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Grounding for loneliness: 20 minutes, on a train journey
Slow, spoken guidance for loneliness. A grounding session you can do on a train journey.
Begin →How to get through the first hour without your phone — the long answer, briefly, on a day that started badly
The first hour sets the tone for attention all day. You do not need willpower — you need the phone to be somewhere else.
Read →A hotel room somewhere, on a day that started badly — for an overtired night
A room you did not choose, in a city you do not have to know.
Settle in →Focus session for drawing: 50 minutes, a library, when nothing else has worked today
50 minutes of drawing, with a library and a note on what to do when you drift.
Start the block →How to use Slow box breathing for anxious moments, when nothing else has worked today
Rounds of 5 · 5 · 5 · 5, with the counting done for you.
Breathe →15-minute guided breathing practice for brain fog — at lunch
For the times at lunch when brain fog takes up more room than you would like — 15 minutes, breathing.
Begin →5-minute guided letting go practice for sleep — in a waiting room
Slow, spoken guidance for sleep. A letting go session you can do in a waiting room.
Begin →How to study when you cannot concentrate — a gentle, practical guide, when you are at home and cannot settle
Concentration is usually a problem of task size, not willpower. Shrink the task until starting feels almost silly.
Read →A garden in the rain (a sleep story), when you are too tired to try hard — for jet lag
Steady rain on leaves, and a chair under an awning that stays dry.
Settle in →Focus session for reading: 90 minutes, plain quiet, when you are on your own
90 minutes of reading, with plain quiet and a note on what to do when you drift.
Start the block →How to use 4-6 breathing for a grey day, when you are on your own
Rounds of 4 · 6, with the counting done for you.
Breathe →Grounding for perfectionism: 3 minutes, at 3pm
For the times at 3pm when perfectionism takes up more room than you would like — 3 minutes, grounding.
Begin →Morning energy: 10-minute gratitude meditation, on the morning of an interview
Slow, spoken guidance for morning energy. A gratitude session you can do on the morning of an interview.
Begin →A wind-down that starts before you are tired — a calm, practical approach, after eating too much
Waiting until you feel sleepy usually means waiting until midnight. The wind-down is what creates the sleepiness.
Read →Sleep story: a kitchen late at night, when you are doing this for the first time — for a night when you do not want to think
One small light on, a cooling cup of tea, and the rest of the house dark.
Settle in →45-minute thesis writing session with forest at dusk and a timer, if you are fitting this around other people
Sit down, press start, and add to the pile for 45 minutes. A single class period, the length most people can hold before the quality drops.
Start the block →How to use 4-2-6 breathing for a hot day, if you are fitting this around other people
Rounds of 4 · 2 · 6, with the counting done for you.
Breathe →Self-compassion meditation for jaw tension (7 min), at the end of the workday
For the times at the end of the workday when jaw tension takes up more room than you would like — 7 minutes, self-compassion.
Begin →15-minute body scan meditation for appreciation, in the hour before an exam
15 minutes to meet appreciation with less of a fight. A body scan practice, in the hour before an exam.
Begin →Waking up anxious for no obvious reason, in plain terms, if you are tired of apps
Morning anxiety is common and usually chemical rather than psychological. Cortisol rises steeply in the first hour after waking.
Read →A lake before dawn, when you are on your own — for waking too early
Flat water, no wind, and light that has not arrived yet.
Settle in →50-minute design work session with birds at dawn and a timer, when you have more time than usual
Sit down, press start, and make decisions for 50 minutes. Fifty minutes, the length of a therapy hour, with ten minutes off afterwards.
Start the block →Coherent 6-6 breath (6 · 6) for deep focus, when you have more time than usual
Simple counts — 6 · 6 — and a circle that keeps time.
Breathe →Meditation for fear of flying: 12-minute noting session, before bed
For the times before bed when fear of flying takes up more room than you would like — 12 minutes, noting.
Begin →Meditation for anxiety: 3-minute softening session, before a hard conversation
3 minutes to meet anxiety with less of a fight. A softening practice, before a hard conversation.
Begin →When to be careful with breathing exercises — the essentials, if you have done this a hundred times
Breathing exercises are generally very safe, but there are situations where the standard advice needs adjusting.
Read →The house after everyone is asleep (a sleep story), when you have been meaning to start — for the hours after a late shift
The hour when the house belongs to nobody and nothing needs doing.
Settle in →A 25-minute block for decluttering, with brown noise, when you have been putting it off
A single 25-minute block for decluttering — one surface at a time.
Start the block →Quick 2-1-2-1 breath (2 · 1 · 2 · 1) for a hard week, when you have been putting it off
Simple counts — 2 · 1 · 2 · 1 — and a circle that keeps time.
Breathe →Body scan for anger: 20 minutes, late at night
For the times late at night when anger takes up more room than you would like — 20 minutes, body scan.
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