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Every meditation, breathing exercise, sleep story, focus session, guide and essay on SoftlyStill — 6,878 pieces, newest first, 30 to a page.
A garden in the rain, when you need to stop thinking about work — for an overtired night
Steady rain on leaves, and a chair under an awning that stays dry.
Settle in →Deep work timer: 25 minutes of studying (birds at dawn), when nothing else has worked today
One block of studying with birds at dawn underneath. One pomodoro, long enough to get somewhere and short enough to start.
Start the block →How to use Beginner box breathing for a hard conversation, when you are somewhere unfamiliar
2 · 2 · 2 · 2 breathing: the easiest version of the square.
Breathe →5-2-7 breathing for the hours after people leave, when nothing else has worked today
5 · 2 · 7 breathing: five, a brief hold, then seven out.
Breathe →Grounding for brain fog: 5 minutes, before you talk
5 minutes to meet brain fog with less of a fight. A grounding practice, before you talk.
Begin →Sleep: 15-minute gratitude meditation, in the office
For the times in the office when sleep takes up more room than you would like — 15 minutes, gratitude.
Begin →A kitchen late at night (a sleep story), when you have more time than usual — for jet lag
One small light on, a cooling cup of tea, and the rest of the house dark.
Settle in →Deep work timer: 50 minutes of drawing (brown noise), when you are on your own
One block of drawing with brown noise underneath. Fifty minutes, the length of a therapy hour, with ten minutes off afterwards.
Start the block →How to use Soft 4-7-8 breathing for a big decision, when you feel restless rather than tired
4 · 4 · 8 breathing: the hold cut short, the long exhale kept.
Breathe →Coherent 4-4 breathing for a lonely evening, when you are on your own
4 · 4 breathing: four and four, if five feels like a stretch.
Breathe →Letting go meditation for perfectionism (10 min), before a difficult talk
10 minutes to meet perfectionism with less of a fight. A letting go practice, before a difficult talk.
Begin →Breathing meditation for low energy (3 min), on a meeting break
For the times on a meeting break when low energy takes up more room than you would like — 3 minutes, breathing.
Begin →Sleep story: a lake before dawn, when you are waiting for something — for a night when you do not want to think
Flat water, no wind, and light that has not arrived yet.
Settle in →Deep work timer: 90 minutes of reading (a stream), if you are fitting this around other people
One block of reading with a stream underneath. One full ultradian cycle, for work that needs a long runway.
Start the block →How to use 7-11 breathing for Friday evening, when nothing else has worked today
7 · 11 breathing: a long, slow ratio for when you have time.
Breathe →Box breathing: 5 rounds for heavy days, if you are fitting this around other people
4 · 4 · 4 · 4 breathing: four equal sides, like tracing a square.
Breathe →Meditation for jaw tension: 15-minute noting session, after an argument
A 15-minute noting session for jaw tension, after an argument. No app, no account — press start.
Begin →Meditation for appreciation: 7-minute softening session, on your commute
For the times on your commute when appreciation takes up more room than you would like — 7 minutes, softening.
Begin →The house after everyone is asleep, if you have five quiet minutes — for waking too early
The hour when the house belongs to nobody and nothing needs doing.
Settle in →25-minute focus block for thesis writing — plain quiet, when you have more time than usual
A timer, a short prep list, and 25 minutes to add to the pile.
Start the block →Coherent 5-5 breath (5 · 5) for physical discomfort, when you are on your own
5 · 5 breathing: five seconds in, five seconds out — about six breaths a minute.
Breathe →Tight box breathing: 5 rounds for a noisy room, when you have more time than usual
4 · 1 · 4 · 1 breathing: barely any hold, for people who dislike holding.
Breathe →3-minute body scan meditation for overthinking, when nothing went right
A 3-minute body scan session for overthinking, when nothing went right. No app, no account — press start.
Begin →Self-compassion for anxiety: 12 minutes, in the late afternoon
For the times in the late afternoon when anxiety takes up more room than you would like — 12 minutes, self-compassion.
Begin →The night train (a sleep story), if you are tired of apps — for the hours after a late shift
Somewhere between two cities, in the dark, where nobody needs anything from you.
Settle in →50-minute focus block for design work — a train carriage, when you have been putting it off
A timer, a short prep list, and 50 minutes to make decisions.
Start the block →6-2-6-2 breath (6 · 2 · 6 · 2) for exam nerves, if you are fitting this around other people
A 6 · 2 · 6 · 2 rhythm — even and rhythmic, with brief holds on both sides.
Breathe →3-6 breathing: 5 rounds for being unwell, when you have been putting it off
A 3 · 6 rhythm — a gentle two-to-one ratio.
Breathe →7-minute guided softening practice for anger — when you are at your limit
A 7-minute softening session for anger, when you are at your limit. No app, no account — press start.
Begin →Noting meditation for sadness (20 min), on a Saturday morning
For the times on a Saturday morning when sadness takes up more room than you would like — 20 minutes, noting.
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