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.
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.
Begin →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.
Settle in →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.
Start the block →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.
Breathe →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.
Begin →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.
Begin →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.
Settle in →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.
Start the block →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.
Breathe →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.
Begin →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.
Begin →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.
Settle in →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.
Start the block →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.
Breathe →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.
Begin →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.
Begin →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.
Settle in →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.
Start the block →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.
Breathe →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.
Begin →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.
Begin →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.
Settle in →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.
Start the block →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.
Breathe →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.
Begin →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.
Begin →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.
Settle in →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.
Start the block →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.
Breathe →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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