All breathing exercises
The complete list of breathing exercises on SoftlyStill — 1,474 pieces, newest first, 30 to a page.
How to use 5-7 breathing for a stolen moment of caregiving, when you want to finish something
Rounds of 5 · 7, with the counting done for you.
Breathe →Quick 2-1-2-1 breathing: 5 rounds for a break at work, if you are doing this in the middle of the day
Rounds of 2 · 1 · 2 · 1, with the counting done for you.
Breathe →2-1-4 breath (2 · 1 · 4) for the middle of the night, when you are doing this for the first time
Rounds of 2 · 1 · 4, with the counting done for you.
Breathe →Uneven box breathing: 5 rounds for a hospital waiting room, when you need to stop thinking about work
Rounds of 4 · 4 · 6 · 2, with the counting done for you.
Breathe →Double-inhale sigh (3 · 8) for travel days, if you are doing this in the middle of the day
Rounds of 3 · 8, with the counting done for you.
Breathe →4-8 breathing: 5 rounds for the morning after, if you are doing this instead of scrolling
Rounds of 4 · 8, with the counting done for you.
Breathe →Beginner box breath (2 · 2 · 2 · 2) for a hot day, when you need to stop thinking about work
Rounds of 2 · 2 · 2 · 2, with the counting done for you.
Breathe →5-2-7 breathing exercise for anxious moments — when you need something unremarkable
Rounds of 5 · 2 · 7, with the counting done for you.
Breathe →Soft 4-7-8 breathing — 4 · 4 · 8 — for deep focus, if you are doing this instead of scrolling
Rounds of 4 · 4 · 8, with the counting done for you.
Breathe →Coherent 4-4 breathing exercise for a grey day — after a difficult conversation
Rounds of 4 · 4, with the counting done for you.
Breathe →7-11 breathing — 7 · 11 — for a hard week, when you need something unremarkable
Simple counts — 7 · 11 — and a circle that keeps time.
Breathe →Box breathing exercise for a cold morning — when you are somewhere noisy
Simple counts — 4 · 4 · 4 · 4 — and a circle that keeps time.
Breathe →Coherent 5-5 breathing — 5 · 5 — for days when everything is too much, after a difficult conversation
Simple counts — 5 · 5 — and a circle that keeps time.
Breathe →How to use Tight box breathing for the end of the working day, after a long day
Simple counts — 4 · 1 · 4 · 1 — and a circle that keeps time.
Breathe →6-2-6-2 breathing for a long wait, when you have been meaning to start
Simple counts — 6 · 2 · 6 · 2 — and a circle that keeps time.
Breathe →How to use 3-6 breathing for the hours after people leave, when you are waiting for something
Simple counts — 3 · 6 — and a circle that keeps time.
Breathe →Slow box breathing for a big decision, before something difficult
Simple counts — 5 · 5 · 5 · 5 — and a circle that keeps time.
Breathe →How to use 3-5-7 breathing for a lonely evening, when you are too tired to try hard
Simple counts — 3 · 5 · 7 — and a circle that keeps time.
Breathe →4-6 breathing for Friday evening, when the house is busy
Simple counts — 4 · 6 — and a circle that keeps time.
Breathe →Physiological sigh (2 · 6) for a hard conversation, when you are not sure this will work
Simple counts — 2 · 6 — and a circle that keeps time.
Breathe →4-2-6 breathing: 4 rounds for physical discomfort, when the weather has kept you inside
A a short hold in the middle, a long way out pattern, counted for you on screen.
Breathe →Coherent 6-6 breathing: 4 rounds for exam nerves, when you are short on time
A six and six, the slower end of coherent breathing pattern, counted for you on screen.
Breathe →Quick 2-1-2-1 breathing exercise for the morning — on a day that started badly
A a brisk rhythm for when you need to be awake pattern, counted for you on screen.
Breathe →Uneven box breathing exercise for coming down after exercise — when you are at home and cannot settle
A a square with one long side pattern, counted for you on screen.
Breathe →4-8 breathing exercise for a long illness — after eating too much
A in for four, out for eight pattern, counted for you on screen.
Breathe →How to use 5-2-7 breathing for bedtime, if you are tired of apps
The pattern is 5 · 2 · 7, which is five, a brief hold, then seven out.
Breathe →How to use Coherent 4-4 breathing for a hospital waiting room, if you have done this a hundred times
The pattern is 4 · 4, which is four and four, if five feels like a stretch.
Breathe →How to use Box breathing for jet lag, when you have already had a long week
The pattern is 4 · 4 · 4 · 4, which is four equal sides, like tracing a square.
Breathe →Tight box breath (4 · 1 · 4 · 1) for heated moments, on a low-energy afternoon
The pattern is 4 · 1 · 4 · 1, which is barely any hold, for people who dislike holding.
Breathe →3-6 breath (3 · 6) for a reset, when you cannot concentrate on anything else
The pattern is 3 · 6, which is a gentle two-to-one ratio.
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