Gentle breathing alternative

How to use this guide

1. Choose a comfortable, supported position in a safe place.
2. Begin with “Skip holds” selected. Follow only while the pace feels easy.
3. The display names the current phase. Let the circle grow with the inhale and settle with the exhale.
4. Pause or stop whenever needed. Returning to natural breathing is always an option.

Why this page offers a different practice

The older Wim Hof URL now opens a hold-free four-in, six-out pacer. It is deliberately different from cycles of rapid breathing and prolonged retention, and it does not include cold exposure. Visitors following an old link should know that the named method is not taught here. For an activity without controlled breath timing, the written breath-awareness meditation is another option.

Read what changed at this legacy breathing page

The configured pattern

The configured phases are inhale: 4 seconds; pause: 0 seconds; exhale: 6 seconds; rest: 0 seconds. Zero-length phases are skipped. Holds remain optional and are disabled at first. The Phase length setting scales these timings to 75%, 100% or 125%; duration controls how long the full session runs.

This is not instruction in the Wim Hof method. This legacy URL now provides a gentle hold-free alternative, without cycles of rapid breathing or prolonged retention.

Follow comfort, not the clock

Breathing practices affect people differently. Do not force the pace, take maximal breaths or compete with the timer. Stop if uncomfortable and return to normal breathing. This page does not diagnose or treat a condition.

For general context, see NHS breathing guidance. Read our editorial approach.