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Every meditation, breathing exercise, sleep story, focus session, guide and essay on SoftlyStill — 6,878 pieces, newest first, 30 to a page.
Coherent 6-6 breathing exercise for heavy days — when nothing else has worked today
A six and six, the slower end of coherent breathing pattern, counted for you on screen.
Breathe →Gratitude meditation for anxiety (3 min), after a bad day
A 3-minute gratitude session for anxiety, after a bad day. No app, no account — press start.
Begin →12-minute grounding meditation for physical tension, before a busy day
When physical tension shows up before a busy day, this 12-minute grounding session gives you somewhere to put it down.
Begin →Sleep story: a library at closing time, when you are at home and cannot settle — for winding down
The last hour, when the lights go down row by row.
Settle in →90-minute focus block for drawing — a fireplace, when you are on your own
A timer, a short prep list, and 90 minutes to fill the page.
Start the block →5-7 breathing — 5 · 7 — for a ten-minute window, when you feel restless rather than tired
A five in, seven out pattern, counted for you on screen.
Breathe →Quick 2-1-2-1 breathing exercise for a noisy room — when you are on your own
A a brisk rhythm for when you need to be awake pattern, counted for you on screen.
Breathe →Meditation for loneliness: 7-minute breathing session, when it all piles up
Nothing to learn and nothing to fix: 7 minutes of breathing for loneliness, when it all piles up.
Begin →20-minute guided letting go practice for test anxiety — on a Sunday
When test anxiety shows up on a Sunday, this 20-minute letting go session gives you somewhere to put it down.
Begin →A boat at anchor, when you want to be left alone — for an overtired night
A small harbour, a rope that creaks, and a boat that moves about a metre in the night.
Settle in →Focus session for reading: 25 minutes, distant traffic, if you are fitting this around other people
25 minutes of reading, with distant traffic and a note on what to do when you drift.
Start the block →2-1-4 breathing — 2 · 1 · 4 — for the early months, when nothing else has worked today
A short in, short hold, long out — the smallest useful dose pattern, counted for you on screen.
Breathe →How to use Uneven box breathing for the morning, if you are fitting this around other people
A a square with one long side pattern, counted for you on screen.
Breathe →Grounding for sleep: 12 minutes, as sleep prep
Nothing to learn and nothing to fix: 12 minutes of grounding for sleep, as sleep prep.
Begin →Gratitude for burnout: 5 minutes, during a break
When burnout shows up during a break, this 5-minute gratitude session gives you somewhere to put it down.
Begin →A hotel room somewhere (a sleep story), when you cannot concentrate on anything else — for jet lag
A room you did not choose, in a city you do not have to know.
Settle in →Focus session for thesis writing: 50 minutes, a fan or air conditioner, when you have more time than usual
50 minutes of thesis writing, with a fan or air conditioner and a note on what to do when you drift.
Start the block →Double-inhale sigh for the commute, if you have done this a hundred times
A two inhales stacked together, then everything out through the mouth pattern, counted for you on screen.
Breathe →How to use 4-8 breathing for a study session, when you have more time than usual
A in for four, out for eight pattern, counted for you on screen.
Breathe →Letting go meditation for morning energy (20 min), on a rest day
Nothing to learn and nothing to fix: 20 minutes of letting go for morning energy, on a rest day.
Begin →Breathing meditation for better sleep (10 min), on a plane
When better sleep shows up on a plane, this 10-minute breathing session gives you somewhere to put it down.
Begin →Sleep story: a garden in the rain, if you are fitting this around other people — for a night when you do not want to think
Steady rain on leaves, and a chair under an awning that stays dry.
Settle in →Focus session for design work: 90 minutes, a washing machine, when you have been putting it off
90 minutes of design work, with a washing machine and a note on what to do when you drift.
Start the block →Beginner box breathing for Sunday evening, when you have already had a long week
The pattern is 2 · 2 · 2 · 2, which is the easiest version of the square.
Breathe →How to use 5-2-7 breathing for a night shift, when you have been putting it off
The pattern is 5 · 2 · 7, which is five, a brief hold, then seven out.
Breathe →Gratitude: 7-minute noting meditation, early on
Nothing to learn and nothing to fix: 7 minutes of noting for gratitude, early on.
Begin →Meditation for self-criticism: 15-minute grounding session, on the road
Slow, spoken guidance for self-criticism. A grounding session you can do on the road.
Begin →A kitchen late at night, after a long day — for waking too early
One small light on, a cooling cup of tea, and the rest of the house dark.
Settle in →45-minute decluttering session with café murmur and a timer, if you are sceptical about all of this
Sit down, press start, and move things out for 45 minutes. A single class period, the length most people can hold before the quality drops.
Start the block →Soft 4-7-8 breathing for a stolen moment of caregiving, on a low-energy afternoon
The pattern is 4 · 4 · 8, which is the hold cut short, the long exhale kept.
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