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Grounding techniques for anxiety: three things to understand first
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Grounding techniques for anxiety: three things to understand first

If you only read one paragraph, read this: grounding techniques for anxiety depends on how the situation is set up, not on how you feel at the time.…

Eloise FontaineEloise Fontaine·July 5, 2026·4 min read
Eyes open or closed, explained once properly
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Eyes open or closed, explained once properly

Let us set the limits of eyes open or closed first: it reliably improves a working feel for your own baseline, and it does not deliver overnight.…

Delphine RouxDelphine Roux·June 29, 2026·4 min read
Choosing cushion height: the order that saves effort
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Choosing cushion height: the order that saves effort

Most people want choosing cushion height to make things better. The workable version of that goal is steadier: a floor you can hit on a bad day.…

Silas TurnerSilas Turner·June 23, 2026·4 min read
Is ten minutes enough: the full sequence and where it drifts
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Is ten minutes enough: the full sequence and where it drifts

If you have already tried is ten minutes enough and dropped it, the fault is usually in the setup: a starting point set too high, an environment…

Malcolm ReidMalcolm Reid·June 17, 2026·4 min read
Are meditation apps worth paying for: what to do and what to skip
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Are meditation apps worth paying for: what to do and what to skip

Put are meditation apps worth paying for back into a real week, with overtime, travel and days you cannot be bothered. Any plan that only survives…

Eloise FontaineEloise Fontaine·June 11, 2026·4 min read
Breathing practice and blood pressure: three things to understand first
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Breathing practice and blood pressure: three things to understand first

If you only read one paragraph, read this: breathing practice and blood pressure depends on how the situation is set up, not on how you feel at the…

Delphine RouxDelphine Roux·June 5, 2026·4 min read
Why you feel sleepy after sitting: a practical plan for ordinary weeks
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Why you feel sleepy after sitting: a practical plan for ordinary weeks

Put why you feel sleepy after sitting back into a real week, with overtime, travel and days you cannot be bothered. Any plan that only survives good…

Silas TurnerSilas Turner·May 30, 2026·4 min read
What group practice adds: the order that saves effort
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What group practice adds: the order that saves effort

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…

Malcolm ReidMalcolm Reid·May 24, 2026·4 min read
Breath rhythm while running: making the complicated part simple
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Breath rhythm while running: making the complicated part simple

If you only read one paragraph, read this: breath rhythm while running depends on how the situation is set up, not on how you feel at the time.…

Eloise FontaineEloise Fontaine·May 18, 2026·4 min read
Three short sessions instead of one: a practical plan for ordinary weeks
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Three short sessions instead of one: a practical plan for ordinary weeks

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…

Delphine RouxDelphine Roux·May 12, 2026·4 min read
How long until it counts as a habit: what to do and what to skip
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How long until it counts as a habit: what to do and what to skip

Most people want how long until it counts as a habit to make things better. The workable version of that goal is steadier: a floor you can hit on a…

Silas TurnerSilas Turner·May 6, 2026·4 min read
Restarting after a break: four details people skip
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Restarting after a break: four details people skip

If you have already tried restarting after a break and dropped it, the fault is usually in the setup: a starting point set too high, an environment…

Malcolm ReidMalcolm Reid·April 30, 2026·4 min read
A three-minute breathing practice: a practical plan for ordinary weeks
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A three-minute breathing practice: a practical plan for ordinary weeks

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…

Eloise FontaineEloise Fontaine·April 24, 2026·4 min read
Getting abdominal breathing right: method, rhythm and limits
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Getting abdominal breathing right: method, rhythm and limits

Let us set the limits of getting abdominal breathing right first: it reliably improves energy that holds through the afternoon, and it does not…

Delphine RouxDelphine Roux·April 18, 2026·4 min read
What to do when your legs go numb: judging it before you start
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What to do when your legs go numb: judging it before you start

Most people do not fail at what to do when your legs go numb from misunderstanding it. They fail because understanding is not doing. What follows is…

Silas TurnerSilas Turner·April 12, 2026·4 min read
Pace and counting in breath practice: a version you can actually follow
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Pace and counting in breath practice: a version you can actually follow

Anyone who has spent time on pace and counting in breath practice has a failure story: a strong start, a collapse in the middle, then silence. This…

Malcolm ReidMalcolm Reid·April 6, 2026·4 min read
Returning after your mind wanders, explained once properly
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Returning after your mind wanders, explained once properly

Most people do not fail at returning after your mind wanders from misunderstanding it. They fail because understanding is not doing. What follows is…

Eloise FontaineEloise Fontaine·March 31, 2026·4 min read
The steadiest time of day to sit, explained once properly
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The steadiest time of day to sit, explained once properly

If you have already tried the steadiest time of day to sit and dropped it, the fault is usually in the setup: a starting point set too high, an…

Delphine RouxDelphine Roux·March 25, 2026·4 min read
Sitting versus a nap: four details people skip
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Sitting versus a nap: four details people skip

Put sitting versus a nap back into a real week, with overtime, travel and days you cannot be bothered. Any plan that only survives good months will…

Silas TurnerSilas Turner·March 19, 2026·4 min read
Why a longer exhale calms you: a practical plan for ordinary weeks
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Why a longer exhale calms you: a practical plan for ordinary weeks

Most people do not fail at why a longer exhale calms you from misunderstanding it. They fail because understanding is not doing. What follows is the…

Malcolm ReidMalcolm Reid·March 13, 2026·4 min read