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.
25-minute focus session for writing with a library, when you are too tired to try hard
25 minutes on writing — the first draft, not the good version. One pomodoro, long enough to get somewhere and short enough to start.
Start the block →How to use 4-6 breathing for the end of the working day, after a difficult conversation
Simple counts — 4 · 6 — and a circle that keeps time.
Breathe →7-minute guided letting go practice for concentration — in the evening
Slow, spoken guidance for concentration. A letting go session you can do in the evening.
Begin →Breathing meditation for sleep (15 min), before you talk
Nothing to learn and nothing to fix: 15 minutes of breathing for sleep, before you talk.
Begin →A caravan by the sea, if you have done this a hundred times — for waking too early
Thin walls, wind outside, and the sound of shingle about fifty metres away.
Settle in →45-minute focus session for language practice with distant traffic, when you are not sure this will work
45 minutes on language practice — repetition rather than novelty. A single class period, the length most people can hold before the quality drops.
Start the block →Gentle box breathing for a hard conversation, if you are new to this
A a smaller square, for when four counts feels long pattern, counted for you on screen.
Breathe →How to use 4-2-6 breathing for the hours after people leave, when you are somewhere noisy
A a short hold in the middle, a long way out pattern, counted for you on screen.
Breathe →Self-doubt: 12-minute gratitude meditation, in the hour before sleep
12 minutes to meet self-doubt with less of a fight. A gratitude practice, in the hour before sleep.
Begin →Morning energy: 3-minute grounding meditation, before a difficult talk
Nothing to learn and nothing to fix: 3 minutes of grounding for morning energy, before a difficult talk.
Begin →An attic room (a sleep story), when you have been meaning to start — for the hours after a late shift
Sloping ceiling, rain on the roof a foot above your head.
Settle in →90-minute focus session for studying with forest at dusk, when you are not in the mood
90 minutes on studying — reading and notes, not highlighting. One full ultradian cycle, for work that needs a long runway.
Start the block →4-7-8 breathing for a big decision, when your attention is scattered
A in for four, hold for seven, out for eight pattern, counted for you on screen.
Breathe →How to use Coherent 6-6 breathing for a lonely evening, after a long day
A six and six, the slower end of coherent breathing pattern, counted for you on screen.
Breathe →20-minute body scan meditation for jaw tension, at night
20 minutes to meet jaw tension with less of a fight. A body scan practice, at night.
Begin →7-minute letting go meditation for gratitude, after an argument
Nothing to learn and nothing to fix: 7 minutes of letting go for gratitude, after an argument.
Begin →A lighthouse at the end of a long day — a slow story for the end of the day, when you need something unremarkable — for a racing mind
One light turning, a kettle, and weather you are on the right side of.
Settle in →Deep work timer: 25 minutes of drawing (a washing machine), when you are somewhere unfamiliar
One block of drawing with a washing machine underneath. One pomodoro, long enough to get somewhere and short enough to start.
Start the block →5-7 breathing for Friday evening, when you have been meaning to start
A five in, seven out pattern, counted for you on screen.
Breathe →Quick 2-1-2-1 breath (2 · 1 · 2 · 1) for a hard conversation, when you are waiting for something
A a brisk rhythm for when you need to be awake pattern, counted for you on screen.
Breathe →Meditation for fear of flying: 5-minute softening session, in the office
5 minutes to meet fear of flying with less of a fight. A softening practice, in the office.
Begin →12-minute guided noting practice for tired eyes — when the news hits hard
Nothing to learn and nothing to fix: 12 minutes of noting for tired eyes, when the news hits hard.
Begin →A bus at night, if you are sceptical about all of this — for a restless night
Upper deck, front seat, a city going past that you do not have to join.
Settle in →Deep work timer: 50 minutes of reading (brown noise), when you feel restless rather than tired
One block of reading with brown noise underneath. Fifty minutes, the length of a therapy hour, with ten minutes off afterwards.
Start the block →2-1-4 breathing: 10 rounds for physical discomfort, before something difficult
A short in, short hold, long out — the smallest useful dose pattern, counted for you on screen.
Breathe →Uneven box breath (4 · 4 · 6 · 2) for a noisy room, when you are too tired to try hard
A a square with one long side pattern, counted for you on screen.
Breathe →Self-compassion for financial stress: 10 minutes, on a meeting break
10 minutes to meet financial stress with less of a fight. A self-compassion practice, on a meeting break.
Begin →Sadness: 20-minute body scan meditation, when you are at your limit
For the times when you are at your limit when sadness takes up more room than you would like — 20 minutes, body scan.
Begin →A field under snow (a sleep story), when you are not sure this will work — for winding down
Everything muffled, everything white, and no tracks but yours.
Settle in →Deep work timer: 90 minutes of thesis writing (a library), when nothing else has worked today
One block of thesis writing with a library underneath. One full ultradian cycle, for work that needs a long runway.
Start the block →Newest first. Everything here is free — no account, no streaks, nothing to install.