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Is ten minutes enough: what to do and what to skip
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Is ten minutes enough: what to do and what to skip

Put is ten minutes enough back into a real week, with overtime, travel and days you cannot be bothered. Any plan that only survives good months will…

Gideon StarkGideon Stark·August 7, 2026·4 min read
Are meditation apps worth paying for: judging it before you start
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Are meditation apps worth paying for: judging it before you start

Anyone who has spent time on are meditation apps worth paying for has a failure story: a strong start, a collapse in the middle, then silence. This…

Delphine RouxDelphine Roux·August 1, 2026·4 min read
Breathing practice and blood pressure: judging it before you start
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Breathing practice and blood pressure: judging it before you start

There is plenty written about breathing practice and blood pressure and little you can act on. This piece stays concrete: every action can be done at…

Rosalind KerrRosalind Kerr·July 26, 2026·4 min read
Why you feel sleepy after sitting: judging it before you start
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Why you feel sleepy after sitting: judging it before you start

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…

Desmond OkonkwoDesmond Okonkwo·July 20, 2026·4 min read
What group practice adds: four details people skip
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What group practice adds: four details people skip

Let us set the limits of what group practice adds first: it reliably improves a working feel for your own baseline, and it does not deliver…

Gideon StarkGideon Stark·July 14, 2026·4 min read
Breath rhythm while running: the order that saves effort
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Breath rhythm while running: the order that saves effort

Advice on breath rhythm while running tends to split in two: impossibly complex, or sold as one click. Reality sits between. It needs some patience…

Delphine RouxDelphine Roux·July 8, 2026·4 min read
Three short sessions instead of one: judging it before you start
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Three short sessions instead of one: judging it before you start

Most people do not fail at three short sessions instead of one from misunderstanding it. They fail because understanding is not doing. What follows…

Rosalind KerrRosalind Kerr·July 2, 2026·4 min read
How long until it counts as a habit: three things to understand first
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How long until it counts as a habit: three things to understand first

Put how long until it counts as a habit back into a real week, with overtime, travel and days you cannot be bothered. Any plan that only survives…

Desmond OkonkwoDesmond Okonkwo·June 26, 2026·4 min read
Restarting after a break: judging it before you start
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Restarting after a break: judging it before you start

Let us set the limits of restarting after a break first: it reliably improves steadier sleep, and it does not deliver overnight. Anything promising…

Gideon StarkGideon Stark·June 20, 2026·4 min read
A three-minute breathing practice: four details people skip
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A three-minute breathing practice: four details people skip

Put a three-minute breathing practice back into a real week, with overtime, travel and days you cannot be bothered. Any plan that only survives good…

Delphine RouxDelphine Roux·June 14, 2026·4 min read
Getting abdominal breathing right, explained once properly
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Getting abdominal breathing right, explained once properly

There is plenty written about getting abdominal breathing right and little you can act on. This piece stays concrete: every action can be done on the…

Rosalind KerrRosalind Kerr·June 8, 2026·4 min read
What to do when your legs go numb: method, rhythm and limits
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What to do when your legs go numb: method, rhythm and limits

There is plenty written about what to do when your legs go numb and little you can act on. This piece stays concrete: every action can be done by the…

Desmond OkonkwoDesmond Okonkwo·June 2, 2026·4 min read
Pace and counting in breath practice: four details people skip
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Pace and counting in breath practice: four details people skip

Advice on pace and counting in breath practice tends to split in two: impossibly complex, or sold as one click. Reality sits between. It needs some…

Gideon StarkGideon Stark·May 27, 2026·4 min read
Returning after your mind wanders: the order that saves effort
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Returning after your mind wanders: the order that saves effort

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…

Delphine RouxDelphine Roux·May 21, 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

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 by the…

Rosalind KerrRosalind Kerr·May 15, 2026·4 min read
Sitting versus a nap: three things to understand first
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Sitting versus a nap: three things to understand first

Separate two things in sitting versus a nap: the outcome you want and the action you can sustain. When the gap is too wide, shrink the action instead…

Desmond OkonkwoDesmond Okonkwo·May 9, 2026·4 min read
Why a longer exhale calms you: four details people skip
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Why a longer exhale calms you: four details people skip

Separate two things in why a longer exhale calms you: the outcome you want and the action you can sustain. When the gap is too wide, shrink the…

Gideon StarkGideon Stark·May 3, 2026·4 min read
Two minutes before a meeting: a version you can actually follow
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Two minutes before a meeting: a version you can actually follow

If you only read one paragraph, read this: two minutes before a meeting depends on how the situation is set up, not on how you feel at the time.…

Delphine RouxDelphine Roux·April 27, 2026·4 min read
A body scan before sleep: three things to understand first
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A body scan before sleep: three things to understand first

Let us set the limits of a body scan before sleep first: it reliably improves a working feel for your own baseline, and it does not deliver…

Rosalind KerrRosalind Kerr·April 21, 2026·4 min read
Grounding techniques for anxiety, explained once properly
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Grounding techniques for anxiety, explained once properly

Put grounding techniques for anxiety back into a real week, with overtime, travel and days you cannot be bothered. Any plan that only survives good…

Desmond OkonkwoDesmond Okonkwo·April 15, 2026·4 min read