Is ten minutes enough: judging it before you start
There is plenty written about is ten minutes enough and little you can act on. This piece stays concrete: every action can be done on the balcony…
Are meditation apps worth paying for: making the complicated part simple
Advice on are meditation apps worth paying for tends to split in two: impossibly complex, or sold as one click. Reality sits between. It needs some…
Breathing practice and blood pressure: three things to understand first
Anyone who has spent time on breathing practice and blood pressure has a failure story: a strong start, a collapse in the middle, then silence. This…
Why you feel sleepy after sitting: a version you can actually follow
If you have already tried why you feel sleepy after sitting and dropped it, the fault is usually in the setup: a starting point set too high, an…
What group practice adds: method, rhythm and limits
Most people do not fail at what group practice adds from misunderstanding it. They fail because understanding is not doing. What follows is the doing…
Breath rhythm while running: the full sequence and where it drifts
There is plenty written about breath rhythm while running and little you can act on. This piece stays concrete: every action can be done on the…
Three short sessions instead of one: four details people skip
If you only read one paragraph, read this: three short sessions instead of one depends on how the situation is set up, not on how you feel at the…
How long until it counts as a habit: making the complicated part simple
Separate two things in how long until it counts as a habit: the outcome you want and the action you can sustain. When the gap is too wide, shrink the…
Restarting after a break: three things to understand first
Separate two things in restarting after a break: the outcome you want and the action you can sustain. When the gap is too wide, shrink the action…
A three-minute breathing practice: what to do and what to skip
Most people want a three-minute breathing practice to make things better. The workable version of that goal is steadier: a floor you can hit on a bad…
Getting abdominal breathing right, explained once properly
Separate two things in getting abdominal breathing right: the outcome you want and the action you can sustain. When the gap is too wide, shrink the…
What to do when your legs go numb: the order that saves effort
If you have already tried what to do when your legs go numb and dropped it, the fault is usually in the setup: a starting point set too high, an…
Pace and counting in breath practice: judging it before you start
Most people want pace and counting in breath practice to make things better. The workable version of that goal is steadier: a floor you can hit on a…
Returning after your mind wanders: a practical plan for ordinary weeks
If you only read one paragraph, read this: returning after your mind wanders depends on how the situation is set up, not on how you feel at the time.…
The steadiest time of day to sit: nine specific questions
If you only read one paragraph, read this: the steadiest time of day to sit depends on how the situation is set up, not on how you feel at the time.…
Sitting versus a nap: judging it before you start
Anyone who has spent time on sitting versus a nap has a failure story: a strong start, a collapse in the middle, then silence. This is not another…
Why a longer exhale calms you: nine specific questions
Most people want why a longer exhale calms you to make things better. The workable version of that goal is steadier: a floor you can hit on a bad…
Two minutes before a meeting: the order that saves effort
Most people want two minutes before a meeting to make things better. The workable version of that goal is steadier: a floor you can hit on a bad day.…
A body scan before sleep: method, rhythm and limits
Most people want a body scan before sleep to make things better. The workable version of that goal is steadier: a floor you can hit on a bad day.…
Grounding techniques for anxiety: three things to understand first
Most people want grounding techniques for anxiety to make things better. The workable version of that goal is steadier: a floor you can hit on a bad…