All breathing exercises
The complete list of breathing exercises on SoftlyStill — 1,474 pieces, newest first, 30 to a page.
Double-inhale sigh: 12 rounds for a noisy room, when you are not sure this will work
3 · 8 breathing: two inhales stacked together, then everything out through the mouth.
Breathe →Beginner box breathing exercise for the morning — when you are not in the mood
2 · 2 · 2 · 2 breathing: the easiest version of the square.
Breathe →Soft 4-7-8 breathing exercise for a study session — when you are somewhere unfamiliar
4 · 4 · 8 breathing: the hold cut short, the long exhale kept.
Breathe →7-11 breathing exercise for a night shift — when you feel restless rather than tired
7 · 11 breathing: a long, slow ratio for when you have time.
Breathe →How to use Coherent 5-5 breathing for a break at work, when nothing else has worked today
5 · 5 breathing: five seconds in, five seconds out — about six breaths a minute.
Breathe →How to use 6-2-6-2 breathing for Sunday evening, when you are on your own
A 6 · 2 · 6 · 2 rhythm — even and rhythmic, with brief holds on both sides.
Breathe →How to use Slow box breathing for the morning after, if you are fitting this around other people
A 5 · 5 · 5 · 5 rhythm — a wider square, once four feels comfortable.
Breathe →4-6 breath (4 · 6) for anxious moments, when you have more time than usual
A 4 · 6 rhythm — in for four, out for six.
Breathe →4-2-6 breath (4 · 2 · 6) for a grey day, when you have been putting it off
A 4 · 2 · 6 rhythm — a short hold in the middle, a long way out.
Breathe →Coherent 6-6 breath (6 · 6) for a hot day, if you are sceptical about all of this
A 6 · 6 rhythm — six and six, the slower end of coherent breathing.
Breathe →Quick 2-1-2-1 breathing — 2 · 1 · 2 · 1 — for deep focus, when you are cold and want to be warm
Rounds of 2 · 1 · 2 · 1, with the counting done for you.
Breathe →Uneven box breathing — 4 · 4 · 6 · 2 — for the hours after people leave, when you only have a few minutes
Rounds of 4 · 4 · 6 · 2, with the counting done for you.
Breathe →4-8 breathing — 4 · 8 — for a lonely evening, when you want something simple
Rounds of 4 · 8, with the counting done for you.
Breathe →5-2-7 breathing for a hard conversation, if you have five quiet minutes
Rounds of 5 · 2 · 7, with the counting done for you.
Breathe →Coherent 4-4 breathing for a big decision, when you have tried everything else
Rounds of 4 · 4, with the counting done for you.
Breathe →Box breathing for being unwell, when you have just finished work
Simple counts — 4 · 4 · 4 · 4 — and a circle that keeps time.
Breathe →Tight box breathing: 8 rounds for a ten-minute window, before you go back to something hard
Simple counts — 4 · 1 · 4 · 1 — and a circle that keeps time.
Breathe →3-6 breathing: 8 rounds for the early months, when you want to be left alone
Simple counts — 3 · 6 — and a circle that keeps time.
Breathe →3-5-7 breathing exercise for the commute — if you are new to this
Simple counts — 3 · 5 · 7 — and a circle that keeps time.
Breathe →Physiological sigh exercise for coming down after exercise — when your attention is scattered
Simple counts — 2 · 6 — and a circle that keeps time.
Breathe →4-2-6 breathing — 4 · 2 · 6 — for a hospital waiting room, if you are new to this
A a short hold in the middle, a long way out pattern, counted for you on screen.
Breathe →Gentle box breathing exercise for a stolen moment of caregiving — when you have been meaning to start
A a smaller square, for when four counts feels long pattern, counted for you on screen.
Breathe →Coherent 6-6 breathing — 6 · 6 — for the morning after, when your attention is scattered
A six and six, the slower end of coherent breathing pattern, counted for you on screen.
Breathe →How to use 4-7-8 breathing for the middle of the night, before something difficult
A in for four, hold for seven, out for eight pattern, counted for you on screen.
Breathe →Quick 2-1-2-1 breathing for anxious moments, when you feel restless rather than tired
A a brisk rhythm for when you need to be awake pattern, counted for you on screen.
Breathe →How to use 5-7 breathing for travel days, when the house is busy
A five in, seven out pattern, counted for you on screen.
Breathe →Uneven box breathing for a reset, when nothing else has worked today
A a square with one long side pattern, counted for you on screen.
Breathe →How to use 2-1-4 breathing for jet lag, when the weather has kept you inside
A short in, short hold, long out — the smallest useful dose pattern, counted for you on screen.
Breathe →4-8 breathing for a cold morning, when you are on your own
A in for four, out for eight pattern, counted for you on screen.
Breathe →Double-inhale sigh (3 · 8) for heated moments, when you are short on time
A two inhales stacked together, then everything out through the mouth pattern, counted for you on screen.
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