All breathing exercises
The complete list of breathing exercises on SoftlyStill — 1,474 pieces, newest first, 30 to a page.
4-2-6 breathing: 6 rounds for the early months, when you have just finished work
A a short hold in the middle, a long way out pattern, counted for you on screen.
Breathe →Coherent 6-6 breathing exercise for the commute — before you go back to something hard
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 coming down after exercise — when you want to be left alone
A a brisk rhythm for when you need to be awake pattern, counted for you on screen.
Breathe →Uneven box breathing exercise for a stolen moment of caregiving — if you are new to this
A a square with one long side pattern, counted for you on screen.
Breathe →How to use 4-8 breathing for the middle of the night, when your attention is scattered
A in for four, out for eight pattern, counted for you on screen.
Breathe →How to use 5-2-7 breathing for travel days, when you have been meaning to start
The pattern is 5 · 2 · 7, which is five, a brief hold, then seven out.
Breathe →How to use Coherent 4-4 breathing for jet lag, before something difficult
The pattern is 4 · 4, which is four and four, if five feels like a stretch.
Breathe →Box breath (4 · 4 · 4 · 4) for deep focus, when the house is busy
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 a hard week, when the weather has kept you inside
The pattern is 4 · 1 · 4 · 1, which is barely any hold, for people who dislike holding.
Breathe →3-6 breath (3 · 6) for days when everything is too much, when you are short on time
The pattern is 3 · 6, which is a gentle two-to-one ratio.
Breathe →Slow box breathing: 4 rounds for Monday morning, if you are fitting this around other people
5 · 5 · 5 · 5 breathing: a wider square, once four feels comfortable.
Breathe →3-5-7 breathing — 3 · 5 · 7 — for a long wait, on a day that started badly
3 · 5 · 7 breathing: a staircase down: three, five, seven.
Breathe →4-6 breathing exercise for heavy days — when you have more time than usual
4 · 6 breathing: in for four, out for six.
Breathe →Physiological sigh — 2 · 6 — for creative work, when you are at home and cannot settle
2 · 6 breathing: a second short sip of air on top of the first, then a long release.
Breathe →4-2-6 breathing exercise for a noisy room — when you have been putting it off
4 · 2 · 6 breathing: a short hold in the middle, a long way out.
Breathe →Gentle box breathing — 3 · 3 · 3 · 3 — for Friday evening, after eating too much
3 · 3 · 3 · 3 breathing: a smaller square, for when four counts feels long.
Breathe →Coherent 6-6 breathing exercise for being unwell — if you are sceptical about all of this
6 · 6 breathing: six and six, the slower end of coherent breathing.
Breathe →4-7-8 breathing for physical discomfort, when you only have a few minutes
4 · 7 · 8 breathing: in for four, hold for seven, out for eight.
Breathe →How to use Quick 2-1-2-1 breathing for a ten-minute window, when you are cold and want to be warm
2 · 1 · 2 · 1 breathing: a brisk rhythm for when you need to be awake.
Breathe →5-7 breathing for exam nerves, when you want something simple
5 · 7 breathing: five in, seven out.
Breathe →How to use Uneven box breathing for a night shift, when you only have a few minutes
A 4 · 4 · 6 · 2 rhythm — a square with one long side.
Breathe →2-1-4 breathing: 4 rounds for the morning, when you want to finish something
A 2 · 1 · 4 rhythm — short in, short hold, long out — the smallest useful dose.
Breathe →4-8 breath (4 · 8) for a break at work, when you want something simple
A 4 · 8 rhythm — in for four, out for eight.
Breathe →Double-inhale sigh: 4 rounds for a study session, when you are doing this for the first time
A 3 · 8 rhythm — two inhales stacked together, then everything out through the mouth.
Breathe →5-2-7 breath (5 · 2 · 7) for Sunday evening, when you want to finish something
A 5 · 2 · 7 rhythm — five, a brief hold, then seven out.
Breathe →Beginner box breathing: 4 rounds for a long illness, if you are doing this in the middle of the day
A 2 · 2 · 2 · 2 rhythm — the easiest version of the square.
Breathe →Coherent 4-4 breath (4 · 4) for a stolen moment of caregiving, when you are doing this for the first time
A 4 · 4 rhythm — four and four, if five feels like a stretch.
Breathe →Soft 4-7-8 breathing exercise for bedtime — when you need to stop thinking about work
A 4 · 4 · 8 rhythm — the hold cut short, the long exhale kept.
Breathe →Box breathing — 4 · 4 · 4 · 4 — for anxious moments, if you are doing this in the middle of the day
A 4 · 4 · 4 · 4 rhythm — four equal sides, like tracing a square.
Breathe →7-11 breathing exercise for a hospital waiting room — if you are doing this instead of scrolling
A 7 · 11 rhythm — a long, slow ratio for when you have time.
Breathe →Newest first. Everything here is free — no account, no streaks, nothing to install.