All breathing exercises
The complete list of breathing exercises on SoftlyStill — 1,474 pieces, newest first, 30 to a page.
How to use Tight box breathing for a long wait, when your attention is scattered
Rounds of 4 · 1 · 4 · 1, with the counting done for you.
Breathe →How to use 3-6 breathing for creative work, when you have been meaning to start
Rounds of 3 · 6, with the counting done for you.
Breathe →How to use 3-5-7 breathing for Monday morning, before something difficult
Rounds of 3 · 5 · 7, with the counting done for you.
Breathe →Physiological sigh (2 · 6) for heavy days, when the house is busy
Rounds of 2 · 6, with the counting done for you.
Breathe →Gentle box breath (3 · 3 · 3 · 3) for exam nerves, when the weather has kept you inside
Rounds of 3 · 3 · 3 · 3, with the counting done for you.
Breathe →4-7-8 breathing — 4 · 7 · 8 — for the morning, when you are short on time
Simple counts — 4 · 7 · 8 — and a circle that keeps time.
Breathe →5-7 breathing — 5 · 7 — for a study session, on a day that started badly
Simple counts — 5 · 7 — and a circle that keeps time.
Breathe →2-1-4 breathing — 2 · 1 · 4 — for a night shift, when you are at home and cannot settle
Simple counts — 2 · 1 · 4 — and a circle that keeps time.
Breathe →Double-inhale sigh for a break at work, when you are cold and want to be warm
Simple counts — 3 · 8 — and a circle that keeps time.
Breathe →Beginner box breathing for a hospital waiting room, when you only have a few minutes
Simple counts — 2 · 2 · 2 · 2 — and a circle that keeps time.
Breathe →Soft 4-7-8 breathing for the morning after, when you want something simple
A the hold cut short, the long exhale kept pattern, counted for you on screen.
Breathe →7-11 breathing: 12 rounds for anxious moments, when you want to finish something
A a long, slow ratio for when you have time pattern, counted for you on screen.
Breathe →Coherent 5-5 breathing: 12 rounds for a grey day, when you are doing this for the first time
A five seconds in, five seconds out — about six breaths a minute pattern, counted for you on screen.
Breathe →6-2-6-2 breathing: 12 rounds for a hot day, if you are doing this in the middle of the day
A even and rhythmic, with brief holds on both sides pattern, counted for you on screen.
Breathe →Slow box breathing exercise for the end of the working day — when you need to stop thinking about work
A a wider square, once four feels comfortable pattern, counted for you on screen.
Breathe →4-6 breathing exercise for the hours after people leave — if you are doing this instead of scrolling
The pattern is 4 · 6, which is in for four, out for six.
Breathe →4-2-6 breathing exercise for a lonely evening — when you need something unremarkable
The pattern is 4 · 2 · 6, which is a short hold in the middle, a long way out.
Breathe →How to use Coherent 6-6 breathing for a hard conversation, after a difficult conversation
The pattern is 6 · 6, which is six and six, the slower end of coherent breathing.
Breathe →How to use Quick 2-1-2-1 breathing for a big decision, when you are somewhere noisy
The pattern is 2 · 1 · 2 · 1, which is a brisk rhythm for when you need to be awake.
Breathe →How to use Uneven box breathing for being unwell, after a long day
The pattern is 4 · 4 · 6 · 2, which is a square with one long side.
Breathe →4-8 breath (4 · 8) for a ten-minute window, when you are waiting for something
4 · 8 breathing: in for four, out for eight.
Breathe →5-2-7 breath (5 · 2 · 7) for the early months, when you are too tired to try hard
5 · 2 · 7 breathing: five, a brief hold, then seven out.
Breathe →Coherent 4-4 breathing — 4 · 4 — for the commute, when you are not sure this will work
4 · 4 breathing: four and four, if five feels like a stretch.
Breathe →Box breathing — 4 · 4 · 4 · 4 — for Sunday evening, when you are not in the mood
4 · 4 · 4 · 4 breathing: four equal sides, like tracing a square.
Breathe →Tight box breathing — 4 · 1 · 4 · 1 — for a stolen moment of caregiving, when you are somewhere unfamiliar
4 · 1 · 4 · 1 breathing: barely any hold, for people who dislike holding.
Breathe →3-6 breathing for the middle of the night, after eating too much
A 3 · 6 rhythm — a gentle two-to-one ratio.
Breathe →3-5-7 breathing for travel days, if you are tired of apps
A 3 · 5 · 7 rhythm — a staircase down: three, five, seven.
Breathe →Physiological sigh for jet lag, if you have done this a hundred times
A 2 · 6 rhythm — a second short sip of air on top of the first, then a long release.
Breathe →Gentle box breathing: 8 rounds for deep focus, when you have already had a long week
A 3 · 3 · 3 · 3 rhythm — a smaller square, for when four counts feels long.
Breathe →4-7-8 breathing: 8 rounds for a hard week, on a low-energy afternoon
A 4 · 7 · 8 rhythm — in for four, hold for seven, out for eight.
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