All breathing exercises
The complete list of breathing exercises on SoftlyStill — 1,474 pieces, newest first, 30 to a page.
Quick 2-1-2-1 breathing for a hospital waiting room, when the day has been loud
Rounds of 2 · 1 · 2 · 1, with the counting done for you.
Breathe →Uneven box breathing for jet lag, when you feel fine and want to stay that way
Rounds of 4 · 4 · 6 · 2, with the counting done for you.
Breathe →4-8 breathing: 4 rounds for heated moments, if you have five quiet minutes
Rounds of 4 · 8, with the counting done for you.
Breathe →5-2-7 breathing: 4 rounds for a reset, when you have tried everything else
Rounds of 5 · 2 · 7, with the counting done for you.
Breathe →Coherent 4-4 breathing: 4 rounds for a cold morning, when you have just finished work
Rounds of 4 · 4, with the counting done for you.
Breathe →Box breathing exercise for a long wait — before you go back to something hard
Simple counts — 4 · 4 · 4 · 4 — and a circle that keeps time.
Breathe →Tight box breathing exercise for creative work — when you want to be left alone
Simple counts — 4 · 1 · 4 · 1 — and a circle that keeps time.
Breathe →3-6 breathing exercise for Monday morning — if you are new to this
Simple counts — 3 · 6 — and a circle that keeps time.
Breathe →How to use 3-5-7 breathing for heavy days, when your attention is scattered
Simple counts — 3 · 5 · 7 — and a circle that keeps time.
Breathe →How to use Physiological sigh for a noisy room, when you have been meaning to start
Simple counts — 2 · 6 — and a circle that keeps time.
Breathe →Gentle box breath (3 · 3 · 3 · 3) for the morning, before something difficult
A a smaller square, for when four counts feels long pattern, counted for you on screen.
Breathe →4-7-8 breath (4 · 7 · 8) for a study session, when the house is busy
A in for four, hold for seven, out for eight pattern, counted for you on screen.
Breathe →5-7 breath (5 · 7) for a night shift, when the weather has kept you inside
A five in, seven out pattern, counted for you on screen.
Breathe →2-1-4 breathing — 2 · 1 · 4 — for a break at work, when you are short on time
A short in, short hold, long out — the smallest useful dose pattern, counted for you on screen.
Breathe →Double-inhale sigh — 3 · 8 — for Sunday evening, on a day that started badly
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 the morning after, when you are at home and cannot settle
The pattern is 2 · 2 · 2 · 2, which is the easiest version of the square.
Breathe →Soft 4-7-8 breathing for anxious moments, when you are cold and want to be warm
The pattern is 4 · 4 · 8, which is the hold cut short, the long exhale kept.
Breathe →7-11 breathing for a grey day, when you only have a few minutes
The pattern is 7 · 11, which is a long, slow ratio for when you have time.
Breathe →Coherent 5-5 breathing for a hot day, when you want something simple
The pattern is 5 · 5, which is five seconds in, five seconds out — about six breaths a minute.
Breathe →6-2-6-2 breathing: 10 rounds for deep focus, when you want to finish something
The pattern is 6 · 2 · 6 · 2, which is even and rhythmic, with brief holds on both sides.
Breathe →Slow box breathing: 10 rounds for the hours after people leave, when you are doing this for the first time
5 · 5 · 5 · 5 breathing: a wider square, once four feels comfortable.
Breathe →4-6 breathing: 10 rounds for a lonely evening, if you are doing this in the middle of the day
4 · 6 breathing: in for four, out for six.
Breathe →4-2-6 breathing exercise for a hard conversation — when you need to stop thinking about work
4 · 2 · 6 breathing: a short hold in the middle, a long way out.
Breathe →Coherent 6-6 breathing exercise for a big decision — if you are doing this instead of scrolling
6 · 6 breathing: six and six, the slower end of coherent breathing.
Breathe →Quick 2-1-2-1 breathing exercise for Friday evening — when you need something unremarkable
2 · 1 · 2 · 1 breathing: a brisk rhythm for when you need to be awake.
Breathe →How to use Uneven box breathing for a ten-minute window, after a difficult conversation
A 4 · 4 · 6 · 2 rhythm — a square with one long side.
Breathe →How to use 4-8 breathing for the early months, when you are somewhere noisy
A 4 · 8 rhythm — in for four, out for eight.
Breathe →5-2-7 breath (5 · 2 · 7) for the commute, after a long day
A 5 · 2 · 7 rhythm — five, a brief hold, then seven out.
Breathe →Coherent 4-4 breath (4 · 4) for coming down after exercise, when you are waiting for something
A 4 · 4 rhythm — four and four, if five feels like a stretch.
Breathe →Box breath (4 · 4 · 4 · 4) for a stolen moment of caregiving, when you are too tired to try hard
A 4 · 4 · 4 · 4 rhythm — four equal sides, like tracing a square.
Breathe →Newest first. Everything here is free — no account, no streaks, nothing to install.