All breathing exercises
The complete list of breathing exercises on SoftlyStill — 1,474 pieces, newest first, 30 to a page.
How to use Soft 4-7-8 breathing for the commute, when you are at home and cannot settle
A the hold cut short, the long exhale kept pattern, counted for you on screen.
Breathe →How to use 7-11 breathing for coming down after exercise, after eating too much
A a long, slow ratio for when you have time pattern, counted for you on screen.
Breathe →How to use Coherent 5-5 breathing for a long illness, if you are tired of apps
A five seconds in, five seconds out — about six breaths a minute pattern, counted for you on screen.
Breathe →6-2-6-2 breath (6 · 2 · 6 · 2) for bedtime, if you have done this a hundred times
A even and rhythmic, with brief holds on both sides pattern, counted for you on screen.
Breathe →Slow box breath (5 · 5 · 5 · 5) for travel days, when you have already had a long week
A a wider square, once four feels comfortable pattern, counted for you on screen.
Breathe →4-6 breath (4 · 6) for jet lag, on a low-energy afternoon
The pattern is 4 · 6, which is in for four, out for six.
Breathe →4-2-6 breathing — 4 · 2 · 6 — for heated moments, when you cannot concentrate on anything else
The pattern is 4 · 2 · 6, which is a short hold in the middle, a long way out.
Breathe →Coherent 6-6 breathing — 6 · 6 — for a reset, when you have been on screens all day
The pattern is 6 · 6, which is six and six, the slower end of coherent breathing.
Breathe →Quick 2-1-2-1 breathing — 2 · 1 · 2 · 1 — for a cold morning, when you have woken up too early
The pattern is 2 · 1 · 2 · 1, which is a brisk rhythm for when you need to be awake.
Breathe →Uneven box breathing for a long wait, when you need something unremarkable
The pattern is 4 · 4 · 6 · 2, which is a square with one long side.
Breathe →4-8 breathing for creative work, after a difficult conversation
4 · 8 breathing: in for four, out for eight.
Breathe →5-2-7 breathing for Monday morning, when you are somewhere noisy
5 · 2 · 7 breathing: five, a brief hold, then seven out.
Breathe →Coherent 4-4 breathing: 8 rounds for heavy days, after a long day
4 · 4 breathing: four and four, if five feels like a stretch.
Breathe →Box breathing: 8 rounds for exam nerves, when you are waiting for something
4 · 4 · 4 · 4 breathing: four equal sides, like tracing a square.
Breathe →Tight box breathing exercise for the morning — when you are too tired to try hard
4 · 1 · 4 · 1 breathing: barely any hold, for people who dislike holding.
Breathe →3-6 breathing exercise for a study session — when you are not sure this will work
A 3 · 6 rhythm — a gentle two-to-one ratio.
Breathe →3-5-7 breathing exercise for a night shift — when you are not in the mood
A 3 · 5 · 7 rhythm — a staircase down: three, five, seven.
Breathe →How to use Physiological sigh for a break at work, when you are somewhere unfamiliar
A 2 · 6 rhythm — a second short sip of air on top of the first, then a long release.
Breathe →How to use Gentle box breathing for a hospital waiting room, when you feel restless rather than tired
A 3 · 3 · 3 · 3 rhythm — a smaller square, for when four counts feels long.
Breathe →How to use 4-7-8 breathing for the morning after, when nothing else has worked today
A 4 · 7 · 8 rhythm — in for four, hold for seven, out for eight.
Breathe →5-7 breath (5 · 7) for anxious moments, when you are on your own
Rounds of 5 · 7, with the counting done for you.
Breathe →2-1-4 breath (2 · 1 · 4) for a grey day, if you are fitting this around other people
Rounds of 2 · 1 · 4, with the counting done for you.
Breathe →Double-inhale sigh (3 · 8) for a hot day, when you have more time than usual
Rounds of 3 · 8, with the counting done for you.
Breathe →Beginner box breathing — 2 · 2 · 2 · 2 — for the end of the working day, when you have been putting it off
Rounds of 2 · 2 · 2 · 2, with the counting done for you.
Breathe →Soft 4-7-8 breathing — 4 · 4 · 8 — for the hours after people leave, if you are sceptical about all of this
Rounds of 4 · 4 · 8, with the counting done for you.
Breathe →7-11 breathing — 7 · 11 — for a lonely evening, when you are cold and want to be warm
Simple counts — 7 · 11 — and a circle that keeps time.
Breathe →Coherent 5-5 breathing for a hard conversation, when the day has been loud
Simple counts — 5 · 5 — and a circle that keeps time.
Breathe →6-2-6-2 breathing for a big decision, when you feel fine and want to stay that way
Simple counts — 6 · 2 · 6 · 2 — and a circle that keeps time.
Breathe →Slow box breathing for being unwell, if you have five quiet minutes
Simple counts — 5 · 5 · 5 · 5 — and a circle that keeps time.
Breathe →4-6 breathing: 6 rounds for a ten-minute window, when you have tried everything else
Simple counts — 4 · 6 — and a circle that keeps time.
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