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 the early months, when you are somewhere unfamiliar
A a short hold in the middle, a long way out pattern, counted for you on screen.
Breathe →Coherent 6-6 breathing: 10 rounds for the commute, when you feel restless rather than tired
A six and six, the slower end of coherent breathing pattern, counted for you on screen.
Breathe →Quick 2-1-2-1 breathing: 10 rounds for coming down after exercise, when nothing else has worked today
A a brisk rhythm for when you need to be awake pattern, counted for you on screen.
Breathe →Uneven box breathing: 10 rounds for a stolen moment of caregiving, when you are on your own
A a square with one long side pattern, counted for you on screen.
Breathe →4-8 breathing exercise for the middle of the night — if you are fitting this around other people
A in for four, out for eight pattern, counted for you on screen.
Breathe →5-2-7 breathing exercise for travel days — when you have more time than usual
The pattern is 5 · 2 · 7, which is five, a brief hold, then seven out.
Breathe →Coherent 4-4 breathing exercise for jet lag — when you have been putting it off
The pattern is 4 · 4, which is four and four, if five feels like a stretch.
Breathe →How to use Box breathing for deep focus, if you are sceptical about all of this
The pattern is 4 · 4 · 4 · 4, which is four equal sides, like tracing a square.
Breathe →How to use Tight box breathing for a hard week, when you are cold and want to be warm
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 days when everything is too much, when you only have a few minutes
The pattern is 3 · 6, which is a gentle two-to-one ratio.
Breathe →3-5-7 breath (3 · 5 · 7) for a long wait, when you want something simple
3 · 5 · 7 breathing: a staircase down: three, five, seven.
Breathe →Physiological sigh (2 · 6) for creative work, when you want to finish something
2 · 6 breathing: a second short sip of air on top of the first, then a long release.
Breathe →Gentle box breath (3 · 3 · 3 · 3) for Friday evening, when you are doing this for the first time
3 · 3 · 3 · 3 breathing: a smaller square, for when four counts feels long.
Breathe →4-7-8 breathing — 4 · 7 · 8 — for physical discomfort, if you are doing this in the middle of the day
4 · 7 · 8 breathing: in for four, hold for seven, out for eight.
Breathe →5-7 breathing — 5 · 7 — for exam nerves, when you need to stop thinking about work
5 · 7 breathing: five in, seven out.
Breathe →2-1-4 breathing for the morning, when you want to be left alone
A 2 · 1 · 4 rhythm — short in, short hold, long out — the smallest useful dose.
Breathe →Double-inhale sigh for a study session, if you are new to this
A 3 · 8 rhythm — two inhales stacked together, then everything out through the mouth.
Breathe →Beginner box breathing for a long illness, when your attention is scattered
A 2 · 2 · 2 · 2 rhythm — the easiest version of the square.
Breathe →Soft 4-7-8 breathing: 8 rounds for bedtime, when you have been meaning to start
A 4 · 4 · 8 rhythm — the hold cut short, the long exhale kept.
Breathe →7-11 breathing: 8 rounds for a hospital waiting room, before something difficult
A 7 · 11 rhythm — a long, slow ratio for when you have time.
Breathe →Tight box breathing — 4 · 1 · 4 · 1 — for the middle of the night, when you are not sure this will work
Rounds of 4 · 1 · 4 · 1, with the counting done for you.
Breathe →3-6 breathing — 3 · 6 — for travel days, when you are not in the mood
Rounds of 3 · 6, with the counting done for you.
Breathe →3-5-7 breathing — 3 · 5 · 7 — for jet lag, when you are somewhere unfamiliar
Rounds of 3 · 5 · 7, with the counting done for you.
Breathe →Physiological sigh for heated moments, after eating too much
Rounds of 2 · 6, with the counting done for you.
Breathe →Gentle box breathing for a hard week, if you are tired of apps
Rounds of 3 · 3 · 3 · 3, with the counting done for you.
Breathe →4-7-8 breathing for days when everything is too much, if you have done this a hundred times
Simple counts — 4 · 7 · 8 — and a circle that keeps time.
Breathe →5-7 breathing: 8 rounds for a long wait, when you have already had a long week
Simple counts — 5 · 7 — and a circle that keeps time.
Breathe →2-1-4 breathing: 8 rounds for creative work, on a low-energy afternoon
Simple counts — 2 · 1 · 4 — and a circle that keeps time.
Breathe →Double-inhale sigh: 8 rounds for Monday morning, when you cannot concentrate on anything else
Simple counts — 3 · 8 — and a circle that keeps time.
Breathe →Beginner box breathing exercise for physical discomfort — when you have been on screens all day
Simple counts — 2 · 2 · 2 · 2 — and a circle that keeps time.
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