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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.
Begin →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.
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