All breathing exercises
The complete list of breathing exercises on SoftlyStill — 1,474 pieces, newest first, 30 to a page.
Physiological sigh (2 · 6) for a big decision, when the day has been loud
The pattern is 2 · 6, which is a second short sip of air on top of the first, then a long release.
Breathe →4-6 breathing: 10 rounds for Monday morning, if you have five quiet minutes
The pattern is 4 · 6, which is in for four, out for six.
Breathe →Gentle box breath (3 · 3 · 3 · 3) for being unwell, when you feel fine and want to stay that way
The pattern is 3 · 3 · 3 · 3, which is a smaller square, for when four counts feels long.
Breathe →4-2-6 breathing exercise for heavy days — when you have tried everything else
The pattern is 4 · 2 · 6, which is a short hold in the middle, a long way out.
Breathe →4-7-8 breathing — 4 · 7 · 8 — for a ten-minute window, if you have five quiet minutes
The pattern is 4 · 7 · 8, which is in for four, hold for seven, out for eight.
Breathe →Coherent 6-6 breathing exercise for a noisy room — when you have just finished work
The pattern is 6 · 6, which is six and six, the slower end of coherent breathing.
Breathe →5-7 breathing — 5 · 7 — for the early months, when you have tried everything else
The pattern is 5 · 7, which is five in, seven out.
Breathe →Quick 2-1-2-1 breathing exercise for being unwell — before you go back to something hard
The pattern is 2 · 1 · 2 · 1, which is a brisk rhythm for when you need to be awake.
Breathe →2-1-4 breathing for the commute, when you are waiting for something
The pattern is 2 · 1 · 4, which is short in, short hold, long out — the smallest useful dose.
Breathe →How to use Uneven box breathing for a study session, when you want to be left alone
The pattern is 4 · 4 · 6 · 2, which is a square with one long side.
Breathe →Double-inhale sigh for coming down after exercise, when you are too tired to try hard
3 · 8 breathing: two inhales stacked together, then everything out through the mouth.
Breathe →Beginner box breathing for a stolen moment of caregiving, when you are not sure this will work
2 · 2 · 2 · 2 breathing: the easiest version of the square.
Breathe →Soft 4-7-8 breathing: 6 rounds for the middle of the night, when you are not in the mood
4 · 4 · 8 breathing: the hold cut short, the long exhale kept.
Breathe →7-11 breathing: 6 rounds for travel days, when you are somewhere unfamiliar
7 · 11 breathing: a long, slow ratio for when you have time.
Breathe →Coherent 5-5 breathing: 6 rounds for jet lag, when you feel restless rather than tired
5 · 5 breathing: five seconds in, five seconds out — about six breaths a minute.
Breathe →6-2-6-2 breathing exercise for heated moments — when nothing else has worked today
A 6 · 2 · 6 · 2 rhythm — even and rhythmic, with brief holds on both sides.
Breathe →Slow box breathing exercise for a hard week — when you are on your own
A 5 · 5 · 5 · 5 rhythm — a wider square, once four feels comfortable.
Breathe →4-6 breathing exercise for days when everything is too much — if you are fitting this around other people
A 4 · 6 rhythm — in for four, out for six.
Breathe →How to use 4-2-6 breathing for a long wait, when you have more time than usual
A 4 · 2 · 6 rhythm — a short hold in the middle, a long way out.
Breathe →How to use Coherent 6-6 breathing for creative work, when you have been putting it off
A 6 · 6 rhythm — six and six, the slower end of coherent breathing.
Breathe →How to use Quick 2-1-2-1 breathing for Monday morning, if you are sceptical about all of this
Rounds of 2 · 1 · 2 · 1, with the counting done for you.
Breathe →Uneven box breath (4 · 4 · 6 · 2) for physical discomfort, when you are cold and want to be warm
Rounds of 4 · 4 · 6 · 2, with the counting done for you.
Breathe →4-8 breath (4 · 8) for exam nerves, when you only have a few minutes
Rounds of 4 · 8, with the counting done for you.
Breathe →5-2-7 breathing — 5 · 2 · 7 — for the morning, when you want something simple
Rounds of 5 · 2 · 7, with the counting done for you.
Breathe →Coherent 4-4 breathing — 4 · 4 — for a study session, when you want to finish something
Rounds of 4 · 4, with the counting done for you.
Breathe →Box breathing — 4 · 4 · 4 · 4 — for a long illness, when you are doing this for the first time
Simple counts — 4 · 4 · 4 · 4 — and a circle that keeps time.
Breathe →Tight box breathing for bedtime, when you have just finished work
Simple counts — 4 · 1 · 4 · 1 — and a circle that keeps time.
Breathe →3-6 breathing for a hospital waiting room, before you go back to something hard
Simple counts — 3 · 6 — and a circle that keeps time.
Breathe →3-5-7 breathing for the morning after, when you want to be left alone
Simple counts — 3 · 5 · 7 — and a circle that keeps time.
Breathe →Physiological sigh: 5 rounds for anxious moments, if you are new to this
Simple counts — 2 · 6 — and a circle that keeps time.
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