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.
90-minute applications and forms session with a train carriage and a timer, if you have five quiet minutes
Sit down, press start, and get through the questions for 90 minutes. One full ultradian cycle, for work that needs a long runway.
Start the block →How to use 3-6 breathing for Monday morning, when you are doing this for the first time
Simple counts — 3 · 6 — and a circle that keeps time.
Breathe →Body scan meditation for public speaking fear (12 min), in the air
For the times in the air when public speaking fear takes up more room than you would like — 12 minutes, body scan.
Begin →Self-compassion meditation for restless legs (5 min), in the afternoon slump
Slow, spoken guidance for restless legs. A self-compassion session you can do in the afternoon slump.
Begin →A field under snow (a sleep story), when you feel restless rather than tired — for the hours after a late shift
Everything muffled, everything white, and no tracks but yours.
Settle in →A 25-minute block for planning, with vinyl crackle, when you have tried everything else
A single 25-minute block for planning — on paper, so you can see it.
Start the block →3-5-7 breath (3 · 5 · 7) for heavy days, if you are doing this in the middle of the day
Simple counts — 3 · 5 · 7 — and a circle that keeps time.
Breathe →Meditation for deadline pressure: 20-minute softening session, on a train
For the times on a train when deadline pressure takes up more room than you would like — 20 minutes, softening.
Begin →Meditation for anticipatory anxiety: 10-minute noting session, during the evening wind-down
Slow, spoken guidance for anticipatory anxiety. A noting session you can do during the evening wind-down.
Begin →A fire dying down — a slow story for the end of the day, when you need something unremarkable — for a racing mind
The last hour of a fire, when it stops being a fire and becomes warmth.
Settle in →A 50-minute block for writing, with a fan or air conditioner, when you have just finished work
A single 50-minute block for writing — the first draft, not the good version.
Start the block →Physiological sigh (2 · 6) for a noisy room, when you need to stop thinking about work
Simple counts — 2 · 6 — and a circle that keeps time.
Breathe →5-minute self-compassion meditation for better sleep, in the queue
For the times in the queue when better sleep takes up more room than you would like — 5 minutes, self-compassion.
Begin →Body scan for overwhelm: 15 minutes, at bedtime
Slow, spoken guidance for overwhelm. A body scan session you can do at bedtime.
Begin →A 90-minute block for language practice, with distant thunder, before you go back to something hard
A single 90-minute block for language practice — repetition rather than novelty.
Start the block →Gentle box breathing — 3 · 3 · 3 · 3 — for the morning, if you are doing this instead of scrolling
A a smaller square, for when four counts feels long pattern, counted for you on screen.
Breathe →10-minute guided noting practice for self-criticism — in the hour before an interview
For the times in the hour before an interview when self-criticism takes up more room than you would like — 10 minutes, noting.
Begin →3-minute guided softening practice for deep work — late at night
3 minutes to meet deep work with less of a fight. A softening practice, late at night.
Begin →45-minute focus session for studying with café murmur, when you are not sure this will work
45 minutes on studying — reading and notes, not highlighting. A single class period, the length most people can hold before the quality drops.
Start the block →4-7-8 breathing — 4 · 7 · 8 — for a study session, when you need something unremarkable
A in for four, hold for seven, out for eight pattern, counted for you on screen.
Breathe →Physical tension: 15-minute grounding meditation, before an exam
For the times before an exam when physical tension takes up more room than you would like — 15 minutes, grounding.
Begin →Shame: 7-minute self-compassion meditation, at 3am
7 minutes to meet shame with less of a fight. A self-compassion practice, at 3am.
Begin →50-minute focus session for drawing with a fireplace, when you are not in the mood
50 minutes on drawing — without correcting anything yet. Fifty minutes, the length of a therapy hour, with ten minutes off afterwards.
Start the block →5-7 breathing — 5 · 7 — for a night shift, after a difficult conversation
A five in, seven out pattern, counted for you on screen.
Breathe →Letting go meditation for test anxiety (3 min), before a conversation you are dreading
For the times before a conversation you are dreading when test anxiety takes up more room than you would like — 3 minutes, letting go.
Begin →12-minute breathing meditation for restless legs, in the office
12 minutes to meet restless legs with less of a fight. A breathing practice, in the office.
Begin →90-minute focus session for reading with distant traffic, when you are somewhere unfamiliar
90 minutes on reading — pages rather than paragraphs. One full ultradian cycle, for work that needs a long runway.
Start the block →2-1-4 breathing for a break at work, when you have been meaning to start
A short in, short hold, long out — the smallest useful dose pattern, counted for you on screen.
Breathe →Meditation for burnout: 7-minute gratitude session, after a conflict
For the times after a conflict when burnout takes up more room than you would like — 7 minutes, gratitude.
Begin →20-minute guided grounding practice for anticipatory anxiety — on the train
20 minutes to meet anticipatory anxiety with less of a fight. A grounding practice, on the train.
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