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.
90-minute focus session for writing with distant traffic, before something difficult
90 minutes on writing — the first draft, not the good version. One full ultradian cycle, for work that needs a long runway.
Start the block →Physiological sigh exercise for coming down after exercise — when your attention is scattered
Simple counts — 2 · 6 — and a circle that keeps time.
Breathe →7-minute guided softening practice for social anxiety — on a slow Sunday
7 minutes to meet social anxiety with less of a fight. A softening practice, on a slow Sunday.
Begin →Noting meditation for back pain and tension (20 min), in a five-minute break
For the times in a five-minute break when back pain and tension takes up more room than you would like — 20 minutes, noting.
Begin →A lighthouse at the end of a long day, when nothing else has worked today — for an overtired night
One light turning, a kettle, and weather you are on the right side of.
Settle in →Deep work timer: 45 minutes of language practice (a fan or air conditioner), when the house is busy
One block of language practice with a fan or air conditioner underneath. A single class period, the length most people can hold before the quality drops.
Start the block →4-2-6 breathing — 4 · 2 · 6 — for a hospital waiting room, if you are new to this
A a short hold in the middle, a long way out pattern, counted for you on screen.
Breathe →Gentle box breathing exercise for a stolen moment of caregiving — when you have been meaning to start
A a smaller square, for when four counts feels long pattern, counted for you on screen.
Breathe →Work stress: 15-minute self-compassion meditation, first thing
15 minutes to meet work stress with less of a fight. A self-compassion practice, first thing.
Begin →Worry: 5-minute body scan meditation, on a train journey
For the times on a train journey when worry takes up more room than you would like — 5 minutes, body scan.
Begin →A bus at night (a sleep story), after a difficult conversation — for jet lag
Upper deck, front seat, a city going past that you do not have to join.
Settle in →Deep work timer: 50 minutes of studying (a washing machine), when the weather has kept you inside
One block of studying with a washing machine underneath. Fifty minutes, the length of a therapy hour, with ten minutes off afterwards.
Start the block →Coherent 6-6 breathing — 6 · 6 — for the morning after, when your attention is scattered
A six and six, the slower end of coherent breathing pattern, counted for you on screen.
Breathe →How to use 4-7-8 breathing for the middle of the night, before something difficult
A in for four, hold for seven, out for eight pattern, counted for you on screen.
Breathe →Noting meditation for restlessness at night (3 min), at lunch
A 3-minute noting session for restlessness at night, at lunch. No app, no account — press start.
Begin →10-minute softening meditation for frustration, in a waiting room
For the times in a waiting room when frustration takes up more room than you would like — 10 minutes, softening.
Begin →Sleep story: a field under snow, when you are cold and want to be warm — for a night when you do not want to think
Everything muffled, everything white, and no tracks but yours.
Settle in →25-minute focus block for drawing — café murmur, when you are short on time
A timer, a short prep list, and 25 minutes to fill the page.
Start the block →Quick 2-1-2-1 breathing for anxious moments, when you feel restless rather than tired
A a brisk rhythm for when you need to be awake pattern, counted for you on screen.
Breathe →How to use 5-7 breathing for travel days, when the house is busy
A five in, seven out pattern, counted for you on screen.
Breathe →Meditation for exhaustion: 7-minute body scan session, at 3pm
A 7-minute body scan session for exhaustion, at 3pm. No app, no account — press start.
Begin →15-minute guided self-compassion practice for brain fog — on the morning of an interview
For the times on the morning of an interview when brain fog takes up more room than you would like — 15 minutes, self-compassion.
Begin →A fire dying down, on a day that started badly — for waking too early
The last hour of a fire, when it stops being a fire and becomes warmth.
Settle in →45-minute focus block for reading — a library, on a day that started badly
A timer, a short prep list, and 45 minutes to read properly.
Start the block →Uneven box breathing for a reset, when nothing else has worked today
A a square with one long side pattern, counted for you on screen.
Breathe →How to use 2-1-4 breathing for jet lag, when the weather has kept you inside
A short in, short hold, long out — the smallest useful dose pattern, counted for you on screen.
Breathe →Letting go for being present: 12 minutes, at the end of the workday
A 12-minute letting go session for being present, at the end of the workday. No app, no account — press start.
Begin →Noting for perfectionism: 3 minutes, in the hour before an exam
For the times in the hour before an exam when perfectionism takes up more room than you would like — 3 minutes, noting.
Begin →A library at closing time (a sleep story), before you go back to something hard — for the hours after a late shift
The last hour, when the lights go down row by row.
Settle in →50-minute focus block for thesis writing — distant traffic, when you are at home and cannot settle
A timer, a short prep list, and 50 minutes to add to the pile.
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