All breathing exercises
The complete list of breathing exercises on SoftlyStill — 1,474 pieces, newest first, 30 to a page.
5-2-7 breathing exercise for a hot day — when you are too tired to try hard
The pattern is 5 · 2 · 7, which is five, a brief hold, then seven out.
Breathe →Beginner box breathing for heated moments, when you are not in the mood
The pattern is 2 · 2 · 2 · 2, which is the easiest version of the square.
Breathe →How to use Coherent 4-4 breathing for deep focus, when you are not sure this will work
The pattern is 4 · 4, which is four and four, if five feels like a stretch.
Breathe →Soft 4-7-8 breathing for a reset, when you are somewhere unfamiliar
The pattern is 4 · 4 · 8, which is the hold cut short, the long exhale kept.
Breathe →How to use Box breathing for the hours after people leave, when you are not in the mood
The pattern is 4 · 4 · 4 · 4, which is four equal sides, like tracing a square.
Breathe →7-11 breathing for a cold morning, when you feel restless rather than tired
The pattern is 7 · 11, which is a long, slow ratio for when you have time.
Breathe →How to use Tight box breathing for a lonely evening, when you are somewhere unfamiliar
The pattern is 4 · 1 · 4 · 1, which is barely any hold, for people who dislike holding.
Breathe →Coherent 5-5 breathing: 5 rounds for the end of the working day, when nothing else has worked today
The pattern is 5 · 5, which is five seconds in, five seconds out — about six breaths a minute.
Breathe →3-6 breath (3 · 6) for a hard conversation, when you feel restless rather than tired
The pattern is 3 · 6, which is a gentle two-to-one ratio.
Breathe →6-2-6-2 breathing: 4 rounds for the hours after people leave, when you are on your own
The pattern is 6 · 2 · 6 · 2, which is even and rhythmic, with brief holds on both sides.
Breathe →3-5-7 breath (3 · 5 · 7) for a big decision, when nothing else has worked today
3 · 5 · 7 breathing: a staircase down: three, five, seven.
Breathe →Physiological sigh (2 · 6) for Friday evening, when you are on your own
2 · 6 breathing: a second short sip of air on top of the first, then a long release.
Breathe →Gentle box breathing — 3 · 3 · 3 · 3 — for a ten-minute window, if you are fitting this around other people
3 · 3 · 3 · 3 breathing: a smaller square, for when four counts feels long.
Breathe →4-7-8 breathing — 4 · 7 · 8 — for the early months, when you have more time than usual
4 · 7 · 8 breathing: in for four, hold for seven, out for eight.
Breathe →5-7 breathing for the commute, when you cannot concentrate on anything else
5 · 7 breathing: five in, seven out.
Breathe →2-1-4 breathing for coming down after exercise, when you have been on screens all day
A 2 · 1 · 4 rhythm — short in, short hold, long out — the smallest useful dose.
Breathe →Double-inhale sigh for a long illness, when you have woken up too early
A 3 · 8 rhythm — two inhales stacked together, then everything out through the mouth.
Breathe →Beginner box breathing: 12 rounds for the middle of the night, when the day has been loud
A 2 · 2 · 2 · 2 rhythm — the easiest version of the square.
Breathe →Soft 4-7-8 breathing: 12 rounds for travel days, when you feel fine and want to stay that way
A 4 · 4 · 8 rhythm — the hold cut short, the long exhale kept.
Breathe →7-11 breathing: 12 rounds for jet lag, if you have five quiet minutes
A 7 · 11 rhythm — a long, slow ratio for when you have time.
Breathe →Tight box breathing — 4 · 1 · 4 · 1 — for a grey day, when you need to stop thinking about work
Rounds of 4 · 1 · 4 · 1, with the counting done for you.
Breathe →3-6 breathing — 3 · 6 — for a hot day, if you are doing this instead of scrolling
Rounds of 3 · 6, with the counting done for you.
Breathe →3-5-7 breathing for deep focus, if you are new to this
Rounds of 3 · 5 · 7, with the counting done for you.
Breathe →Physiological sigh for a hard week, when your attention is scattered
Rounds of 2 · 6, with the counting done for you.
Breathe →Gentle box breathing for a lonely evening, when you have been meaning to start
Rounds of 3 · 3 · 3 · 3, with the counting done for you.
Breathe →4-7-8 breathing: 12 rounds for a hard conversation, before something difficult
Simple counts — 4 · 7 · 8 — and a circle that keeps time.
Breathe →5-7 breathing: 12 rounds for a big decision, when the house is busy
Simple counts — 5 · 7 — and a circle that keeps time.
Breathe →2-1-4 breathing: 12 rounds for Friday evening, when the weather has kept you inside
Simple counts — 2 · 1 · 4 — and a circle that keeps time.
Breathe →Double-inhale sigh exercise for physical discomfort — when you are short on time
Simple counts — 3 · 8 — and a circle that keeps time.
Breathe →Beginner box breathing exercise for the early months — on a day that started badly
Simple counts — 2 · 2 · 2 · 2 — and a circle that keeps time.
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