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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.
Focus session for portfolio work: 45 minutes, a fireplace, on a low-energy afternoon
45 minutes of portfolio work, with a fireplace and a note on what to do when you drift.
Start the block →4-2-6 breathing — 4 · 2 · 6 — for the middle of the night, if you have done this a hundred times
A 4 · 2 · 6 rhythm — a short hold in the middle, a long way out.
Breathe →Grounding for sleep: 5 minutes, before a difficult talk
For the times before a difficult talk when sleep takes up more room than you would like — 5 minutes, grounding.
Begin →Burnout: 15-minute gratitude meditation, on a meeting break
15 minutes to meet burnout with less of a fight. A gratitude practice, on a meeting break.
Begin →The night train (a sleep story), when you want to finish something — for an overtired night
Somewhere between two cities, in the dark, where nobody needs anything from you.
Settle in →Focus session for problem solving: 50 minutes, distant traffic, when you cannot concentrate on anything else
50 minutes of problem solving, with distant traffic and a note on what to do when you drift.
Start the block →Coherent 6-6 breathing — 6 · 6 — for travel days, when you have already had a long week
A 6 · 6 rhythm — six and six, the slower end of coherent breathing.
Breathe →Letting go meditation for morning energy (10 min), after an argument
For the times after an argument when morning energy takes up more room than you would like — 10 minutes, letting go.
Begin →Breathing meditation for better sleep (3 min), on your commute
3 minutes to meet better sleep with less of a fight. A breathing practice, on your commute.
Begin →Sleep story: a caravan by the sea, when nothing else has worked today — for a restless night
Thin walls, wind outside, and the sound of shingle about fifty metres away.
Settle in →25-minute coding session with forest at dusk and a timer, when you have been on screens all day
Sit down, press start, and work through the problem for 25 minutes. One pomodoro, long enough to get somewhere and short enough to start.
Start the block →Quick 2-1-2-1 breathing — 2 · 1 · 2 · 1 — for jet lag, on a low-energy afternoon
Rounds of 2 · 1 · 2 · 1, with the counting done for you.
Breathe →Meditation for gratitude: 15-minute noting session, when the news hits hard
For the times when the news hits hard when gratitude takes up more room than you would like — 15 minutes, noting.
Begin →Meditation for self-criticism: 7-minute grounding session, ahead of a full day
7 minutes to meet self-criticism with less of a fight. A grounding practice, ahead of a full day.
Begin →An attic room — a slow story for the end of the day, when your attention is scattered — for winding down
Sloping ceiling, rain on the roof a foot above your head.
Settle in →45-minute practising an instrument session with a washing machine and a timer, when you have woken up too early
Sit down, press start, and drill the hard bars for 45 minutes. A single class period, the length most people can hold before the quality drops.
Start the block →Uneven box breathing for deep focus, if you are doing this in the middle of the day
Rounds of 4 · 4 · 6 · 2, with the counting done for you.
Breathe →3-minute body scan meditation for anxiety, when you are at your limit
For the times when you are at your limit when anxiety takes up more room than you would like — 3 minutes, body scan.
Begin →Self-compassion for a mindful pause: 12 minutes, at the end of the day
12 minutes to meet a mindful pause with less of a fight. A self-compassion practice, at the end of the day.
Begin →A lighthouse at the end of a long day (a sleep story), when you have woken up too early — for an overtired night
One light turning, a kettle, and weather you are on the right side of.
Settle in →90-minute exam revision session with brown noise and a timer, when the day has been loud
Sit down, press start, and test yourself for 90 minutes. One full ultradian cycle, for work that needs a long runway.
Start the block →4-8 breathing for a hard week, when you need to stop thinking about work
Rounds of 4 · 8, with the counting done for you.
Breathe →7-minute guided softening practice for sadness — before sleep
When sadness shows up before sleep, this 7-minute softening session gives you somewhere to put it down.
Begin →Noting meditation for social anxiety (20 min), on a break
20 minutes to meet social anxiety with less of a fight. A noting practice, on a break.
Begin →Sleep story: a bus at night, on a day that started badly — for jet lag
Upper deck, front seat, a city going past that you do not have to join.
Settle in →A 25-minute block for data work, with a library, when you feel fine and want to stay that way
A single 25-minute block for data work — checking as you go.
Start the block →5-2-7 breathing for days when everything is too much, if you are doing this instead of scrolling
Rounds of 5 · 2 · 7, with the counting done for you.
Breathe →Agitation: 12-minute self-compassion meditation, on a slow Sunday
When agitation shows up on a slow Sunday, this 12-minute self-compassion session gives you somewhere to put it down.
Begin →Burnout: 5-minute body scan meditation, at the airport
5 minutes to meet burnout with less of a fight. A body scan practice, at the airport.
Begin →A field under snow — a slow story for the end of the day, when you are too tired to try hard — for a night when you do not want to think
Everything muffled, everything white, and no tracks but yours.
Settle in →Newest first. Everything here is free — no account, no streaks, nothing to install.