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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.
25-minute focus block for research — rain on a window, when you want to be left alone
A timer, a short prep list, and 25 minutes to follow one thread.
Start the block →How to use 4-2-6 breathing for a hard week, when you have just finished work
The pattern is 4 · 2 · 6, which is a short hold in the middle, a long way out.
Breathe →15-minute guided breathing practice for burnout — at the end of the workday
Nothing to learn and nothing to fix: 15 minutes of breathing for burnout, at the end of the workday.
Begin →5-minute guided letting go practice for worry — in the hour before an exam
Slow, spoken guidance for worry. A letting go session you can do in the hour before an exam.
Begin →45-minute focus block for applications and forms — a train carriage, if you are new to this
A timer, a short prep list, and 45 minutes to get through the questions.
Start the block →How to use Coherent 6-6 breathing for days when everything is too much, before you go back to something hard
The pattern is 6 · 6, which is six and six, the slower end of coherent breathing.
Breathe →Grounding for waking at 3am: 3 minutes, in the evening
Nothing to learn and nothing to fix: 3 minutes of grounding for waking at 3am, in the evening.
Begin →Frustration: 10-minute gratitude meditation, before public speaking
Slow, spoken guidance for frustration. A gratitude session you can do before public speaking.
Begin →50-minute focus block for planning — vinyl crackle, when your attention is scattered
A timer, a short prep list, and 50 minutes to decide what happens when.
Start the block →Quick 2-1-2-1 breath (2 · 1 · 2 · 1) for a long wait, when you want to be left alone
The pattern is 2 · 1 · 2 · 1, which is a brisk rhythm for when you need to be awake.
Breathe →Letting go meditation for exhaustion (7 min), at bedtime
Nothing to learn and nothing to fix: 7 minutes of letting go for exhaustion, at bedtime.
Begin →15-minute breathing meditation for study focus, before a conversation you are dreading
Slow, spoken guidance for study focus. A breathing session you can do before a conversation you are dreading.
Begin →Focus session for writing: 25 minutes, a fan or air conditioner, when you have been meaning to start
25 minutes of writing, with a fan or air conditioner and a note on what to do when you drift.
Start the block →Uneven box breath (4 · 4 · 6 · 2) for a big decision, if you are new to this
The pattern is 4 · 4 · 6 · 2, which is a square with one long side.
Breathe →Meditation for being present: 12-minute noting session, at night
For the times at night when being present takes up more room than you would like — 12 minutes, noting.
Begin →Meditation for guilt: 3-minute grounding session, after a conflict
Slow, spoken guidance for guilt. A grounding session you can do after a conflict.
Begin →Sleep story: a caravan by the sea, when the house is busy — for winding down
Thin walls, wind outside, and the sound of shingle about fifty metres away.
Settle in →Focus session for language practice: 45 minutes, distant thunder, before something difficult
45 minutes of language practice, with distant thunder and a note on what to do when you drift.
Start the block →4-8 breath (4 · 8) for Friday evening, when your attention is scattered
4 · 8 breathing: in for four, out for eight.
Breathe →Body scan for social anxiety: 20 minutes, at your desk
For the times at your desk when social anxiety takes up more room than you would like — 20 minutes, body scan.
Begin →Self-compassion for back pain and tension: 7 minutes, after bad news
Slow, spoken guidance for back pain and tension. A self-compassion session you can do after bad news.
Begin →An attic room, if you have five quiet minutes — for an overtired night
Sloping ceiling, rain on the roof a foot above your head.
Settle in →Focus session for studying: 90 minutes, café murmur, when the house is busy
90 minutes of studying, with café murmur and a note on what to do when you drift.
Start the block →5-2-7 breathing — 5 · 2 · 7 — for physical discomfort, when you have been meaning to start
5 · 2 · 7 breathing: five, a brief hold, then seven out.
Breathe →5-minute guided softening practice for work stress — between calls
For the times between calls when work stress takes up more room than you would like — 5 minutes, softening.
Begin →Noting meditation for overthinking (12 min), when it all piles up
Slow, spoken guidance for overthinking. A noting session you can do when it all piles up.
Begin →A lighthouse at the end of a long day (a sleep story), when you only have a few minutes — for jet lag
One light turning, a kettle, and weather you are on the right side of.
Settle in →25-minute drawing session with a fireplace and a timer, when the weather has kept you inside
Sit down, press start, and fill the page for 25 minutes. One pomodoro, long enough to get somewhere and short enough to start.
Start the block →Coherent 4-4 breathing — 4 · 4 — for exam nerves, before something difficult
4 · 4 breathing: four and four, if five feels like a stretch.
Breathe →Restlessness at night: 10-minute self-compassion meditation, on the train
For the times on the train when restlessness at night takes up more room than you would like — 10 minutes, self-compassion.
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