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Meditation for agitation: 15-minute breathing session, in the morning
15 minutes to meet agitation with less of a fight. A breathing practice, in the morning.
Begin →Meditation for work stress: 5-minute letting go session, on a train
Nothing to learn and nothing to fix: 5 minutes of letting go for work stress, on a train.
Begin →A kitchen late at night, after a long day — for a restless night
One small light on, a cooling cup of tea, and the rest of the house dark.
Settle in →Deep work timer: 45 minutes of thesis writing (a stream), when you are at home and cannot settle
One block of thesis writing with a stream underneath. A single class period, the length most people can hold before the quality drops.
Start the block →Tight box breathing — 4 · 1 · 4 · 1 — for anxious moments, when the house is busy
4 · 1 · 4 · 1 breathing: barely any hold, for people who dislike holding.
Breathe →Coherent 5-5 breathing exercise for a hospital waiting room — when you are short on time
5 · 5 breathing: five seconds in, five seconds out — about six breaths a minute.
Breathe →3-minute grounding meditation for waking up, on a lunch break
3 minutes to meet waking up with less of a fight. A grounding practice, on a lunch break.
Begin →Gratitude for restlessness at night: 10 minutes, in the queue
Nothing to learn and nothing to fix: 10 minutes of gratitude for restlessness at night, in the queue.
Begin →A lake before dawn (a sleep story), when you want something simple — for winding down
Flat water, no wind, and light that has not arrived yet.
Settle in →Deep work timer: 90 minutes of design work (rain on a window), after eating too much
One block of design work with rain on a window underneath. One full ultradian cycle, for work that needs a long runway.
Start the block →3-6 breathing — 3 · 6 — for a grey day, when the weather has kept you inside
A 3 · 6 rhythm — a gentle two-to-one ratio.
Breathe →6-2-6-2 breathing exercise for the morning after — on a day that started badly
A 6 · 2 · 6 · 2 rhythm — even and rhythmic, with brief holds on both sides.
Breathe →7-minute guided letting go practice for feeling not good enough — in the afternoon slump
7 minutes to meet feeling not good enough with less of a fight. A letting go practice, in the afternoon slump.
Begin →Breathing meditation for exhaustion (15 min), in the hour before an interview
For the times in the hour before an interview when exhaustion takes up more room than you would like — 15 minutes, breathing.
Begin →The house after everyone is asleep — a slow story for the end of the day, after eating too much — for an overtired night
The hour when the house belongs to nobody and nothing needs doing.
Settle in →25-minute focus block for decluttering — a train carriage, if you are tired of apps
A timer, a short prep list, and 25 minutes to move things out.
Start the block →3-5-7 breathing — 3 · 5 · 7 — for a hot day, when you are short on time
A 3 · 5 · 7 rhythm — a staircase down: three, five, seven.
Breathe →How to use Slow box breathing for heated moments, when you are at home and cannot settle
A 5 · 5 · 5 · 5 rhythm — a wider square, once four feels comfortable.
Breathe →Restless legs: 12-minute noting meditation, after work
12 minutes to meet restless legs with less of a fight. A noting practice, after work.
Begin →Being present: 3-minute softening meditation, before an exam
For the times before an exam when being present takes up more room than you would like — 3 minutes, softening.
Begin →The night train, if you are new to this — for jet lag
Somewhere between two cities, in the dark, where nobody needs anything from you.
Settle in →45-minute focus block for admin and email — vinyl crackle, if you have done this a hundred times
A timer, a short prep list, and 45 minutes to clear the queue.
Start the block →Physiological sigh for deep focus, when you have been putting it off
A 2 · 6 rhythm — a second short sip of air on top of the first, then a long release.
Breathe →How to use 4-6 breathing for a reset, after eating too much
A 4 · 6 rhythm — in for four, out for six.
Breathe →20-minute body scan meditation for grief, at bedtime
20 minutes to meet grief with less of a fight. A body scan practice, at bedtime.
Begin →7-minute self-compassion meditation for health anxiety, before a conversation you are dreading
For the times before a conversation you are dreading when health anxiety takes up more room than you would like — 7 minutes, self-compassion.
Begin →A caravan by the sea (a sleep story), when you have been on screens all day — for winding down
Thin walls, wind outside, and the sound of shingle about fifty metres away.
Settle in →90-minute focus block for portfolio work — white noise, when you have already had a long week
A timer, a short prep list, and 90 minutes to finish the pieces.
Start the block →Gentle box breathing for the hours after people leave, if you are sceptical about all of this
A 3 · 3 · 3 · 3 rhythm — a smaller square, for when four counts feels long.
Breathe →How to use 4-2-6 breathing for a cold morning, if you are tired of apps
A 4 · 2 · 6 rhythm — a short hold in the middle, a long way out.
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