Method for pacing the respiratory activity of a subject, comprising: - generating or determining an input signal related to a respiration characteristic of a subject, - recognizing a signal pattern within the input signal, and - outputting, using an output unit, output signals corresponding to a desired breathing sequence, wherein, upon a starting signal, a sequence of output signals is output comprising a signal pattern related to a previously recognized signal pattern, wherein the signal pattern of the output signals is adapted to the previously recognized signal pattern at the beginning of the sequence and the signal pattern of the output signals is changed in the further course of the sequence, wherein the starting signal is generated upon the recognition of a signal pattern gained within at least one monitoring phase for monitoring the respiration activity of the subject, and the sequence of output signal starts with a signal pattern corresponding to a signal pattern gained within a previous monitoring phase, while the output signal is independent from the present respiration activity of the subject in the further course of the sequence, characterized in that the length of the monitoring phase is controlled depending on the progress of the respiration activity of the subject within the monitoring phase, wherein the sequence of output signals comprises a slow down phase in which the frequency of the output signal is decreased down to a target respiration rate that is derived from respiratory characteristics measured during the monitoring phase, wherein the amplitude of the output signal is increased in the slow down phase, and the sequence of output signals comprises a fade out phase in which the amplitude of the output signal is decreased. - generating or determining an input signal related to a respiration characteristic of a subject, - recognizing a signal pattern within the input signal, and - outputting, using an output unit, output signals corresponding to a desired breathing sequence, wherein, upon a starting signal, a sequence of output signals is output comprising a signal pattern related to a previously recognized signal pattern, wherein the signal pattern of the output signals is adapted to the previously recognized signal pattern at the beginning of the sequence and the signal pattern of the output signals is changed in the further course of the sequence, wherein the starting signal is generated upon the recognition of a signal pattern gained within at least one monitoring phase for monitoring the respiration activity of the subject, and the sequence of output signal starts with a signal pattern corresponding to a signal pattern gained within a previous monitoring phase, while the output signal is independent from the present respiration activity of the subject in the further course of the sequence, characterized in that the length of the monitoring phase is controlled depending on the progress of the respiration activity of the subject within the monitoring phase, wherein the sequence of output signals comprises a slow down phase in which the frequency of the output signal is decreased down to a target respiration rate that is derived from respiratory characteristics measured during the monitoring phase, wherein the amplitude of the output signal is increased in the slow down phase, and the sequence of output signals comprises a fade out phase in which the amplitude of the output signal is decreased.