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Breathing tricks that calm panic quickly
When panic spikes, a few seconds of breath work can bring the mind back. Here are the three techniques that work fastest.
Read →A field under snow — a slow story for the end of the day, when the house is busy — for winding down
Everything muffled, everything white, and no tracks but yours.
Settle in →Focus session for language practice: 50 minutes, brown noise, when you are somewhere noisy
50 minutes of language practice, with brown noise and a note on what to do when you drift.
Start the block →Coherent 5-5 breathing exercise for heated moments — when you have tried everything else
Rounds of 5 · 5, with the counting done for you.
Breathe →15-minute guided breathing practice for work stress — on exam day
Slow, spoken guidance for work stress. A breathing session you can do on exam day.
Begin →7-minute guided letting go practice for overthinking — in the middle of the night
Nothing to learn and nothing to fix: 7 minutes of letting go for overthinking, in the middle of the night.
Begin →A fire dying down (a sleep story), when you are somewhere noisy — for an overtired night
The last hour of a fire, when it stops being a fire and becomes warmth.
Settle in →Focus session for studying: 90 minutes, a stream, after a long day
90 minutes of studying, with a stream and a note on what to do when you drift.
Start the block →6-2-6-2 breathing exercise for a reset — when you have just finished work
Rounds of 6 · 2 · 6 · 2, with the counting done for you.
Breathe →Grounding for restlessness at night: 3 minutes, before a presentation
Slow, spoken guidance for restlessness at night. A grounding session you can do before a presentation.
Begin →Anger: 12-minute gratitude meditation, beside your desk
Nothing to learn and nothing to fix: 12 minutes of gratitude for anger, beside your desk.
Begin →Sleep story: a library at closing time, when you only have a few minutes — for jet lag
The last hour, when the lights go down row by row.
Settle in →25-minute drawing session with plain quiet and a timer, when you are waiting for something
Sit down, press start, and fill the page for 25 minutes. One pomodoro, long enough to get somewhere and short enough to start.
Start the block →Slow box breathing exercise for days when everything is too much — before you go back to something hard
Rounds of 5 · 5 · 5 · 5, with the counting done for you.
Breathe →Letting go meditation for the afternoon slump (7 min), before a hard conversation
Slow, spoken guidance for the afternoon slump. A letting go session you can do before a hard conversation.
Begin →20-minute breathing meditation for brain fog, between meetings
Nothing to learn and nothing to fix: 20 minutes of breathing for brain fog, between meetings.
Begin →A boat at anchor — a slow story for the end of the day, when you are somewhere unfamiliar — for a night when you do not want to think
A small harbour, a rope that creaks, and a boat that moves about a metre in the night.
Settle in →50-minute reading session with a train carriage and a timer, when you are too tired to try hard
Sit down, press start, and read properly for 50 minutes. Fifty minutes, the length of a therapy hour, with ten minutes off afterwards.
Start the block →How to use 4-6 breathing for a long wait, when you want to be left alone
Rounds of 4 · 6, with the counting done for you.
Breathe →Meditation for mindfulness: 12-minute noting session, after a fight
Slow, spoken guidance for mindfulness. A noting session you can do after a fight.
Begin →Meditation for perfectionism: 5-minute grounding session, on the way in
Nothing to learn and nothing to fix: 5 minutes of grounding for perfectionism, on the way in.
Begin →A hotel room somewhere (a sleep story), when you want to be left alone — for waking too early
A room you did not choose, in a city you do not have to know.
Settle in →90-minute thesis writing session with birds at dawn and a timer, when you are not sure this will work
Sit down, press start, and add to the pile for 90 minutes. One full ultradian cycle, for work that needs a long runway.
Start the block →How to use 4-2-6 breathing for creative work, if you are new to this
Rounds of 4 · 2 · 6, with the counting done for you.
Breathe →Body scan for health anxiety: 20 minutes, after a horrible day
20 minutes to meet health anxiety with less of a fight. A body scan practice, after a horrible day.
Begin →Self-compassion for jaw tension: 10 minutes, before work
Nothing to learn and nothing to fix: 10 minutes of self-compassion for jaw tension, before work.
Begin →Sleep story: a garden in the rain, when you cannot concentrate on anything else — for the hours after a late shift
Steady rain on leaves, and a chair under an awning that stays dry.
Settle in →A 45-minute block for design work, with white noise, when you are not in the mood
A single 45-minute block for design work — rough versions first.
Start the block →How to use Coherent 6-6 breathing for Monday morning, when your attention is scattered
Simple counts — 6 · 6 — and a circle that keeps time.
Breathe →5-minute guided softening practice for stress — when you are overwhelmed
5 minutes to meet stress with less of a fight. A softening practice, when you are overwhelmed.
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