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.
90-minute focus session for applications and forms with a fan or air conditioner, when you have been meaning to start
90 minutes on applications and forms — dull but finite. One full ultradian cycle, for work that needs a long runway.
Start the block →3-6 breathing exercise for Monday morning — if you are new to this
Simple counts — 3 · 6 — and a circle that keeps time.
Breathe →Self-compassion for the inner critic: 20 minutes, before work
For the times before work when the inner critic takes up more room than you would like — 20 minutes, self-compassion.
Begin →Body scan for waking up: 7 minutes, on a day off
Slow, spoken guidance for waking up. A body scan session you can do on a day off.
Begin →The house after everyone is asleep — a slow story for the end of the day, before something difficult — for a restless night
The hour when the house belongs to nobody and nothing needs doing.
Settle in →Deep work timer: 25 minutes of planning (a washing machine), before something difficult
One block of planning with a washing machine underneath. One pomodoro, long enough to get somewhere and short enough to start.
Start the block →How to use 3-5-7 breathing for heavy days, when your attention is scattered
Simple counts — 3 · 5 · 7 — and a circle that keeps time.
Breathe →5-minute guided breathing practice for tight shoulders and neck — after a long day
For the times after a long day when tight shoulders and neck takes up more room than you would like — 5 minutes, breathing.
Begin →Softening meditation for feeling not good enough (15 min), in the morning
Slow, spoken guidance for feeling not good enough. A softening session you can do in the morning.
Begin →The night train, after a difficult conversation — for winding down
Somewhere between two cities, in the dark, where nobody needs anything from you.
Settle in →Deep work timer: 50 minutes of writing (brown noise), when the house is busy
One block of writing with brown noise underneath. Fifty minutes, the length of a therapy hour, with ten minutes off afterwards.
Start the block →How to use Physiological sigh for a noisy room, when you have been meaning to start
Simple counts — 2 · 6 — and a circle that keeps time.
Breathe →Public speaking fear: 10-minute grounding meditation, in a five-minute break
For the times in a five-minute break when public speaking fear takes up more room than you would like — 10 minutes, grounding.
Begin →Restless legs: 3-minute gratitude meditation, on a lunch break
Slow, spoken guidance for restless legs. A gratitude session you can do on a lunch break.
Begin →A wind-down that starts before you are tired, step by step, when you feel restless rather than tired
Waiting until you feel sleepy usually means waiting until midnight. The wind-down is what creates the sleepiness.
Read →Sleep story: a caravan by the sea, when you are cold and want to be warm — for a racing mind
Thin walls, wind outside, and the sound of shingle about fifty metres away.
Settle in →Deep work timer: 90 minutes of language practice (a library), when the weather has kept you inside
One block of language practice with a library underneath. One full ultradian cycle, for work that needs a long runway.
Start the block →Gentle box breath (3 · 3 · 3 · 3) for the morning, before something difficult
A a smaller square, for when four counts feels long pattern, counted for you on screen.
Breathe →15-minute letting go meditation for deadline pressure, in the air
For the times in the air when deadline pressure takes up more room than you would like — 15 minutes, letting go.
Begin →7-minute breathing meditation for grief, at the end of the workday
7 minutes to meet grief with less of a fight. A breathing practice, at the end of the workday.
Begin →Waking up anxious for no obvious reason — what works and what does not, when nothing else has worked today
Morning anxiety is common and usually chemical rather than psychological. Cortisol rises steeply in the first hour after waking.
Read →An attic room — a slow story for the end of the day, when you are not in the mood — for a restless night
Sloping ceiling, rain on the roof a foot above your head.
Settle in →25-minute focus block for studying — plain quiet, when you are short on time
A timer, a short prep list, and 25 minutes to take in the material.
Start the block →4-7-8 breath (4 · 7 · 8) for a study session, when the house is busy
A in for four, hold for seven, out for eight pattern, counted for you on screen.
Breathe →Meditation for better sleep: 3-minute gratitude session, on a train
For the times on a train when better sleep takes up more room than you would like — 3 minutes, gratitude.
Begin →12-minute guided grounding practice for overwhelm — in the evening
12 minutes to meet overwhelm with less of a fight. A grounding practice, in the evening.
Begin →When to be careful with breathing exercises — the two-minute version, when you are on your own
Breathing exercises are generally very safe, but there are situations where the standard advice needs adjusting.
Read →A lighthouse at the end of a long day, before you go back to something hard — for winding down
One light turning, a kettle, and weather you are on the right side of.
Settle in →50-minute focus block for drawing — forest at dusk, on a day that started badly
A timer, a short prep list, and 50 minutes to fill the page.
Start the block →5-7 breath (5 · 7) for a night shift, when the weather has kept you inside
A five in, seven out pattern, counted for you on screen.
Breathe →Newest first. Everything here is free — no account, no streaks, nothing to install.