box breathing

noun

A breath-based relaxation technique that involves visualizing a journey around the four sides of a square, pausing while travelling horizontally and breathing in while travelling up the square and out while travelling down it.

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square breathing
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Meanings

nounbox breathing (uncountable)
  1. uncountableA breath-based relaxation technique that involves visualizing a journey around the four sides of a square, pausing while travelling horizontally and breathing in while travelling up the square and out while travelling down it.

    Synonyms: square breathing

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA breath-based relaxation technique that involves visualizing a journey around the four sides of a square, pausing while travelling horizontally and breathing in while travelling up the square and out while travelling down it.

Similar
square breathing
Also see
square breathing
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APA

box breathing. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/box%20breathing

MLA

“box breathing.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/box%20breathing. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “box breathing,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/box%20breathing.

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