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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.
10-minute self-compassion meditation for falling asleep, late at night
When falling asleep shows up late at night, this 10-minute self-compassion session gives you somewhere to put it down.
Begin →Body scan for financial stress: 20 minutes, after an argument
20 minutes to meet financial stress with less of a fight. A body scan practice, after an argument.
Begin →A bus at night — a slow story for the end of the day, when you are somewhere noisy — for a restless night
Upper deck, front seat, a city going past that you do not have to join.
Settle in →90-minute focus session for practising an instrument with a washing machine, when you want something simple
90 minutes on practising an instrument — slowly, with the metronome. One full ultradian cycle, for work that needs a long runway.
Start the block →Physiological sigh for the end of the working day, when you have already had a long week
2 · 6 breathing: a second short sip of air on top of the first, then a long release.
Breathe →15-minute guided noting practice for low energy — in the middle of the night
When low energy shows up in the middle of the night, this 15-minute noting session gives you somewhere to put it down.
Begin →5-minute guided softening practice for focus — when the news hits hard
5 minutes to meet focus with less of a fight. A softening practice, when the news hits hard.
Begin →A field under snow, when the day has been loud — for winding down
Everything muffled, everything white, and no tracks but yours.
Settle in →Deep work timer: 45 minutes of exam revision (brown noise), when you want to finish something
One block of exam revision with brown noise underneath. A single class period, the length most people can hold before the quality drops.
Start the block →Gentle box breathing for creative work, on a low-energy afternoon
3 · 3 · 3 · 3 breathing: a smaller square, for when four counts feels long.
Breathe →Grounding for contentment: 3 minutes, beside your desk
When contentment shows up beside your desk, this 3-minute grounding session gives you somewhere to put it down.
Begin →The inner critic: 10-minute self-compassion meditation, after a horrible day
10 minutes to meet the inner critic with less of a fight. A self-compassion practice, after a horrible day.
Begin →Sleep story: a fire dying down, when you are at home and cannot settle — for an overtired night
The last hour of a fire, when it stops being a fire and becomes warmth.
Settle in →Deep work timer: 50 minutes of data work (a library), when you are doing this for the first time
One block of data work with a library underneath. Fifty minutes, the length of a therapy hour, with ten minutes off afterwards.
Start the block →4-7-8 breathing for Monday morning, when you cannot concentrate on anything else
4 · 7 · 8 breathing: in for four, hold for seven, out for eight.
Breathe →Letting go meditation for panic (7 min), on your commute
When panic shows up on your commute, this 7-minute letting go session gives you somewhere to put it down.
Begin →15-minute breathing meditation for tight shoulders and neck, when you are overwhelmed
A 15-minute breathing session for tight shoulders and neck, when you are overwhelmed. No app, no account — press start.
Begin →A library at closing time — a slow story for the end of the day, when you want to be left alone — for jet lag
The last hour, when the lights go down row by row.
Settle in →Deep work timer: 90 minutes of editing (plain quiet), if you are doing this in the middle of the day
One block of editing with plain quiet underneath. One full ultradian cycle, for work that needs a long runway.
Start the block →5-7 breathing: 6 rounds for heavy days, when you have been on screens all day
5 · 7 breathing: five in, seven out.
Breathe →Meditation for loneliness: 12-minute gratitude session, ahead of a full day
When loneliness shows up ahead of a full day, this 12-minute gratitude session gives you somewhere to put it down.
Begin →Meditation for public speaking fear: 3-minute grounding session, on a slow Sunday
A 3-minute grounding session for public speaking fear, on a slow Sunday. No app, no account — press start.
Begin →A boat at anchor, if you are doing this in the middle of the day — for a night when you do not want to think
A small harbour, a rope that creaks, and a boat that moves about a metre in the night.
Settle in →45-minute focus block for brainstorming — forest at dusk, when you need to stop thinking about work
A timer, a short prep list, and 45 minutes to generate options.
Start the block →2-1-4 breathing: 6 rounds for a noisy room, when you have woken up too early
A 2 · 1 · 4 rhythm — short in, short hold, long out — the smallest useful dose.
Breathe →Breathing for falling asleep: 20 minutes, at the end of the day
When falling asleep shows up at the end of the day, this 20-minute breathing session gives you somewhere to put it down.
Begin →Letting go for deadline pressure: 10 minutes, first thing
A 10-minute letting go session for deadline pressure, first thing. No app, no account — press start.
Begin →Sleep story: a hotel room somewhere, if you are fitting this around other people — for waking too early
A room you did not choose, in a city you do not have to know.
Settle in →50-minute focus block for research — birds at dawn, if you are doing this instead of scrolling
A timer, a short prep list, and 50 minutes to follow one thread.
Start the block →Double-inhale sigh: 5 rounds for being unwell, when the day has been loud
A 3 · 8 rhythm — two inhales stacked together, then everything out through the mouth.
Breathe →Newest first. Everything here is free — no account, no streaks, nothing to install.