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.
7-11 breathing: 8 rounds for a hospital waiting room, before something difficult
A 7 · 11 rhythm — a long, slow ratio for when you have time.
Breathe →Meditation for deadline pressure: 7-minute gratitude session, at night
A 7-minute gratitude session for deadline pressure, at night. No app, no account — press start.
Begin →15-minute guided grounding practice for grief — after an argument
For the times after an argument when grief takes up more room than you would like — 15 minutes, grounding.
Begin →restful night's breath
use this before bed to ease into sleep
Begin →A 90-minute block for language practice, with brown noise, when you are not sure this will work
A single 90-minute block for language practice — repetition rather than novelty.
Start the block →Tight box breathing — 4 · 1 · 4 · 1 — for the middle of the night, when you are not sure this will work
Rounds of 4 · 1 · 4 · 1, with the counting done for you.
Breathe →Letting go for overwhelm: 3 minutes, when the news hits hard
For the times when the news hits hard when overwhelm takes up more room than you would like — 3 minutes, letting go.
Begin →Work stress: 12-minute breathing meditation, ahead of a full day
12 minutes to meet work stress with less of a fight. A breathing practice, ahead of a full day.
Begin →25-minute focus session for studying with a stream, on a day that started badly
25 minutes on studying — reading and notes, not highlighting. One pomodoro, long enough to get somewhere and short enough to start.
Start the block →3-6 breathing — 3 · 6 — for travel days, when you are not in the mood
Rounds of 3 · 6, with the counting done for you.
Breathe →Gratitude meditation for deep work (7 min), after a horrible day
For the times after a horrible day when deep work takes up more room than you would like — 7 minutes, gratitude.
Begin →20-minute grounding meditation for restlessness at night, at the end of the day
20 minutes to meet restlessness at night with less of a fight. A grounding practice, at the end of the day.
Begin →45-minute focus session for drawing with plain quiet, when you are at home and cannot settle
45 minutes on drawing — without correcting anything yet. A single class period, the length most people can hold before the quality drops.
Start the block →3-5-7 breathing — 3 · 5 · 7 — for jet lag, when you are somewhere unfamiliar
Rounds of 3 · 5 · 7, with the counting done for you.
Breathe →Meditation for feeling not good enough: 12-minute breathing session, when you are overwhelmed
When feeling not good enough shows up when you are overwhelmed, this 12-minute breathing session gives you somewhere to put it down.
Begin →Meditation for the afternoon slump: 5-minute letting go session, at the weekend
5 minutes to meet the afternoon slump with less of a fight. A letting go practice, at the weekend.
Begin →90-minute focus session for reading with a train carriage, after eating too much
90 minutes on reading — pages rather than paragraphs. One full ultradian cycle, for work that needs a long runway.
Start the block →Physiological sigh for heated moments, after eating too much
Rounds of 2 · 6, with the counting done for you.
Breathe →Softening for restless legs: 20 minutes, before bedtime
When restless legs shows up before bedtime, this 20-minute softening session gives you somewhere to put it down.
Begin →Noting for mindfulness: 10 minutes, in a five-minute break
10 minutes to meet mindfulness with less of a fight. A noting practice, in a five-minute break.
Begin →Deep work timer: 25 minutes of thesis writing (birds at dawn), if you are tired of apps
One block of thesis writing with birds at dawn underneath. One pomodoro, long enough to get somewhere and short enough to start.
Start the block →Gentle box breathing for a hard week, if you are tired of apps
Rounds of 3 · 3 · 3 · 3, with the counting done for you.
Breathe →7-minute guided self-compassion practice for anticipatory anxiety — first thing
When anticipatory anxiety shows up first thing, this 7-minute self-compassion session gives you somewhere to put it down.
Begin →Body scan meditation for health anxiety (15 min), on a train journey
15 minutes to meet health anxiety with less of a fight. A body scan practice, on a train journey.
Begin →Deep work timer: 50 minutes of design work (white noise), if you have done this a hundred times
One block of design work with white noise underneath. Fifty minutes, the length of a therapy hour, with ten minutes off afterwards.
Start the block →4-7-8 breathing for days when everything is too much, if you have done this a hundred times
Simple counts — 4 · 7 · 8 — and a circle that keeps time.
Breathe →Irritability: 12-minute noting meditation, at lunch
When irritability shows up at lunch, this 12-minute noting session gives you somewhere to put it down.
Begin →Stress: 3-minute softening meditation, in a waiting room
A 3-minute softening session for stress, in a waiting room. No app, no account — press start.
Begin →Deep work timer: 90 minutes of decluttering (a stream), when you have already had a long week
One block of decluttering with a stream underneath. One full ultradian cycle, for work that needs a long runway.
Start the block →5-7 breathing: 8 rounds for a long wait, when you have already had a long week
Simple counts — 5 · 7 — and a circle that keeps time.
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