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