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Meditation for gratitude: 20-minute grounding session, at the end of the workday
Slow, spoken guidance for gratitude. A grounding session you can do at the end of the workday.
Begin →An attic room — a slow story for the end of the day, after eating too much — for a racing mind
Sloping ceiling, rain on the roof a foot above your head.
Settle in →Focus session for reading: 50 minutes, a library, when you are somewhere unfamiliar
50 minutes of reading, with a library and a note on what to do when you drift.
Start the block →7-11 breathing for a hot day, when the house is busy
7 · 11 breathing: a long, slow ratio for when you have time.
Breathe →12-minute body scan meditation for fear of flying, in a waiting room
Nothing to learn and nothing to fix: 12 minutes of body scan for fear of flying, in a waiting room.
Begin →5-minute self-compassion meditation for tired eyes, in the evening
Slow, spoken guidance for tired eyes. A self-compassion session you can do in the evening.
Begin →A lighthouse at the end of a long day, when you are not in the mood — for a restless night
One light turning, a kettle, and weather you are on the right side of.
Settle in →Focus session for thesis writing: 90 minutes, distant traffic, when you feel restless rather than tired
90 minutes of thesis writing, with distant traffic and a note on what to do when you drift.
Start the block →Coherent 5-5 breathing: 5 rounds for deep focus, when the weather has kept you inside
5 · 5 breathing: five seconds in, five seconds out — about six breaths a minute.
Breathe →20-minute guided softening practice for financial stress — on the morning of an interview
Nothing to learn and nothing to fix: 20 minutes of softening for financial stress, on the morning of an interview.
Begin →10-minute guided noting practice for grief — late at night
Slow, spoken guidance for grief. A noting session you can do late at night.
Begin →A bus at night (a sleep story), when you need to stop thinking about work — for winding down
Upper deck, front seat, a city going past that you do not have to join.
Settle in →45-minute design work session with forest at dusk and a timer, when nothing else has worked today
Sit down, press start, and make decisions for 45 minutes. A single class period, the length most people can hold before the quality drops.
Start the block →6-2-6-2 breathing: 5 rounds for a hard week, when you are short on time
A 6 · 2 · 6 · 2 rhythm — even and rhythmic, with brief holds on both sides.
Breathe →Self-compassion for focus: 5 minutes, in the hour before an exam
For the times in the hour before an exam when focus takes up more room than you would like — 5 minutes, self-compassion.
Begin →Agitation: 15-minute body scan meditation, when you wake at 3am
Slow, spoken guidance for agitation. A body scan session you can do when you wake at 3am.
Begin →A field under snow — a slow story for the end of the day, when you have more time than usual — for an overtired night
Everything muffled, everything white, and no tracks but yours.
Settle in →50-minute decluttering session with a washing machine and a timer, when you are on your own
Sit down, press start, and move things out for 50 minutes. Fifty minutes, the length of a therapy hour, with ten minutes off afterwards.
Start the block →Slow box breathing: 5 rounds for a lonely evening, on a day that started badly
A 5 · 5 · 5 · 5 rhythm — a wider square, once four feels comfortable.
Breathe →Noting meditation for the inner critic (10 min), before public speaking
For the times before public speaking when the inner critic takes up more room than you would like — 10 minutes, noting.
Begin →Softening meditation for waking up (3 min), at your desk
Slow, spoken guidance for waking up. A softening session you can do at your desk.
Begin →A fire dying down, when the house is busy — for jet lag
The last hour of a fire, when it stops being a fire and becomes warmth.
Settle in →A 25-minute block for admin and email, with brown noise, if you are fitting this around other people
A single 25-minute block for admin and email — in one pass, without opening new tabs.
Start the block →4-6 breathing exercise for a hard conversation — when you are at home and cannot settle
A 4 · 6 rhythm — in for four, out for six.
Breathe →15-Minute Grounding for Tight Shoulders and Neck
For the times before a conversation you are dreading when tight shoulders and neck takes up more room than you would like — 15 minutes, grounding.
Begin →Meditation for feeling not good enough: 7-minute self-compassion session, between calls
Slow, spoken guidance for feeling not good enough. A self-compassion session you can do between calls.
Begin →A library at closing time (a sleep story), if you have five quiet minutes — for a night when you do not want to think
The last hour, when the lights go down row by row.
Settle in →A 45-minute block for portfolio work, with a library, when you have more time than usual
A single 45-minute block for portfolio work — the last ten percent.
Start the block →4-2-6 breathing exercise for a big decision — after eating too much
A 4 · 2 · 6 rhythm — a short hold in the middle, a long way out.
Breathe →3-minute letting go meditation for public speaking fear, after a shock
For the times after a shock when public speaking fear takes up more room than you would like — 3 minutes, letting go.
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