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Coherent 4-4 breath (4 · 4) for a break at work, if you are sceptical about all of this
The pattern is 4 · 4, which is four and four, if five feels like a stretch.
Breathe →12-minute body scan meditation for anxiety, in the afternoon slump
Nothing to learn and nothing to fix: 12 minutes of body scan for anxiety, in the afternoon slump.
Begin →3-minute self-compassion meditation for a mindful pause, before an appointment
Slow, spoken guidance for a mindful pause. A self-compassion session you can do before an appointment.
Begin →A lake before dawn (a sleep story), when you want something simple — for the hours after a late shift
Flat water, no wind, and light that has not arrived yet.
Settle in →50-minute admin and email session with a library and a timer, when you are cold and want to be warm
Sit down, press start, and clear the queue for 50 minutes. Fifty minutes, the length of a therapy hour, with ten minutes off afterwards.
Start the block →7-11 breathing: 4 rounds for the middle of the night, when you cannot concentrate on anything else
The pattern is 7 · 11, which is a long, slow ratio for when you have time.
Breathe →Box breath (4 · 4 · 4 · 4) for a hospital waiting room, when you are cold and want to be warm
The pattern is 4 · 4 · 4 · 4, which is four equal sides, like tracing a square.
Breathe →20-minute guided softening practice for sadness — after work
Nothing to learn and nothing to fix: 20 minutes of softening for sadness, after work.
Begin →7-minute guided noting practice for social anxiety — before an exam
Slow, spoken guidance for social anxiety. A noting session you can do before an exam.
Begin →The house after everyone is asleep — a slow story for the end of the day, after eating too much — for a racing mind
The hour when the house belongs to nobody and nothing needs doing.
Settle in →90-minute portfolio work session with distant traffic and a timer, when you only have a few minutes
Sit down, press start, and finish the pieces for 90 minutes. One full ultradian cycle, for work that needs a long runway.
Start the block →Coherent 5-5 breathing: 12 rounds for travel days, when you have been on screens all day
The pattern is 5 · 5, which is five seconds in, five seconds out — about six breaths a minute.
Breathe →Tight box breath (4 · 1 · 4 · 1) for the morning after, when you only have a few minutes
The pattern is 4 · 1 · 4 · 1, which is barely any hold, for people who dislike holding.
Breathe →Self-compassion for agitation: 5 minutes, during the evening wind-down
Nothing to learn and nothing to fix: 5 minutes of self-compassion for agitation, during the evening wind-down.
Begin →Burnout: 12-minute body scan meditation, before you talk
Slow, spoken guidance for burnout. A body scan session you can do before you talk.
Begin →The night train, if you are new to this — for a restless night
Somewhere between two cities, in the dark, where nobody needs anything from you.
Settle in →A 45-minute block for problem solving, with forest at dusk, when you want something simple
A single 45-minute block for problem solving — before looking anything up.
Start the block →6-2-6-2 breathing: 12 rounds for jet lag, when you have woken up too early
The pattern is 6 · 2 · 6 · 2, which is even and rhythmic, with brief holds on both sides.
Breathe →3-6 breathing — 3 · 6 — for anxious moments, when you want something simple
The pattern is 3 · 6, which is a gentle two-to-one ratio.
Breathe →Noting meditation for waking up (10 min), in the hour before sleep
For the times in the hour before sleep when waking up takes up more room than you would like — 10 minutes, noting.
Begin →20-minute softening meditation for waking at 3am, before a difficult talk
Slow, spoken guidance for waking at 3am. A softening session you can do before a difficult talk.
Begin →A caravan by the sea (a sleep story), when you have been on screens all day — for the hours after a late shift
Thin walls, wind outside, and the sound of shingle about fifty metres away.
Settle in →A 50-minute block for coding, with birds at dawn, when you want to finish something
A single 50-minute block for coding — one function at a time, not the whole system.
Start the block →Slow box breathing exercise for deep focus — when the day has been loud
5 · 5 · 5 · 5 breathing: a wider square, once four feels comfortable.
Breathe →Meditation for gratitude: 15-minute body scan session, late at night
For the times late at night when gratitude takes up more room than you would like — 15 minutes, body scan.
Begin →Meditation for exhaustion: 5-minute self-compassion session, after an argument
Slow, spoken guidance for exhaustion. A self-compassion session you can do after an argument.
Begin →An attic room — a slow story for the end of the day, when you have more time than usual — for a racing mind
Sloping ceiling, rain on the roof a foot above your head.
Settle in →25-minute focus session for practising an instrument with brown noise, when you have tried everything else
25 minutes on practising an instrument — slowly, with the metronome. One pomodoro, long enough to get somewhere and short enough to start.
Start the block →4-6 breathing exercise for a hard week — when you feel fine and want to stay that way
4 · 6 breathing: in for four, out for six.
Breathe →3-minute letting go meditation for tired eyes, in the middle of the night
For the times in the middle of the night when tired eyes takes up more room than you would like — 3 minutes, letting go.
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