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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.
Soft 4-7-8 breathing exercise for a break at work — when the day has been loud
Rounds of 4 · 4 · 8, with the counting done for you.
Breathe →20-minute body scan meditation for health anxiety, late at night
For the times late at night when health anxiety takes up more room than you would like — 20 minutes, body scan.
Begin →7-minute self-compassion meditation for jaw tension, before a difficult talk
7 minutes to meet jaw tension with less of a fight. A self-compassion practice, before a difficult talk.
Begin →A bus at night (a sleep story), when you are waiting for something — for a restless night
Upper deck, front seat, a city going past that you do not have to join.
Settle in →90-minute brainstorming session with plain quiet and a timer, when you need to stop thinking about work
Sit down, press start, and generate options for 90 minutes. One full ultradian cycle, for work that needs a long runway.
Start the block →7-11 breathing exercise for Sunday evening — when you feel fine and want to stay that way
Simple counts — 7 · 11 — and a circle that keeps time.
Breathe →Meditation for stress: 5-minute softening session, at 3am
For the times at 3am when stress takes up more room than you would like — 5 minutes, softening.
Begin →12-minute guided noting practice for fear of flying — after bad news
12 minutes to meet fear of flying with less of a fight. A noting practice, after bad news.
Begin →Sleep story: a field under snow, when you want to finish something — for winding down
Everything muffled, everything white, and no tracks but yours.
Settle in →A 45-minute block for research, with a train carriage, if you are doing this instead of scrolling
A single 45-minute block for research — with a note file open beside you.
Start the block →Coherent 5-5 breathing exercise for a stolen moment of caregiving — if you have five quiet minutes
Simple counts — 5 · 5 — and a circle that keeps time.
Breathe →Self-compassion for insomnia: 10 minutes, in the office
For the times in the office when insomnia takes up more room than you would like — 10 minutes, self-compassion.
Begin →Anger: 20-minute body scan meditation, when nothing went right
20 minutes to meet anger with less of a fight. A body scan practice, when nothing went right.
Begin →A fire dying down, when nothing else has worked today — for an overtired night
The last hour of a fire, when it stops being a fire and becomes warmth.
Settle in →A 50-minute block for applications and forms, with birds at dawn, when you need something unremarkable
A single 50-minute block for applications and forms — dull but finite.
Start the block →How to use 6-2-6-2 breathing for the middle of the night, when you have tried everything else
Simple counts — 6 · 2 · 6 · 2 — and a circle that keeps time.
Breathe →Noting meditation for fatigue (15 min), on a meeting break
For the times on a meeting break when fatigue takes up more room than you would like — 15 minutes, noting.
Begin →Softening meditation for concentration (5 min), when you are at your limit
5 minutes to meet concentration with less of a fight. A softening practice, when you are at your limit.
Begin →A library at closing time (a sleep story), when your attention is scattered — for jet lag
The last hour, when the lights go down row by row.
Settle in →25-minute focus session for planning with white noise, when your attention is scattered
25 minutes on planning — on paper, so you can see it. One pomodoro, long enough to get somewhere and short enough to start.
Start the block →How to use Slow box breathing for a grey day, when you have just finished work
Simple counts — 5 · 5 · 5 · 5 — and a circle that keeps time.
Breathe →Mindfulness: 3-minute grounding meditation, on your commute
When mindfulness shows up on your commute, this 3-minute grounding session gives you somewhere to put it down.
Begin →Meditation for self-doubt: 10-minute self-compassion session, before sleep
10 minutes to meet self-doubt with less of a fight. A self-compassion practice, before sleep.
Begin →Sleep story: a boat at anchor, when you have woken up too early — for a night when you do not want to think
A small harbour, a rope that creaks, and a boat that moves about a metre in the night.
Settle in →45-minute focus session for writing with distant thunder, when you have been meaning to start
45 minutes on writing — the first draft, not the good version. A single class period, the length most people can hold before the quality drops.
Start the block →How to use 4-6 breathing for a hot day, before you go back to something hard
Simple counts — 4 · 6 — and a circle that keeps time.
Breathe →7-minute letting go meditation for a racing mind, in the late afternoon
When a racing mind shows up in the late afternoon, this 7-minute letting go session gives you somewhere to put it down.
Begin →Breathing for jaw tension: 15 minutes, on a slow Sunday
15 minutes to meet jaw tension with less of a fight. A breathing practice, on a slow Sunday.
Begin →90-minute focus session for language practice with rain on a window, before something difficult
90 minutes on language practice — repetition rather than novelty. One full ultradian cycle, for work that needs a long runway.
Start the block →4-2-6 breath (4 · 2 · 6) for deep focus, when you want to be left alone
A a short hold in the middle, a long way out pattern, counted for you on screen.
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