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Every meditation, breathing exercise, sleep story, focus session, guide and essay on SoftlyStill — 6,878 pieces, newest first, 30 to a page.
5-2-7 breathing — 5 · 2 · 7 — for being unwell, when you feel restless rather than tired
Simple counts — 5 · 2 · 7 — and a circle that keeps time.
Breathe →How to use Beginner box breathing for physical discomfort, when you are on your own
Simple counts — 2 · 2 · 2 · 2 — and a circle that keeps time.
Breathe →Meditation for study focus: 10-minute softening session, between calls
Slow, spoken guidance for study focus. A softening session you can do between calls.
Begin →20-minute guided noting practice for falling asleep — when it all piles up
A 20-minute noting session for falling asleep, when it all piles up. No app, no account — press start.
Begin →A morning routine that survives a bad night — where to start, when you want to finish something
Most morning routines are designed for people who slept well. Here is a version that works on four hours.
Read →A field under snow — a slow story for the end of the day, if you are tired of apps — for a restless night
Everything muffled, everything white, and no tracks but yours.
Settle in →Deep work timer: 45 minutes of coding (a train carriage), when you are cold and want to be warm
One block of coding with a train carriage underneath. A single class period, the length most people can hold before the quality drops.
Start the block →Coherent 4-4 breathing for a ten-minute window, if you are tired of apps
A four and four, if five feels like a stretch pattern, counted for you on screen.
Breathe →Self-compassion for guilt: 15 minutes, on the train
Slow, spoken guidance for guilt. A self-compassion session you can do on the train.
Begin →Body scan for fatigue: 5 minutes, as sleep prep
A 5-minute body scan session for fatigue, as sleep prep. No app, no account — press start.
Begin →Why anxiety shows up in your body first — the unglamorous version, when you are doing this for the first time
Racing heart, tight chest, churning stomach. Understanding the mechanism makes the symptoms less frightening.
Read →A fire dying down, when your attention is scattered — for winding down
The last hour of a fire, when it stops being a fire and becomes warmth.
Settle in →Deep work timer: 50 minutes of practising an instrument (birds at dawn), when you only have a few minutes
One block of practising an instrument with birds at dawn underneath. Fifty minutes, the length of a therapy hour, with ten minutes off afterwards.
Start the block →Box breathing for a night shift, if you have done this a hundred times
A four equal sides, like tracing a square pattern, counted for you on screen.
Breathe →3-minute guided breathing practice for tension headaches — before a busy day
Slow, spoken guidance for tension headaches. A breathing session you can do before a busy day.
Begin →Letting go meditation for contentment (10 min), on a rest day
A 10-minute letting go session for contentment, on a rest day. No app, no account — press start.
Begin →Tired eyes after a long day of screens — a plain-language guide, if you are doing this in the middle of the day
Eye strain is mostly about distance and blinking, not about blue light glasses.
Read →Sleep story: a library at closing time, when you have woken up too early — for an overtired night
The last hour, when the lights go down row by row.
Settle in →25-minute focus block for exam revision — white noise, when you want something simple
A timer, a short prep list, and 25 minutes to test yourself.
Start the block →Tight box breathing: 12 rounds for a break at work, when you have already had a long week
A barely any hold, for people who dislike holding pattern, counted for you on screen.
Breathe →Worry: 7-minute grounding meditation, on a Sunday
Slow, spoken guidance for worry. A grounding session you can do on a Sunday.
Begin →Meditation for panic: 20-minute gratitude session, on a lunch break
Nothing to learn and nothing to fix: 20 minutes of gratitude for panic, on a lunch break.
Begin →Why your weekend does not feel like rest — what nobody tells you, when you need to stop thinking about work
Rest is not the absence of work. If the weekend is full of decisions and obligations, it does not restore anything.
Read →A boat at anchor — a slow story for the end of the day, when you have been putting it off — for jet lag
A small harbour, a rope that creaks, and a boat that moves about a metre in the night.
Settle in →45-minute focus block for data work — a stream, when you want to finish something
A timer, a short prep list, and 45 minutes to work through the numbers.
Start the block →3-6 breathing: 12 rounds for Sunday evening, on a low-energy afternoon
A a gentle two-to-one ratio pattern, counted for you on screen.
Breathe →12-minute letting go meditation for frustration, during a break
Slow, spoken guidance for frustration. A letting go session you can do during a break.
Begin →5-minute breathing meditation for heartbreak, in the afternoon slump
Nothing to learn and nothing to fix: 5 minutes of breathing for heartbreak, in the afternoon slump.
Begin →How to get through the first hour without your phone — the basics, done properly, if you are doing this instead of scrolling
The first hour sets the tone for attention all day. You do not need willpower — you need the phone to be somewhere else.
Read →A hotel room somewhere, when you are too tired to try hard — for a night when you do not want to think
A room you did not choose, in a city you do not have to know.
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