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Every meditation, breathing exercise, sleep story, focus session, guide and essay on SoftlyStill — 6,878 pieces, newest first, 30 to a page.
Gratitude meditation for being present (5 min), after a long day
A 5-minute gratitude session for being present, after a long day. No app, no account — press start.
Begin →15-minute body scan meditation for guilt, in the morning
When guilt shows up in the morning, this 15-minute body scan session gives you somewhere to put it down.
Begin →Breathing exercises that help during panic, without the usual nonsense, when you feel fine and want to stay that way
Deep breathing is the wrong advice during panic. What helps is a longer exhale and something concrete to count.
Read →50-minute focus session for data work with forest at dusk, when the day has been loud
50 minutes on data work — checking as you go. Fifty minutes, the length of a therapy hour, with ten minutes off afterwards.
Start the block →Beginner box breathing — 2 · 2 · 2 · 2 — for a hot day, if you have done this a hundred times
Rounds of 2 · 2 · 2 · 2, with the counting done for you.
Breathe →Meditation for social anxiety: 10-minute breathing session, in a five-minute break
A 10-minute breathing session for social anxiety, in a five-minute break. No app, no account — press start.
Begin →Meditation for back pain and tension: 3-minute letting go session, on a lunch break
When back pain and tension shows up on a lunch break, this 3-minute letting go session gives you somewhere to put it down.
Begin →A morning routine that survives a bad night — the version for a bad week, if you have five quiet minutes
Most morning routines are designed for people who slept well. Here is a version that works on four hours.
Read →90-minute focus session for editing with birds at dawn, when you feel fine and want to stay that way
90 minutes on editing — the boring pass that makes it readable. One full ultradian cycle, for work that needs a long runway.
Start the block →Soft 4-7-8 breathing for deep focus, when you want to finish something
Rounds of 4 · 4 · 8, with the counting done for you.
Breathe →Grounding for work stress: 15 minutes, in the air
A 15-minute grounding session for work stress, in the air. No app, no account — press start.
Begin →Gratitude for overthinking: 7 minutes, at the end of the workday
When overthinking shows up at the end of the workday, this 7-minute gratitude session gives you somewhere to put it down.
Begin →Why anxiety shows up in your body first — explained without jargon, when you have tried everything else
Racing heart, tight chest, churning stomach. Understanding the mechanism makes the symptoms less frightening.
Read →Deep work timer: 45 minutes of brainstorming (brown noise), if you have five quiet minutes
One block of brainstorming with brown noise underneath. A single class period, the length most people can hold before the quality drops.
Start the block →7-11 breathing for a hard week, when you are doing this for the first time
Simple counts — 7 · 11 — and a circle that keeps time.
Breathe →3-minute guided letting go practice for restlessness at night — on a train
A 3-minute letting go session for restlessness at night, on a train. No app, no account — press start.
Begin →Breathing meditation for frustration (12 min), in the evening
When frustration shows up in the evening, this 12-minute breathing session gives you somewhere to put it down.
Begin →Tired eyes after a long day of screens, in plain terms, when you have just finished work
Eye strain is mostly about distance and blinking, not about blue light glasses.
Read →Deep work timer: 50 minutes of research (a stream), when you have tried everything else
One block of research with a stream underneath. Fifty minutes, the length of a therapy hour, with ten minutes off afterwards.
Start the block →Coherent 5-5 breathing for days when everything is too much, if you are doing this in the middle of the day
Simple counts — 5 · 5 — and a circle that keeps time.
Breathe →The afternoon slump: 7-minute gratitude meditation, in the queue
Nothing to learn and nothing to fix: 7 minutes of gratitude for the afternoon slump, in the queue.
Begin →Meditation for brain fog: 20-minute grounding session, at bedtime
When brain fog shows up at bedtime, this 20-minute grounding session gives you somewhere to put it down.
Begin →Why your weekend does not feel like rest — the essentials, before you go back to something hard
Rest is not the absence of work. If the weekend is full of decisions and obligations, it does not restore anything.
Read →Deep work timer: 90 minutes of applications and forms (plain quiet), when you have just finished work
One block of applications and forms with plain quiet underneath. One full ultradian cycle, for work that needs a long runway.
Start the block →6-2-6-2 breathing: 8 rounds for a long wait, when you need to stop thinking about work
Simple counts — 6 · 2 · 6 · 2 — and a circle that keeps time.
Breathe →12-minute body scan meditation for being present, in the hour before an interview
Nothing to learn and nothing to fix: 12 minutes of body scan for being present, in the hour before an interview.
Begin →5-minute letting go meditation for perfectionism, at night
When perfectionism shows up at night, this 5-minute letting go session gives you somewhere to put it down.
Begin →How to get through the first hour without your phone — what to expect, when you want to be left alone
The first hour sets the tone for attention all day. You do not need willpower — you need the phone to be somewhere else.
Read →45-minute focus block for planning — a train carriage, before you go back to something hard
A timer, a short prep list, and 45 minutes to decide what happens when.
Start the block →Slow box breathing: 8 rounds for a big decision, if you are doing this instead of scrolling
Simple counts — 5 · 5 · 5 · 5 — and a circle that keeps time.
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