All breathing exercises
The complete list of breathing exercises on SoftlyStill — 1,474 pieces, newest first, 30 to a page.
Double-inhale sigh exercise for a hard conversation — before something difficult
3 · 8 breathing: two inhales stacked together, then everything out through the mouth.
Breathe →Beginner box breathing exercise for a noisy room — when the house is busy
2 · 2 · 2 · 2 breathing: the easiest version of the square.
Breathe →Soft 4-7-8 breathing exercise for being unwell — when the weather has kept you inside
4 · 4 · 8 breathing: the hold cut short, the long exhale kept.
Breathe →How to use 7-11 breathing for a ten-minute window, when you are short on time
7 · 11 breathing: a long, slow ratio for when you have time.
Breathe →How to use Coherent 5-5 breathing for the early months, on a day that started badly
5 · 5 breathing: five seconds in, five seconds out — about six breaths a minute.
Breathe →6-2-6-2 breath (6 · 2 · 6 · 2) for the commute, when you are at home and cannot settle
A 6 · 2 · 6 · 2 rhythm — even and rhythmic, with brief holds on both sides.
Breathe →Slow box breath (5 · 5 · 5 · 5) for Sunday evening, after eating too much
A 5 · 5 · 5 · 5 rhythm — a wider square, once four feels comfortable.
Breathe →4-6 breath (4 · 6) for a stolen moment of caregiving, if you are tired of apps
A 4 · 6 rhythm — in for four, out for six.
Breathe →4-2-6 breathing — 4 · 2 · 6 — for the middle of the night, if you have done this a hundred times
A 4 · 2 · 6 rhythm — a short hold in the middle, a long way out.
Breathe →Coherent 6-6 breathing — 6 · 6 — for travel days, when you have already had a long week
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 jet lag, on a low-energy afternoon
Rounds of 2 · 1 · 2 · 1, with the counting done for you.
Breathe →Uneven box breathing for deep focus, if you are doing this in the middle of the day
Rounds of 4 · 4 · 6 · 2, with the counting done for you.
Breathe →4-8 breathing for a hard week, when you need to stop thinking about work
Rounds of 4 · 8, with the counting done for you.
Breathe →5-2-7 breathing for days when everything is too much, if you are doing this instead of scrolling
Rounds of 5 · 2 · 7, with the counting done for you.
Breathe →Coherent 4-4 breathing: 12 rounds for a long wait, when you need something unremarkable
Rounds of 4 · 4, with the counting done for you.
Breathe →Box breathing: 10 rounds for a big decision, after a difficult conversation
Simple counts — 4 · 4 · 4 · 4 — and a circle that keeps time.
Breathe →Tight box breathing: 10 rounds for Friday evening, when you are somewhere noisy
Simple counts — 4 · 1 · 4 · 1 — and a circle that keeps time.
Breathe →3-6 breathing exercise for physical discomfort — after a long day
Simple counts — 3 · 6 — and a circle that keeps time.
Breathe →3-5-7 breathing exercise for exam nerves — when you are waiting for something
Simple counts — 3 · 5 · 7 — and a circle that keeps time.
Breathe →How to use Physiological sigh for the morning, when you are too tired to try hard
Simple counts — 2 · 6 — and a circle that keeps time.
Breathe →How to use Gentle box breathing for coming down after exercise, when you are not sure this will work
A a smaller square, for when four counts feels long pattern, counted for you on screen.
Breathe →How to use 4-7-8 breathing for a long illness, when you are not in the mood
A in for four, hold for seven, out for eight pattern, counted for you on screen.
Breathe →5-7 breath (5 · 7) for bedtime, when you are somewhere unfamiliar
A five in, seven out pattern, counted for you on screen.
Breathe →2-1-4 breath (2 · 1 · 4) for a hospital waiting room, when you feel restless rather than tired
A short in, short hold, long out — the smallest useful dose pattern, counted for you on screen.
Breathe →Double-inhale sigh (3 · 8) for the morning after, when nothing else has worked today
A two inhales stacked together, then everything out through the mouth pattern, counted for you on screen.
Breathe →Beginner box breathing — 2 · 2 · 2 · 2 — for heated moments, when you are on your own
The pattern is 2 · 2 · 2 · 2, which is the easiest version of the square.
Breathe →Soft 4-7-8 breathing — 4 · 4 · 8 — for a reset, if you are fitting this around other people
The pattern is 4 · 4 · 8, which is the hold cut short, the long exhale kept.
Breathe →7-11 breathing — 7 · 11 — for a cold morning, when you have more time than usual
The pattern is 7 · 11, which is a long, slow ratio for when you have time.
Breathe →Coherent 5-5 breathing for the end of the working day, when you cannot concentrate on anything else
The pattern is 5 · 5, which is five seconds in, five seconds out — about six breaths a minute.
Breathe →6-2-6-2 breathing for the hours after people leave, when you have been on screens all day
The pattern is 6 · 2 · 6 · 2, which is even and rhythmic, with brief holds on both sides.
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