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Meditation for tension headaches: 20-minute breathing session, after work
20 minutes to meet tension headaches with less of a fight. A breathing practice, after work.
Begin →A hotel room somewhere — a slow story for the end of the day, on a low-energy afternoon — for winding down
A room you did not choose, in a city you do not have to know.
Settle in →45-minute exam revision session with white noise and a timer, when you need to stop thinking about work
Sit down, press start, and test yourself for 45 minutes. A single class period, the length most people can hold before the quality drops.
Start the block →How to use Coherent 5-5 breathing for being unwell, when you need to stop thinking about work
A five seconds in, five seconds out — about six breaths a minute pattern, counted for you on screen.
Breathe →12-minute gratitude meditation for work stress, in the queue
For the times in the queue when work stress takes up more room than you would like — 12 minutes, gratitude.
Begin →5-minute grounding meditation for worry, at bedtime
5 minutes to meet worry with less of a fight. A grounding practice, at bedtime.
Begin →A garden in the rain (a sleep story), when the house is busy — for an overtired night
Steady rain on leaves, and a chair under an awning that stays dry.
Settle in →50-minute data work session with a stream and a timer, if you are doing this instead of scrolling
Sit down, press start, and work through the numbers for 50 minutes. Fifty minutes, the length of a therapy hour, with ten minutes off afterwards.
Start the block →6-2-6-2 breath (6 · 2 · 6 · 2) for a ten-minute window, if you are doing this instead of scrolling
A even and rhythmic, with brief holds on both sides pattern, counted for you on screen.
Breathe →20-minute guided breathing practice for waking at 3am — in the hour before an interview
For the times in the hour before an interview when waking at 3am takes up more room than you would like — 20 minutes, breathing.
Begin →10-minute guided letting go practice for frustration — at night
10 minutes to meet frustration with less of a fight. A letting go practice, at night.
Begin →Sleep story: a kitchen late at night, if you have five quiet minutes — for jet lag
One small light on, a cooling cup of tea, and the rest of the house dark.
Settle in →A 25-minute block for editing, with rain on a window, when you need something unremarkable
A single 25-minute block for editing — the boring pass that makes it readable.
Start the block →Slow box breath (5 · 5 · 5 · 5) for a night shift, when you need something unremarkable
A a wider square, once four feels comfortable pattern, counted for you on screen.
Breathe →Grounding for exhaustion: 5 minutes, before an exam
When exhaustion shows up before an exam, this 5-minute grounding session gives you somewhere to put it down.
Begin →Brain fog: 15-minute gratitude meditation, at 3am
15 minutes to meet brain fog with less of a fight. A gratitude practice, at 3am.
Begin →A lake before dawn — a slow story for the end of the day, when you only have a few minutes — for a night when you do not want to think
Flat water, no wind, and light that has not arrived yet.
Settle in →A 45-minute block for brainstorming, with a train carriage, after a difficult conversation
A single 45-minute block for brainstorming — quantity before quality.
Start the block →4-6 breathing — 4 · 6 — for a break at work, after a difficult conversation
The pattern is 4 · 6, which is in for four, out for six.
Breathe →Self-compassion meditation for being present (10 min), before you talk
When being present shows up before you talk, this 10-minute self-compassion session gives you somewhere to put it down.
Begin →Breathing meditation for guilt (3 min), in the office
3 minutes to meet guilt with less of a fight. A breathing practice, in the office.
Begin →The house after everyone is asleep (a sleep story), when you are somewhere unfamiliar — for waking too early
The hour when the house belongs to nobody and nothing needs doing.
Settle in →A 50-minute block for research, with vinyl crackle, when you are somewhere noisy
A single 50-minute block for research — with a note file open beside you.
Start the block →4-2-6 breathing — 4 · 2 · 6 — for Sunday evening, when you are somewhere noisy
The pattern is 4 · 2 · 6, which is a short hold in the middle, a long way out.
Breathe →Meditation for health anxiety: 15-minute noting session, after a conflict
When health anxiety shows up after a conflict, this 15-minute noting session gives you somewhere to put it down.
Begin →Meditation for back pain and tension: 7-minute softening session, on a meeting break
7 minutes to meet back pain and tension with less of a fight. A softening practice, on a meeting break.
Begin →Sleep story: the night train, if you are doing this instead of scrolling — for the hours after a late shift
Somewhere between two cities, in the dark, where nobody needs anything from you.
Settle in →25-minute focus session for applications and forms with white noise, before something difficult
25 minutes on applications and forms — dull but finite. One pomodoro, long enough to get somewhere and short enough to start.
Start the block →Coherent 6-6 breathing — 6 · 6 — for a stolen moment of caregiving, after a long day
The pattern is 6 · 6, which is six and six, the slower end of coherent breathing.
Breathe →3-minute body scan meditation for work stress, after bad news
When work stress shows up after bad news, this 3-minute body scan session gives you somewhere to put it down.
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