Restarting after a break: three things to understand first
Let us set the limits of restarting after a break first: it reliably improves energy that holds through the afternoon, and it does not deliver…
A three-minute breathing practice: three things to understand first
Separate two things in a three-minute breathing practice: the outcome you want and the action you can sustain. When the gap is too wide, shrink the…
Getting abdominal breathing right: method, rhythm and limits
Most people do not fail at getting abdominal breathing right from misunderstanding it. They fail because understanding is not doing. What follows is…
What to do when your legs go numb: what to do and what to skip
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: a practical plan for ordinary weeks
Separate two things in pace and counting in breath practice: the outcome you want and the action you can sustain. When the gap is too wide, shrink…
Returning after your mind wanders: three things to understand first
Anyone who has spent time on returning after your mind wanders has a failure story: a strong start, a collapse in the middle, then silence. This is…
The steadiest time of day to sit: four details people skip
There is plenty written about the steadiest time of day to sit and little you can act on. This piece stays concrete: every action can be done on the…
Sitting versus a nap: three things to understand first
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…
Why a longer exhale calms you: judging it before you start
There is plenty written about why a longer exhale calms you and little you can act on. This piece stays concrete: every action can be done at the…
Two minutes before a meeting: judging it before you start
Separate two things in two minutes before a meeting: the outcome you want and the action you can sustain. When the gap is too wide, shrink the action…
A body scan before sleep: a version you can actually follow
Put a body scan before sleep back into a real week, with overtime, travel and days you cannot be bothered. Any plan that only survives good months…
Grounding techniques for anxiety: three things to understand first
Let us set the limits of grounding techniques for anxiety first: it reliably improves a working feel for your own baseline, and it does not deliver…
Eyes open or closed: a practical plan for ordinary weeks
Put eyes open or closed back into a real week, with overtime, travel and days you cannot be bothered. Any plan that only survives good months will…
Choosing cushion height: method, rhythm and limits
Separate two things in choosing cushion height: the outcome you want and the action you can sustain. When the gap is too wide, shrink the action…
Is ten minutes enough: method, rhythm and limits
Anyone who has spent time on is ten minutes enough has a failure story: a strong start, a collapse in the middle, then silence. This is not another…
Are meditation apps worth paying for: a practical plan for ordinary weeks
Let us set the limits of are meditation apps worth paying for first: it reliably improves energy that holds through the afternoon, and it does not…
Breathing practice and blood pressure: a practical plan for ordinary weeks
Advice on breathing practice and blood pressure tends to split in two: impossibly complex, or sold as one click. Reality sits between. It needs some…
Why you feel sleepy after sitting: judging it before you start
There is plenty written about why you feel sleepy after sitting and little you can act on. This piece stays concrete: every action can be done on the…
What group practice adds, explained once properly
Separate two things in what group practice adds: the outcome you want and the action you can sustain. When the gap is too wide, shrink the action…
Breath rhythm while running: judging it before you start
Anyone who has spent time on breath rhythm while running has a failure story: a strong start, a collapse in the middle, then silence. This is not…