All breathing exercises
The complete list of breathing exercises on SoftlyStill — 1,404 pieces, newest first, 30 to a page.
3-5-7 breathing — 3 · 5 · 7 — for a grey day, when you want to finish something
3 · 5 · 7 breathing: a staircase down: three, five, seven.
Breathe →Slow box breathing exercise for jet lag — if you are doing this in the middle of the day
5 · 5 · 5 · 5 breathing: a wider square, once four feels comfortable.
Breathe →Physiological sigh breathing — 2 · 6 — for a hot day, when you are doing this for the first time
2 · 6 breathing: a second short sip of air on top of the first, then a long release.
Breathe →How to use 4-6 breathing for heated moments, when you need to stop thinking about work
4 · 6 breathing: in for four, out for six.
Breathe →Gentle box breathing for the end of the working day, when you have just finished work
3 · 3 · 3 · 3 breathing: a smaller square, for when four counts feels long.
Breathe →How to use 4-2-6 breathing for a reset, if you are doing this instead of scrolling
4 · 2 · 6 breathing: a short hold in the middle, a long way out.
Breathe →4-7-8 breathing for the hours after people leave, before you go back to something hard
4 · 7 · 8 breathing: in for four, hold for seven, out for eight.
Breathe →How to use Coherent 6-6 breathing for a cold morning, when you need something unremarkable
6 · 6 breathing: six and six, the slower end of coherent breathing.
Breathe →5-7 breathing for a lonely evening, when you want to be left alone
5 · 7 breathing: five in, seven out.
Breathe →Quick 2-1-2-1 breath (2 · 1 · 2 · 1) for the end of the working day, after a difficult conversation
2 · 1 · 2 · 1 breathing: a brisk rhythm for when you need to be awake.
Breathe →2-1-4 breathing: 12 rounds for a hard conversation, if you are new to this
A 2 · 1 · 4 rhythm — short in, short hold, long out — the smallest useful dose.
Breathe →Uneven box breath (4 · 4 · 6 · 2) for creative work, when you are somewhere noisy
A 4 · 4 · 6 · 2 rhythm — a square with one long side.
Breathe →Double-inhale sigh breathing: 12 rounds for a big decision, when your attention is scattered
A 3 · 8 rhythm — two inhales stacked together, then everything out through the mouth.
Breathe →4-8 breath (4 · 8) for Monday morning, after a long day
A 4 · 8 rhythm — in for four, out for eight.
Breathe →Beginner box breathing: 12 rounds for being unwell, when you have been meaning to start
A 2 · 2 · 2 · 2 rhythm — the easiest version of the square.
Breathe →5-2-7 breathing — 5 · 2 · 7 — for heavy days, when you are waiting for something
A 5 · 2 · 7 rhythm — five, a brief hold, then seven out.
Breathe →Soft 4-7-8 breathing exercise for a ten-minute window — before something difficult
A 4 · 4 · 8 rhythm — the hold cut short, the long exhale kept.
Breathe →Coherent 4-4 breathing — 4 · 4 — for a noisy room, when you are too tired to try hard
A 4 · 4 rhythm — four and four, if five feels like a stretch.
Breathe →7-11 breathing exercise for the early months — when the house is busy
A 7 · 11 rhythm — a long, slow ratio for when you have time.
Breathe →Box breathing for the morning, when you are short on time
A 4 · 4 · 4 · 4 rhythm — four equal sides, like tracing a square.
Breathe →The physiological sigh
Two inhales, one long exhale. The fastest known way to drop your stress level in the moment.
Breathe →Extended exhale
The simplest calming breath there is. Exhale longer than you inhale. That's it.
Breathe →The 4-7-8 breath
A longer exhale than inhale, and a hold in between. Often used at bedtime.
Breathe →Box breathing
Four equal sides. Used by people in high-pressure jobs to stay level.
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