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Body scan for contentment: 15 minutes, before a hard conversation
Slow, spoken guidance for contentment. A body scan session you can do before a hard conversation.
Begin →Letting go for the inner critic: 7 minutes, between meetings
Nothing to learn and nothing to fix: 7 minutes of letting go for the inner critic, between meetings.
Begin →Waking up: 15-minute breathing meditation, when you are overwhelmed
When waking up shows up when you are overwhelmed, this 15-minute breathing session gives you somewhere to put it down.
Begin →Restlessness at night: 7-minute letting go meditation, at the weekend
A 7-minute letting go session for restlessness at night, at the weekend. No app, no account — press start.
Begin →Meditation for frustration: 20-minute breathing session, at lunch
When frustration shows up at lunch, this 20-minute breathing session gives you somewhere to put it down.
Begin →Meditation for loneliness: 7-minute letting go session, in a waiting room
7 minutes to meet loneliness with less of a fight. A letting go practice, in a waiting room.
Begin →How to study when you cannot concentrate — the basics, done properly, when you need to stop thinking about work
Concentration is usually a problem of task size, not willpower. Shrink the task until starting feels almost silly.
Read →A fire dying down (a sleep story), if you are doing this instead of scrolling — for a racing mind
The last hour of a fire, when it stops being a fire and becomes warmth.
Settle in →Softening for guilt: 3 minutes, ahead of a full day
Nothing to learn and nothing to fix: 3 minutes of softening for guilt, ahead of a full day.
Begin →Low energy: 10-minute noting meditation, on a slow Sunday
Slow, spoken guidance for low energy. A noting session you can do on a slow Sunday.
Begin →Focus: 3-minute softening meditation, at the airport
A 3-minute softening session for focus, at the airport. No app, no account — press start.
Begin →Meditation for overwhelm: 12-minute noting session, on the way out of work
When overwhelm shows up on the way out of work, this 12-minute noting session gives you somewhere to put it down.
Begin →Meditation for work stress: 3-minute softening session, on exam day
3 minutes to meet work stress with less of a fight. A softening practice, on exam day.
Begin →12-minute guided noting practice for overthinking — in the middle of the night
For the times in the middle of the night when overthinking takes up more room than you would like — 12 minutes, noting.
Begin →3-minute guided softening practice for panic — when the news hits hard
Slow, spoken guidance for panic. A softening session you can do when the news hits hard.
Begin →Noting meditation for physical tension (12 min), on the way in
Nothing to learn and nothing to fix: 12 minutes of noting for physical tension, on the way in.
Begin →Grounding meditation for feeling not good enough (3 min), before bedtime
Slow, spoken guidance for feeling not good enough. A grounding session you can do before bedtime.
Begin →12-minute gratitude meditation for the afternoon slump, in a five-minute break
A 12-minute gratitude session for the afternoon slump, in a five-minute break. No app, no account — press start.
Begin →5-minute grounding meditation for brain fog, at 3pm
When brain fog shows up at 3pm, this 5-minute grounding session gives you somewhere to put it down.
Begin →Gratitude for sleep: 12 minutes, on the morning of an interview
12 minutes to meet sleep with less of a fight. A gratitude practice, on the morning of an interview.
Begin →A wind-down that starts before you are tired — a short read, if you are doing this instead of scrolling
Waiting until you feel sleepy usually means waiting until midnight. The wind-down is what creates the sleepiness.
Read →Sleep story: a library at closing time, when you have been putting it off — for a restless night
The last hour, when the lights go down row by row.
Settle in →Gratitude meditation for back pain and tension (7 min), at the end of the day
Nothing to learn and nothing to fix: 7 minutes of gratitude for back pain and tension, at the end of the day.
Begin →20-minute grounding meditation for contentment, first thing
Slow, spoken guidance for contentment. A grounding session you can do first thing.
Begin →7-minute self-compassion meditation for the inner critic, on a train journey
A 7-minute self-compassion session for the inner critic, on a train journey. No app, no account — press start.
Begin →Body scan for waking up: 20 minutes, during the evening wind-down
When waking up shows up during the evening wind-down, this 20-minute body scan session gives you somewhere to put it down.
Begin →Self-compassion for restlessness at night: 7 minutes, before a presentation
7 minutes to meet restlessness at night with less of a fight. A self-compassion practice, before a presentation.
Begin →Frustration: 20-minute body scan meditation, beside your desk
For the times beside your desk when frustration takes up more room than you would like — 20 minutes, body scan.
Begin →Loneliness: 7-minute self-compassion meditation, after a horrible day
7 minutes to meet loneliness with less of a fight. A self-compassion practice, after a horrible day.
Begin →Meditation for public speaking fear: 20-minute body scan session, at the end of the day
Nothing to learn and nothing to fix: 20 minutes of body scan for public speaking fear, at the end of the day.
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