Breath Bank
Your breathing
technique library.
Twelve techniques, from yoga traditions to modern breathwork, each with a free guided timer. Each one is a tool. Each one is a doorway.
Cardiac Coherence
Resonance · All levels
Six breaths per minute, five seconds in and five seconds out, for five minutes.
Practise →Physiological Sigh
Relief · All levels
A double inhale through the nose, then a long, slow exhale through the mouth.
Practise →Extended Exhale
Parasympathetic · All levels
Breathe out for longer than you breathe in: four seconds in, six seconds out.
Practise →Box Breathing
Sama Vritti · All levels
Four equal sides: inhale, hold, exhale, hold, four seconds each.
Practise →4-7-8 Breathing
Relaxing breath · All levels
Inhale for four, hold for seven, exhale for eight. Four rounds, ideally before sleep.
Practise →Alternate Nostril Breathing
Nadi Shodhana · All levels
A classic pranayama: breathe through one nostril at a time, alternating sides.
Practise →Resonant Breathing
Resonance · All levels
About 5.5 breaths per minute for eleven minutes, the pace used in heart rate variability research.
Practise →Bhramari, Bee Breath
Humming · All levels
Inhale, then exhale slowly while humming softly, like a bee.
Practise →Kapalabhati
Fast breathing · Intermediate
Short, active exhales through the nose with passive inhales, in rounds of thirty seconds.
Practise →Bhastrika, Bellows Breath
Fast breathing · Advanced
Rapid, equal inhales and exhales through the nose, like a bellows. Advanced.
Practise →Energising Breath 2:1
Stimulating · All levels
Inhale for twice as long as you exhale: six seconds in, three seconds out.
Practise →Diaphragmatic Breathing
Deep · All levels
Breathe low into the belly: four seconds in, six seconds out.
Practise →Where to start?
| If you want to | Try |
|---|---|
| Calm down fast | Physiological Sigh |
| Sleep better | 4-7-8 Breathing |
| Focus | Box Breathing |
| Daily balance | Cardiac Coherence |
| Energy without coffee | Energising Breath 2:1 |
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