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Low energy: 3-minute grounding meditation, before bed
Slow, spoken guidance for low energy. A grounding session you can do before bed.
Begin →Meditation for better sleep: 10-minute gratitude session, before a hard conversation
Nothing to learn and nothing to fix: 10 minutes of gratitude for better sleep, before a hard conversation.
Begin →Meditation for overwhelm: 3-minute grounding session, between meetings
When overwhelm shows up between meetings, this 3-minute grounding session gives you somewhere to put it down.
Begin →10-minute guided gratitude practice for stress — when you are overwhelmed
A 10-minute gratitude session for stress, when you are overwhelmed. No app, no account — press start.
Begin →3-minute guided grounding practice for overthinking — at the weekend
When overthinking shows up at the weekend, this 3-minute grounding session gives you somewhere to put it down.
Begin →Gratitude meditation for anxiety (12 min), at lunch
12 minutes to meet anxiety with less of a fight. A gratitude practice, at lunch.
Begin →Grounding meditation for physical tension (3 min), on a train
For the times on a train when physical tension takes up more room than you would like — 3 minutes, grounding.
Begin →12-minute self-compassion meditation for shame, during the evening wind-down
Slow, spoken guidance for shame. A self-compassion session you can do during the evening wind-down.
Begin →3-minute body scan meditation for the afternoon slump, before public speaking
Nothing to learn and nothing to fix: 3 minutes of body scan for the afternoon slump, before public speaking.
Begin →Self-compassion for concentration: 12 minutes, at your desk
When concentration shows up at your desk, this 12-minute self-compassion session gives you somewhere to put it down.
Begin →Body scan for sleep: 3 minutes, after a bad day
A 3-minute body scan session for sleep, after a bad day. No app, no account — press start.
Begin →Ten minutes outside is not a wellness cliché — a short, honest guide, when you are waiting for something
It is the least fashionable intervention available and one of the most reliable. Here is what it actually does.
Read →A lake before dawn (a sleep story), when you need something unremarkable — for waking too early
Flat water, no wind, and light that has not arrived yet.
Settle in →15-minute body scan meditation for back pain and tension, on the morning of an interview
For the times on the morning of an interview when back pain and tension takes up more room than you would like — 15 minutes, body scan.
Begin →7-minute self-compassion meditation for appreciation, at night
Slow, spoken guidance for appreciation. A self-compassion session you can do at night.
Begin →Breathing for the inner critic: 15 minutes, after a fight
Nothing to learn and nothing to fix: 15 minutes of breathing for the inner critic, after a fight.
Begin →Letting go for deep work: 7 minutes, on the way in
Slow, spoken guidance for deep work. A letting go session you can do on the way in.
Begin →Restlessness at night: 15-minute breathing meditation, before bedtime
A 15-minute breathing session for restlessness at night, before bedtime. No app, no account — press start.
Begin →Anger: 7-minute letting go meditation, in a five-minute break
When anger shows up in a five-minute break, this 7-minute letting go session gives you somewhere to put it down.
Begin →Meditation for loneliness: 20-minute breathing session, at 3pm
20 minutes to meet loneliness with less of a fight. A breathing practice, at 3pm.
Begin →Meditation for test anxiety: 7-minute letting go session, on the morning of an interview
For the times on the morning of an interview when test anxiety takes up more room than you would like — 7 minutes, letting go.
Begin →20-minute guided breathing practice for restless legs — at bedtime
Slow, spoken guidance for restless legs. A breathing session you can do at bedtime.
Begin →7-minute guided letting go practice for mindfulness — before a conversation you are dreading
Nothing to learn and nothing to fix: 7 minutes of letting go for mindfulness, before a conversation you are dreading.
Begin →Noting meditation for self-doubt (20 min), between calls
Slow, spoken guidance for self-doubt. A noting session you can do between calls.
Begin →Softening meditation for morning energy (7 min), when it all piles up
A 7-minute softening session for morning energy, when it all piles up. No app, no account — press start.
Begin →When grief arrives out of nowhere — a straightforward guide, when you are too tired to try hard
Grief does not follow a schedule. The waves come less often over time, but they do not stop, and that is not a failure.
Read →Sleep story: the house after everyone is asleep, if you are sceptical about all of this — for the hours after a late shift
The hour when the house belongs to nobody and nothing needs doing.
Settle in →Meditation for overthinking: 3-minute softening session, before a presentation
For the times before a presentation when overthinking takes up more room than you would like — 3 minutes, softening.
Begin →12-minute guided noting practice for anxiety — beside your desk
12 minutes to meet anxiety with less of a fight. A noting practice, beside your desk.
Begin →3-minute guided softening practice for physical tension — after a shock
Nothing to learn and nothing to fix: 3 minutes of softening for physical tension, after a shock.
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