Everything, 30 at a time

Every meditation, breathing exercise, sleep story, focus session, guide and essay on SoftlyStill — 7,189 pieces, newest first, 30 to a page.

Meditation3 min

Low energy: 3-minute grounding meditation, before bed

Slow, spoken guidance for low energy. A grounding session you can do before bed.

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Meditation10 min

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.

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Meditation3 min

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.

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Meditation10 min

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.

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Meditation3 min

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.

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Meditation12 min

Gratitude meditation for anxiety (12 min), at lunch

12 minutes to meet anxiety with less of a fight. A gratitude practice, at lunch.

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Meditation3 min

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.

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Meditation12 min

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.

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Meditation3 min

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.

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Meditation12 min

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.

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Meditation3 min

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.

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Guide3 min read

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.

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Sleep12 min

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.

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Meditation15 min

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.

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Meditation7 min

7-minute self-compassion meditation for appreciation, at night

Slow, spoken guidance for appreciation. A self-compassion session you can do at night.

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Meditation15 min

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.

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Meditation7 min

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.

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Meditation15 min

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.

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Meditation7 min

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.

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Meditation20 min

Meditation for loneliness: 20-minute breathing session, at 3pm

20 minutes to meet loneliness with less of a fight. A breathing practice, at 3pm.

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Meditation7 min

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.

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Meditation20 min

20-minute guided breathing practice for restless legs — at bedtime

Slow, spoken guidance for restless legs. A breathing session you can do at bedtime.

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Meditation7 min

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.

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Meditation20 min

Noting meditation for self-doubt (20 min), between calls

Slow, spoken guidance for self-doubt. A noting session you can do between calls.

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Meditation7 min

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.

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Guide3 min read

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.

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Sleep15 min

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.

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Meditation3 min

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.

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Meditation12 min

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.

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Meditation3 min

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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