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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.
4-7-8 breath (4 · 7 · 8) for a long illness, when you have tried everything else
A in for four, hold for seven, out for eight pattern, counted for you on screen.
Breathe →15-minute grounding meditation for overwhelm, after a long day
Slow, spoken guidance for overwhelm. A grounding session you can do after a long day.
Begin →7-minute gratitude meditation for stress, in the morning
A 7-minute gratitude session for stress, in the morning. No app, no account — press start.
Begin →A caravan by the sea — a slow story for the end of the day, when your attention is scattered — for an overtired night
Thin walls, wind outside, and the sound of shingle about fifty metres away.
Settle in →45-minute focus session for drawing with forest at dusk, before something difficult
45 minutes on drawing — without correcting anything yet. A single class period, the length most people can hold before the quality drops.
Start the block →Quick 2-1-2-1 breathing: 5 rounds for a stolen moment of caregiving, when you are somewhere noisy
A a brisk rhythm for when you need to be awake pattern, counted for you on screen.
Breathe →5-7 breathing — 5 · 7 — for bedtime, when you have just finished work
A five in, seven out pattern, counted for you on screen.
Breathe →Meditation for deep work: 3-minute letting go session, on a Sunday
Slow, spoken guidance for deep work. A letting go session you can do on a Sunday.
Begin →12-minute guided breathing practice for restlessness at night — on a lunch break
Nothing to learn and nothing to fix: 12 minutes of breathing for restlessness at night, on a lunch break.
Begin →An attic room, if you are doing this instead of scrolling — for jet lag
Sloping ceiling, rain on the roof a foot above your head.
Settle in →50-minute focus session for reading with birds at dawn, when the house is busy
50 minutes on reading — pages rather than paragraphs. Fifty minutes, the length of a therapy hour, with ten minutes off afterwards.
Start the block →Uneven box breathing exercise for anxious moments — after a long day
A a square with one long side pattern, counted for you on screen.
Breathe →2-1-4 breathing — 2 · 1 · 4 — for a hospital waiting room, before you go back to something hard
A short in, short hold, long out — the smallest useful dose pattern, counted for you on screen.
Breathe →Gratitude for shame: 7 minutes, during a break
Slow, spoken guidance for shame. A gratitude session you can do during a break.
Begin →The afternoon slump: 20-minute grounding meditation, in the afternoon slump
Nothing to learn and nothing to fix: 20 minutes of grounding for the afternoon slump, in the afternoon slump.
Begin →A lighthouse at the end of a long day (a sleep story), when you have been putting it off — for a night when you do not want to think
One light turning, a kettle, and weather you are on the right side of.
Settle in →Deep work timer: 25 minutes of thesis writing (brown noise), when the weather has kept you inside
One block of thesis writing with brown noise underneath. One pomodoro, long enough to get somewhere and short enough to start.
Start the block →4-8 breathing exercise for a grey day — when you are waiting for something
A in for four, out for eight pattern, counted for you on screen.
Breathe →Double-inhale sigh — 3 · 8 — for the morning after, when you want to be left alone
A two inhales stacked together, then everything out through the mouth pattern, counted for you on screen.
Breathe →Body scan meditation for restless legs (12 min), on a plane
Slow, spoken guidance for restless legs. A body scan session you can do on a plane.
Begin →Self-compassion meditation for mindfulness (5 min), after work
Nothing to learn and nothing to fix: 5 minutes of self-compassion for mindfulness, after work.
Begin →A bus at night — a slow story for the end of the day, when you are too tired to try hard — for waking too early
Upper deck, front seat, a city going past that you do not have to join.
Settle in →Deep work timer: 45 minutes of design work (a stream), when you are short on time
One block of design work with a stream underneath. A single class period, the length most people can hold before the quality drops.
Start the block →5-2-7 breathing exercise for a hot day — when you are too tired to try hard
The pattern is 5 · 2 · 7, which is five, a brief hold, then seven out.
Breathe →Beginner box breathing for heated moments, when you are not in the mood
The pattern is 2 · 2 · 2 · 2, which is the easiest version of the square.
Breathe →Meditation for anticipatory anxiety: 20-minute softening session, in the queue
Slow, spoken guidance for anticipatory anxiety. A softening session you can do in the queue.
Begin →Meditation for a racing mind: 10-minute noting session, at bedtime
Nothing to learn and nothing to fix: 10 minutes of noting for a racing mind, at bedtime.
Begin →A field under snow, when you have tried everything else — for the hours after a late shift
Everything muffled, everything white, and no tracks but yours.
Settle in →Deep work timer: 50 minutes of decluttering (plain quiet), on a day that started badly
One block of decluttering with plain quiet underneath. Fifty minutes, the length of a therapy hour, with ten minutes off afterwards.
Start the block →How to use Coherent 4-4 breathing for deep focus, when you are not sure this will work
The pattern is 4 · 4, which is four and four, if five feels like a stretch.
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