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.
Deep work timer: 50 minutes of problem solving (white noise), when you are cold and want to be warm
One block of problem solving with white noise underneath. Fifty minutes, the length of a therapy hour, with ten minutes off afterwards.
Start the block →Beginner box breath (2 · 2 · 2 · 2) for the hours after people leave, if you are fitting this around other people
Simple counts — 2 · 2 · 2 · 2 — and a circle that keeps time.
Breathe →Grounding for waking up: 10 minutes, when nothing went right
A 10-minute grounding session for waking up, when nothing went right. No app, no account — press start.
Begin →Gratitude for restlessness at night: 3 minutes, in the late afternoon
When restlessness at night shows up in the late afternoon, this 3-minute gratitude session gives you somewhere to put it down.
Begin →A lighthouse at the end of a long day (a sleep story), when you have woken up too early — for waking too early
One light turning, a kettle, and weather you are on the right side of.
Settle in →Deep work timer: 90 minutes of coding (distant thunder), when you only have a few minutes
One block of coding with distant thunder underneath. One full ultradian cycle, for work that needs a long runway.
Start the block →Soft 4-7-8 breath (4 · 4 · 8) for a lonely evening, when you have more time than usual
A the hold cut short, the long exhale kept pattern, counted for you on screen.
Breathe →Letting go meditation for feeling not good enough (15 min), when you are at your limit
A 15-minute letting go session for feeling not good enough, when you are at your limit. No app, no account — press start.
Begin →Breathing meditation for exhaustion (7 min), on a Saturday morning
When exhaustion shows up on a Saturday morning, this 7-minute breathing session gives you somewhere to put it down.
Begin →Sleep story: a bus at night, on a day that started badly — for the hours after a late shift
Upper deck, front seat, a city going past that you do not have to join.
Settle in →45-minute focus block for practising an instrument — rain on a window, when you want something simple
A timer, a short prep list, and 45 minutes to drill the hard bars.
Start the block →7-11 breathing — 7 · 11 — for a hard conversation, when you have been putting it off
A a long, slow ratio for when you have time pattern, counted for you on screen.
Breathe →Restless legs: 3-minute noting meditation, before sleep
A 3-minute noting session for restless legs, before sleep. No app, no account — press start.
Begin →Meditation for being present: 12-minute softening session, on a break
When being present shows up on a break, this 12-minute softening session gives you somewhere to put it down.
Begin →A field under snow, when you are too tired to try hard — for a racing mind
Everything muffled, everything white, and no tracks but yours.
Settle in →50-minute focus block for exam revision — a fireplace, when you want to finish something
A timer, a short prep list, and 50 minutes to test yourself.
Start the block →Coherent 5-5 breathing — 5 · 5 — for a big decision, if you are sceptical about all of this
A five seconds in, five seconds out — about six breaths a minute pattern, counted for you on screen.
Breathe →10-minute body scan meditation for grief, early on
Nothing to learn and nothing to fix: 10 minutes of body scan for grief, early on.
Begin →Self-compassion for health anxiety: 20 minutes, on the road
When health anxiety shows up on the road, this 20-minute self-compassion session gives you somewhere to put it down.
Begin →A fire dying down (a sleep story), when you are doing this for the first time — for a restless night
The last hour of a fire, when it stops being a fire and becomes warmth.
Settle in →90-minute focus block for data work — vinyl crackle, when you are doing this for the first time
A timer, a short prep list, and 90 minutes to work through the numbers.
Start the block →6-2-6-2 breathing — 6 · 2 · 6 · 2 — for Friday evening, when you are cold and want to be warm
A even and rhythmic, with brief holds on both sides pattern, counted for you on screen.
Breathe →15-minute guided softening practice for overwhelm — at midday
Nothing to learn and nothing to fix: 15 minutes of softening for overwhelm, at midday.
Begin →5-minute guided noting practice for stress — before an appointment
When stress shows up before an appointment, this 5-minute noting session gives you somewhere to put it down.
Begin →Sleep story: a library at closing time, when you are on your own — for winding down
The last hour, when the lights go down row by row.
Settle in →Focus session for editing: 45 minutes, a fan or air conditioner, if you are doing this in the middle of the day
45 minutes of editing, with a fan or air conditioner and a note on what to do when you drift.
Start the block →Slow box breathing for a ten-minute window, when the day has been loud
A a wider square, once four feels comfortable pattern, counted for you on screen.
Breathe →Self-compassion for deep work: 3 minutes, in the mid-afternoon
Nothing to learn and nothing to fix: 3 minutes of self-compassion for deep work, in the mid-afternoon.
Begin →Restlessness at night: 10-minute body scan meditation, before an interview
When restlessness at night shows up before an interview, this 10-minute body scan session gives you somewhere to put it down.
Begin →A boat at anchor, when you have been meaning to start — for an overtired night
A small harbour, a rope that creaks, and a boat that moves about a metre in the night.
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