Box Breathing

Also known as: Square breathing, Four-square breathing

documented Breathwork

Four equal sides — inhale, hold, exhale, hold — a square drawn in breath.

What this practice covers

The full pattern plus a no-hold 'rectangle' variation for anyone the pauses do not suit.

Yarra’s note. The counting is scaffolding, not magic. Shrink the square before you strain.

1 movement documented in the compendium, each with steps, seated variations, body map and sources.

Box BreathingFour equal sides: inhale, hold, exhale, hold — commonly four counts each. A square drawn in breath, steadying by way of symmetry.…adapted 3/10 · traditional 5/10

What this sits beside, grows out of, or leads toward.

Outlined names are practices not yet given their own page.

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