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.
A bus at night, after eating too much — for the hours after a late shift
Upper deck, front seat, a city going past that you do not have to join.
Settle in →50-minute focus session for brainstorming with a train carriage, when you are somewhere noisy
50 minutes on brainstorming — quantity before quality. Fifty minutes, the length of a therapy hour, with ten minutes off afterwards.
Start the block →2-1-4 breath (2 · 1 · 4) for a stolen moment of caregiving, when you need to stop thinking about work
A 2 · 1 · 4 rhythm — short in, short hold, long out — the smallest useful dose.
Breathe →Meditation for heartbreak: 3-minute gratitude session, in the hour before an interview
For the times in the hour before an interview when heartbreak takes up more room than you would like — 3 minutes, gratitude.
Begin →12-minute guided grounding practice for fear of flying — at night
Slow, spoken guidance for fear of flying. A grounding session you can do at night.
Begin →Sleep story: a field under snow, if you are new to this — for a racing mind
Everything muffled, everything white, and no tracks but yours.
Settle in →90-minute focus session for research with vinyl crackle, after a long day
90 minutes on research — with a note file open beside you. One full ultradian cycle, for work that needs a long runway.
Start the block →Double-inhale sigh — 3 · 8 — for the middle of the night, if you are doing this instead of scrolling
A 3 · 8 rhythm — two inhales stacked together, then everything out through the mouth.
Breathe →Breathing for insomnia: 7 minutes, before an exam
For the times before an exam when insomnia takes up more room than you would like — 7 minutes, breathing.
Begin →Financial stress: 20-minute letting go meditation, at 3am
Slow, spoken guidance for financial stress. A letting go session you can do at 3am.
Begin →A fire dying down — a slow story for the end of the day, when you have been on screens all day — for a restless night
The last hour of a fire, when it stops being a fire and becomes warmth.
Settle in →Deep work timer: 45 minutes of applications and forms (white noise), when you are waiting for something
One block of applications and forms with white noise underneath. A single class period, the length most people can hold before the quality drops.
Start the block →Beginner box breathing — 2 · 2 · 2 · 2 — for a grey day, when you need something unremarkable
A 2 · 2 · 2 · 2 rhythm — the easiest version of the square.
Breathe →Grounding meditation for fatigue (12 min), before you talk
For the times before you talk when fatigue takes up more room than you would like — 12 minutes, grounding.
Begin →Gratitude meditation for focus (5 min), in the office
Slow, spoken guidance for focus. A gratitude session you can do in the office.
Begin →A library at closing time, when you have more time than usual — for winding down
The last hour, when the lights go down row by row.
Settle in →Deep work timer: 50 minutes of planning (distant thunder), when you are too tired to try hard
One block of planning with distant thunder underneath. Fifty minutes, the length of a therapy hour, with ten minutes off afterwards.
Start the block →Soft 4-7-8 breathing — 4 · 4 · 8 — for a hot day, after a difficult conversation
A 4 · 4 · 8 rhythm — the hold cut short, the long exhale kept.
Breathe →Meditation for contentment: 20-minute self-compassion session, before a difficult talk
For the times before a difficult talk when contentment takes up more room than you would like — 20 minutes, self-compassion.
Begin →Meditation for self-doubt: 10-minute breathing session, on a meeting break
10 minutes to meet self-doubt with less of a fight. A breathing practice, on a meeting break.
Begin →Sleep story: a boat at anchor, when you are waiting for something — for an overtired night
A small harbour, a rope that creaks, and a boat that moves about a metre in the night.
Settle in →25-minute focus block for writing — café murmur, when you are not sure this will work
A timer, a short prep list, and 25 minutes to get words down.
Start the block →7-11 breathing for deep focus, when you have been meaning to start
A 7 · 11 rhythm — a long, slow ratio for when you have time.
Breathe →5-minute noting meditation for panic, after bad news
For the times after bad news when panic takes up more room than you would like — 5 minutes, noting.
Begin →Softening for tight shoulders and neck: 15 minutes, on your commute
15 minutes to meet tight shoulders and neck with less of a fight. A softening practice, on your commute.
Begin →Restful Mind Journey
Use this meditation to unwind before bed
Begin →45-minute focus block for language practice — a fireplace, when you are not in the mood
A timer, a short prep list, and 45 minutes to practise out loud.
Start the block →How to use Tight box breathing for a cold morning, when you are too tired to try hard
Rounds of 4 · 1 · 4 · 1, with the counting done for you.
Breathe →3-minute guided self-compassion practice for public speaking fear — in the late afternoon
3 minutes to meet public speaking fear with less of a fight. A self-compassion practice, in the late afternoon.
Begin →Body scan meditation for tired eyes (10 min), on a slow Sunday
Nothing to learn and nothing to fix: 10 minutes of body scan for tired eyes, on a slow Sunday.
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