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.

Meditation3 min

3-minute guided grounding practice for shame — after a bad day

Slow, spoken guidance for shame. A grounding session you can do after a bad day.

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Sleep10 min

A lighthouse at the end of a long day — a slow story for the end of the day, when you have already had a long week — for jet lag

One light turning, a kettle, and weather you are on the right side of.

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Focus25 min

25-minute focus block for decluttering — a washing machine, when you are cold and want to be warm

A timer, a short prep list, and 25 minutes to move things out.

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Breathing2 min

5-7 breathing: 10 rounds for a cold morning, when you are cold and want to be warm

Simple counts — 5 · 7 — and a circle that keeps time.

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Meditation20 min

Test anxiety: 20-minute body scan meditation, on the way in

Nothing to learn and nothing to fix: 20 minutes of body scan for test anxiety, on the way in.

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Meditation7 min

Tension headaches: 7-minute self-compassion meditation, when it all piles up

Slow, spoken guidance for tension headaches. A self-compassion session you can do when it all piles up.

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Sleep15 min

A bus at night, before something difficult — for a night when you do not want to think

Upper deck, front seat, a city going past that you do not have to join.

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Focus50 min

50-minute focus block for admin and email — brown noise, when you only have a few minutes

A timer, a short prep list, and 50 minutes to clear the queue.

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Breathing2 min

2-1-4 breathing exercise for the end of the working day — when you only have a few minutes

Simple counts — 2 · 1 · 4 — and a circle that keeps time.

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Meditation5 min

Softening meditation for burnout (5 min), before work

For the times before work when burnout takes up more room than you would like — 5 minutes, softening.

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Meditation12 min

12-minute noting meditation for worry, on a day off

Slow, spoken guidance for worry. A noting session you can do on a day off.

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Sleep20 min

Sleep story: a field under snow, when you feel fine and want to stay that way — for waking too early

Everything muffled, everything white, and no tracks but yours.

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Focus90 min

90-minute focus block for portfolio work — a library, when you want something simple

A timer, a short prep list, and 90 minutes to finish the pieces.

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Breathing2 min

Double-inhale sigh exercise for the hours after people leave — when you want something simple

Simple counts — 3 · 8 — and a circle that keeps time.

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Meditation10 min

Meditation for waking at 3am: 10-minute self-compassion session, after a long day

For the times after a long day when waking at 3am takes up more room than you would like — 10 minutes, self-compassion.

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Meditation3 min

Meditation for irritability: 3-minute body scan session, in the morning

Slow, spoken guidance for irritability. A body scan session you can do in the morning.

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Sleep10 min

A fire dying down — a slow story for the end of the day, when you are cold and want to be warm — for the hours after a late shift

The last hour of a fire, when it stops being a fire and becomes warmth.

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Focus25 min

Focus session for problem solving: 25 minutes, plain quiet, when you want to finish something

25 minutes of problem solving, with plain quiet and a note on what to do when you drift.

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Breathing2 min

Beginner box breathing exercise for Monday morning — when you want to finish something

Simple counts — 2 · 2 · 2 · 2 — and a circle that keeps time.

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Meditation15 min

Noting for exhaustion: 15 minutes, on a Sunday

For the times on a Sunday when exhaustion takes up more room than you would like — 15 minutes, noting.

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Meditation7 min

Softening for study focus: 7 minutes, on a lunch break

Slow, spoken guidance for study focus. A softening session you can do on a lunch break.

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Sleep15 min

A library at closing time (a sleep story), when you are not in the mood — for a racing mind

The last hour, when the lights go down row by row.

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Focus50 min

Focus session for coding: 50 minutes, a train carriage, when you are doing this for the first time

50 minutes of coding, with a train carriage and a note on what to do when you drift.

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Breathing2 min

How to use Soft 4-7-8 breathing for heavy days, when you are doing this for the first time

A the hold cut short, the long exhale kept pattern, counted for you on screen.

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Meditation3 min

3-minute guided grounding practice for a mindful pause — during a break

For the times during a break when a mindful pause takes up more room than you would like — 3 minutes, grounding.

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Meditation12 min

Self-compassion meditation for guilt (12 min), in the afternoon slump

12 minutes to meet guilt with less of a fight. A self-compassion practice, in the afternoon slump.

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Sleep20 min

Sleep story: a boat at anchor, when you need to stop thinking about work — for a restless night

A small harbour, a rope that creaks, and a boat that moves about a metre in the night.

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Focus90 min

Focus session for practising an instrument: 90 minutes, birds at dawn, if you are doing this in the middle of the day

90 minutes of practising an instrument, with birds at dawn and a note on what to do when you drift.

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Breathing2 min

How to use 7-11 breathing for a noisy room, if you are doing this in the middle of the day

A a long, slow ratio for when you have time pattern, counted for you on screen.

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Meditation7 min

Social anxiety: 7-minute letting go meditation, on a train

For the times on a train when social anxiety takes up more room than you would like — 7 minutes, letting go.

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