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7-minute breathing meditation for a racing mind, before a presentation
Slow, spoken guidance for a racing mind. A breathing session you can do before a presentation.
Begin →A hotel room somewhere — a slow story for the end of the day, when you need to stop thinking about work — for jet lag
A room you did not choose, in a city you do not have to know.
Settle in →A 90-minute block for exam revision, with vinyl crackle, when you have already had a long week
A single 90-minute block for exam revision — recall rather than re-reading.
Start the block →Double-inhale sigh (3 · 8) for a hot day, when you have more time than usual
Rounds of 3 · 8, with the counting done for you.
Breathe →Meditation for frustration: 5-minute gratitude session, before bed
For the times before bed when frustration takes up more room than you would like — 5 minutes, gratitude.
Begin →12-minute guided grounding practice for heartbreak — before a hard conversation
Slow, spoken guidance for heartbreak. A grounding session you can do before a hard conversation.
Begin →A garden in the rain, when you have more time than usual — for a night when you do not want to think
Steady rain on leaves, and a chair under an awning that stays dry.
Settle in →45-minute focus session for data work with white noise, when you are doing this for the first time
45 minutes on data work — checking as you go. A single class period, the length most people can hold before the quality drops.
Start the block →Beginner box breathing — 2 · 2 · 2 · 2 — for the end of the working day, when you have been putting it off
Rounds of 2 · 2 · 2 · 2, with the counting done for you.
Breathe →Breathing for study focus: 10 minutes, at night
For the times at night when study focus takes up more room than you would like — 10 minutes, breathing.
Begin →Falling asleep: 20-minute letting go meditation, after a fight
Slow, spoken guidance for falling asleep. A letting go session you can do after a fight.
Begin →Sleep story: a kitchen late at night, when the house is busy — for waking too early
One small light on, a cooling cup of tea, and the rest of the house dark.
Settle in →50-minute focus session for editing with distant thunder, if you are doing this in the middle of the day
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 →Soft 4-7-8 breathing — 4 · 4 · 8 — for the hours after people leave, if you are sceptical about all of this
Rounds of 4 · 4 · 8, with the counting done for you.
Breathe →Grounding meditation for guilt (15 min), when you wake at 3am
For the times when you wake at 3am when guilt takes up more room than you would like — 15 minutes, grounding.
Begin →Gratitude meditation for low energy (5 min), after a shock
5 minutes to meet low energy with less of a fight. A gratitude practice, after a shock.
Begin →A lake before dawn — a slow story for the end of the day, if you have five quiet minutes — for the hours after a late shift
Flat water, no wind, and light that has not arrived yet.
Settle in →Deep work timer: 25 minutes of brainstorming (rain on a window), when you need to stop thinking about work
One block of brainstorming with rain on a window underneath. One pomodoro, long enough to get somewhere and short enough to start.
Start the block →7-11 breathing — 7 · 11 — for a lonely evening, when you are cold and want to be warm
Simple counts — 7 · 11 — and a circle that keeps time.
Breathe →Back pain and tension: 3-minute self-compassion meditation, at your desk
For the times at your desk when back pain and tension takes up more room than you would like — 3 minutes, self-compassion.
Begin →Meditation for contentment: 10-minute body scan session, after a bad day
10 minutes to meet contentment with less of a fight. A body scan practice, after a bad day.
Begin →The house after everyone is asleep (a sleep story), if you are tired of apps — for a racing mind
The hour when the house belongs to nobody and nothing needs doing.
Settle in →Deep work timer: 45 minutes of research (a fireplace), if you are doing this instead of scrolling
One block of research with a fireplace underneath. A single class period, the length most people can hold before the quality drops.
Start the block →Coherent 5-5 breathing for a hard conversation, when the day has been loud
Simple counts — 5 · 5 — and a circle that keeps time.
Breathe →7-minute noting meditation for overthinking, on the way in
For the times on the way in when overthinking takes up more room than you would like — 7 minutes, noting.
Begin →Softening for panic: 15 minutes, before bedtime
15 minutes to meet panic with less of a fight. A softening practice, before bedtime.
Begin →Sleep story: the night train, when you are somewhere unfamiliar — for a restless night
Somewhere between two cities, in the dark, where nobody needs anything from you.
Settle in →Deep work timer: 50 minutes of applications and forms (vinyl crackle), when you need something unremarkable
One block of applications and forms with vinyl crackle underneath. Fifty minutes, the length of a therapy hour, with ten minutes off afterwards.
Start the block →6-2-6-2 breathing for a big decision, when you feel fine and want to stay that way
Simple counts — 6 · 2 · 6 · 2 — and a circle that keeps time.
Breathe →12-minute guided body scan practice for frustration — before work
For the times before work when frustration takes up more room than you would like — 12 minutes, body scan.
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