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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.
6-2-6-2 breathing: 10 rounds for the end of the working day, when the day has been loud
A even and rhythmic, with brief holds on both sides pattern, counted for you on screen.
Breathe →Grounding for the afternoon slump: 15 minutes, at the end of the day
Slow, spoken guidance for the afternoon slump. A grounding session you can do at the end of the day.
Begin →Gratitude for concentration: 7 minutes, first thing
Nothing to learn and nothing to fix: 7 minutes of gratitude for concentration, first thing.
Begin →Sleep story: a caravan by the sea, on a day that started badly — for the hours after a late shift
Thin walls, wind outside, and the sound of shingle about fifty metres away.
Settle in →50-minute focus session for editing with plain quiet, when you have tried everything else
50 minutes on editing — the boring pass that makes it readable. Fifty minutes, the length of a therapy hour, with ten minutes off afterwards.
Start the block →3-5-7 breath (3 · 5 · 7) for a hard conversation, when you have woken up too early
A a staircase down: three, five, seven pattern, counted for you on screen.
Breathe →Slow box breathing: 10 rounds for creative work, when you feel fine and want to stay that way
A a wider square, once four feels comfortable pattern, counted for you on screen.
Breathe →3-minute guided self-compassion practice for mindfulness — at the weekend
Slow, spoken guidance for mindfulness. A self-compassion session you can do at the weekend.
Begin →Breathing meditation for perfectionism (12 min), at lunch
Nothing to learn and nothing to fix: 12 minutes of breathing for perfectionism, at lunch.
Begin →An attic room, before you go back to something hard — for a racing mind
Sloping ceiling, rain on the roof a foot above your head.
Settle in →Deep work timer: 25 minutes of brainstorming (forest at dusk), when you have just finished work
One block of brainstorming with forest at dusk underneath. One pomodoro, long enough to get somewhere and short enough to start.
Start the block →Physiological sigh (2 · 6) for a big decision, when the day has been loud
The pattern is 2 · 6, which is a second short sip of air on top of the first, then a long release.
Breathe →4-6 breathing: 10 rounds for Monday morning, if you have five quiet minutes
The pattern is 4 · 6, which is in for four, out for six.
Breathe →A racing mind: 7-minute noting meditation, at the airport
Slow, spoken guidance for a racing mind. A noting session you can do at the airport.
Begin →Meditation for jaw tension: 20-minute softening session, at 3pm
Nothing to learn and nothing to fix: 20 minutes of softening for jaw tension, at 3pm.
Begin →A lighthouse at the end of a long day (a sleep story), on a low-energy afternoon — for a restless night
One light turning, a kettle, and weather you are on the right side of.
Settle in →Deep work timer: 45 minutes of research (birds at dawn), before you go back to something hard
One block of research with birds at dawn underneath. A single class period, the length most people can hold before the quality drops.
Start the block →Gentle box breath (3 · 3 · 3 · 3) for being unwell, when you feel fine and want to stay that way
The pattern is 3 · 3 · 3 · 3, which is a smaller square, for when four counts feels long.
Breathe →4-2-6 breathing exercise for heavy days — when you have tried everything else
The pattern is 4 · 2 · 6, which is a short hold in the middle, a long way out.
Breathe →12-minute body scan meditation for stress, on a train journey
12 minutes to meet stress with less of a fight. A body scan practice, on a train journey.
Begin →5-minute self-compassion meditation for fear of flying, during the evening wind-down
Nothing to learn and nothing to fix: 5 minutes of self-compassion for fear of flying, during the evening wind-down.
Begin →Sleep story: a bus at night, when you are on your own — for winding down
Upper deck, front seat, a city going past that you do not have to join.
Settle in →Deep work timer: 90 minutes of applications and forms (brown noise), when you want to be left alone
One block of applications and forms with brown noise underneath. One full ultradian cycle, for work that needs a long runway.
Start the block →4-7-8 breathing — 4 · 7 · 8 — for a ten-minute window, if you have five quiet minutes
The pattern is 4 · 7 · 8, which is in for four, hold for seven, out for eight.
Breathe →Coherent 6-6 breathing exercise for a noisy room — when you have just finished work
The pattern is 6 · 6, which is six and six, the slower end of coherent breathing.
Breathe →20-minute guided softening practice for insomnia — in a waiting room
20 minutes to meet insomnia with less of a fight. A softening practice, in a waiting room.
Begin →10-minute guided noting practice for financial stress — before bed
Nothing to learn and nothing to fix: 10 minutes of noting for financial stress, before bed.
Begin →A field under snow, when you are somewhere noisy — for an overtired night
Everything muffled, everything white, and no tracks but yours.
Settle in →25-minute focus block for planning — a stream, if you are new to this
A timer, a short prep list, and 25 minutes to decide what happens when.
Start the block →5-7 breathing — 5 · 7 — for the early months, when you have tried everything else
The pattern is 5 · 7, which is five in, seven out.
Breathe →Newest first. Everything here is free — no account, no streaks, nothing to install.