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Every meditation, breathing exercise, sleep story, focus session, guide and essay on SoftlyStill — 7,189 pieces, newest first, 30 to a page.
A hotel room somewhere (a sleep story), when you have tried everything else — for an overtired night
A room you did not choose, in a city you do not have to know.
Settle in →Grounding for frustration: 20 minutes, at the airport
Nothing to learn and nothing to fix: 20 minutes of grounding for frustration, at the airport.
Begin →Gratitude for loneliness: 10 minutes, on the way out of work
Slow, spoken guidance for loneliness. A gratitude session you can do on the way out of work.
Begin →Public speaking fear: 20-minute grounding meditation, on exam day
Nothing to learn and nothing to fix: 20 minutes of grounding for public speaking fear, on exam day.
Begin →Restless legs: 10-minute gratitude meditation, late at night
When restless legs shows up late at night, this 10-minute gratitude session gives you somewhere to put it down.
Begin →Meditation for being present: 20-minute grounding session, after a fight
A 20-minute grounding session for being present, after a fight. No app, no account — press start.
Begin →Meditation for perfectionism: 10-minute self-compassion session, on the way in
For the times on the way in when perfectionism takes up more room than you would like — 10 minutes, self-compassion.
Begin →20-minute guided body scan practice for low energy — before bedtime
20 minutes to meet low energy with less of a fight. A body scan practice, before bedtime.
Begin →10-minute guided self-compassion practice for better sleep — in a five-minute break
Nothing to learn and nothing to fix: 10 minutes of self-compassion for better sleep, in a five-minute break.
Begin →3-minute guided body scan practice for overwhelm — at 3pm
Slow, spoken guidance for overwhelm. A body scan session you can do at 3pm.
Begin →Self-compassion meditation for stress (10 min), on the morning of an interview
Nothing to learn and nothing to fix: 10 minutes of self-compassion for stress, on the morning of an interview.
Begin →Body scan meditation for overthinking (3 min), late at night
When overthinking shows up late at night, this 3-minute body scan session gives you somewhere to put it down.
Begin →10-minute self-compassion meditation for anxiety, after a fight
A 10-minute self-compassion session for anxiety, after a fight. No app, no account — press start.
Begin →Releasing tension you did not notice you were holding — explained without jargon, when you are somewhere noisy
By mid-afternoon most people are holding their shoulders, jaw and hands without knowing. Here is a two-minute check.
Read →Sleep story: a garden in the rain, if you have done this a hundred times — for jet lag
Steady rain on leaves, and a chair under an awning that stays dry.
Settle in →5-minute guided letting go practice for brain fog — on a train journey
For the times on a train journey when brain fog takes up more room than you would like — 5 minutes, letting go.
Begin →Breathing meditation for falling asleep (15 min), in the evening
Slow, spoken guidance for falling asleep. A breathing session you can do in the evening.
Begin →Letting go meditation for deadline pressure (5 min), before a presentation
Nothing to learn and nothing to fix: 5 minutes of letting go for deadline pressure, before a presentation.
Begin →15-minute breathing meditation for grief, beside your desk
When grief shows up beside your desk, this 15-minute breathing session gives you somewhere to put it down.
Begin →5-minute letting go meditation for health anxiety, after a horrible day
A 5-minute letting go session for health anxiety, after a horrible day. No app, no account — press start.
Begin →Breathing for back pain and tension: 15 minutes, before work
For the times before work when back pain and tension takes up more room than you would like — 15 minutes, breathing.
Begin →Letting go for appreciation: 5 minutes, on a day off
5 minutes to meet appreciation with less of a fight. A letting go practice, on a day off.
Begin →Self-criticism: 15-minute noting meditation, in the air
For the times in the air when self-criticism takes up more room than you would like — 15 minutes, noting.
Begin →Deep work: 7-minute softening meditation, at the end of the workday
Slow, spoken guidance for deep work. A softening session you can do at the end of the workday.
Begin →Meditation for insomnia: 15-minute noting session, in the hour before an exam
Nothing to learn and nothing to fix: 15 minutes of noting for insomnia, in the hour before an exam.
Begin →Meditation for anger: 7-minute softening session, when you wake at 3am
When anger shows up when you wake at 3am, this 7-minute softening session gives you somewhere to put it down.
Begin →15-minute guided noting practice for sadness — after a shock
A 15-minute noting session for sadness, after a shock. No app, no account — press start.
Begin →Using the commute as a boundary between work and home — what actually works, after a long day
The commute is the only transition most people get. Used deliberately, it stops the workday following you into the kitchen.
Read →A kitchen late at night — a slow story for the end of the day, when you have been meaning to start — for a night when you do not want to think
One small light on, a cooling cup of tea, and the rest of the house dark.
Settle in →Perfectionism: 10-minute gratitude meditation, in a waiting room
For the times in a waiting room when perfectionism takes up more room than you would like — 10 minutes, gratitude.
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