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.
Coherent 4-4 breathing for Friday evening, when you have been putting it off
A four and four, if five feels like a stretch pattern, counted for you on screen.
Breathe →Focus: 15-minute self-compassion meditation, during a break
When focus shows up during a break, this 15-minute self-compassion session gives you somewhere to put it down.
Begin →Agitation: 7-minute body scan meditation, in the afternoon slump
7 minutes to meet agitation with less of a fight. A body scan practice, in the afternoon slump.
Begin →Sleep story: a garden in the rain, if you have done this a hundred times — for winding down
Steady rain on leaves, and a chair under an awning that stays dry.
Settle in →90-minute practising an instrument session with forest at dusk and a timer, when you have already had a long week
Sit down, press start, and drill the hard bars for 90 minutes. One full ultradian cycle, for work that needs a long runway.
Start the block →7-11 breath (7 · 11) for the morning, when you have more time than usual
A a long, slow ratio for when you have time pattern, counted for you on screen.
Breathe →Box breathing: 4 rounds for a ten-minute window, if you are sceptical about all of this
A four equal sides, like tracing a square pattern, counted for you on screen.
Breathe →Noting meditation for the inner critic (3 min), on a plane
When the inner critic shows up on a plane, this 3-minute noting session gives you somewhere to put it down.
Begin →12-minute softening meditation for waking up, after work
A 12-minute softening session for waking up, after work. No app, no account — press start.
Begin →A kitchen late at night, when you feel restless rather than tired — for an overtired night
One small light on, a cooling cup of tea, and the rest of the house dark.
Settle in →A 25-minute block for exam revision, with birds at dawn, on a low-energy afternoon
A single 25-minute block for exam revision — recall rather than re-reading.
Start the block →Coherent 5-5 breath (5 · 5) for a study session, when you have been putting it off
A five seconds in, five seconds out — about six breaths a minute pattern, counted for you on screen.
Breathe →Tight box breathing: 4 rounds for the early months, when you are cold and want to be warm
A barely any hold, for people who dislike holding pattern, counted for you on screen.
Breathe →Meditation for tight shoulders and neck: 7-minute grounding session, on the road
When tight shoulders and neck shows up on the road, this 7-minute grounding session gives you somewhere to put it down.
Begin →20-minute guided self-compassion practice for feeling not good enough — during the evening wind-down
A 20-minute self-compassion session for feeling not good enough, during the evening wind-down. No app, no account — press start.
Begin →A lake before dawn (a sleep story), when you need something unremarkable — for jet lag
Flat water, no wind, and light that has not arrived yet.
Settle in →A 50-minute block for data work, with brown noise, when you cannot concentrate on anything else
A single 50-minute block for data work — checking as you go.
Start the block →6-2-6-2 breath (6 · 2 · 6 · 2) for a night shift, if you are sceptical about all of this
A even and rhythmic, with brief holds on both sides pattern, counted for you on screen.
Breathe →3-6 breathing exercise for the commute — when you only have a few minutes
A a gentle two-to-one ratio pattern, counted for you on screen.
Breathe →Letting go for public speaking fear: 12 minutes, in the hour before an interview
When public speaking fear shows up in the hour before an interview, this 12-minute letting go session gives you somewhere to put it down.
Begin →Breathing for tired eyes: 5 minutes, in the hour before sleep
A 5-minute breathing session for tired eyes, in the hour before sleep. No app, no account — press start.
Begin →Sleep story: the house after everyone is asleep, if you are sceptical about all of this — for a night when you do not want to think
The hour when the house belongs to nobody and nothing needs doing.
Settle in →A 90-minute block for editing, with a stream, when you have been on screens all day
A single 90-minute block for editing — the boring pass that makes it readable.
Start the block →Slow box breathing — 5 · 5 · 5 · 5 — for bedtime, when you are cold and want to be warm
A a wider square, once four feels comfortable pattern, counted for you on screen.
Breathe →3-5-7 breathing exercise for coming down after exercise — when you want something simple
A a staircase down: three, five, seven pattern, counted for you on screen.
Breathe →Gratitude meditation for deadline pressure (20 min), before an exam
When deadline pressure shows up before an exam, this 20-minute gratitude session gives you somewhere to put it down.
Begin →Grounding meditation for grief (10 min), at 3am
A 10-minute grounding session for grief, at 3am. No app, no account — press start.
Begin →The night train, when you are short on time — for waking too early
Somewhere between two cities, in the dark, where nobody needs anything from you.
Settle in →25-minute focus session for brainstorming with plain quiet, if you are doing this instead of scrolling
25 minutes on brainstorming — quantity before quality. One pomodoro, long enough to get somewhere and short enough to start.
Start the block →4-6 breathing — 4 · 6 — for a hospital waiting room, when you only have a few minutes
The pattern is 4 · 6, which is in for four, out for six.
Breathe →Newest first. Everything here is free — no account, no streaks, nothing to install.