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.
A 90-minute block for brainstorming, with rain on a window, if you are doing this in the middle of the day
A single 90-minute block for brainstorming — quantity before quality.
Start the block →Uneven box breathing — 4 · 4 · 6 · 2 — for creative work, when you have been on screens all day
A 4 · 4 · 6 · 2 rhythm — a square with one long side.
Breathe →20-minute guided noting practice for self-criticism — after a shock
Nothing to learn and nothing to fix: 20 minutes of noting for self-criticism, after a shock.
Begin →10-minute guided softening practice for deep work — before work
When deep work shows up before work, this 10-minute softening session gives you somewhere to put it down.
Begin →Sleep story: a lighthouse at the end of a long day, when you are somewhere unfamiliar — for an overtired night
One light turning, a kettle, and weather you are on the right side of.
Settle in →25-minute focus session for research with a fireplace, before you go back to something hard
25 minutes on research — with a note file open beside you. One pomodoro, long enough to get somewhere and short enough to start.
Start the block →4-8 breathing — 4 · 8 — for Monday morning, when you have woken up too early
A 4 · 8 rhythm — in for four, out for eight.
Breathe →Grounding for physical tension: 5 minutes, after a bad day
Nothing to learn and nothing to fix: 5 minutes of grounding for physical tension, after a bad day.
Begin →Shame: 15-minute self-compassion meditation, after a long day
When shame shows up after a long day, this 15-minute self-compassion session gives you somewhere to put it down.
Begin →A bus at night — a slow story for the end of the day, when you want to be left alone — for jet lag
Upper deck, front seat, a city going past that you do not have to join.
Settle in →45-minute focus session for applications and forms with vinyl crackle, when you want to be left alone
45 minutes on applications and forms — dull but finite. A single class period, the length most people can hold before the quality drops.
Start the block →5-2-7 breathing for heavy days, when you need something unremarkable
A 5 · 2 · 7 rhythm — five, a brief hold, then seven out.
Breathe →Letting go meditation for test anxiety (10 min), before bedtime
Nothing to learn and nothing to fix: 10 minutes of letting go for test anxiety, before bedtime.
Begin →Breathing meditation for restless legs (3 min), on a Sunday
Slow, spoken guidance for restless legs. A breathing session you can do on a Sunday.
Begin →A field under snow, when you cannot concentrate on anything else — for a night when you do not want to think
Everything muffled, everything white, and no tracks but yours.
Settle in →90-minute focus session for planning with a fan or air conditioner, if you are new to this
90 minutes on planning — on paper, so you can see it. One full ultradian cycle, for work that needs a long runway.
Start the block →Coherent 4-4 breathing for a noisy room, after a difficult conversation
A 4 · 4 rhythm — four and four, if five feels like a stretch.
Breathe →Meditation for burnout: 15-minute gratitude session, on a day off
Nothing to learn and nothing to fix: 15 minutes of gratitude for burnout, on a day off.
Begin →Meditation for anticipatory anxiety: 7-minute grounding session, in the air
Slow, spoken guidance for anticipatory anxiety. A grounding session you can do in the air.
Begin →Sleep story: a fire dying down, when the weather has kept you inside — for waking too early
The last hour of a fire, when it stops being a fire and becomes warmth.
Settle in →Deep work timer: 25 minutes of writing (a washing machine), when your attention is scattered
One block of writing with a washing machine underneath. One pomodoro, long enough to get somewhere and short enough to start.
Start the block →Box breathing: 8 rounds for the morning, when you are somewhere noisy
A 4 · 4 · 4 · 4 rhythm — four equal sides, like tracing a square.
Breathe →5-minute breathing meditation for better sleep, in the morning
Nothing to learn and nothing to fix: 5 minutes of breathing for better sleep, in the morning.
Begin →Letting go for irritability: 12 minutes, on a train
Slow, spoken guidance for irritability. A letting go session you can do on a train.
Begin →Lying-Down Meditation: A Valid Practice
Lying down can be a powerful way to meditate. Let's explore how.
Read →seven minute breath focus
Use this when you need a quiet pause before sleep or work.
Begin →Deep work timer: 50 minutes of language practice (café murmur), when you have been meaning to start
One block of language practice with café murmur underneath. Fifty minutes, the length of a therapy hour, with ten minutes off afterwards.
Start the block →Coherent 5-5 breath (5 · 5) for exam nerves, before you go back to something hard
Rounds of 5 · 5, with the counting done for you.
Breathe →Gratitude meditation for study focus (20 min), in the queue
Slow, spoken guidance for study focus. A gratitude session you can do in the queue.
Begin →Grounding meditation for insomnia (10 min), at bedtime
Nothing to learn and nothing to fix: 10 minutes of grounding for insomnia, at bedtime.
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