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 50-minute block for reading, with distant traffic, when you are not in the mood
A single 50-minute block for reading — pages rather than paragraphs.
Start the block →How to use Physiological sigh for the commute, before something difficult
Rounds of 2 · 6, with the counting done for you.
Breathe →4-6 breathing for a study session, when the weather has kept you inside
Rounds of 4 · 6, with the counting done for you.
Breathe →Self-compassion meditation for tight shoulders and neck (15 min), when nothing went right
Slow, spoken guidance for tight shoulders and neck. A self-compassion session you can do when nothing went right.
Begin →Breathing meditation for gratitude (7 min), in the late afternoon
A 7-minute breathing session for gratitude, in the late afternoon. No app, no account — press start.
Begin →What to do when you wake at 3am — what actually helps, if you are tired of apps
Waking in the middle of the night is normal. What turns it into an hour of lying awake is the reaction to it.
Read →A caravan by the sea — a slow story for the end of the day, when your attention is scattered — for a racing mind
Thin walls, wind outside, and the sound of shingle about fifty metres away.
Settle in →25-minute focus session for thesis writing with a fan or air conditioner, when you are at home and cannot settle
25 minutes on thesis writing — sections, not the whole thing. One pomodoro, long enough to get somewhere and short enough to start.
Start the block →How to use Gentle box breathing for Sunday evening, when the house is busy
Rounds of 3 · 3 · 3 · 3, with the counting done for you.
Breathe →4-2-6 breathing for a night shift, when you are short on time
Rounds of 4 · 2 · 6, with the counting done for you.
Breathe →Public speaking fear: 3-minute noting meditation, as sleep prep
Slow, spoken guidance for public speaking fear. A noting session you can do as sleep prep.
Begin →Meditation for tired eyes: 12-minute softening session, on a Saturday morning
A 12-minute softening session for tired eyes, on a Saturday morning. No app, no account — press start.
Begin →Preparing for a conversation you are dreading, without the usual advice, if you have done this a hundred times
Most dread is about the first thirty seconds, not the conversation. Prepare for those and the rest gets easier.
Read →An attic room, if you are doing this instead of scrolling — for a restless night
Sloping ceiling, rain on the roof a foot above your head.
Settle in →45-minute focus session for design work with a washing machine, after eating too much
45 minutes on design work — rough versions first. A single class period, the length most people can hold before the quality drops.
Start the block →How to use 4-7-8 breathing for a stolen moment of caregiving, when the weather has kept you inside
Simple counts — 4 · 7 · 8 — and a circle that keeps time.
Breathe →Coherent 6-6 breathing: 10 rounds for a break at work, on a day that started badly
Simple counts — 6 · 6 — and a circle that keeps time.
Breathe →7-minute body scan meditation for financial stress, on a rest day
Slow, spoken guidance for financial stress. A body scan session you can do on a rest day.
Begin →Self-compassion for grief: 20 minutes, on a plane
A 20-minute self-compassion session for grief, on a plane. No app, no account — press start.
Begin →When to drink coffee so it does not ruin your sleep — what to try first, when you have already had a long week
Caffeine has a long tail. The cup at 3pm is still in your system at 9pm, whether you feel it or not.
Read →A lighthouse at the end of a long day (a sleep story), when you have been putting it off — for winding down
One light turning, a kettle, and weather you are on the right side of.
Settle in →90-minute focus session for decluttering with café murmur, if you are tired of apps
90 minutes on decluttering — one surface at a time. One full ultradian cycle, for work that needs a long runway.
Start the block →5-7 breath (5 · 7) for the middle of the night, when you are short on time
Simple counts — 5 · 7 — and a circle that keeps time.
Breathe →Quick 2-1-2-1 breathing: 10 rounds for Sunday evening, when you are at home and cannot settle
Simple counts — 2 · 1 · 2 · 1 — and a circle that keeps time.
Breathe →15-minute guided softening practice for focus — early on
Slow, spoken guidance for focus. A softening session you can do early on.
Begin →5-minute guided noting practice for overwhelm — on the road
Nothing to learn and nothing to fix: 5 minutes of noting for overwhelm, on the road.
Begin →Using your body to come down after something stressful, in the order that helps, on a low-energy afternoon
After a stress response, the body is left with fuel it did not use. Some of the recovery is physical, not mental.
Read →A bus at night — a slow story for the end of the day, when you are too tired to try hard — for an overtired night
Upper deck, front seat, a city going past that you do not have to join.
Settle in →Deep work timer: 25 minutes of admin and email (a library), if you have done this a hundred times
One block of admin and email with a library underneath. One pomodoro, long enough to get somewhere and short enough to start.
Start the block →2-1-4 breath (2 · 1 · 4) for travel days, on a day that started badly
Simple counts — 2 · 1 · 4 — and a circle that keeps time.
Breathe →Newest first. Everything here is free — no account, no streaks, nothing to install.