Box Breathing

Calm your body with Box Breathing (2 minutes)

You’re holding a lot. Here’s a place to pause, breathe, and refill—even just a little.

Box Breathing
Breathe in for five, hold five, out five, hold five. Your breathing will look like a box."

Box breathing is a particular rhythm of breathing which slows down your mind by putting focus on both your in breath, your exhale, and the pauses between them.

It helps to calm you, bring you back into the present moment and prepare you for what is coming.

Why this works