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Self-compassion meditation for health anxiety (7 min), on the way out of work
7 minutes to meet health anxiety with less of a fight. A self-compassion practice, on the way out of work.
Begin →A hotel room somewhere, when you are too tired to try hard — for the hours after a late shift
A room you did not choose, in a city you do not have to know.
Settle in →50-minute focus block for planning — rain on a window, before something difficult
A timer, a short prep list, and 50 minutes to decide what happens when.
Start the block →Coherent 4-4 breathing — 4 · 4 — for the morning, when your attention is scattered
A 4 · 4 rhythm — four and four, if five feels like a stretch.
Breathe →Overwhelm: 3-minute softening meditation, on a train journey
When overwhelm shows up on a train journey, this 3-minute softening session gives you somewhere to put it down.
Begin →Meditation for stress: 12-minute noting session, during the evening wind-down
12 minutes to meet stress with less of a fight. A noting practice, during the evening wind-down.
Begin →Sleep story: a garden in the rain, when you are doing this for the first time — for a racing mind
Steady rain on leaves, and a chair under an awning that stays dry.
Settle in →90-minute focus block for writing — a fireplace, when the house is busy
A timer, a short prep list, and 90 minutes to get words down.
Start the block →Box breathing — 4 · 4 · 4 · 4 — for coming down after exercise, when you have been meaning to start
A 4 · 4 · 4 · 4 rhythm — four equal sides, like tracing a square.
Breathe →7-minute self-compassion meditation for deep work, in a waiting room
When deep work shows up in a waiting room, this 7-minute self-compassion session gives you somewhere to put it down.
Begin →Body scan for restlessness at night: 20 minutes, before bed
A 20-minute body scan session for restlessness at night, before bed. No app, no account — press start.
Begin →after the flight, back in you
Use this when you step off the plane and want to feel settled in your own body.
Begin →5-minute guided softening practice for the afternoon slump — late at night
A 5-minute softening session for the afternoon slump, late at night. No app, no account — press start.
Begin →Noting meditation for concentration (12 min), after a fight
For the times after a fight when concentration takes up more room than you would like — 12 minutes, noting.
Begin →Softening meditation for sleep (5 min), on the way in
5 minutes to meet sleep with less of a fight. A softening practice, on the way in.
Begin →12-minute noting meditation for burnout, before bedtime
Nothing to learn and nothing to fix: 12 minutes of noting for burnout, before bedtime.
Begin →5-minute softening meditation for anticipatory anxiety, in a five-minute break
Slow, spoken guidance for anticipatory anxiety. A softening session you can do in a five-minute break.
Begin →Noting for a racing mind: 15 minutes, at 3pm
Nothing to learn and nothing to fix: 15 minutes of noting for a racing mind, at 3pm.
Begin →Softening for jaw tension: 5 minutes, in the queue
When jaw tension shows up in the queue, this 5-minute softening session gives you somewhere to put it down.
Begin →Gratitude: 15-minute noting meditation, at bedtime
A 15-minute noting session for gratitude, at bedtime. No app, no account — press start.
Begin →Self-criticism: 5-minute grounding meditation, before a conversation you are dreading
For the times before a conversation you are dreading when self-criticism takes up more room than you would like — 5 minutes, grounding.
Begin →Meditation for study focus: 15-minute gratitude session, between calls
15 minutes to meet study focus with less of a fight. A gratitude practice, between calls.
Begin →Meditation for insomnia: 5-minute grounding session, when it all piles up
Nothing to learn and nothing to fix: 5 minutes of grounding for insomnia, when it all piles up.
Begin →15-minute guided gratitude practice for financial stress — on a Sunday
Slow, spoken guidance for financial stress. A gratitude session you can do on a Sunday.
Begin →Mindfulness: 10-minute gratitude meditation, when you wake at 3am
A 10-minute gratitude session for mindfulness, when you wake at 3am. No app, no account — press start.
Begin →Meditation for perfectionism: 20-minute body scan session, after a shock
For the times after a shock when perfectionism takes up more room than you would like — 20 minutes, body scan.
Begin →Meditation for morning energy: 10-minute self-compassion session, before work
10 minutes to meet morning energy with less of a fight. A self-compassion practice, before work.
Begin →20-minute guided body scan practice for better sleep — on a day off
For the times on a day off when better sleep takes up more room than you would like — 20 minutes, body scan.
Begin →10-minute guided self-compassion practice for irritability — in the air
Slow, spoken guidance for irritability. A self-compassion session you can do in the air.
Begin →3-minute guided body scan practice for stress — at the end of the workday
Nothing to learn and nothing to fix: 3 minutes of body scan for stress, at the end of the workday.
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