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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.
Double-inhale sigh: 10 rounds for exam nerves, when the house is busy
A two inhales stacked together, then everything out through the mouth pattern, counted for you on screen.
Breathe →4-8 breath (4 · 8) for being unwell, when you are not sure this will work
A in for four, out for eight pattern, counted for you on screen.
Breathe →Noting meditation for focus (15 min), on your commute
15 minutes to meet focus with less of a fight. A noting practice, on your commute.
Begin →Softening meditation for agitation (5 min), before sleep
For the times before sleep when agitation takes up more room than you would like — 5 minutes, softening.
Begin →A fire dying down — a slow story for the end of the day, when you have just finished work — for an overtired night
The last hour of a fire, when it stops being a fire and becomes warmth.
Settle in →25-minute focus block for design work — plain quiet, when you are on your own
A timer, a short prep list, and 25 minutes to make decisions.
Start the block →Beginner box breathing exercise for the commute — when the weather has kept you inside
The pattern is 2 · 2 · 2 · 2, which is the easiest version of the square.
Breathe →5-2-7 breathing — 5 · 2 · 7 — for a ten-minute window, when you are not in the mood
The pattern is 5 · 2 · 7, which is five, a brief hold, then seven out.
Breathe →Self-doubt: 3-minute body scan meditation, ahead of a full day
3 minutes to meet self-doubt with less of a fight. A body scan practice, ahead of a full day.
Begin →Meditation for waking up: 10-minute self-compassion session, on a slow Sunday
For the times on a slow Sunday when waking up takes up more room than you would like — 10 minutes, self-compassion.
Begin →A library at closing time, when you have already had a long week — for jet lag
The last hour, when the lights go down row by row.
Settle in →50-minute focus block for decluttering — forest at dusk, if you are fitting this around other people
A timer, a short prep list, and 50 minutes to move things out.
Start the block →Soft 4-7-8 breathing exercise for coming down after exercise — when you are short on time
The pattern is 4 · 4 · 8, which is the hold cut short, the long exhale kept.
Breathe →Coherent 4-4 breathing — 4 · 4 — for the early months, when you are somewhere unfamiliar
The pattern is 4 · 4, which is four and four, if five feels like a stretch.
Breathe →7-minute letting go meditation for tight shoulders and neck, at the end of the day
7 minutes to meet tight shoulders and neck with less of a fight. A letting go practice, at the end of the day.
Begin →Noting for feeling not good enough: 20 minutes, first thing
For the times first thing when feeling not good enough takes up more room than you would like — 20 minutes, noting.
Begin →A boat at anchor (a sleep story), before something difficult — for a night when you do not want to think
A small harbour, a rope that creaks, and a boat that moves about a metre in the night.
Settle in →90-minute focus block for admin and email — birds at dawn, when you have more time than usual
A timer, a short prep list, and 90 minutes to clear the queue.
Start the block →7-11 breathing exercise for a long illness — on a day that started badly
The pattern is 7 · 11, which is a long, slow ratio for when you have time.
Breathe →Box breathing for a break at work, after eating too much
The pattern is 4 · 4 · 4 · 4, which is four equal sides, like tracing a square.
Breathe →12-minute guided gratitude practice for public speaking fear — on a break
A 12-minute gratitude session for public speaking fear, on a break. No app, no account — press start.
Begin →5-minute guided grounding practice for tired eyes — at lunch
For the times at lunch when tired eyes takes up more room than you would like — 5 minutes, grounding.
Begin →A hotel room somewhere — a slow story for the end of the day, after a difficult conversation — for waking too early
A room you did not choose, in a city you do not have to know.
Settle in →Focus session for portfolio work: 45 minutes, brown noise, when you have been putting it off
45 minutes of portfolio work, with brown noise and a note on what to do when you drift.
Start the block →How to use Coherent 5-5 breathing for bedtime, when you are at home and cannot settle
The pattern is 5 · 5, which is five seconds in, five seconds out — about six breaths a minute.
Breathe →Tight box breathing for Sunday evening, if you are tired of apps
The pattern is 4 · 1 · 4 · 1, which is barely any hold, for people who dislike holding.
Breathe →Financial stress: 20-minute breathing meditation, at the airport
A 20-minute breathing session for financial stress, at the airport. No app, no account — press start.
Begin →Grief: 10-minute letting go meditation, on the way out of work
For the times on the way out of work when grief takes up more room than you would like — 10 minutes, letting go.
Begin →A garden in the rain, when you are cold and want to be warm — for the hours after a late shift
Steady rain on leaves, and a chair under an awning that stays dry.
Settle in →Focus session for problem solving: 50 minutes, a stream, if you are sceptical about all of this
50 minutes of problem solving, with a stream and a note on what to do when you drift.
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