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.
50-minute focus session for portfolio work with vinyl crackle, on a low-energy afternoon
50 minutes on portfolio work — the last ten percent. Fifty minutes, the length of a therapy hour, with ten minutes off afterwards.
Start the block →Coherent 5-5 breath (5 · 5) for a ten-minute window, after eating too much
The pattern is 5 · 5, which is five seconds in, five seconds out — about six breaths a minute.
Breathe →Noting meditation for deep work (20 min), before bedtime
When deep work shows up before bedtime, this 20-minute noting session gives you somewhere to put it down.
Begin →Softening meditation for restlessness at night (10 min), in a five-minute break
A 10-minute softening session for restlessness at night, in a five-minute break. No app, no account — press start.
Begin →A bus at night, if you are fitting this around other people — for jet lag
Upper deck, front seat, a city going past that you do not have to join.
Settle in →Deep work timer: 25 minutes of problem solving (a fan or air conditioner), when you cannot concentrate on anything else
One block of problem solving with a fan or air conditioner underneath. One pomodoro, long enough to get somewhere and short enough to start.
Start the block →6-2-6-2 breath (6 · 2 · 6 · 2) for the early months, if you are tired of apps
The pattern is 6 · 2 · 6 · 2, which is even and rhythmic, with brief holds on both sides.
Breathe →Feeling not good enough: 5-minute body scan meditation, on a day off
When feeling not good enough shows up on a day off, this 5-minute body scan session gives you somewhere to put it down.
Begin →Meditation for the afternoon slump: 15-minute self-compassion session, in the air
A 15-minute self-compassion session for the afternoon slump, in the air. No app, no account — press start.
Begin →A field under snow (a sleep story), before something difficult — for a night when you do not want to think
Everything muffled, everything white, and no tracks but yours.
Settle in →Deep work timer: 45 minutes of coding (a washing machine), when you have been on screens all day
One block of coding with a washing machine underneath. A single class period, the length most people can hold before the quality drops.
Start the block →Slow box breathing — 5 · 5 · 5 · 5 — for a break at work, if you have done this a hundred times
5 · 5 · 5 · 5 breathing: a wider square, once four feels comfortable.
Breathe →12-minute letting go meditation for restless legs, in the morning
When restless legs shows up in the morning, this 12-minute letting go session gives you somewhere to put it down.
Begin →3-minute breathing meditation for being present, on a train
A 3-minute breathing session for being present, on a train. No app, no account — press start.
Begin →A fire dying down — a slow story for the end of the day, when you feel fine and want to stay that way — for waking too early
The last hour of a fire, when it stops being a fire and becomes warmth.
Settle in →Deep work timer: 90 minutes of practising an instrument (café murmur), when you have woken up too early
One block of practising an instrument with café murmur underneath. One full ultradian cycle, for work that needs a long runway.
Start the block →4-6 breathing — 4 · 6 — for Sunday evening, when you have already had a long week
4 · 6 breathing: in for four, out for six.
Breathe →20-minute guided gratitude practice for anticipatory anxiety — at 3pm
Slow, spoken guidance for anticipatory anxiety. A gratitude session you can do at 3pm.
Begin →7-minute guided grounding practice for health anxiety — on the morning of an interview
A 7-minute grounding session for health anxiety, on the morning of an interview. No app, no account — press start.
Begin →A library at closing time, after eating too much — for the hours after a late shift
The last hour, when the lights go down row by row.
Settle in →25-minute focus block for exam revision — a library, when the day has been loud
A timer, a short prep list, and 25 minutes to test yourself.
Start the block →4-2-6 breathing — 4 · 2 · 6 — for a stolen moment of caregiving, on a low-energy afternoon
4 · 2 · 6 breathing: a short hold in the middle, a long way out.
Breathe →Breathing for overwhelm: 5 minutes, at the end of the workday
Slow, spoken guidance for overwhelm. A breathing session you can do at the end of the workday.
Begin →Stress: 12-minute letting go meditation, in the hour before an exam
A 12-minute letting go session for stress, in the hour before an exam. No app, no account — press start.
Begin →Sleep story: a boat at anchor, when you are not in the mood — for a racing mind
A small harbour, a rope that creaks, and a boat that moves about a metre in the night.
Settle in →45-minute focus block for data work — distant traffic, when you feel fine and want to stay that way
A timer, a short prep list, and 45 minutes to work through the numbers.
Start the block →Coherent 6-6 breathing for the middle of the night, if you are doing this in the middle of the day
6 · 6 breathing: six and six, the slower end of coherent breathing.
Breathe →Grounding meditation for deep work (10 min), in the evening
Slow, spoken guidance for deep work. A grounding session you can do in the evening.
Begin →20-minute gratitude meditation for insomnia, before public speaking
A 20-minute gratitude session for insomnia, before public speaking. No app, no account — press start.
Begin →A hotel room somewhere — a slow story for the end of the day, when you need to stop thinking about work — for a restless night
A room you did not choose, in a city you do not have to know.
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