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Every meditation, breathing exercise, sleep story, focus session, guide and essay on SoftlyStill — 7,502 pieces, newest first, 30 to a page.
10-minute guided letting go practice for morning energy — in the evening
A 10-minute letting go session for morning energy, in the evening. No app, no account — press start.
Begin →Breathing meditation for better sleep (20 min), before public speaking
For the times before public speaking when better sleep takes up more room than you would like — 20 minutes, breathing.
Begin →Letting go meditation for irritability (10 min), at your desk
10 minutes to meet irritability with less of a fight. A letting go practice, at your desk.
Begin →20-minute breathing meditation for stress, after a bad day
Nothing to learn and nothing to fix: 20 minutes of breathing for stress, after a bad day.
Begin →10-minute letting go meditation for fear of flying, after a long day
Slow, spoken guidance for fear of flying. A letting go session you can do after a long day.
Begin →3-minute breathing meditation for anxiety, in the morning
A 3-minute breathing session for anxiety, in the morning. No app, no account — press start.
Begin →Focus session for language practice: 25 minutes, vinyl crackle, when the weather has kept you inside
25 minutes of language practice, with vinyl crackle and a note on what to do when you drift.
Start the block →How to use Coherent 5-5 breathing for the commute, when the weather has kept you inside
Rounds of 5 · 5, with the counting done for you.
Breathe →Focus session for studying: 50 minutes, a fan or air conditioner, when you are short on time
50 minutes of studying, with a fan or air conditioner and a note on what to do when you drift.
Start the block →How to use 6-2-6-2 breathing for after exercise, when you are short on time
Rounds of 6 · 2 · 6 · 2, with the counting done for you.
Breathe →Focus session for drawing: 90 minutes, distant thunder, on a day that started badly
90 minutes of drawing, with distant thunder and a note on what to do when you drift.
Start the block →How to use Slow box breathing for caring for someone, on a day that started badly
Rounds of 5 · 5 · 5 · 5, with the counting done for you.
Breathe →45-minute reading session with café murmur and a timer, when you are at home and cannot settle
Sit down, press start, and read properly for 45 minutes. A single class period, the length most people can hold before the quality drops.
Start the block →4-6 breath (4 · 6) for the middle of the night, when you are at home and cannot settle
Rounds of 4 · 6, with the counting done for you.
Breathe →50-minute thesis writing session with a fireplace and a timer, after eating too much
Sit down, press start, and add to the pile for 50 minutes. Fifty minutes, the length of a therapy hour, with ten minutes off afterwards.
Start the block →4-2-6 breath (4 · 2 · 6) for travel days, after eating too much
Rounds of 4 · 2 · 6, with the counting done for you.
Breathe →90-minute design work session with distant traffic and a timer, if you are tired of apps
Sit down, press start, and make decisions for 90 minutes. One full ultradian cycle, for work that needs a long runway.
Start the block →Coherent 6-6 breath (6 · 6) for jet lag, if you are tired of apps
Simple counts — 6 · 6 — and a circle that keeps time.
Breathe →A 45-minute block for decluttering, with a fan or air conditioner, if you have done this a hundred times
A single 45-minute block for decluttering — one surface at a time.
Start the block →Quick 2-1-2-1 breathing — 2 · 1 · 2 · 1 — for heated moments, if you have done this a hundred times
Simple counts — 2 · 1 · 2 · 1 — and a circle that keeps time.
Breathe →A 50-minute block for admin and email, with a washing machine, when you have already had a long week
A single 50-minute block for admin and email — in one pass, without opening new tabs.
Start the block →Uneven box breathing — 4 · 4 · 6 · 2 — for a hard week, when you have already had a long week
Simple counts — 4 · 4 · 6 · 2 — and a circle that keeps time.
Breathe →25-minute focus session for portfolio work with café murmur, when you are doing this for the first time
25 minutes on portfolio work — the last ten percent. One pomodoro, long enough to get somewhere and short enough to start.
Start the block →4-8 breathing — 4 · 8 — for overwhelm, on a low-energy afternoon
Simple counts — 4 · 8 — and a circle that keeps time.
Breathe →45-minute focus session for problem solving with a library, if you are doing this in the middle of the day
45 minutes on problem solving — before looking anything up. A single class period, the length most people can hold before the quality drops.
Start the block →5-2-7 breathing for a long wait, if you are doing this in the middle of the day
Simple counts — 5 · 2 · 7 — and a circle that keeps time.
Breathe →50-minute focus session for coding with plain quiet, when you need to stop thinking about work
50 minutes on coding — one function at a time, not the whole system. Fifty minutes, the length of a therapy hour, with ten minutes off afterwards.
Start the block →Coherent 4-4 breathing for creative work, when you need to stop thinking about work
A four and four, if five feels like a stretch pattern, counted for you on screen.
Breathe →Deep work timer: 25 minutes of practising an instrument (forest at dusk), if you are doing this instead of scrolling
One block of practising an instrument with forest at dusk underneath. One pomodoro, long enough to get somewhere and short enough to start.
Start the block →Box breathing for Friday evening, if you are doing this instead of scrolling
A four equal sides, like tracing a square pattern, counted for you on screen.
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