Everything, 30 at a time
Every meditation, breathing exercise, sleep story, focus session, guide and essay on SoftlyStill — 6,878 pieces, newest first, 30 to a page.
A 45-minute block for editing, with plain quiet, if you have five quiet minutes
A single 45-minute block for editing — the boring pass that makes it readable.
Start the block →Coherent 4-4 breathing: 12 rounds for a long wait, when you need something unremarkable
Rounds of 4 · 4, with the counting done for you.
Breathe →Noting meditation for waking up (3 min), first thing
When waking up shows up first thing, this 3-minute noting session gives you somewhere to put it down.
Begin →10-minute softening meditation for waking at 3am, on a train journey
10 minutes to meet waking at 3am with less of a fight. A softening practice, on a train journey.
Begin →A fire dying down (a sleep story), when you are doing this for the first time — for waking too early
The last hour of a fire, when it stops being a fire and becomes warmth.
Settle in →A 90-minute block for brainstorming, with forest at dusk, when you have tried everything else
A single 90-minute block for brainstorming — quantity before quality.
Start the block →Box breathing: 10 rounds for a big decision, after a difficult conversation
Simple counts — 4 · 4 · 4 · 4 — and a circle that keeps time.
Breathe →Meditation for gratitude: 7-minute body scan session, at lunch
When gratitude shows up at lunch, this 7-minute body scan session gives you somewhere to put it down.
Begin →15-minute guided self-compassion practice for exhaustion — in a waiting room
A 15-minute self-compassion session for exhaustion, in a waiting room. No app, no account — press start.
Begin →Sleep story: a library at closing time, when you are on your own — for the hours after a late shift
The last hour, when the lights go down row by row.
Settle in →25-minute focus session for research with birds at dawn, when you are waiting for something
25 minutes on research — with a note file open beside you. One pomodoro, long enough to get somewhere and short enough to start.
Start the block →Tight box breathing: 10 rounds for Friday evening, when you are somewhere noisy
Simple counts — 4 · 1 · 4 · 1 — and a circle that keeps time.
Breathe →Letting go for tired eyes: 12 minutes, at 3pm
When tired eyes shows up at 3pm, this 12-minute letting go session gives you somewhere to put it down.
Begin →Breathing for a mindful pause: 3 minutes, on the morning of an interview
A 3-minute breathing session for a mindful pause, on the morning of an interview. No app, no account — press start.
Begin →A boat at anchor, when you have been meaning to start — for a racing mind
A small harbour, a rope that creaks, and a boat that moves about a metre in the night.
Settle in →50-minute focus session for applications and forms with brown noise, when you are too tired to try hard
50 minutes on applications and forms — dull but finite. Fifty minutes, the length of a therapy hour, with ten minutes off afterwards.
Start the block →3-6 breathing exercise for physical discomfort — after a long day
Simple counts — 3 · 6 — and a circle that keeps time.
Breathe →Gratitude meditation for grief (20 min), in the evening
When grief shows up in the evening, this 20-minute gratitude session gives you somewhere to put it down.
Begin →Grounding meditation for social anxiety (7 min), before a presentation
A 7-minute grounding session for social anxiety, before a presentation. No app, no account — press start.
Begin →A hotel room somewhere (a sleep story), when the day has been loud — for a restless night
A room you did not choose, in a city you do not have to know.
Settle in →90-minute focus session for planning with a stream, when you are not sure this will work
90 minutes on planning — on paper, so you can see it. One full ultradian cycle, for work that needs a long runway.
Start the block →3-5-7 breathing exercise for exam nerves — when you are waiting for something
Simple counts — 3 · 5 · 7 — and a circle that keeps time.
Breathe →Agitation: 5-minute breathing meditation, before bed
When agitation shows up before bed, this 5-minute breathing session gives you somewhere to put it down.
Begin →Meditation for work stress: 12-minute letting go session, before a hard conversation
A 12-minute letting go session for work stress, before a hard conversation. No app, no account — press start.
Begin →Sleep story: a garden in the rain, when you are at home and cannot settle — for winding down
Steady rain on leaves, and a chair under an awning that stays dry.
Settle in →Deep work timer: 45 minutes of writing (rain on a window), when you are not in the mood
One block of writing with rain on a window underneath. A single class period, the length most people can hold before the quality drops.
Start the block →How to use Physiological sigh for the morning, when you are too tired to try hard
Simple counts — 2 · 6 — and a circle that keeps time.
Breathe →10-minute grounding meditation for waking up, at night
Slow, spoken guidance for waking up. A grounding session you can do at night.
Begin →Gratitude for restlessness at night: 20 minutes, after a fight
A 20-minute gratitude session for restlessness at night, after a fight. No app, no account — press start.
Begin →Deep work timer: 50 minutes of language practice (a train carriage), when you are somewhere unfamiliar
One block of language practice with a train carriage underneath. Fifty minutes, the length of a therapy hour, with ten minutes off afterwards.
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