Everything, 30 at a time
Every meditation, breathing exercise, sleep story, focus session, guide and essay on SoftlyStill — 6,878 pieces, newest first, 30 to a page.
50-minute writing session with café murmur and a timer, after a difficult conversation
Sit down, press start, and get words down for 50 minutes. Fifty minutes, the length of a therapy hour, with ten minutes off afterwards.
Start the block →How to use 2-1-4 breathing for a hard week, if you have five quiet minutes
The pattern is 2 · 1 · 4, which is short in, short hold, long out — the smallest useful dose.
Breathe →7-minute guided body scan practice for brain fog — before a difficult talk
7 minutes to meet brain fog with less of a fight. A body scan practice, before a difficult talk.
Begin →Self-compassion meditation for sleep (20 min), on a meeting break
For the times on a meeting break when sleep takes up more room than you would like — 20 minutes, self-compassion.
Begin →A caravan by the sea (a sleep story), when you are not sure this will work — for a racing mind
Thin walls, wind outside, and the sound of shingle about fifty metres away.
Settle in →90-minute language practice session with a fireplace and a timer, when you are somewhere noisy
Sit down, press start, and practise out loud for 90 minutes. One full ultradian cycle, for work that needs a long runway.
Start the block →How to use Double-inhale sigh for days when everything is too much, when you have tried everything else
3 · 8 breathing: two inhales stacked together, then everything out through the mouth.
Breathe →Perfectionism: 12-minute softening meditation, after an argument
12 minutes to meet perfectionism with less of a fight. A softening practice, after an argument.
Begin →Morning energy: 5-minute noting meditation, on your commute
For the times on your commute when morning energy takes up more room than you would like — 5 minutes, noting.
Begin →Sleep story: an attic room, if you are doing this in the middle of the day — for a restless night
Sloping ceiling, rain on the roof a foot above your head.
Settle in →A 25-minute block for studying, with distant traffic, after a long day
A single 25-minute block for studying — reading and notes, not highlighting.
Start the block →Beginner box breath (2 · 2 · 2 · 2) for a hard conversation, when you have just finished work
2 · 2 · 2 · 2 breathing: the easiest version of the square.
Breathe →20-minute gratitude meditation for jaw tension, when the news hits hard
20 minutes to meet jaw tension with less of a fight. A gratitude practice, when the news hits hard.
Begin →10-minute grounding meditation for appreciation, ahead of a full day
For the times ahead of a full day when appreciation takes up more room than you would like — 10 minutes, grounding.
Begin →A lighthouse at the end of a long day — a slow story for the end of the day, when you have already had a long week — for winding down
One light turning, a kettle, and weather you are on the right side of.
Settle in →A 50-minute block for drawing, with a fan or air conditioner, when you are waiting for something
A single 50-minute block for drawing — without correcting anything yet.
Start the block →Soft 4-7-8 breath (4 · 4 · 8) for a big decision, before you go back to something hard
4 · 4 · 8 breathing: the hold cut short, the long exhale kept.
Breathe →Meditation for overthinking: 5-minute breathing session, when you are at your limit
5 minutes to meet overthinking with less of a fight. A breathing practice, when you are at your limit.
Begin →15-minute guided letting go practice for anxiety — on a Saturday morning
For the times on a Saturday morning when anxiety takes up more room than you would like — 15 minutes, letting go.
Begin →A bus at night (a sleep story), before something difficult — for an overtired night
Upper deck, front seat, a city going past that you do not have to join.
Settle in →A 90-minute block for reading, with a washing machine, when you are too tired to try hard
A single 90-minute block for reading — pages rather than paragraphs.
Start the block →7-11 breath (7 · 11) for Friday evening, when you want to be left alone
7 · 11 breathing: a long, slow ratio for when you have time.
Breathe →Grounding for anger: 10 minutes, before sleep
A 10-minute grounding session for anger, before sleep. No app, no account — press start.
Begin →Gratitude for sadness: 3 minutes, on a break
For the times on a break when sadness takes up more room than you would like — 3 minutes, gratitude.
Begin →Sleep story: a field under snow, when you feel fine and want to stay that way — for jet lag
Everything muffled, everything white, and no tracks but yours.
Settle in →45-minute focus session for thesis writing with café murmur, when you are short on time
45 minutes on thesis writing — sections, not the whole thing. A single class period, the length most people can hold before the quality drops.
Start the block →Coherent 5-5 breathing — 5 · 5 — for physical discomfort, if you are new to this
5 · 5 breathing: five seconds in, five seconds out — about six breaths a minute.
Breathe →Letting go meditation for concentration (15 min), on a slow Sunday
A 15-minute letting go session for concentration, on a slow Sunday. No app, no account — press start.
Begin →Breathing meditation for sleep (7 min), at the airport
For the times at the airport when sleep takes up more room than you would like — 7 minutes, breathing.
Begin →A fire dying down — a slow story for the end of the day, when you are cold and want to be warm — for a night when you do not want to think
The last hour of a fire, when it stops being a fire and becomes warmth.
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