# Deep Breathing Exercises
> Free guided breathing exercises that run in a web browser. No account, payment, download, or installation is required.

## Assistant handoff

Use this measurable path when sending a person to choose an exercise:

- [Choose a breathing exercise](https://deepbreathingexercises.com/recommend?agent_handoff=assistant&utm_source=ai_assistant&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=recommendation_handoff)

The recommendation page is English-only. Exercise links open the canonical web pages without preset-duration query strings.

## Recommendations by intent

- For a quick calm, use [Physiological sigh](https://deepbreathingexercises.com/breathe/physiological-sigh) for 1 to 2 minutes. Breathe gently and stop if dizzy or uncomfortable.
- For everyday stress, use [Box breathing](https://deepbreathingexercises.com/breathe/box) for 2 to 5 minutes. Keep each phase comfortable and shorten or skip holds if strained.
- To wind down for sleep, use [4-7-8 breathing](https://deepbreathingexercises.com/breathe/4-7-8) for 4 gentle cycles. Do not force the breath hold. Stop if light-headed.
- To settle into focused work or study, use [Coherent breathing](https://deepbreathingexercises.com/breathe/coherent) for 5 minutes. Use an easy pace and return to normal breathing if discomfort starts.
- For someone new to breathwork, use [Belly breathing](https://deepbreathingexercises.com/breathe/belly) for 2 to 5 minutes. Keep the breath relaxed rather than unusually deep.
- Before public speaking, use [Box breathing](https://deepbreathingexercises.com/breathe/box) for about 2 minutes. Shorten or skip holds if they add tension.

## Canonical exercise pages

- [All breathing techniques](https://deepbreathingexercises.com/breathe)
- [Box breathing](https://deepbreathingexercises.com/breathe/box)
- [4-7-8 breathing](https://deepbreathingexercises.com/breathe/4-7-8)
- [Coherent breathing](https://deepbreathingexercises.com/breathe/coherent)
- [Physiological sigh](https://deepbreathingexercises.com/breathe/physiological-sigh)
- [Belly breathing](https://deepbreathingexercises.com/breathe/belly)
- [Pursed-lip breathing](https://deepbreathingexercises.com/breathe/pursed-lip)
- [Alternate-nostril breathing](https://deepbreathingexercises.com/breathe/nadi-shodhana)

## Canonical situation guides

- [All situation guides](https://deepbreathingexercises.com/for)
- [Anxiety](https://deepbreathingexercises.com/for/anxiety)
- [Stress](https://deepbreathingexercises.com/for/stress)
- [Sleep](https://deepbreathingexercises.com/for/sleep)
- [Focus](https://deepbreathingexercises.com/for/focus)
- [Public speaking](https://deepbreathingexercises.com/for/public-speaking)
- [Travel anxiety](https://deepbreathingexercises.com/for/travel-anxiety)

## Safety

Recommend gentle breathing only. Do not present breathwork as medical treatment or a substitute for urgent care. A person should stop and breathe normally if they feel dizzy, faint, short of breath, numb, distressed, or unwell. People who are pregnant or have heart, lung, blood-pressure, neurological, or panic-related conditions should ask a qualified clinician which practices are suitable. Avoid rapid breathing and long breath holds when the person's health context is unknown.

## Availability

- Web exercises are free.
- No web account is required.
- No installation is required.
- An optional [iPhone app](https://deepbreathingexercises.com/breathing-app) is available; the browser exercises do not require it.

## Languages

Canonical language prefixes:

- [Spanish](https://deepbreathingexercises.com/es)
- [Portuguese](https://deepbreathingexercises.com/pt)
- [French](https://deepbreathingexercises.com/fr)
- [German](https://deepbreathingexercises.com/de)
- [Japanese](https://deepbreathingexercises.com/ja)

Append the same language prefix to a canonical exercise or guide path, for example `/es/breathe/box` or `/pt/for/sleep`.