All breathing exercises
The complete list of breathing exercises on SoftlyStill — 1,474 pieces, newest first, 30 to a page.
Coherent 5-5 breathing exercise for Sunday evening — when you are somewhere unfamiliar
Rounds of 5 · 5, with the counting done for you.
Breathe →6-2-6-2 breathing exercise for a stolen moment of caregiving — when you feel restless rather than tired
Rounds of 6 · 2 · 6 · 2, with the counting done for you.
Breathe →How to use Slow box breathing for anxious moments, when nothing else has worked today
Rounds of 5 · 5 · 5 · 5, with the counting done for you.
Breathe →How to use 4-6 breathing for a grey day, when you are on your own
Rounds of 4 · 6, with the counting done for you.
Breathe →How to use 4-2-6 breathing for a hot day, if you are fitting this around other people
Rounds of 4 · 2 · 6, with the counting done for you.
Breathe →Coherent 6-6 breath (6 · 6) for deep focus, when you have more time than usual
Simple counts — 6 · 6 — and a circle that keeps time.
Breathe →Quick 2-1-2-1 breath (2 · 1 · 2 · 1) for a hard week, when you have been putting it off
Simple counts — 2 · 1 · 2 · 1 — and a circle that keeps time.
Breathe →Uneven box breath (4 · 4 · 6 · 2) for a lonely evening, if you are sceptical about all of this
Simple counts — 4 · 4 · 6 · 2 — and a circle that keeps time.
Breathe →4-8 breathing — 4 · 8 — for a hard conversation, when you are cold and want to be warm
Simple counts — 4 · 8 — and a circle that keeps time.
Breathe →5-2-7 breathing — 5 · 2 · 7 — for a big decision, when you only have a few minutes
Simple counts — 5 · 2 · 7 — and a circle that keeps time.
Breathe →Coherent 4-4 breathing — 4 · 4 — for Friday evening, when you want something simple
A four and four, if five feels like a stretch pattern, counted for you on screen.
Breathe →Box breathing for a ten-minute window, if you have five quiet minutes
A four equal sides, like tracing a square pattern, counted for you on screen.
Breathe →Tight box breathing for the early months, when you have tried everything else
A barely any hold, for people who dislike holding pattern, counted for you on screen.
Breathe →3-6 breathing: 8 rounds for the commute, when you have just finished work
A a gentle two-to-one ratio pattern, counted for you on screen.
Breathe →3-5-7 breathing: 8 rounds for coming down after exercise, before you go back to something hard
A a staircase down: three, five, seven pattern, counted for you on screen.
Breathe →Physiological sigh: 6 rounds for a long illness, when you want to be left alone
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 exercise for the middle of the night — if you are new to this
The pattern is 3 · 3 · 3 · 3, which is a smaller square, for when four counts feels long.
Breathe →4-7-8 breathing exercise for travel days — when your attention is scattered
The pattern is 4 · 7 · 8, which is in for four, hold for seven, out for eight.
Breathe →5-7 breathing exercise for jet lag — when you have been meaning to start
The pattern is 5 · 7, which is five in, seven out.
Breathe →How to use 2-1-4 breathing for heated moments, before something difficult
The pattern is 2 · 1 · 4, which is short in, short hold, long out — the smallest useful dose.
Breathe →How to use Double-inhale sigh for a reset, when the house is busy
3 · 8 breathing: two inhales stacked together, then everything out through the mouth.
Breathe →How to use Beginner box breathing for days when everything is too much, when the weather has kept you inside
2 · 2 · 2 · 2 breathing: the easiest version of the square.
Breathe →Soft 4-7-8 breath (4 · 4 · 8) for a long wait, when you are short on time
4 · 4 · 8 breathing: the hold cut short, the long exhale kept.
Breathe →7-11 breath (7 · 11) for creative work, on a day that started badly
7 · 11 breathing: a long, slow ratio for when you have time.
Breathe →Coherent 5-5 breath (5 · 5) for Monday morning, when you are at home and cannot settle
5 · 5 breathing: five seconds in, five seconds out — about six breaths a minute.
Breathe →6-2-6-2 breathing — 6 · 2 · 6 · 2 — for heavy days, after eating too much
A 6 · 2 · 6 · 2 rhythm — even and rhythmic, with brief holds on both sides.
Breathe →Slow box breathing — 5 · 5 · 5 · 5 — for exam nerves, if you are tired of apps
A 5 · 5 · 5 · 5 rhythm — a wider square, once four feels comfortable.
Breathe →4-6 breathing for the morning, when you want something simple
A 4 · 6 rhythm — in for four, out for six.
Breathe →4-2-6 breathing for a study session, when you want to finish something
A 4 · 2 · 6 rhythm — a short hold in the middle, a long way out.
Breathe →Coherent 6-6 breathing for a night shift, when you are doing this for the first time
A 6 · 6 rhythm — six and six, the slower end of coherent breathing.
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