All breathing exercises
The complete list of breathing exercises on SoftlyStill — 1,474 pieces, newest first, 30 to a page.
How to use Double-inhale sigh for days when everything is too much, when you have tried everything else
3 · 8 breathing: two inhales stacked together, then everything out through the mouth.
Breathe →Beginner box breath (2 · 2 · 2 · 2) for a hard conversation, when you have just finished work
2 · 2 · 2 · 2 breathing: the easiest version of the square.
Breathe →Soft 4-7-8 breath (4 · 4 · 8) for a big decision, before you go back to something hard
4 · 4 · 8 breathing: the hold cut short, the long exhale kept.
Breathe →7-11 breath (7 · 11) for Friday evening, when you want to be left alone
7 · 11 breathing: a long, slow ratio for when you have time.
Breathe →Coherent 5-5 breathing — 5 · 5 — for physical discomfort, if you are new to this
5 · 5 breathing: five seconds in, five seconds out — about six breaths a minute.
Breathe →6-2-6-2 breathing — 6 · 2 · 6 · 2 — for exam nerves, when your attention is scattered
A 6 · 2 · 6 · 2 rhythm — even and rhythmic, with brief holds on both sides.
Breathe →Slow box breathing for the commute, when you feel restless rather than tired
A 5 · 5 · 5 · 5 rhythm — a wider square, once four feels comfortable.
Breathe →4-6 breathing for coming down after exercise, when nothing else has worked today
A 4 · 6 rhythm — in for four, out for six.
Breathe →4-2-6 breathing for a long illness, when you are on your own
A 4 · 2 · 6 rhythm — a short hold in the middle, a long way out.
Breathe →Coherent 6-6 breathing: 8 rounds for bedtime, if you are fitting this around other people
A 6 · 6 rhythm — six and six, the slower end of coherent breathing.
Breathe →Quick 2-1-2-1 breathing: 8 rounds for a hospital waiting room, when you have more time than usual
Rounds of 2 · 1 · 2 · 1, with the counting done for you.
Breathe →Uneven box breathing: 8 rounds for jet lag, when you have been putting it off
Rounds of 4 · 4 · 6 · 2, with the counting done for you.
Breathe →4-8 breathing exercise for heated moments — if you are sceptical about all of this
Rounds of 4 · 8, with the counting done for you.
Breathe →5-2-7 breathing exercise for a reset — when you are cold and want to be warm
Rounds of 5 · 2 · 7, with the counting done for you.
Breathe →Coherent 4-4 breathing exercise for a cold morning — when you only have a few minutes
Rounds of 4 · 4, with the counting done for you.
Breathe →How to use Box breathing for a long wait, when you want something simple
Simple counts — 4 · 4 · 4 · 4 — and a circle that keeps time.
Breathe →How to use Tight box breathing for creative work, when you want to finish something
Simple counts — 4 · 1 · 4 · 1 — and a circle that keeps time.
Breathe →How to use 3-6 breathing for Monday morning, when you are doing this for the first time
Simple counts — 3 · 6 — and a circle that keeps time.
Breathe →3-5-7 breath (3 · 5 · 7) for heavy days, if you are doing this in the middle of the day
Simple counts — 3 · 5 · 7 — and a circle that keeps time.
Breathe →Physiological sigh (2 · 6) for a noisy room, when you need to stop thinking about work
Simple counts — 2 · 6 — and a circle that keeps time.
Breathe →Gentle box breathing — 3 · 3 · 3 · 3 — for the morning, if you are doing this instead of scrolling
A a smaller square, for when four counts feels long pattern, counted for you on screen.
Breathe →4-7-8 breathing — 4 · 7 · 8 — for a study session, when you need something unremarkable
A in for four, hold for seven, out for eight pattern, counted for you on screen.
Breathe →5-7 breathing — 5 · 7 — for a night shift, after a difficult conversation
A five in, seven out pattern, counted for you on screen.
Breathe →2-1-4 breathing for a break at work, when you have been meaning to start
A short in, short hold, long out — the smallest useful dose pattern, counted for you on screen.
Breathe →Double-inhale sigh for Sunday evening, before something difficult
A two inhales stacked together, then everything out through the mouth pattern, counted for you on screen.
Breathe →Beginner box breathing for the morning after, when the house is busy
The pattern is 2 · 2 · 2 · 2, which is the easiest version of the square.
Breathe →Soft 4-7-8 breathing: 6 rounds for anxious moments, when the weather has kept you inside
The pattern is 4 · 4 · 8, which is the hold cut short, the long exhale kept.
Breathe →7-11 breathing: 6 rounds for a grey day, when you are short on time
The pattern is 7 · 11, which is a long, slow ratio for when you have time.
Breathe →Coherent 5-5 breathing: 6 rounds for a hot day, on a day that started badly
The pattern is 5 · 5, which is five seconds in, five seconds out — about six breaths a minute.
Breathe →6-2-6-2 breathing exercise for deep focus — when you are at home and cannot settle
The pattern is 6 · 2 · 6 · 2, which is even and rhythmic, with brief holds on both sides.
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