Meditation & stillness
Concrete ways to quieten the noise. No belief required.
Meditation & stillness
Five minutes sitting still: a meditation guide for people who have never meditated, no cushion or app required
No cushion, no app, no beliefs required. Just a chair and five uninterrupted minutes. This is the shortest guide that still works, with an honest account of what the science says, and a trick from the monk Thích Nhất Hạnh involving your phone.
07/09/2026 · 3 min read
Meditation & stillness
Box breathing: four counts to a slower pulse, why it works, and what a Stanford study found when it compared it with other techniques
A breathing technique US Navy SEALs use before tense situations. No beliefs required: it acts on the nervous system in measurable ways. And a 2023 trial suggests its most important part is the exhale.
07/09/2026 · 3 min read
Meditation & stillness
Why your mind will not be quiet when you meditate, and why that is completely normal
A study of over two thousand people found our minds wander nearly half our waking hours. Beginners often give up on meditation because their heads feel too noisy. That noise is something you have just discovered, not something you have just made.
31/08/2026 · 3 min read