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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.
A lake before dawn, when you have been putting it off — for an overtired night
Flat water, no wind, and light that has not arrived yet.
Settle in →A 25-minute block for writing, with distant thunder, when your attention is scattered
A single 25-minute block for writing — the first draft, not the good version.
Start the block →How to use Box breathing for a reset, when you are waiting for something
A 4 · 4 · 4 · 4 rhythm — four equal sides, like tracing a square.
Breathe →7-11 breathing for jet lag, when you are not sure this will work
A 7 · 11 rhythm — a long, slow ratio for when you have time.
Breathe →Gratitude for feeling not good enough: 5 minutes, before sleep
Nothing to learn and nothing to fix: 5 minutes of gratitude for feeling not good enough, before sleep.
Begin →Exhaustion: 15-minute grounding meditation, on a break
Slow, spoken guidance for exhaustion. A grounding session you can do on a break.
Begin →Finding Your Zen: Beginner's Meditation Time
Start with three minutes a day and let it grow on its own. Here is what to expect in the first few weeks, and why a short sit beats a skipped one.
Read →Mindful Breathing Moment
Use this when you need a brief, grounding pause
Begin →simple mantra meditation for night
Use this before bed when the house is quiet and you want a calm mind.
Begin →What to do when everything is too much — what to expect, before something difficult
Overwhelm is not a lack of capacity. It is too many open loops and no order to them. The fix is unglamorous.
Read →The house after everyone is asleep (a sleep story), when you are too tired to try hard — for jet lag
The hour when the house belongs to nobody and nothing needs doing.
Settle in →A 50-minute block for language practice, with rain on a window, when you have been meaning to start
A single 50-minute block for language practice — repetition rather than novelty.
Start the block →Coherent 5-5 breathing: 6 rounds for heated moments, when you are not in the mood
Rounds of 5 · 5, with the counting done for you.
Breathe →Tight box breath (4 · 1 · 4 · 1) for a grey day, when you have been meaning to start
Rounds of 4 · 1 · 4 · 1, with the counting done for you.
Breathe →Self-compassion meditation for being present (3 min), at the airport
Slow, spoken guidance for being present. A self-compassion session you can do at the airport.
Begin →12-minute breathing meditation for guilt, on the way out of work
Nothing to learn and nothing to fix: 12 minutes of breathing for guilt, on the way out of work.
Begin →When the inner voice will not let something go — the version that fits a real week, when the house is busy
Self-criticism usually repeats because it is trying to prevent something. Arguing with it does not work. Understanding it sometimes does.
Read →Sleep story: the night train, when you have tried everything else — for a night when you do not want to think
Somewhere between two cities, in the dark, where nobody needs anything from you.
Settle in →A 90-minute block for studying, with a fireplace, before something difficult
A single 90-minute block for studying — reading and notes, not highlighting.
Start the block →6-2-6-2 breathing: 6 rounds for a reset, when you are somewhere unfamiliar
Rounds of 6 · 2 · 6 · 2, with the counting done for you.
Breathe →3-6 breath (3 · 6) for a hot day, before something difficult
Rounds of 3 · 6, with the counting done for you.
Breathe →Meditation for health anxiety: 7-minute noting session, before an appointment
Slow, spoken guidance for health anxiety. A noting session you can do before an appointment.
Begin →20-minute guided softening practice for back pain and tension — in the evening
Nothing to learn and nothing to fix: 20 minutes of softening for back pain and tension, in the evening.
Begin →Working in a noisy place without losing your mind — what actually helps, if you are fitting this around other people
You cannot always control the noise. You can control what your attention does with it, and what you put in your ears.
Read →A caravan by the sea, if you have done this a hundred times — for an overtired night
Thin walls, wind outside, and the sound of shingle about fifty metres away.
Settle in →25-minute focus session for drawing with vinyl crackle, when you are on your own
25 minutes on drawing — without correcting anything yet. One pomodoro, long enough to get somewhere and short enough to start.
Start the block →Slow box breathing: 5 rounds for days when everything is too much, when you feel restless rather than tired
Rounds of 5 · 5 · 5 · 5, with the counting done for you.
Breathe →3-5-7 breathing — 3 · 5 · 7 — for deep focus, when the house is busy
Rounds of 3 · 5 · 7, with the counting done for you.
Breathe →Body scan for work stress: 12 minutes, before an interview
Slow, spoken guidance for work stress. A body scan session you can do before an interview.
Begin →Self-compassion for overthinking: 5 minutes, late at night
Nothing to learn and nothing to fix: 5 minutes of self-compassion for overthinking, late at night.
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