All breathing exercises
The complete list of breathing exercises on SoftlyStill — 1,474 pieces, newest first, 30 to a page.
5-2-7 breathing: 6 rounds for the end of the working day, if you are fitting this around other people
The pattern is 5 · 2 · 7, which is five, a brief hold, then seven out.
Breathe →Beginner box breath (2 · 2 · 2 · 2) for a hard week, on a day that started badly
The pattern is 2 · 2 · 2 · 2, which is the easiest version of the square.
Breathe →Coherent 4-4 breathing: 6 rounds for the hours after people leave, when you have more time than usual
The pattern is 4 · 4, which is four and four, if five feels like a stretch.
Breathe →Soft 4-7-8 breath (4 · 4 · 8) for days when everything is too much, when you are at home and cannot settle
The pattern is 4 · 4 · 8, which is the hold cut short, the long exhale kept.
Breathe →Box breathing: 6 rounds for Monday morning, when you have been putting it off
The pattern is 4 · 4 · 4 · 4, which is four equal sides, like tracing a square.
Breathe →7-11 breathing — 7 · 11 — for a long wait, after eating too much
The pattern is 7 · 11, which is a long, slow ratio for when you have time.
Breathe →Tight box breathing exercise for heavy days — if you are sceptical about all of this
The pattern is 4 · 1 · 4 · 1, which is barely any hold, for people who dislike holding.
Breathe →Coherent 5-5 breathing — 5 · 5 — for creative work, if you are tired of apps
The pattern is 5 · 5, which is five seconds in, five seconds out — about six breaths a minute.
Breathe →3-6 breathing exercise for a noisy room — when you are cold and want to be warm
The pattern is 3 · 6, which is a gentle two-to-one ratio.
Breathe →6-2-6-2 breathing — 6 · 2 · 6 · 2 — for Monday morning, if you have done this a hundred times
The pattern is 6 · 2 · 6 · 2, which is even and rhythmic, with brief holds on both sides.
Breathe →3-5-7 breathing exercise for being unwell — when you only have a few minutes
3 · 5 · 7 breathing: a staircase down: three, five, seven.
Breathe →How to use Physiological sigh for a ten-minute window, when you want something simple
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 a night shift, when you want to finish something
3 · 3 · 3 · 3 breathing: a smaller square, for when four counts feels long.
Breathe →4-7-8 breath (4 · 7 · 8) for a break at work, when you are doing this for the first time
4 · 7 · 8 breathing: in for four, hold for seven, out for eight.
Breathe →5-7 breath (5 · 7) for Sunday evening, if you are doing this in the middle of the day
5 · 7 breathing: five in, seven out.
Breathe →2-1-4 breath (2 · 1 · 4) for a stolen moment of caregiving, when you need to stop thinking about work
A 2 · 1 · 4 rhythm — short in, short hold, long out — the smallest useful dose.
Breathe →Double-inhale sigh — 3 · 8 — for the middle of the night, if you are doing this instead of scrolling
A 3 · 8 rhythm — two inhales stacked together, then everything out through the mouth.
Breathe →Beginner box breathing — 2 · 2 · 2 · 2 — for a grey day, when you need something unremarkable
A 2 · 2 · 2 · 2 rhythm — the easiest version of the square.
Breathe →Soft 4-7-8 breathing — 4 · 4 · 8 — for a hot day, after a difficult conversation
A 4 · 4 · 8 rhythm — the hold cut short, the long exhale kept.
Breathe →7-11 breathing for deep focus, when you have been meaning to start
A 7 · 11 rhythm — a long, slow ratio for when you have time.
Breathe →How to use Tight box breathing for a cold morning, when you are too tired to try hard
Rounds of 4 · 1 · 4 · 1, with the counting done for you.
Breathe →3-6 breath (3 · 6) for the end of the working day, when you are not sure this will work
Rounds of 3 · 6, with the counting done for you.
Breathe →3-5-7 breath (3 · 5 · 7) for the hours after people leave, when you are not in the mood
Rounds of 3 · 5 · 7, with the counting done for you.
Breathe →Physiological sigh (2 · 6) for a lonely evening, when you are somewhere unfamiliar
Rounds of 2 · 6, with the counting done for you.
Breathe →Gentle box breathing — 3 · 3 · 3 · 3 — for heavy days, when you feel restless rather than tired
Rounds of 3 · 3 · 3 · 3, with the counting done for you.
Breathe →4-7-8 breathing — 4 · 7 · 8 — for a noisy room, when nothing else has worked today
Simple counts — 4 · 7 · 8 — and a circle that keeps time.
Breathe →5-7 breathing — 5 · 7 — for being unwell, when you are on your own
Simple counts — 5 · 7 — and a circle that keeps time.
Breathe →2-1-4 breathing for a ten-minute window, when you have already had a long week
Simple counts — 2 · 1 · 4 — and a circle that keeps time.
Breathe →Double-inhale sigh for the early months, on a low-energy afternoon
Simple counts — 3 · 8 — and a circle that keeps time.
Breathe →Beginner box breathing: 4 rounds for a break at work, when you cannot concentrate on anything else
Simple counts — 2 · 2 · 2 · 2 — and a circle that keeps time.
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