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3-6 breathing for anxious moments, when you have been putting it off
The pattern is 3 · 6, which is a gentle two-to-one ratio.
Breathe →5-minute guided grounding practice for guilt — at the end of the day
Nothing to learn and nothing to fix: 5 minutes of grounding for guilt, at the end of the day.
Begin →Gratitude meditation for low energy (15 min), first thing
When low energy shows up first thing, this 15-minute gratitude session gives you somewhere to put it down.
Begin →90-minute focus session for coding with a fireplace, when you cannot concentrate on anything else
90 minutes on coding — one function at a time, not the whole system. One full ultradian cycle, for work that needs a long runway.
Start the block →3-5-7 breathing for a grey day, if you are sceptical about all of this
3 · 5 · 7 breathing: a staircase down: three, five, seven.
Breathe →Back pain and tension: 10-minute self-compassion meditation, at the weekend
Nothing to learn and nothing to fix: 10 minutes of self-compassion for back pain and tension, at the weekend.
Begin →Contentment: 3-minute body scan meditation, at lunch
When contentment shows up at lunch, this 3-minute body scan session gives you somewhere to put it down.
Begin →Deep work timer: 25 minutes of practising an instrument (vinyl crackle), when you have been on screens all day
One block of practising an instrument with vinyl crackle underneath. One pomodoro, long enough to get somewhere and short enough to start.
Start the block →Physiological sigh for a hot day, when you are cold and want to be warm
2 · 6 breathing: a second short sip of air on top of the first, then a long release.
Breathe →15-minute noting meditation for overthinking, at the airport
Nothing to learn and nothing to fix: 15 minutes of noting for overthinking, at the airport.
Begin →7-minute softening meditation for panic, on the way out of work
Slow, spoken guidance for panic. A softening session you can do on the way out of work.
Begin →Deep work timer: 50 minutes of exam revision (a fan or air conditioner), when you have woken up too early
One block of exam revision with a fan or air conditioner underneath. Fifty minutes, the length of a therapy hour, with ten minutes off afterwards.
Start the block →Gentle box breathing: 8 rounds for the end of the working day, when you only have a few minutes
3 · 3 · 3 · 3 breathing: a smaller square, for when four counts feels long.
Breathe →Meditation for frustration: 3-minute body scan session, on a train journey
Nothing to learn and nothing to fix: 3 minutes of body scan for frustration, on a train journey.
Begin →12-minute guided self-compassion practice for loneliness — during the evening wind-down
Slow, spoken guidance for loneliness. A self-compassion session you can do during the evening wind-down.
Begin →Deep work timer: 90 minutes of data work (distant thunder), when the day has been loud
One block of data work with distant thunder underneath. One full ultradian cycle, for work that needs a long runway.
Start the block →4-7-8 breathing: 8 rounds for the hours after people leave, when you want something simple
4 · 7 · 8 breathing: in for four, hold for seven, out for eight.
Breathe →Softening for brain fog: 7 minutes, in a waiting room
Nothing to learn and nothing to fix: 7 minutes of softening for brain fog, in a waiting room.
Begin →Sleep: 20-minute noting meditation, before bed
Slow, spoken guidance for sleep. A noting session you can do before bed.
Begin →45-minute focus block for editing — café murmur, when you feel fine and want to stay that way
A timer, a short prep list, and 45 minutes to cut and tighten.
Start the block →5-7 breathing: 8 rounds for a lonely evening, when you want to finish something
5 · 7 breathing: five in, seven out.
Breathe →Self-compassion meditation for perfectionism (12 min), on the morning of an interview
Nothing to learn and nothing to fix: 12 minutes of self-compassion for perfectionism, on the morning of an interview.
Begin →Body scan meditation for low energy (5 min), late at night
Slow, spoken guidance for low energy. A body scan session you can do late at night.
Begin →50-minute focus block for brainstorming — a fireplace, if you have five quiet minutes
A timer, a short prep list, and 50 minutes to generate options.
Start the block →2-1-4 breathing exercise for a hard conversation — when you are doing this for the first time
A 2 · 1 · 4 rhythm — short in, short hold, long out — the smallest useful dose.
Breathe →Meditation for back pain and tension: 20-minute breathing session, in the hour before an exam
For the times in the hour before an exam when back pain and tension takes up more room than you would like — 20 minutes, breathing.
Begin →Meditation for appreciation: 10-minute letting go session, when you wake at 3am
Slow, spoken guidance for appreciation. A letting go session you can do when you wake at 3am.
Begin →90-minute focus block for research — distant traffic, when you have tried everything else
A timer, a short prep list, and 90 minutes to follow one thread.
Start the block →Double-inhale sigh exercise for a big decision — if you are doing this in the middle of the day
A 3 · 8 rhythm — two inhales stacked together, then everything out through the mouth.
Breathe →5-minute grounding meditation for overthinking, before a hard conversation
For the times before a hard conversation when overthinking takes up more room than you would like — 5 minutes, grounding.
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