cold morning, when you have woken up too early
A five seconds in, five seconds out — about six breaths a minute pattern, counted for you on screen.
Breathe →How to use 3-6 breathing for a lonely evening, when you have been on screens all day
A a gentle two-to-one ratio pattern, counted for you on screen.
Breathe →6-2-6-2 breathing: 10 rounds for the end of the working day, when the day has been loud
A even and rhythmic, with brief holds on both sides pattern, counted for you on screen.
Breathe →3-5-7 breath (3 · 5 · 7) for a hard conversation, when you have woken up too early
A a staircase down: three, five, seven pattern, counted for you on screen.
Breathe →Slow box breathing: 10 rounds for creative work, when you feel fine and want to stay that way
A a wider square, once four feels comfortable pattern, counted for you on screen.
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