All breathing exercises
The complete list of breathing exercises on SoftlyStill — 1,474 pieces, newest first, 30 to a page.
Soft 4-7-8 breathing: 4 rounds for Sunday evening, when you have been on screens all day
A the hold cut short, the long exhale kept pattern, counted for you on screen.
Breathe →7-11 breathing: 4 rounds for a stolen moment of caregiving, when you have woken up too early
A a long, slow ratio for when you have time pattern, counted for you on screen.
Breathe →Coherent 5-5 breathing exercise for the middle of the night — when the day has been loud
A five seconds in, five seconds out — about six breaths a minute pattern, counted for you on screen.
Breathe →6-2-6-2 breathing exercise for travel days — when you feel fine and want to stay that way
A even and rhythmic, with brief holds on both sides pattern, counted for you on screen.
Breathe →Slow box breathing exercise for a hot day — if you have five quiet minutes
A a wider square, once four feels comfortable pattern, counted for you on screen.
Breathe →How to use 4-6 breathing for deep focus, when you have tried everything else
The pattern is 4 · 6, which is in for four, out for six.
Breathe →How to use 4-2-6 breathing for a hard week, when you have just finished work
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 days when everything is too much, before you go back to something hard
The pattern is 6 · 6, which is six and six, the slower end of coherent breathing.
Breathe →Quick 2-1-2-1 breath (2 · 1 · 2 · 1) for a long wait, when you want to be left alone
The pattern is 2 · 1 · 2 · 1, which is a brisk rhythm for when you need to be awake.
Breathe →Uneven box breath (4 · 4 · 6 · 2) for a big decision, if you are new to this
The pattern is 4 · 4 · 6 · 2, which is a square with one long side.
Breathe →4-8 breath (4 · 8) for Friday evening, when your attention is scattered
4 · 8 breathing: in for four, out for eight.
Breathe →5-2-7 breathing — 5 · 2 · 7 — for physical discomfort, when you have been meaning to start
5 · 2 · 7 breathing: five, a brief hold, then seven out.
Breathe →Coherent 4-4 breathing — 4 · 4 — for exam nerves, before something difficult
4 · 4 breathing: four and four, if five feels like a stretch.
Breathe →Box breathing for the commute, when you are on your own
4 · 4 · 4 · 4 breathing: four equal sides, like tracing a square.
Breathe →Tight box breathing for coming down after exercise, if you are fitting this around other people
4 · 1 · 4 · 1 breathing: barely any hold, for people who dislike holding.
Breathe →3-6 breathing for a long illness, when you have more time than usual
A 3 · 6 rhythm — a gentle two-to-one ratio.
Breathe →3-5-7 breathing: 12 rounds for bedtime, when you have been putting it off
A 3 · 5 · 7 rhythm — a staircase down: three, five, seven.
Breathe →Physiological sigh: 12 rounds for a hospital waiting room, if you are sceptical about all of this
A 2 · 6 rhythm — a second short sip of air on top of the first, then a long release.
Breathe →Gentle box breathing: 12 rounds for jet lag, when you are cold and want to be warm
A 3 · 3 · 3 · 3 rhythm — a smaller square, for when four counts feels long.
Breathe →4-7-8 breathing exercise for heated moments — when you only have a few minutes
A 4 · 7 · 8 rhythm — in for four, hold for seven, out for eight.
Breathe →5-7 breathing exercise for a reset — when you want something simple
Rounds of 5 · 7, with the counting done for you.
Breathe →2-1-4 breathing exercise for a cold morning — when you want to finish something
Rounds of 2 · 1 · 4, with the counting done for you.
Breathe →How to use Double-inhale sigh for the end of the working day, when you are doing this for the first time
Rounds of 3 · 8, with the counting done for you.
Breathe →How to use Beginner box breathing for creative work, if you are doing this in the middle of the day
Rounds of 2 · 2 · 2 · 2, with the counting done for you.
Breathe →How to use Soft 4-7-8 breathing for Monday morning, when you need to stop thinking about work
Rounds of 4 · 4 · 8, with the counting done for you.
Breathe →7-11 breath (7 · 11) for heavy days, if you are doing this instead of scrolling
Simple counts — 7 · 11 — and a circle that keeps time.
Breathe →Coherent 5-5 breath (5 · 5) for a noisy room, when you need something unremarkable
Simple counts — 5 · 5 — and a circle that keeps time.
Breathe →6-2-6-2 breath (6 · 2 · 6 · 2) for being unwell, after a difficult conversation
Simple counts — 6 · 2 · 6 · 2 — and a circle that keeps time.
Breathe →Slow box breathing — 5 · 5 · 5 · 5 — for a study session, when you are somewhere noisy
Simple counts — 5 · 5 · 5 · 5 — and a circle that keeps time.
Breathe →4-6 breathing — 4 · 6 — for a night shift, after a long day
Simple counts — 4 · 6 — and a circle that keeps time.
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