All breathing exercises
The complete list of breathing exercises on SoftlyStill — 1,474 pieces, newest first, 30 to a page.
Coherent 5-5 breathing: 6 rounds for heated moments, when you are not in the mood
Rounds of 5 · 5, with the counting done for you.
Breathe →Tight box breath (4 · 1 · 4 · 1) for a grey day, when you have been meaning to start
Rounds of 4 · 1 · 4 · 1, with the counting done for you.
Breathe →6-2-6-2 breathing: 6 rounds for a reset, when you are somewhere unfamiliar
Rounds of 6 · 2 · 6 · 2, with the counting done for you.
Breathe →3-6 breath (3 · 6) for a hot day, before something difficult
Rounds of 3 · 6, with the counting done for you.
Breathe →Slow box breathing: 5 rounds for days when everything is too much, when you feel restless rather than tired
Rounds of 5 · 5 · 5 · 5, with the counting done for you.
Breathe →3-5-7 breathing — 3 · 5 · 7 — for deep focus, when the house is busy
Rounds of 3 · 5 · 7, with the counting done for you.
Breathe →4-6 breathing exercise for a long wait — when nothing else has worked today
Rounds of 4 · 6, with the counting done for you.
Breathe →Physiological sigh — 2 · 6 — for a hard week, when the weather has kept you inside
Rounds of 2 · 6, with the counting done for you.
Breathe →4-2-6 breathing exercise for creative work — when you are on your own
Rounds of 4 · 2 · 6, with the counting done for you.
Breathe →Gentle box breathing — 3 · 3 · 3 · 3 — for a lonely evening, when you are short on time
Rounds of 3 · 3 · 3 · 3, with the counting done for you.
Breathe →Coherent 6-6 breathing exercise for Monday morning — if you are fitting this around other people
Simple counts — 6 · 6 — and a circle that keeps time.
Breathe →4-7-8 breathing for a hard conversation, when you have been putting it off
Simple counts — 4 · 7 · 8 — and a circle that keeps time.
Breathe →How to use Quick 2-1-2-1 breathing for heavy days, when you have more time than usual
Simple counts — 2 · 1 · 2 · 1 — and a circle that keeps time.
Breathe →5-7 breathing for a big decision, if you are sceptical about all of this
Simple counts — 5 · 7 — and a circle that keeps time.
Breathe →How to use Uneven box breathing for exam nerves, when you have been putting it off
Simple counts — 4 · 4 · 6 · 2 — and a circle that keeps time.
Breathe →2-1-4 breathing for Friday evening, when you are cold and want to be warm
Simple counts — 2 · 1 · 4 — and a circle that keeps time.
Breathe →4-8 breath (4 · 8) for the morning, if you are sceptical about all of this
Simple counts — 4 · 8 — and a circle that keeps time.
Breathe →Double-inhale sigh: 5 rounds for physical discomfort, when you only have a few minutes
Simple counts — 3 · 8 — and a circle that keeps time.
Breathe →5-2-7 breath (5 · 2 · 7) for a study session, when you are cold and want to be warm
Simple counts — 5 · 2 · 7 — and a circle that keeps time.
Breathe →Beginner box breathing: 5 rounds for the early months, when you want something simple
Simple counts — 2 · 2 · 2 · 2 — and a circle that keeps time.
Breathe →Coherent 4-4 breath (4 · 4) for a night shift, when you only have a few minutes
A four and four, if five feels like a stretch pattern, counted for you on screen.
Breathe →Box breathing — 4 · 4 · 4 · 4 — for bedtime, when you want something simple
A four equal sides, like tracing a square pattern, counted for you on screen.
Breathe →Tight box breathing — 4 · 1 · 4 · 1 — for a hospital waiting room, when you want to finish something
A barely any hold, for people who dislike holding pattern, counted for you on screen.
Breathe →3-6 breathing — 3 · 6 — for the morning after, when you are doing this for the first time
A a gentle two-to-one ratio pattern, counted for you on screen.
Breathe →3-5-7 breathing for anxious moments, when you have just finished work
A a staircase down: three, five, seven pattern, counted for you on screen.
Breathe →Physiological sigh for a grey day, before you go back to something hard
The pattern is 2 · 6, which is a second short sip of air on top of the first, then a long release.
Breathe →Gentle box breathing for a cold morning, when you want to be left alone
The pattern is 3 · 3 · 3 · 3, which is a smaller square, for when four counts feels long.
Breathe →4-7-8 breathing: 4 rounds for the end of the working day, if you are new to this
The pattern is 4 · 7 · 8, which is in for four, hold for seven, out for eight.
Breathe →5-7 breathing: 4 rounds for the hours after people leave, when your attention is scattered
The pattern is 5 · 7, which is five in, seven out.
Breathe →2-1-4 breathing: 4 rounds for a lonely evening, when you have been meaning to start
The pattern is 2 · 1 · 4, which is short in, short hold, long out — the smallest useful dose.
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