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 exercise for exam nerves — when you have woken up too early
A the hold cut short, the long exhale kept pattern, counted for you on screen.
Breathe →How to use 7-11 breathing for the morning, when the day has been loud
A a long, slow ratio for when you have time pattern, counted for you on screen.
Breathe →How to use Coherent 5-5 breathing for a study session, when you feel fine and want to stay that way
A five seconds in, five seconds out — about six breaths a minute pattern, counted for you on screen.
Breathe →How to use 6-2-6-2 breathing for a night shift, if you have five quiet minutes
A even and rhythmic, with brief holds on both sides pattern, counted for you on screen.
Breathe →Slow box breath (5 · 5 · 5 · 5) for bedtime, when you have tried everything else
A a wider square, once four feels comfortable pattern, counted for you on screen.
Breathe →4-6 breath (4 · 6) for a hospital waiting room, when you have just finished work
The pattern is 4 · 6, which is in for four, out for six.
Breathe →4-2-6 breath (4 · 2 · 6) for the morning after, before you go back to something hard
The pattern is 4 · 2 · 6, which is a short hold in the middle, a long way out.
Breathe →Coherent 6-6 breathing — 6 · 6 — for anxious moments, when you want to be left alone
The pattern is 6 · 6, which is six and six, the slower end of coherent breathing.
Breathe →Quick 2-1-2-1 breathing — 2 · 1 · 2 · 1 — for a grey day, if you are new to this
The pattern is 2 · 1 · 2 · 1, which is a brisk rhythm for when you need to be awake.
Breathe →Uneven box breathing — 4 · 4 · 6 · 2 — for a cold morning, when your attention is scattered
The pattern is 4 · 4 · 6 · 2, which is a square with one long side.
Breathe →Double-inhale sigh exercise for days when everything is too much — when you are not in the mood
3 · 8 breathing: two inhales stacked together, then everything out through the mouth.
Breathe →4-8 breathing for the end of the working day, when you feel restless rather than tired
4 · 8 breathing: in for four, out for eight.
Breathe →How to use Beginner box breathing for a hard conversation, when you are somewhere unfamiliar
2 · 2 · 2 · 2 breathing: the easiest version of the square.
Breathe →5-2-7 breathing for the hours after people leave, when nothing else has worked today
5 · 2 · 7 breathing: five, a brief hold, then seven out.
Breathe →How to use Soft 4-7-8 breathing for a big decision, when you feel restless rather than tired
4 · 4 · 8 breathing: the hold cut short, the long exhale kept.
Breathe →Coherent 4-4 breathing for a lonely evening, when you are on your own
4 · 4 breathing: four and four, if five feels like a stretch.
Breathe →How to use 7-11 breathing for Friday evening, when nothing else has worked today
7 · 11 breathing: a long, slow ratio for when you have time.
Breathe →Box breathing: 5 rounds for heavy days, if you are fitting this around other people
4 · 4 · 4 · 4 breathing: four equal sides, like tracing a square.
Breathe →Coherent 5-5 breath (5 · 5) for physical discomfort, when you are on your own
5 · 5 breathing: five seconds in, five seconds out — about six breaths a minute.
Breathe →Tight box breathing: 5 rounds for a noisy room, when you have more time than usual
4 · 1 · 4 · 1 breathing: barely any hold, for people who dislike holding.
Breathe →6-2-6-2 breath (6 · 2 · 6 · 2) for exam nerves, if you are fitting this around other people
A 6 · 2 · 6 · 2 rhythm — even and rhythmic, with brief holds on both sides.
Breathe →3-6 breathing: 5 rounds for being unwell, when you have been putting it off
A 3 · 6 rhythm — a gentle two-to-one ratio.
Breathe →Slow box breathing — 5 · 5 · 5 · 5 — for the commute, when you have more time than usual
A 5 · 5 · 5 · 5 rhythm — a wider square, once four feels comfortable.
Breathe →3-5-7 breathing exercise for a ten-minute window — if you are sceptical about all of this
A 3 · 5 · 7 rhythm — a staircase down: three, five, seven.
Breathe →4-6 breathing — 4 · 6 — for coming down after exercise, when you have been putting it off
A 4 · 6 rhythm — in for four, out for six.
Breathe →Physiological sigh exercise for the early months — when you are cold and want to be warm
A 2 · 6 rhythm — a second short sip of air on top of the first, then a long release.
Breathe →4-2-6 breathing — 4 · 2 · 6 — for a long illness, if you are sceptical about all of this
A 4 · 2 · 6 rhythm — a short hold in the middle, a long way out.
Breathe →How to use Gentle box breathing for a break at work, when you only have a few minutes
A 3 · 3 · 3 · 3 rhythm — a smaller square, for when four counts feels long.
Breathe →Coherent 6-6 breathing for bedtime, when you have woken up too early
A 6 · 6 rhythm — six and six, the slower end of coherent breathing.
Breathe →How to use 4-7-8 breathing for Sunday evening, when you want something simple
A 4 · 7 · 8 rhythm — in for four, hold for seven, out for eight.
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