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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.
Deep work timer: 90 minutes of research (a washing machine), when you need something unremarkable
One block of research with a washing machine underneath. One full ultradian cycle, for work that needs a long runway.
Start the block →Coherent 5-5 breathing: 10 rounds for a reset, when you feel fine and want to stay that way
Simple counts — 5 · 5 — and a circle that keeps time.
Breathe →Tight box breath (4 · 1 · 4 · 1) for a hot day, when you are doing this for the first time
Simple counts — 4 · 1 · 4 · 1 — and a circle that keeps time.
Breathe →7-minute guided gratitude practice for anticipatory anxiety — when it all piles up
7 minutes to meet anticipatory anxiety with less of a fight. A gratitude practice, when it all piles up.
Begin →Grounding meditation for health anxiety (20 min), on a Sunday
Nothing to learn and nothing to fix: 20 minutes of grounding for health anxiety, on a Sunday.
Begin →A lake before dawn, when you have been putting it off — for waking too early
Flat water, no wind, and light that has not arrived yet.
Settle in →45-minute focus block for applications and forms — café murmur, after a difficult conversation
A timer, a short prep list, and 45 minutes to get through the questions.
Start the block →6-2-6-2 breathing: 10 rounds for a cold morning, if you have five quiet minutes
Simple counts — 6 · 2 · 6 · 2 — and a circle that keeps time.
Breathe →3-6 breathing — 3 · 6 — for deep focus, if you are doing this in the middle of the day
Simple counts — 3 · 6 — and a circle that keeps time.
Breathe →Overwhelm: 12-minute breathing meditation, as sleep prep
12 minutes to meet overwhelm with less of a fight. A breathing practice, as sleep prep.
Begin →Stress: 5-minute letting go meditation, during a break
For the times during a break when stress takes up more room than you would like — 5 minutes, letting go.
Begin →The house after everyone is asleep (a sleep story), when you are too tired to try hard — for the hours after a late shift
The hour when the house belongs to nobody and nothing needs doing.
Settle in →50-minute focus block for planning — a library, when you are somewhere noisy
A timer, a short prep list, and 50 minutes to decide what happens when.
Start the block →Slow box breathing exercise for a long wait — when you have tried everything else
Simple counts — 5 · 5 · 5 · 5 — and a circle that keeps time.
Breathe →3-5-7 breathing — 3 · 5 · 7 — for a hard week, when you need to stop thinking about work
Simple counts — 3 · 5 · 7 — and a circle that keeps time.
Breathe →20-minute grounding meditation for deep work, on a rest day
20 minutes to meet deep work with less of a fight. A grounding practice, on a rest day.
Begin →10-minute gratitude meditation for insomnia, on a plane
For the times on a plane when insomnia takes up more room than you would like — 10 minutes, gratitude.
Begin →The night train — a slow story for the end of the day, when you have tried everything else — for a racing mind
Somewhere between two cities, in the dark, where nobody needs anything from you.
Settle in →90-minute focus block for writing — plain quiet, after a long day
A timer, a short prep list, and 90 minutes to get words down.
Start the block →4-6 breathing exercise for creative work — when you have just finished work
Simple counts — 4 · 6 — and a circle that keeps time.
Breathe →Physiological sigh — 2 · 6 — for days when everything is too much, if you are doing this instead of scrolling
Simple counts — 2 · 6 — and a circle that keeps time.
Breathe →Meditation for shame: 7-minute letting go session, early on
7 minutes to meet shame with less of a fight. A letting go practice, early on.
Begin →15-minute guided breathing practice for the afternoon slump — on the road
For the times on the road when the afternoon slump takes up more room than you would like — 15 minutes, breathing.
Begin →Focus session for language practice: 45 minutes, forest at dusk, when you are waiting for something
45 minutes of language practice, with forest at dusk and a note on what to do when you drift.
Start the block →4-2-6 breathing exercise for Monday morning — before you go back to something hard
A a short hold in the middle, a long way out pattern, counted for you on screen.
Breathe →Noting for tension headaches: 12 minutes, at midday
12 minutes to meet tension headaches with less of a fight. A noting practice, at midday.
Begin →Softening for mindfulness: 3 minutes, before an appointment
For the times before an appointment when mindfulness takes up more room than you would like — 3 minutes, softening.
Begin →Focus session for studying: 50 minutes, birds at dawn, when you are too tired to try hard
50 minutes of studying, with birds at dawn and a note on what to do when you drift.
Start the block →How to use Coherent 6-6 breathing for heavy days, when you want to be left alone
A six and six, the slower end of coherent breathing pattern, counted for you on screen.
Breathe →Body scan meditation for anticipatory anxiety (20 min), after work
A 20-minute body scan session for anticipatory anxiety, after work. No app, no account — press start.
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