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Deep work timer: 45 minutes of drawing (rain on a window), on a day that started badly
One block of drawing with rain on a window underneath. A single class period, the length most people can hold before the quality drops.
Start the block →Soft 4-7-8 breathing exercise for being unwell — when the weather has kept you inside
4 · 4 · 8 breathing: the hold cut short, the long exhale kept.
Breathe →Meditation for loneliness: 10-minute self-compassion session, during a break
Nothing to learn and nothing to fix: 10 minutes of self-compassion for loneliness, during a break.
Begin →Meditation for public speaking fear: 3-minute body scan session, in the afternoon slump
Slow, spoken guidance for public speaking fear. A body scan session you can do in the afternoon slump.
Begin →A boat at anchor, when you want something simple — for a night when you do not want to think
A small harbour, a rope that creaks, and a boat that moves about a metre in the night.
Settle in →Deep work timer: 50 minutes of reading (a fireplace), when you are at home and cannot settle
One block of reading with a fireplace underneath. Fifty minutes, the length of a therapy hour, with ten minutes off afterwards.
Start the block →How to use 7-11 breathing for a ten-minute window, when you are short on time
7 · 11 breathing: a long, slow ratio for when you have time.
Breathe →Noting for sleep: 15 minutes, on a plane
Nothing to learn and nothing to fix: 15 minutes of noting for sleep, on a plane.
Begin →Softening for deadline pressure: 7 minutes, after work
Slow, spoken guidance for deadline pressure. A softening session you can do after work.
Begin →Sleep story: a hotel room somewhere, when you feel restless rather than tired — for waking too early
A room you did not choose, in a city you do not have to know.
Settle in →Deep work timer: 90 minutes of thesis writing (vinyl crackle), after eating too much
One block of thesis writing with vinyl crackle underneath. One full ultradian cycle, for work that needs a long runway.
Start the block →How to use Coherent 5-5 breathing for the early months, on a day that started badly
5 · 5 breathing: five seconds in, five seconds out — about six breaths a minute.
Breathe →3-minute guided body scan practice for low energy — on the road
Nothing to learn and nothing to fix: 3 minutes of body scan for low energy, on the road.
Begin →Self-compassion meditation for better sleep (12 min), during the evening wind-down
Slow, spoken guidance for better sleep. A self-compassion session you can do during the evening wind-down.
Begin →A garden in the rain — a slow story for the end of the day, if you are new to this — for the hours after a late shift
Steady rain on leaves, and a chair under an awning that stays dry.
Settle in →45-minute focus block for design work — a fan or air conditioner, if you are tired of apps
A timer, a short prep list, and 45 minutes to make decisions.
Start the block →6-2-6-2 breath (6 · 2 · 6 · 2) for the commute, when you are at home and cannot settle
A 6 · 2 · 6 · 2 rhythm — even and rhythmic, with brief holds on both sides.
Breathe →Appreciation: 7-minute letting go meditation, before an appointment
For the times before an appointment when appreciation takes up more room than you would like — 7 minutes, letting go.
Begin →Meditation for self-criticism: 20-minute noting session, in the hour before sleep
Slow, spoken guidance for self-criticism. A noting session you can do in the hour before sleep.
Begin →A kitchen late at night (a sleep story), when you have been on screens all day — for a racing mind
One small light on, a cooling cup of tea, and the rest of the house dark.
Settle in →50-minute focus block for decluttering — distant thunder, if you have done this a hundred times
A timer, a short prep list, and 50 minutes to move things out.
Start the block →Slow box breath (5 · 5 · 5 · 5) for Sunday evening, after eating too much
A 5 · 5 · 5 · 5 rhythm — a wider square, once four feels comfortable.
Breathe →12-minute gratitude meditation for anxiety, before an exam
For the times before an exam when anxiety takes up more room than you would like — 12 minutes, gratitude.
Begin →5-minute grounding meditation for physical tension, late at night
Slow, spoken guidance for physical tension. A grounding session you can do late at night.
Begin →Sleep story: a lake before dawn, when you are short on time — for a restless night
Flat water, no wind, and light that has not arrived yet.
Settle in →Focus session for admin and email: 25 minutes, café murmur, when you have already had a long week
25 minutes of admin and email, with café murmur and a note on what to do when you drift.
Start the block →4-6 breath (4 · 6) for a stolen moment of caregiving, if you are tired of apps
A 4 · 6 rhythm — in for four, out for six.
Breathe →20-minute guided breathing practice for loneliness — before you talk
For the times before you talk when loneliness takes up more room than you would like — 20 minutes, breathing.
Begin →10-minute guided letting go practice for test anxiety — in the office
Slow, spoken guidance for test anxiety. A letting go session you can do in the office.
Begin →The house after everyone is asleep — a slow story for the end of the day, when you are waiting for something — for winding down
The hour when the house belongs to nobody and nothing needs doing.
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