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Every meditation, breathing exercise, sleep story, focus session, guide and essay on SoftlyStill — 6,878 pieces, newest first, 30 to a page.
Gratitude meditation for overwhelm (5 min), on a meeting break
Nothing to learn and nothing to fix: 5 minutes of gratitude for overwhelm, on a meeting break.
Begin →12-minute grounding meditation for work stress, when you are at your limit
Slow, spoken guidance for work stress. A grounding session you can do when you are at your limit.
Begin →Waking up anxious for no obvious reason — a gentle, practical guide, when you have more time than usual
Morning anxiety is common and usually chemical rather than psychological. Cortisol rises steeply in the first hour after waking.
Read →A garden in the rain, when you want to finish something — for a restless night
Steady rain on leaves, and a chair under an awning that stays dry.
Settle in →Focus session for design work: 90 minutes, a train carriage, when you are at home and cannot settle
90 minutes of design work, with a train carriage and a note on what to do when you drift.
Start the block →4-7-8 breathing — 4 · 7 · 8 — for the morning, when you are short on time
Simple counts — 4 · 7 · 8 — and a circle that keeps time.
Breathe →Meditation for waking up: 10-minute breathing session, on your commute
Nothing to learn and nothing to fix: 10 minutes of breathing for waking up, on your commute.
Begin →20-minute guided letting go practice for restlessness at night — before sleep
Slow, spoken guidance for restlessness at night. A letting go session you can do before sleep.
Begin →When to be careful with breathing exercises — a calm, practical approach, when you have been putting it off
Breathing exercises are generally very safe, but there are situations where the standard advice needs adjusting.
Read →A kitchen late at night (a sleep story), when nothing else has worked today — for winding down
One small light on, a cooling cup of tea, and the rest of the house dark.
Settle in →25-minute decluttering session with birds at dawn and a timer, after eating too much
Sit down, press start, and move things out for 25 minutes. One pomodoro, long enough to get somewhere and short enough to start.
Start the block →5-7 breathing — 5 · 7 — for a study session, on a day that started badly
Simple counts — 5 · 7 — and a circle that keeps time.
Breathe →Grounding for feeling not good enough: 15 minutes, ahead of a full day
Nothing to learn and nothing to fix: 15 minutes of grounding for feeling not good enough, ahead of a full day.
Begin →Gratitude for the afternoon slump: 5 minutes, on a slow Sunday
Slow, spoken guidance for the afternoon slump. A gratitude session you can do on a slow Sunday.
Begin →Releasing tension you did not notice you were holding, in plain terms, if you are sceptical about all of this
By mid-afternoon most people are holding their shoulders, jaw and hands without knowing. Here is a two-minute check.
Read →A lake before dawn — a slow story for the end of the day, after a difficult conversation — for an overtired night
Flat water, no wind, and light that has not arrived yet.
Settle in →50-minute admin and email session with white noise and a timer, if you are tired of apps
Sit down, press start, and clear the queue for 50 minutes. Fifty minutes, the length of a therapy hour, with ten minutes off afterwards.
Start the block →2-1-4 breathing — 2 · 1 · 4 — for a night shift, when you are at home and cannot settle
Simple counts — 2 · 1 · 4 — and a circle that keeps time.
Breathe →3-minute guided self-compassion practice for restless legs — at the end of the day
For the times at the end of the day when restless legs takes up more room than you would like — 3 minutes, self-compassion.
Begin →Body scan meditation for being present (12 min), first thing
Slow, spoken guidance for being present. A body scan session you can do first thing.
Begin →Using the commute as a boundary between work and home — what actually works, when you are cold and want to be warm
The commute is the only transition most people get. Used deliberately, it stops the workday following you into the kitchen.
Read →The house after everyone is asleep, when you have woken up too early — for jet lag
The hour when the house belongs to nobody and nothing needs doing.
Settle in →90-minute portfolio work session with a stream and a timer, if you have done this a hundred times
Sit down, press start, and finish the pieces for 90 minutes. One full ultradian cycle, for work that needs a long runway.
Start the block →Double-inhale sigh for a break at work, when you are cold and want to be warm
Simple counts — 3 · 8 — and a circle that keeps time.
Breathe →Anticipatory anxiety: 7-minute noting meditation, on a break
For the times on a break when anticipatory anxiety takes up more room than you would like — 7 minutes, noting.
Begin →Meditation for health anxiety: 20-minute softening session, in the mid-afternoon
Slow, spoken guidance for health anxiety. A softening session you can do in the mid-afternoon.
Begin →Ten minutes outside is not a wellness cliché — a short, honest guide, when you only have a few minutes
It is the least fashionable intervention available and one of the most reliable. Here is what it actually does.
Read →The night train (a sleep story), on a day that started badly — for a night when you do not want to think
Somewhere between two cities, in the dark, where nobody needs anything from you.
Settle in →A 45-minute block for problem solving, with rain on a window, when you have already had a long week
A single 45-minute block for problem solving — before looking anything up.
Start the block →Beginner box breathing for a hospital waiting room, when you only have a few minutes
Simple counts — 2 · 2 · 2 · 2 — and a circle that keeps time.
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