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.

Breathing2 min

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.

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Meditation12 min

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.

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Meditation3 min

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.

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Sleep20 min

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.

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Focus50 min

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.

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Breathing2 min

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.

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Breathing2 min

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.

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Meditation20 min

20-minute guided softening practice for sadness — after work

Nothing to learn and nothing to fix: 20 minutes of softening for sadness, after work.

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Meditation7 min

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.

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Sleep10 min

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.

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Focus90 min

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.

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Breathing2 min

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.

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Breathing2 min

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.

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Meditation5 min

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.

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Meditation12 min

Burnout: 12-minute body scan meditation, before you talk

Slow, spoken guidance for burnout. A body scan session you can do before you talk.

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Sleep15 min

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.

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Focus45 min

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.

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Breathing3 min

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.

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Breathing2 min

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.

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Meditation10 min

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.

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Meditation20 min

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.

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Sleep20 min

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.

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Focus50 min

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.

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Breathing4 min

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.

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Meditation15 min

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.

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Meditation5 min

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.

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Sleep10 min

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.

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Focus25 min

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.

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Breathing2 min

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.

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Meditation3 min

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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