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.
Grounding meditation for the inner critic (20 min), beside your desk
A 20-minute grounding session for the inner critic, beside your desk. No app, no account — press start.
Begin →Sleep story: a field under snow, when you have just finished work — for an overtired night
Everything muffled, everything white, and no tracks but yours.
Settle in →Focus session for drawing: 45 minutes, a train carriage, when you are short on time
45 minutes of drawing, with a train carriage and a note on what to do when you drift.
Start the block →Slow box breathing exercise for a reset — when you are short on time
Rounds of 5 · 5 · 5 · 5, with the counting done for you.
Breathe →Panic: 12-minute body scan meditation, after an argument
When panic shows up after an argument, this 12-minute body scan session gives you somewhere to put it down.
Begin →Physical tension: 5-minute self-compassion meditation, between meetings
A 5-minute self-compassion session for physical tension, between meetings. No app, no account — press start.
Begin →A fire dying down — a slow story for the end of the day, when you have already had a long week — for jet lag
The last hour of a fire, when it stops being a fire and becomes warmth.
Settle in →Focus session for reading: 50 minutes, vinyl crackle, on a day that started badly
50 minutes of reading, with vinyl crackle and a note on what to do when you drift.
Start the block →4-6 breathing exercise for a cold morning — on a day that started badly
Rounds of 4 · 6, with the counting done for you.
Breathe →20-minute softening meditation for loneliness, when the news hits hard
Slow, spoken guidance for loneliness. A softening session you can do when the news hits hard.
Begin →10-minute noting meditation for test anxiety, ahead of a full day
A 10-minute noting session for test anxiety, ahead of a full day. No app, no account — press start.
Begin →A library at closing time, when nothing else has worked today — for a night when you do not want to think
The last hour, when the lights go down row by row.
Settle in →25-minute thesis writing session with white noise and a timer, when you are at home and cannot settle
Sit down, press start, and add to the pile for 25 minutes. One pomodoro, long enough to get somewhere and short enough to start.
Start the block →How to use 4-2-6 breathing for the end of the working day, when you are at home and cannot settle
Rounds of 4 · 2 · 6, with the counting done for you.
Breathe →Meditation for sleep: 5-minute self-compassion session, after a horrible day
Slow, spoken guidance for sleep. A self-compassion session you can do after a horrible day.
Begin →15-minute guided body scan practice for deadline pressure — at the end of the day
A 15-minute body scan session for deadline pressure, at the end of the day. No app, no account — press start.
Begin →Sleep story: a boat at anchor, after a difficult conversation — for waking too early
A small harbour, a rope that creaks, and a boat that moves about a metre in the night.
Settle in →45-minute design work session with distant thunder and a timer, after eating too much
Sit down, press start, and make decisions for 45 minutes. A single class period, the length most people can hold before the quality drops.
Start the block →How to use Coherent 6-6 breathing for the hours after people leave, after eating too much
Simple counts — 6 · 6 — and a circle that keeps time.
Breathe →Noting for morning energy: 10 minutes, when you are overwhelmed
Slow, spoken guidance for morning energy. A noting session you can do when you are overwhelmed.
Begin →Softening for better sleep: 3 minutes, at the weekend
A 3-minute softening session for better sleep, at the weekend. No app, no account — press start.
Begin →A hotel room somewhere — a slow story for the end of the day, when you are cold and want to be warm — for the hours after a late shift
A room you did not choose, in a city you do not have to know.
Settle in →90-minute decluttering session with rain on a window and a timer, if you are tired of apps
Sit down, press start, and move things out for 90 minutes. One full ultradian cycle, for work that needs a long runway.
Start the block →How to use Quick 2-1-2-1 breathing for a lonely evening, if you are tired of apps
Simple counts — 2 · 1 · 2 · 1 — and a circle that keeps time.
Breathe →Grounding meditation for appreciation (15 min), before bedtime
Slow, spoken guidance for appreciation. A grounding session you can do before bedtime.
Begin →Self-compassion meditation for self-criticism (7 min), in a five-minute break
Nothing to learn and nothing to fix: 7 minutes of self-compassion for self-criticism, in a five-minute break.
Begin →A garden in the rain (a sleep story), on a day that started badly — for a racing mind
Steady rain on leaves, and a chair under an awning that stays dry.
Settle in →A 25-minute block for admin and email, with a fireplace, if you have done this a hundred times
A single 25-minute block for admin and email — in one pass, without opening new tabs.
Start the block →Uneven box breath (4 · 4 · 6 · 2) for heavy days, if you have done this a hundred times
Simple counts — 4 · 4 · 6 · 2 — and a circle that keeps time.
Breathe →Anxiety: 5-minute letting go meditation, first thing
Slow, spoken guidance for anxiety. A letting go session you can do first thing.
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