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.
50-minute focus block for drawing — rain on a window, when you are somewhere unfamiliar
A timer, a short prep list, and 50 minutes to fill the page.
Start the block →How to use 3-5-7 breathing for physical discomfort, when you are not sure this will work
Rounds of 3 · 5 · 7, with the counting done for you.
Breathe →Waking at 3am: 10-minute grounding meditation, on a rest day
When waking at 3am shows up on a rest day, this 10-minute grounding session gives you somewhere to put it down.
Begin →Frustration: 3-minute gratitude meditation, on a plane
3 minutes to meet frustration with less of a fight. A gratitude practice, on a plane.
Begin →A bus at night — a slow story for the end of the day, when you have tried everything else — for the hours after a late shift
Upper deck, front seat, a city going past that you do not have to join.
Settle in →90-minute focus block for reading — a fireplace, when you feel restless rather than tired
A timer, a short prep list, and 90 minutes to read properly.
Start the block →How to use Physiological sigh for exam nerves, when you are not in the mood
Rounds of 2 · 6, with the counting done for you.
Breathe →20-minute letting go meditation for exhaustion, early on
When exhaustion shows up early on, this 20-minute letting go session gives you somewhere to put it down.
Begin →7-minute breathing meditation for study focus, on the road
7 minutes to meet study focus with less of a fight. A breathing practice, on the road.
Begin →A field under snow (a sleep story), if you have done this a hundred times — for a racing mind
Everything muffled, everything white, and no tracks but yours.
Settle in →Focus session for thesis writing: 25 minutes, vinyl crackle, when nothing else has worked today
25 minutes of thesis writing, with vinyl crackle and a note on what to do when you drift.
Start the block →Gentle box breath (3 · 3 · 3 · 3) for the commute, when you are somewhere unfamiliar
Rounds of 3 · 3 · 3 · 3, with the counting done for you.
Breathe →Meditation for being present: 5-minute noting session, at midday
When being present shows up at midday, this 5-minute noting session gives you somewhere to put it down.
Begin →12-minute guided grounding practice for guilt — before an appointment
12 minutes to meet guilt with less of a fight. A grounding practice, before an appointment.
Begin →Sleep story: a fire dying down, when you feel restless rather than tired — for a restless night
The last hour of a fire, when it stops being a fire and becomes warmth.
Settle in →Focus session for design work: 50 minutes, a fan or air conditioner, when you are on your own
50 minutes of design work, with a fan or air conditioner and a note on what to do when you drift.
Start the block →4-7-8 breath (4 · 7 · 8) for coming down after exercise, when you feel restless rather than tired
Simple counts — 4 · 7 · 8 — and a circle that keeps time.
Breathe →Body scan for social anxiety: 10 minutes, after work
When social anxiety shows up after work, this 10-minute body scan session gives you somewhere to put it down.
Begin →Back pain and tension: 20-minute self-compassion meditation, before an interview
A 20-minute self-compassion session for back pain and tension, before an interview. No app, no account — press start.
Begin →A library at closing time — a slow story for the end of the day, when you need something unremarkable — for winding down
The last hour, when the lights go down row by row.
Settle in →Focus session for decluttering: 90 minutes, distant thunder, if you are fitting this around other people
90 minutes of decluttering, with distant thunder and a note on what to do when you drift.
Start the block →5-7 breath (5 · 7) for a long illness, when nothing else has worked today
Simple counts — 5 · 7 — and a circle that keeps time.
Breathe →Softening meditation for work stress (15 min), during the evening wind-down
When work stress shows up during the evening wind-down, this 15-minute softening session gives you somewhere to put it down.
Begin →Noting meditation for overthinking (5 min), before you talk
A 5-minute noting session for overthinking, before you talk. No app, no account — press start.
Begin →A boat at anchor (a sleep story), if you are sceptical about all of this — for an overtired night
A small harbour, a rope that creaks, and a boat that moves about a metre in the night.
Settle in →45-minute admin and email session with café murmur and a timer, when you have more time than usual
Sit down, press start, and clear the queue for 45 minutes. A single class period, the length most people can hold before the quality drops.
Start the block →2-1-4 breathing — 2 · 1 · 4 — for bedtime, when you are on your own
Simple counts — 2 · 1 · 4 — and a circle that keeps time.
Breathe →Restlessness at night: 3-minute self-compassion meditation, in the hour before sleep
When restlessness at night shows up in the hour before sleep, this 3-minute self-compassion session gives you somewhere to put it down.
Begin →Meditation for frustration: 10-minute body scan session, before a difficult talk
A 10-minute body scan session for frustration, before a difficult talk. No app, no account — press start.
Begin →Sleep story: a hotel room somewhere, when you are short on time — for jet lag
A room you did not choose, in a city you do not have to know.
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