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.

Focus90 min

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.

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Breathing2 min

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.

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Meditation12 min

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.

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Meditation5 min

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.

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Sleep15 min

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.

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Focus25 min

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.

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Breathing2 min

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.

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Meditation20 min

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.

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Meditation10 min

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.

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Sleep20 min

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.

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Focus50 min

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.

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Breathing2 min

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.

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Meditation5 min

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.

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Meditation15 min

Body scan for overwhelm: 15 minutes, at bedtime

Slow, spoken guidance for overwhelm. A body scan session you can do at bedtime.

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Focus90 min

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.

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Breathing2 min

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.

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Meditation10 min

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.

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Meditation3 min

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.

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Focus45 min

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.

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Breathing2 min

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.

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Meditation15 min

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.

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Meditation7 min

Shame: 7-minute self-compassion meditation, at 3am

7 minutes to meet shame with less of a fight. A self-compassion practice, at 3am.

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Focus50 min

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.

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Breathing2 min

5-7 breathing — 5 · 7 — for a night shift, after a difficult conversation

A five in, seven out pattern, counted for you on screen.

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Meditation3 min

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.

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Meditation12 min

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.

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Focus90 min

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.

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Breathing2 min

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.

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Meditation7 min

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.

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Meditation20 min

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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