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.
25-minute applications and forms session with distant thunder and a timer, when you are somewhere noisy
Sit down, press start, and get through the questions for 25 minutes. One pomodoro, long enough to get somewhere and short enough to start.
Start the block →5-2-7 breathing exercise for heated moments — before you go back to something hard
A 5 · 2 · 7 rhythm — five, a brief hold, then seven out.
Breathe →12-minute guided softening practice for a mindful pause — on the road
When a mindful pause shows up on the road, this 12-minute softening session gives you somewhere to put it down.
Begin →5-minute guided gratitude practice for guilt — in the evening
5 minutes to meet guilt with less of a fight. A gratitude practice, in the evening.
Begin →50-minute planning session with café murmur and a timer, after a long day
Sit down, press start, and decide what happens when for 50 minutes. Fifty minutes, the length of a therapy hour, with ten minutes off afterwards.
Start the block →Coherent 4-4 breathing exercise for a reset — when you want to be left alone
A 4 · 4 rhythm — four and four, if five feels like a stretch.
Breathe →Social anxiety: 20-minute self-compassion meditation, in the hour before an interview
When social anxiety shows up in the hour before an interview, this 20-minute self-compassion session gives you somewhere to put it down.
Begin →Tension headaches: 10-minute body scan meditation, in the hour before sleep
10 minutes to meet tension headaches with less of a fight. A body scan practice, in the hour before sleep.
Begin →90-minute writing session with a library and a timer, when you are waiting for something
Sit down, press start, and get words down for 90 minutes. One full ultradian cycle, for work that needs a long runway.
Start the block →Box breathing exercise for days when everything is too much — if you are new to this
A 4 · 4 · 4 · 4 rhythm — four equal sides, like tracing a square.
Breathe →Noting meditation for work stress (5 min), before an exam
When work stress shows up before an exam, this 5-minute noting session gives you somewhere to put it down.
Begin →15-minute softening meditation for worry, at 3am
A 15-minute softening session for worry, at 3am. No app, no account — press start.
Begin →full body scan for sleep
Use this when you’re ready to lie down and let the day melt away before sleep.
Begin →A hotel room somewhere — a slow story for the end of the day, when you want to finish something — for jet lag
A room you did not choose, in a city you do not have to know.
Settle in →A 25-minute block for language practice, with distant traffic, when you are too tired to try hard
A single 25-minute block for language practice — repetition rather than novelty.
Start the block →Coherent 5-5 breathing for a hard week, before something difficult
Rounds of 5 · 5, with the counting done for you.
Breathe →Meditation for frustration: 3-minute self-compassion session, in the office
A 3-minute self-compassion session for frustration, in the office. No app, no account — press start.
Begin →10-minute guided body scan practice for heartbreak — when nothing went right
For the times when nothing went right when heartbreak takes up more room than you would like — 10 minutes, body scan.
Begin →A garden in the rain, if you are tired of apps — for a night when you do not want to think
Steady rain on leaves, and a chair under an awning that stays dry.
Settle in →A 50-minute block for studying, with forest at dusk, when you are not sure this will work
A single 50-minute block for studying — reading and notes, not highlighting.
Start the block →6-2-6-2 breathing for days when everything is too much, when the house is busy
Rounds of 6 · 2 · 6 · 2, with the counting done for you.
Breathe →Noting for brain fog: 7 minutes, on a meeting break
A 7-minute noting session for brain fog, on a meeting break. No app, no account — press start.
Begin →Falling asleep: 15-minute softening meditation, when you are at your limit
For the times when you are at your limit when falling asleep takes up more room than you would like — 15 minutes, softening.
Begin →Sleep story: a kitchen late at night, when your attention is scattered — for waking too early
One small light on, a cooling cup of tea, and the rest of the house dark.
Settle in →A 90-minute block for drawing, with a washing machine, when you are not in the mood
A single 90-minute block for drawing — without correcting anything yet.
Start the block →Slow box breathing: 4 rounds for a hard conversation, when the weather has kept you inside
Rounds of 5 · 5 · 5 · 5, with the counting done for you.
Breathe →Body scan meditation for guilt (12 min), on your commute
A 12-minute body scan session for guilt, on your commute. No app, no account — press start.
Begin →Self-compassion meditation for low energy (3 min), before sleep
When low energy shows up before sleep, this 3-minute self-compassion session gives you somewhere to put it down.
Begin →A lake before dawn — a slow story for the end of the day, when you have woken up too early — for the hours after a late shift
Flat water, no wind, and light that has not arrived yet.
Settle in →45-minute focus session for reading with brown noise, when you are at home and cannot settle
45 minutes on reading — pages rather than paragraphs. A single class period, the length most people can hold before the quality drops.
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