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.
50-minute practising an instrument session with vinyl crackle and a timer, when you are doing this for the first time
Sit down, press start, and drill the hard bars for 50 minutes. Fifty minutes, the length of a therapy hour, with ten minutes off afterwards.
Start the block →Uneven box breathing for jet lag, when you feel fine and want to stay that way
Rounds of 4 · 4 · 6 · 2, with the counting done for you.
Breathe →Concentration: 5-minute breathing meditation, in the evening
Nothing to learn and nothing to fix: 5 minutes of breathing for concentration, in the evening.
Begin →Meditation for agitation: 12-minute letting go session, before a presentation
When agitation shows up before a presentation, this 12-minute letting go session gives you somewhere to put it down.
Begin →A library at closing time — a slow story for the end of the day, when you have been meaning to start — for an overtired night
The last hour, when the lights go down row by row.
Settle in →A 25-minute block for exam revision, with a fan or air conditioner, if you are doing this in the middle of the day
A single 25-minute block for exam revision — recall rather than re-reading.
Start the block →4-8 breathing: 4 rounds for heated moments, if you have five quiet minutes
Rounds of 4 · 8, with the counting done for you.
Breathe →10-minute grounding meditation for self-doubt, before bed
Nothing to learn and nothing to fix: 10 minutes of grounding for self-doubt, before bed.
Begin →Gratitude for waking up: 20 minutes, before a hard conversation
When waking up shows up before a hard conversation, this 20-minute gratitude session gives you somewhere to put it down.
Begin →A boat at anchor, when you need something unremarkable — for jet lag
A small harbour, a rope that creaks, and a boat that moves about a metre in the night.
Settle in →A 45-minute block for data work, with distant thunder, when you need to stop thinking about work
A single 45-minute block for data work — checking as you go.
Start the block →5-2-7 breathing: 4 rounds for a reset, when you have tried everything else
Rounds of 5 · 2 · 7, with the counting done for you.
Breathe →15-minute guided self-compassion practice for tight shoulders and neck — at night
Nothing to learn and nothing to fix: 15 minutes of self-compassion for tight shoulders and neck, at night.
Begin →5-minute guided breathing practice for gratitude — after a fight
Slow, spoken guidance for gratitude. A breathing session you can do after a fight.
Begin →A hotel room somewhere (a sleep story), if you are sceptical about all of this — for a night when you do not want to think
A room you did not choose, in a city you do not have to know.
Settle in →A 90-minute block for editing, with café murmur, if you are doing this instead of scrolling
A single 90-minute block for editing — the boring pass that makes it readable.
Start the block →Coherent 4-4 breathing: 4 rounds for a cold morning, when you have just finished work
Rounds of 4 · 4, with the counting done for you.
Breathe →Noting for public speaking fear: 3 minutes, beside your desk
Nothing to learn and nothing to fix: 3 minutes of noting for public speaking fear, beside your desk.
Begin →Tired eyes: 10-minute softening meditation, after a shock
Slow, spoken guidance for tired eyes. A softening session you can do after a shock.
Begin →A garden in the rain — a slow story for the end of the day, when you are not sure this will work — for waking too early
Steady rain on leaves, and a chair under an awning that stays dry.
Settle in →25-minute focus session for brainstorming with a fireplace, if you are new to this
25 minutes on brainstorming — quantity before quality. One pomodoro, long enough to get somewhere and short enough to start.
Start the block →Box breathing exercise for a long wait — before you go back to something hard
Simple counts — 4 · 4 · 4 · 4 — and a circle that keeps time.
Breathe →Body scan meditation for financial stress (7 min), between meetings
Nothing to learn and nothing to fix: 7 minutes of body scan for financial stress, between meetings.
Begin →15-minute self-compassion meditation for grief, when you are overwhelmed
Slow, spoken guidance for grief. A self-compassion session you can do when you are overwhelmed.
Begin →A kitchen late at night, when you have just finished work — for the hours after a late shift
One small light on, a cooling cup of tea, and the rest of the house dark.
Settle in →45-minute focus session for research with distant traffic, when your attention is scattered
45 minutes on research — with a note file open beside you. A single class period, the length most people can hold before the quality drops.
Start the block →Tight box breathing exercise for creative work — when you want to be left alone
Simple counts — 4 · 1 · 4 · 1 — and a circle that keeps time.
Breathe →Meditation for focus: 12-minute softening session, on the way in
Nothing to learn and nothing to fix: 12 minutes of softening for focus, on the way in.
Begin →Meditation for overwhelm: 3-minute noting session, before bedtime
Slow, spoken guidance for overwhelm. A noting session you can do before bedtime.
Begin →Sleep story: a lake before dawn, when you have already had a long week — for a racing mind
Flat water, no wind, and light that has not arrived yet.
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