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