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.

Meditation15 min

Meditation for a mindful pause: 15-minute breathing session, on the way out of work

Slow, spoken guidance for a mindful pause. A breathing session you can do on the way out of work.

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Meditation5 min

Meditation for guilt: 5-minute softening session, on exam day

A 5-minute softening session for guilt, on exam day. No app, no account — press start.

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Focus25 min

25-minute exam revision session with a stream and a timer, when you only have a few minutes

Sit down, press start, and test yourself for 25 minutes. One pomodoro, long enough to get somewhere and short enough to start.

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Breathing2 min

How to use 4-2-6 breathing for a hard conversation, if you have done this a hundred times

4 · 2 · 6 breathing: a short hold in the middle, a long way out.

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Meditation3 min

3-minute grounding meditation for social anxiety, in the hour before sleep

Slow, spoken guidance for social anxiety. A grounding session you can do in the hour before sleep.

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Meditation10 min

Gratitude for back pain and tension: 10 minutes, before a presentation

A 10-minute gratitude session for back pain and tension, before a presentation. No app, no account — press start.

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Focus45 min

45-minute data work session with plain quiet and a timer, when you want something simple

Sit down, press start, and work through the numbers for 45 minutes. A single class period, the length most people can hold before the quality drops.

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Breathing2 min

How to use Coherent 6-6 breathing for a big decision, when you have already had a long week

6 · 6 breathing: six and six, the slower end of coherent breathing.

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Meditation7 min

7-minute guided letting go practice for work stress — at night

Slow, spoken guidance for work stress. A letting go session you can do at night.

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Meditation15 min

Breathing meditation for worry (15 min), after an argument

A 15-minute breathing session for worry, after an argument. No app, no account — press start.

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Focus90 min

90-minute editing session with a train carriage and a timer, when you want to finish something

Sit down, press start, and cut and tighten for 90 minutes. One full ultradian cycle, for work that needs a long runway.

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Breathing2 min

How to use Quick 2-1-2-1 breathing for Friday evening, on a low-energy afternoon

2 · 1 · 2 · 1 breathing: a brisk rhythm for when you need to be awake.

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Meditation12 min

Restlessness at night: 12-minute gratitude meditation, in the middle of the night

Slow, spoken guidance for restlessness at night. A gratitude session you can do in the middle of the night.

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Meditation3 min

Frustration: 3-minute grounding meditation, when the news hits hard

Nothing to learn and nothing to fix: 3 minutes of grounding for frustration, when the news hits hard.

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Focus25 min

A 25-minute block for brainstorming, with birds at dawn, when you are doing this for the first time

A single 25-minute block for brainstorming — quantity before quality.

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Breathing2 min

Uneven box breath (4 · 4 · 6 · 2) for a ten-minute window, when you cannot concentrate on anything else

A 4 · 4 · 6 · 2 rhythm — a square with one long side.

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Meditation20 min

20-minute breathing meditation for exhaustion, beside your desk

Slow, spoken guidance for exhaustion. A breathing session you can do beside your desk.

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Meditation7 min

7-minute letting go meditation for brain fog, after a horrible day

Nothing to learn and nothing to fix: 7 minutes of letting go for brain fog, after a horrible day.

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Focus50 min

A 50-minute block for research, with white noise, if you are doing this in the middle of the day

A single 50-minute block for research — with a note file open beside you.

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Breathing2 min

4-8 breath (4 · 8) for the early months, when you have been on screens all day

A 4 · 8 rhythm — in for four, out for eight.

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Meditation5 min

Meditation for being present: 5-minute softening session, between meetings

Slow, spoken guidance for being present. A softening session you can do between meetings.

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Meditation12 min

12-minute guided gratitude practice for perfectionism — when you are overwhelmed

Nothing to learn and nothing to fix: 12 minutes of gratitude for perfectionism, when you are overwhelmed.

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Focus90 min

A 90-minute block for applications and forms, with a stream, when you need to stop thinking about work

A single 90-minute block for applications and forms — dull but finite.

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Breathing2 min

5-2-7 breathing — 5 · 2 · 7 — for the commute, when you have woken up too early

A 5 · 2 · 7 rhythm — five, a brief hold, then seven out.

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Meditation10 min

Self-compassion for health anxiety: 10 minutes, ahead of a full day

Slow, spoken guidance for health anxiety. A self-compassion session you can do ahead of a full day.

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Meditation20 min

Back pain and tension: 20-minute body scan meditation, before bedtime

Nothing to learn and nothing to fix: 20 minutes of body scan for back pain and tension, before bedtime.

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Focus45 min

45-minute focus session for planning with rain on a window, when you want to be left alone

45 minutes on planning — on paper, so you can see it. A single class period, the length most people can hold before the quality drops.

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Breathing2 min

Coherent 4-4 breathing — 4 · 4 — for coming down after exercise, when the day has been loud

A 4 · 4 rhythm — four and four, if five feels like a stretch.

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Meditation15 min

Noting meditation for stress (15 min), at the end of the day

15 minutes to meet stress with less of a fight. A noting practice, at the end of the day.

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Meditation7 min

Softening meditation for overthinking (7 min), first thing

Nothing to learn and nothing to fix: 7 minutes of softening for overthinking, first thing.

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