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7-minute breathing meditation for health anxiety, in the evening
Nothing to learn and nothing to fix: 7 minutes of breathing for health anxiety, in the evening.
Begin →45-minute portfolio work session with distant thunder and a timer, when you are cold and want to be warm
Sit down, press start, and finish the pieces for 45 minutes. A single class period, the length most people can hold before the quality drops.
Start the block →Coherent 5-5 breathing for the end of the working day, when you cannot concentrate on anything else
The pattern is 5 · 5, which is five seconds in, five seconds out — about six breaths a minute.
Breathe →Meditation for irritability: 3-minute gratitude session, in the queue
3 minutes to meet irritability with less of a fight. A gratitude practice, in the queue.
Begin →12-minute guided grounding practice for stress — at bedtime
Nothing to learn and nothing to fix: 12 minutes of grounding for stress, at bedtime.
Begin →90-minute problem solving session with café murmur and a timer, when you only have a few minutes
Sit down, press start, and stay with the difficulty for 90 minutes. One full ultradian cycle, for work that needs a long runway.
Start the block →6-2-6-2 breathing for the hours after people leave, when you have been on screens all day
The pattern is 6 · 2 · 6 · 2, which is even and rhythmic, with brief holds on both sides.
Breathe →Breathing for deep work: 7 minutes, in the hour before an interview
7 minutes to meet deep work with less of a fight. A breathing practice, in the hour before an interview.
Begin →Insomnia: 20-minute letting go meditation, at night
For the times at night when insomnia takes up more room than you would like — 20 minutes, letting go.
Begin →A 25-minute block for coding, with a library, when you want something simple
A single 25-minute block for coding — one function at a time, not the whole system.
Start the block →Slow box breathing for Monday morning, when you have woken up too early
5 · 5 · 5 · 5 breathing: a wider square, once four feels comfortable.
Breathe →Grounding meditation for shame (12 min), before an exam
12 minutes to meet shame with less of a fight. A grounding practice, before an exam.
Begin →Gratitude meditation for fatigue (5 min), at 3am
For the times at 3am when fatigue takes up more room than you would like — 5 minutes, gratitude.
Begin →A 45-minute block for practising an instrument, with distant traffic, when you want to finish something
A single 45-minute block for practising an instrument — slowly, with the metronome.
Start the block →4-6 breathing: 8 rounds for heavy days, when the day has been loud
4 · 6 breathing: in for four, out for six.
Breathe →Meditation for tension headaches: 20-minute self-compassion session, before you talk
20 minutes to meet tension headaches with less of a fight. A self-compassion practice, before you talk.
Begin →Meditation for mindfulness: 10-minute body scan session, in the office
For the times in the office when mindfulness takes up more room than you would like — 10 minutes, body scan.
Begin →A 90-minute block for exam revision, with forest at dusk, when you are doing this for the first time
A single 90-minute block for exam revision — recall rather than re-reading.
Start the block →4-2-6 breathing: 8 rounds for a noisy room, when you feel fine and want to stay that way
4 · 2 · 6 breathing: a short hold in the middle, a long way out.
Breathe →5-minute noting meditation for worry, after a conflict
5 minutes to meet worry with less of a fight. A noting practice, after a conflict.
Begin →Softening for a racing mind: 15 minutes, on the train
For the times on the train when a racing mind takes up more room than you would like — 15 minutes, softening.
Begin →25-minute focus session for data work with a washing machine, when you have just finished work
25 minutes on data work — checking as you go. One pomodoro, long enough to get somewhere and short enough to start.
Start the block →Coherent 6-6 breathing: 8 rounds for being unwell, if you have five quiet minutes
6 · 6 breathing: six and six, the slower end of coherent breathing.
Breathe →10-minute guided body scan practice for irritability — after bad news
A 10-minute body scan session for irritability, after bad news. No app, no account — press start.
Begin →3-minute guided self-compassion practice for heartbreak — before a busy day
For the times before a busy day when heartbreak takes up more room than you would like — 3 minutes, self-compassion.
Begin →50-minute focus session for editing with brown noise, before you go back to something hard
50 minutes on editing — the boring pass that makes it readable. Fifty minutes, the length of a therapy hour, with ten minutes off afterwards.
Start the block →Quick 2-1-2-1 breathing exercise for a ten-minute window — when you have tried everything else
2 · 1 · 2 · 1 breathing: a brisk rhythm for when you need to be awake.
Breathe →Study focus: 15-minute softening meditation, when nothing went right
A 15-minute softening session for study focus, when nothing went right. No app, no account — press start.
Begin →Falling asleep: 7-minute noting meditation, in the late afternoon
For the times in the late afternoon when falling asleep takes up more room than you would like — 7 minutes, noting.
Begin →90-minute focus session for brainstorming with a library, when you want to be left alone
90 minutes on brainstorming — quantity before quality. One full ultradian cycle, for work that needs a long runway.
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