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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 gratitude practice for self-criticism — before a hard conversation
A 7-minute gratitude session for self-criticism, before a hard conversation. No app, no account — press start.
Begin →Grounding meditation for deep work (20 min), between meetings
When deep work shows up between meetings, this 20-minute grounding session gives you somewhere to put it down.
Begin →A 50-minute block for problem solving, with brown noise, when you are cold and want to be warm
A single 50-minute block for problem solving — before looking anything up.
Start the block →Beginner box breathing: 4 rounds for a break at work, when you cannot concentrate on anything else
Simple counts — 2 · 2 · 2 · 2 — and a circle that keeps time.
Breathe →Physical tension: 12-minute body scan meditation, after a fight
A 12-minute body scan session for physical tension, after a fight. No app, no account — press start.
Begin →Shame: 5-minute letting go meditation, on the way in
When shame shows up on the way in, this 5-minute letting go session gives you somewhere to put it down.
Begin →A 90-minute block for coding, with a stream, when you only have a few minutes
A single 90-minute block for coding — one function at a time, not the whole system.
Start the block →Soft 4-7-8 breathing: 4 rounds for Sunday evening, when you have been on screens all day
A the hold cut short, the long exhale kept pattern, counted for you on screen.
Breathe →20-minute softening meditation for test anxiety, after a horrible day
A 20-minute softening session for test anxiety, after a horrible day. No app, no account — press start.
Begin →10-minute noting meditation for tension headaches, before work
When tension headaches shows up before work, this 10-minute noting session gives you somewhere to put it down.
Begin →25-minute focus session for practising an instrument with plain quiet, when you feel fine and want to stay that way
25 minutes on practising an instrument — slowly, with the metronome. One pomodoro, long enough to get somewhere and short enough to start.
Start the block →7-11 breathing: 4 rounds for a stolen moment of caregiving, when you have woken up too early
A a long, slow ratio for when you have time pattern, counted for you on screen.
Breathe →Meditation for burnout: 5-minute self-compassion session, when you are overwhelmed
A 5-minute self-compassion session for burnout, when you are overwhelmed. No app, no account — press start.
Begin →15-minute guided body scan practice for anticipatory anxiety — at the weekend
When anticipatory anxiety shows up at the weekend, this 15-minute body scan session gives you somewhere to put it down.
Begin →50-minute focus session for exam revision with a train carriage, if you have five quiet minutes
50 minutes on exam revision — recall rather than re-reading. Fifty minutes, the length of a therapy hour, with ten minutes off afterwards.
Start the block →Coherent 5-5 breathing exercise for the middle of the night — when the day has been loud
A five seconds in, five seconds out — about six breaths a minute pattern, counted for you on screen.
Breathe →Noting for waking at 3am: 10 minutes, before bedtime
Nothing to learn and nothing to fix: 10 minutes of noting for waking at 3am, before bedtime.
Begin →Softening for irritability: 3 minutes, in a five-minute break
When irritability shows up in a five-minute break, this 3-minute softening session gives you somewhere to put it down.
Begin →90-minute focus session for data work with birds at dawn, when you have tried everything else
90 minutes on data work — checking as you go. One full ultradian cycle, for work that needs a long runway.
Start the block →6-2-6-2 breathing exercise for travel days — when you feel fine and want to stay that way
A even and rhythmic, with brief holds on both sides pattern, counted for you on screen.
Breathe →Body scan meditation for self-criticism (15 min), on a day off
Nothing to learn and nothing to fix: 15 minutes of body scan for self-criticism, on a day off.
Begin →Self-compassion meditation for study focus (7 min), in the air
When study focus shows up in the air, this 7-minute self-compassion session gives you somewhere to put it down.
Begin →Deep work timer: 45 minutes of editing (white noise), when you have just finished work
One block of editing with white noise underneath. A single class period, the length most people can hold before the quality drops.
Start the block →Slow box breathing exercise for a hot day — if you have five quiet minutes
A a wider square, once four feels comfortable pattern, counted for you on screen.
Breathe →A mindful pause: 5-minute letting go meditation, in the morning
Nothing to learn and nothing to fix: 5 minutes of letting go for a mindful pause, in the morning.
Begin →Meditation for guilt: 12-minute noting session, on a train
When guilt shows up on a train, this 12-minute noting session gives you somewhere to put it down.
Begin →Deep work timer: 50 minutes of brainstorming (a stream), before you go back to something hard
One block of brainstorming with a stream underneath. Fifty minutes, the length of a therapy hour, with ten minutes off afterwards.
Start the block →How to use 4-6 breathing for deep focus, when you have tried everything else
The pattern is 4 · 6, which is in for four, out for six.
Breathe →10-minute gratitude meditation for social anxiety, at 3pm
Nothing to learn and nothing to fix: 10 minutes of gratitude for social anxiety, at 3pm.
Begin →Grounding for tension headaches: 20 minutes, in the queue
Slow, spoken guidance for tension headaches. A grounding session you can do in the queue.
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