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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.
4-6 breathing: 4 rounds for a big decision, when you are short on time
Rounds of 4 · 6, with the counting done for you.
Breathe →Meditation for back pain and tension: 20-minute letting go session, ahead of a full day
A 20-minute letting go session for back pain and tension, ahead of a full day. No app, no account — press start.
Begin →Meditation for contentment: 7-minute breathing session, on a slow Sunday
When contentment shows up on a slow Sunday, this 7-minute breathing session gives you somewhere to put it down.
Begin →The house after everyone is asleep (a sleep story), when you have been putting it off — for a racing mind
The hour when the house belongs to nobody and nothing needs doing.
Settle in →50-minute focus session for thesis writing with a library, after eating too much
50 minutes on thesis writing — sections, not the whole thing. Fifty minutes, the length of a therapy hour, with ten minutes off afterwards.
Start the block →4-2-6 breathing: 4 rounds for Friday evening, on a day that started badly
Rounds of 4 · 2 · 6, with the counting done for you.
Breathe →5-minute gratitude meditation for overthinking, on a Saturday morning
A 5-minute gratitude session for overthinking, on a Saturday morning. No app, no account — press start.
Begin →Grounding for panic: 15 minutes, at midday
When panic shows up at midday, this 15-minute grounding session gives you somewhere to put it down.
Begin →Sleep story: the night train, when you are too tired to try hard — for a restless night
Somewhere between two cities, in the dark, where nobody needs anything from you.
Settle in →90-minute focus session for design work with plain quiet, if you are tired of apps
90 minutes on design work — rough versions first. One full ultradian cycle, for work that needs a long runway.
Start the block →Coherent 6-6 breathing exercise for physical discomfort — when you are at home and cannot settle
Simple counts — 6 · 6 — and a circle that keeps time.
Breathe →10-minute guided breathing practice for frustration — on a break
A 10-minute breathing session for frustration, on a break. No app, no account — press start.
Begin →3-minute guided letting go practice for loneliness — in the mid-afternoon
When loneliness shows up in the mid-afternoon, this 3-minute letting go session gives you somewhere to put it down.
Begin →A caravan by the sea — a slow story for the end of the day, when you are doing this for the first time — for the hours after a late shift
Thin walls, wind outside, and the sound of shingle about fifty metres away.
Settle in →Deep work timer: 45 minutes of decluttering (forest at dusk), if you have done this a hundred times
One block of decluttering with forest at dusk underneath. A single class period, the length most people can hold before the quality drops.
Start the block →Quick 2-1-2-1 breathing exercise for exam nerves — after eating too much
Simple counts — 2 · 1 · 2 · 1 — and a circle that keeps time.
Breathe →Brain fog: 15-minute grounding meditation, at the airport
Nothing to learn and nothing to fix: 15 minutes of grounding for brain fog, at the airport.
Begin →Sleep: 7-minute gratitude meditation, on the way out of work
When sleep shows up on the way out of work, this 7-minute gratitude session gives you somewhere to put it down.
Begin →An attic room (a sleep story), if you have done this a hundred times — for a racing mind
Sloping ceiling, rain on the roof a foot above your head.
Settle in →Deep work timer: 50 minutes of admin and email (birds at dawn), when you have already had a long week
One block of admin and email with birds at dawn underneath. Fifty minutes, the length of a therapy hour, with ten minutes off afterwards.
Start the block →How to use Uneven box breathing for the commute, if you are tired of apps
Simple counts — 4 · 4 · 6 · 2 — and a circle that keeps time.
Breathe →Letting go meditation for perfectionism (3 min), on a train journey
Nothing to learn and nothing to fix: 3 minutes of letting go for perfectionism, on a train journey.
Begin →12-minute breathing meditation for low energy, in the evening
When low energy shows up in the evening, this 12-minute breathing session gives you somewhere to put it down.
Begin →Sleep story: a lighthouse at the end of a long day, when you have been meaning to start — for a restless night
One light turning, a kettle, and weather you are on the right side of.
Settle in →25-minute focus block for portfolio work — brown noise, on a low-energy afternoon
A timer, a short prep list, and 25 minutes to finish the pieces.
Start the block →How to use 4-8 breathing for coming down after exercise, if you have done this a hundred times
Simple counts — 4 · 8 — and a circle that keeps time.
Breathe →Meditation for jaw tension: 7-minute noting session, in a waiting room
Nothing to learn and nothing to fix: 7 minutes of noting for jaw tension, in a waiting room.
Begin →20-minute guided softening practice for appreciation — before bed
When appreciation shows up before bed, this 20-minute softening session gives you somewhere to put it down.
Begin →A bus at night — a slow story for the end of the day, when the day has been loud — for winding down
Upper deck, front seat, a city going past that you do not have to join.
Settle in →45-minute focus block for problem solving — a stream, when you cannot concentrate on anything else
A timer, a short prep list, and 45 minutes to stay with the difficulty.
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