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.
6-2-6-2 breathing for a lonely evening, when you feel restless rather than tired
A 6 · 2 · 6 · 2 rhythm — even and rhythmic, with brief holds on both sides.
Breathe →Gratitude meditation for tired eyes (5 min), before work
When tired eyes shows up before work, this 5-minute gratitude session gives you somewhere to put it down.
Begin →12-minute grounding meditation for a mindful pause, on a day off
A 12-minute grounding session for a mindful pause, on a day off. No app, no account — press start.
Begin →A caravan by the sea (a sleep story), after a long day — for an overtired night
Thin walls, wind outside, and the sound of shingle about fifty metres away.
Settle in →45-minute decluttering session with a stream and a timer, on a day that started badly
Sit down, press start, and move things out for 45 minutes. A single class period, the length most people can hold before the quality drops.
Start the block →Slow box breathing: 4 rounds for heavy days, when nothing else has worked today
A 5 · 5 · 5 · 5 rhythm — a wider square, once four feels comfortable.
Breathe →Meditation for sadness: 10-minute breathing session, at the weekend
When sadness shows up at the weekend, this 10-minute breathing session gives you somewhere to put it down.
Begin →Meditation for social anxiety: 3-minute letting go session, at lunch
A 3-minute letting go session for social anxiety, at lunch. No app, no account — press start.
Begin →Sleep story: an attic room, when you feel fine and want to stay that way — for jet lag
Sloping ceiling, rain on the roof a foot above your head.
Settle in →90-minute admin and email session with rain on a window and a timer, when you are at home and cannot settle
Sit down, press start, and clear the queue for 90 minutes. One full ultradian cycle, for work that needs a long runway.
Start the block →4-6 breathing: 4 rounds for a noisy room, when you are on your own
A 4 · 6 rhythm — in for four, out for six.
Breathe →Grounding for agitation: 15 minutes, in a five-minute break
Slow, spoken guidance for agitation. A grounding session you can do in a five-minute break.
Begin →Gratitude for work stress: 7 minutes, at 3pm
A 7-minute gratitude session for work stress, at 3pm. No app, no account — press start.
Begin →A lighthouse at the end of a long day — a slow story for the end of the day, after eating too much — for a night when you do not want to think
One light turning, a kettle, and weather you are on the right side of.
Settle in →A 25-minute block for portfolio work, with a train carriage, after eating too much
A single 25-minute block for portfolio work — the last ten percent.
Start the block →4-2-6 breathing: 4 rounds for being unwell, if you are fitting this around other people
A 4 · 2 · 6 rhythm — a short hold in the middle, a long way out.
Breathe →3-minute guided letting go practice for waking up — in the air
Slow, spoken guidance for waking up. A letting go session you can do in the air.
Begin →Breathing meditation for waking at 3am (12 min), at the end of the workday
A 12-minute breathing session for waking at 3am, at the end of the workday. No app, no account — press start.
Begin →A bus at night (a sleep story), if you are new to this — for waking too early
Upper deck, front seat, a city going past that you do not have to join.
Settle in →A 45-minute block for problem solving, with vinyl crackle, if you are tired of apps
A single 45-minute block for problem solving — before looking anything up.
Start the block →Coherent 6-6 breathing exercise for a ten-minute window — when you have more time than usual
A 6 · 6 rhythm — six and six, the slower end of coherent breathing.
Breathe →Feeling not good enough: 7-minute gratitude meditation, on a train
Slow, spoken guidance for feeling not good enough. A gratitude session you can do on a train.
Begin →Meditation for exhaustion: 20-minute grounding session, in the evening
A 20-minute grounding session for exhaustion, in the evening. No app, no account — press start.
Begin →Sleep story: a field under snow, when you need to stop thinking about work — for the hours after a late shift
Everything muffled, everything white, and no tracks but yours.
Settle in →A 90-minute block for coding, with a fan or air conditioner, if you have done this a hundred times
A single 90-minute block for coding — one function at a time, not the whole system.
Start the block →5-7 breathing — 5 · 7 — for coming down after exercise, if you are fitting this around other people
Rounds of 5 · 7, with the counting done for you.
Breathe →Quick 2-1-2-1 breathing exercise for the early months — when you have been putting it off
Rounds of 2 · 1 · 2 · 1, with the counting done for you.
Breathe →12-minute body scan meditation for tired eyes, in the queue
Slow, spoken guidance for tired eyes. A body scan session you can do in the queue.
Begin →5-minute self-compassion meditation for being present, at bedtime
Nothing to learn and nothing to fix: 5 minutes of self-compassion for being present, at bedtime.
Begin →A fire dying down, when you have more time than usual — for a racing mind
The last hour of a fire, when it stops being a fire and becomes warmth.
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