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 focus block for practising an instrument — plain quiet, on a low-energy afternoon
A timer, a short prep list, and 50 minutes to drill the hard bars.
Start the block →Uneven box breathing: 8 rounds for jet lag, when you have been putting it off
Rounds of 4 · 4 · 6 · 2, with the counting done for you.
Breathe →Letting go for tight shoulders and neck: 20 minutes, when you wake at 3am
Nothing to learn and nothing to fix: 20 minutes of letting go for tight shoulders and neck, when you wake at 3am.
Begin →Noting for feeling not good enough: 7 minutes, after a shock
When feeling not good enough shows up after a shock, this 7-minute noting session gives you somewhere to put it down.
Begin →The house after everyone is asleep (a sleep story), when you are somewhere unfamiliar — for jet lag
The hour when the house belongs to nobody and nothing needs doing.
Settle in →Focus session for exam revision: 25 minutes, a train carriage, when you cannot concentrate on anything else
25 minutes of exam revision, with a train carriage and a note on what to do when you drift.
Start the block →4-8 breathing exercise for heated moments — if you are sceptical about all of this
Rounds of 4 · 8, with the counting done for you.
Breathe →5-minute guided gratitude practice for public speaking fear — between meetings
Nothing to learn and nothing to fix: 5 minutes of gratitude for public speaking fear, between meetings.
Begin →Grounding meditation for tired eyes (12 min), after a bad day
When tired eyes shows up after a bad day, this 12-minute grounding session gives you somewhere to put it down.
Begin →Sleep story: the night train, if you are doing this instead of scrolling — for a night when you do not want to think
Somewhere between two cities, in the dark, where nobody needs anything from you.
Settle in →Focus session for data work: 45 minutes, birds at dawn, when you have been on screens all day
45 minutes of data work, with birds at dawn and a note on what to do when you drift.
Start the block →5-2-7 breathing exercise for a reset — when you are cold and want to be warm
Rounds of 5 · 2 · 7, with the counting done for you.
Breathe →Financial stress: 10-minute breathing meditation, on the way in
Nothing to learn and nothing to fix: 10 minutes of breathing for financial stress, on the way in.
Begin →Meditation for grief: 20-minute letting go session, before bedtime
Slow, spoken guidance for grief. A letting go session you can do before bedtime.
Begin →A caravan by the sea, when you cannot concentrate on anything else — for an overtired night
Thin walls, wind outside, and the sound of shingle about fifty metres away.
Settle in →Focus session for editing: 90 minutes, white noise, when you have woken up too early
90 minutes of editing, with white noise and a note on what to do when you drift.
Start the block →Coherent 4-4 breathing exercise for a cold morning — when you only have a few minutes
Rounds of 4 · 4, with the counting done for you.
Breathe →15-minute grounding meditation for focus, before work
Nothing to learn and nothing to fix: 15 minutes of grounding for focus, before work.
Begin →5-minute gratitude meditation for overwhelm, on a day off
Slow, spoken guidance for overwhelm. A gratitude session you can do on a day off.
Begin →An attic room (a sleep story), when the weather has kept you inside — for jet lag
Sloping ceiling, rain on the roof a foot above your head.
Settle in →25-minute brainstorming session with a stream and a timer, when the day has been loud
Sit down, press start, and generate options for 25 minutes. One pomodoro, long enough to get somewhere and short enough to start.
Start the block →How to use Box breathing for a long wait, when you want something simple
Simple counts — 4 · 4 · 4 · 4 — and a circle that keeps time.
Breathe →Meditation for the inner critic: 3-minute letting go session, after a long day
Nothing to learn and nothing to fix: 3 minutes of letting go for the inner critic, after a long day.
Begin →12-minute guided breathing practice for waking up — in the morning
Slow, spoken guidance for waking up. A breathing session you can do in the morning.
Begin →Sleep story: a lighthouse at the end of a long day, when you have tried everything else — for a night when you do not want to think
One light turning, a kettle, and weather you are on the right side of.
Settle in →50-minute research session with rain on a window and a timer, when you feel fine and want to stay that way
Sit down, press start, and follow one thread for 50 minutes. Fifty minutes, the length of a therapy hour, with ten minutes off afterwards.
Start the block →How to use Tight box breathing for creative work, when you want to finish something
Simple counts — 4 · 1 · 4 · 1 — and a circle that keeps time.
Breathe →Noting for physical tension: 7 minutes, on a Sunday
Nothing to learn and nothing to fix: 7 minutes of noting for physical tension, on a Sunday.
Begin →Feeling not good enough: 20-minute grounding meditation, on a lunch break
Slow, spoken guidance for feeling not good enough. A grounding session you can do on a lunch break.
Begin →A bus at night, when you want something simple — for waking too early
Upper deck, front seat, a city going past that you do not have to join.
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