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How to use 6-2-6-2 breathing for a hospital waiting room, after eating too much
The pattern is 6 · 2 · 6 · 2, which is even and rhythmic, with brief holds on both sides.
Breathe →3-6 breathing for a stolen moment of caregiving, if you have done this a hundred times
The pattern is 3 · 6, which is a gentle two-to-one ratio.
Breathe →Grounding meditation for focus (5 min), on a train journey
A 5-minute grounding session for focus, on a train journey. No app, no account — press start.
Begin →15-minute gratitude meditation for overwhelm, in the evening
For the times in the evening when overwhelm takes up more room than you would like — 15 minutes, gratitude.
Begin →Sleep story: a kitchen late at night, when you are not in the mood — for a racing mind
One small light on, a cooling cup of tea, and the rest of the house dark.
Settle in →25-minute coding session with rain on a window and a timer, when you are cold and want to be warm
Sit down, press start, and work through the problem for 25 minutes. One pomodoro, long enough to get somewhere and short enough to start.
Start the block →How to use Slow box breathing for jet lag, if you are tired of apps
5 · 5 · 5 · 5 breathing: a wider square, once four feels comfortable.
Breathe →Meditation for the inner critic: 10-minute letting go session, in a waiting room
A 10-minute letting go session for the inner critic, in a waiting room. No app, no account — press start.
Begin →Meditation for waking up: 3-minute breathing session, before bed
When waking up shows up before bed, this 3-minute breathing session gives you somewhere to put it down.
Begin →A lake before dawn — a slow story for the end of the day, before you go back to something hard — for a restless night
Flat water, no wind, and light that has not arrived yet.
Settle in →45-minute practising an instrument session with a train carriage and a timer, when you only have a few minutes
Sit down, press start, and drill the hard bars for 45 minutes. A single class period, the length most people can hold before the quality drops.
Start the block →4-6 breath (4 · 6) for heated moments, if you have done this a hundred times
4 · 6 breathing: in for four, out for six.
Breathe →Noting for physical tension: 15 minutes, on the morning of an interview
A 15-minute noting session for physical tension, on the morning of an interview. No app, no account — press start.
Begin →Grounding for feeling not good enough: 7 minutes, at night
When feeling not good enough shows up at night, this 7-minute grounding session gives you somewhere to put it down.
Begin →The house after everyone is asleep, on a low-energy afternoon — for winding down
The hour when the house belongs to nobody and nothing needs doing.
Settle in →50-minute exam revision session with vinyl crackle and a timer, when you want something simple
Sit down, press start, and test yourself for 50 minutes. Fifty minutes, the length of a therapy hour, with ten minutes off afterwards.
Start the block →4-2-6 breath (4 · 2 · 6) for a reset, when you have already had a long week
4 · 2 · 6 breathing: a short hold in the middle, a long way out.
Breathe →3-minute guided body scan practice for public speaking fear — before a presentation
A 3-minute body scan session for public speaking fear, before a presentation. No app, no account — press start.
Begin →Self-compassion meditation for restless legs (12 min), when you wake at 3am
When restless legs shows up when you wake at 3am, this 12-minute self-compassion session gives you somewhere to put it down.
Begin →Sleep story: the night train, when the house is busy — for an overtired night
Somewhere between two cities, in the dark, where nobody needs anything from you.
Settle in →A 25-minute block for data work, with white noise, when you want to finish something
A single 25-minute block for data work — checking as you go.
Start the block →Coherent 6-6 breath (6 · 6) for a cold morning, on a low-energy afternoon
6 · 6 breathing: six and six, the slower end of coherent breathing.
Breathe →Deadline pressure: 7-minute softening meditation, before a hard conversation
A 7-minute softening session for deadline pressure, before a hard conversation. No app, no account — press start.
Begin →Meditation for anticipatory anxiety: 20-minute noting session, between meetings
When anticipatory anxiety shows up between meetings, this 20-minute noting session gives you somewhere to put it down.
Begin →A caravan by the sea — a slow story for the end of the day, when you are somewhere noisy — for a restless night
Thin walls, wind outside, and the sound of shingle about fifty metres away.
Settle in →A 45-minute block for editing, with distant thunder, when you are doing this for the first time
A single 45-minute block for editing — the boring pass that makes it readable.
Start the block →Quick 2-1-2-1 breathing — 2 · 1 · 2 · 1 — for the end of the working day, when you cannot concentrate on anything else
2 · 1 · 2 · 1 breathing: a brisk rhythm for when you need to be awake.
Breathe →12-minute self-compassion meditation for better sleep, after a fight
Nothing to learn and nothing to fix: 12 minutes of self-compassion for better sleep, after a fight.
Begin →5-minute body scan meditation for overwhelm, on the way in
When overwhelm shows up on the way in, this 5-minute body scan session gives you somewhere to put it down.
Begin →An attic room, when you only have a few minutes — for winding down
Sloping ceiling, rain on the roof a foot above your head.
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