Breathwork for beginners: box breathing, 4-7-8 and more

Breathwork is just breathing on purpose. Slow, counted breathing is the softest, most useful thing on this whole site, and you can do it at your desk without anyone noticing.

Every guide here has a breath pacer built in, so you can follow the cloud instead of counting in your head. Start with box breathing. Thank us later 🫧

3 min readBox breathing: how to do it, with a breath pacerHow to do box breathing (4-4-4-4 square breathing), step by step, with a breath pacer you can follow, plus when to use it and who should go easy.
2 min read4-7-8 breathing: the bedtime breath, with a pacerHow to do 4-7-8 breathing step by step, with a breath pacer: in for 4, hold for 7, out for 8. When to use it, how many rounds, and who should skip the hold.
3 min readBreath of fire: how to do it safely (and who should skip it)How to do breath of fire, the fast kundalini yoga breath, step by step: rhythm, posture, how long, how it differs from kapalabhati, and who should skip it.