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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.
7-minute guided body scan practice for deadline pressure — when you wake at 3am
For the times when you wake at 3am when deadline pressure takes up more room than you would like — 7 minutes, body scan.
Begin →Self-compassion meditation for anticipatory anxiety (15 min), after a shock
Slow, spoken guidance for anticipatory anxiety. A self-compassion session you can do after a shock.
Begin →Deep work timer: 50 minutes of coding (vinyl crackle), when you want to finish something
One block of coding with vinyl crackle underneath. Fifty minutes, the length of a therapy hour, with ten minutes off afterwards.
Start the block →Slow box breathing — 5 · 5 · 5 · 5 — for the early months, if you are sceptical about all of this
5 · 5 · 5 · 5 breathing: a wider square, once four feels comfortable.
Breathe →Better sleep: 12-minute softening meditation, at your desk
For the times at your desk when better sleep takes up more room than you would like — 12 minutes, softening.
Begin →Irritability: 3-minute noting meditation, after a bad day
Slow, spoken guidance for irritability. A noting session you can do after a bad day.
Begin →25-minute focus block for practising an instrument — white noise, when you are doing this for the first time
A timer, a short prep list, and 25 minutes to drill the hard bars.
Start the block →4-6 breathing for the commute, when you have woken up too early
4 · 6 breathing: in for four, out for six.
Breathe →20-minute self-compassion meditation for self-criticism, between calls
For the times between calls when self-criticism takes up more room than you would like — 20 minutes, self-compassion.
Begin →7-minute body scan meditation for deep work, when it all piles up
Slow, spoken guidance for deep work. A body scan session you can do when it all piles up.
Begin →45-minute focus block for exam revision — distant thunder, if you are doing this in the middle of the day
A timer, a short prep list, and 45 minutes to test yourself.
Start the block →4-2-6 breathing for coming down after exercise, when the day has been loud
4 · 2 · 6 breathing: a short hold in the middle, a long way out.
Breathe →Meditation for physical tension: 5-minute breathing session, on the train
For the times on the train when physical tension takes up more room than you would like — 5 minutes, breathing.
Begin →12-minute guided softening practice for shame — as sleep prep
12 minutes to meet shame with less of a fight. A softening practice, as sleep prep.
Begin →90-minute focus block for data work — rain on a window, when you need to stop thinking about work
A timer, a short prep list, and 90 minutes to work through the numbers.
Start the block →Coherent 6-6 breathing for a long illness, when you feel fine and want to stay that way
6 · 6 breathing: six and six, the slower end of coherent breathing.
Breathe →Grounding for test anxiety: 10 minutes, after a long day
For the times after a long day when test anxiety takes up more room than you would like — 10 minutes, grounding.
Begin →Tension headaches: 20-minute gratitude meditation, on a rest day
20 minutes to meet tension headaches with less of a fight. A gratitude practice, on a rest day.
Begin →Focus session for editing: 25 minutes, a fireplace, if you are doing this instead of scrolling
25 minutes of editing, with a fireplace and a note on what to do when you drift.
Start the block →Quick 2-1-2-1 breathing: 5 rounds for bedtime, if you have five quiet minutes
2 · 1 · 2 · 1 breathing: a brisk rhythm for when you need to be awake.
Breathe →Letting go meditation for burnout (15 min), on a Sunday
For the times on a Sunday when burnout takes up more room than you would like — 15 minutes, letting go.
Begin →Breathing meditation for anticipatory anxiety (7 min), on a lunch break
7 minutes to meet anticipatory anxiety with less of a fight. A breathing practice, on a lunch break.
Begin →Focus session for brainstorming: 45 minutes, vinyl crackle, when you need something unremarkable
45 minutes of brainstorming, with vinyl crackle and a note on what to do when you drift.
Start the block →Uneven box breathing: 4 rounds for travel days, when you have tried everything else
A 4 · 4 · 6 · 2 rhythm — a square with one long side.
Breathe →Waking at 3am: 3-minute gratitude meditation, during a break
For the times during a break when waking at 3am takes up more room than you would like — 3 minutes, gratitude.
Begin →Meditation for irritability: 12-minute grounding session, in the afternoon slump
12 minutes to meet irritability with less of a fight. A grounding practice, in the afternoon slump.
Begin →Focus session for research: 90 minutes, a fan or air conditioner, after a difficult conversation
90 minutes of research, with a fan or air conditioner and a note on what to do when you drift.
Start the block →4-8 breathing: 4 rounds for jet lag, when you have just finished work
A 4 · 8 rhythm — in for four, out for eight.
Breathe →7-minute breathing meditation for self-criticism, on a plane
When self-criticism shows up on a plane, this 7-minute breathing session gives you somewhere to put it down.
Begin →Letting go for study focus: 20 minutes, after work
20 minutes to meet study focus with less of a fight. A letting go practice, after work.
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