Everything, 30 at a time
Every meditation, breathing exercise, sleep story, focus session, guide and essay on SoftlyStill — 6,878 pieces, newest first, 30 to a page.
45-minute focus block for research — plain quiet, after a difficult conversation
A timer, a short prep list, and 45 minutes to follow one thread.
Start the block →Tight box breathing for bedtime, when you have just finished work
Simple counts — 4 · 1 · 4 · 1 — and a circle that keeps time.
Breathe →Sadness: 10-minute self-compassion meditation, in the late afternoon
Nothing to learn and nothing to fix: 10 minutes of self-compassion for sadness, in the late afternoon.
Begin →Test anxiety: 3-minute body scan meditation, early on
Slow, spoken guidance for test anxiety. A body scan session you can do early on.
Begin →Why your weekend does not feel like rest — the version that fits a real week, when you are somewhere noisy
Rest is not the absence of work. If the weekend is full of decisions and obligations, it does not restore anything.
Read →90-minute focus block for applications and forms — forest at dusk, when you are somewhere noisy
A timer, a short prep list, and 90 minutes to get through the questions.
Start the block →3-6 breathing for a hospital waiting room, before you go back to something hard
Simple counts — 3 · 6 — and a circle that keeps time.
Breathe →15-minute noting meditation for agitation, on a Saturday morning
For the times on a Saturday morning when agitation takes up more room than you would like — 15 minutes, noting.
Begin →7-minute softening meditation for burnout, at midday
Slow, spoken guidance for burnout. A softening session you can do at midday.
Begin →How to get through the first hour without your phone — what actually helps, before something difficult
The first hour sets the tone for attention all day. You do not need willpower — you need the phone to be somewhere else.
Read →Focus session for planning: 25 minutes, birds at dawn, after a long day
25 minutes of planning, with birds at dawn and a note on what to do when you drift.
Start the block →3-5-7 breathing for the morning after, when you want to be left alone
Simple counts — 3 · 5 · 7 — and a circle that keeps time.
Breathe →Meditation for morning energy: 3-minute body scan session, on a break
For the times on a break when morning energy takes up more room than you would like — 3 minutes, body scan.
Begin →12-minute guided self-compassion practice for waking at 3am — in the mid-afternoon
Slow, spoken guidance for waking at 3am. A self-compassion session you can do in the mid-afternoon.
Begin →How to study when you cannot concentrate, without the usual advice, when the house is busy
Concentration is usually a problem of task size, not willpower. Shrink the task until starting feels almost silly.
Read →Focus session for writing: 50 minutes, white noise, when you are waiting for something
50 minutes of writing, with white noise and a note on what to do when you drift.
Start the block →Physiological sigh: 5 rounds for anxious moments, if you are new to this
Simple counts — 2 · 6 — and a circle that keeps time.
Breathe →Softening for gratitude: 7 minutes, at the airport
For the times at the airport when gratitude takes up more room than you would like — 7 minutes, softening.
Begin →Exhaustion: 20-minute noting meditation, on the way out of work
Slow, spoken guidance for exhaustion. A noting session you can do on the way out of work.
Begin →A hotel room somewhere, on a day that started badly — for waking too early
A room you did not choose, in a city you do not have to know.
Settle in →Focus session for language practice: 90 minutes, a stream, when you are too tired to try hard
90 minutes of language practice, with a stream and a note on what to do when you drift.
Start the block →Gentle box breathing: 5 rounds for a reset, when your attention is scattered
A a smaller square, for when four counts feels long pattern, counted for you on screen.
Breathe →Gratitude meditation for tired eyes (12 min), on a train journey
For the times on a train journey when tired eyes takes up more room than you would like — 12 minutes, gratitude.
Begin →Grounding meditation for a mindful pause (5 min), during the evening wind-down
5 minutes to meet a mindful pause with less of a fight. A grounding practice, during the evening wind-down.
Begin →A garden in the rain (a sleep story), when you are too tired to try hard — for the hours after a late shift
Steady rain on leaves, and a chair under an awning that stays dry.
Settle in →45-minute studying session with rain on a window and a timer, when you are not sure this will work
Sit down, press start, and take in the material for 45 minutes. A single class period, the length most people can hold before the quality drops.
Start the block →4-7-8 breathing: 5 rounds for a cold morning, when you have been meaning to start
A in for four, hold for seven, out for eight pattern, counted for you on screen.
Breathe →Meditation for sadness: 20-minute breathing session, before an interview
For the times before an interview when sadness takes up more room than you would like — 20 minutes, breathing.
Begin →Meditation for social anxiety: 10-minute letting go session, at night
10 minutes to meet social anxiety with less of a fight. A letting go practice, at night.
Begin →A kitchen late at night — a slow story for the end of the day, when you are doing this for the first time — for a racing mind
One small light on, a cooling cup of tea, and the rest of the house dark.
Settle in →Newest first. Everything here is free — no account, no streaks, nothing to install.