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Five Things at the Shoreline
2026-10-12
Five Things at the Shoreline
This practice asks you to count the world back in, one sense at a time.
The 4-7-8 Breath: A Guide to Mastering Dr. Weil's Two-Minute Sleep Trick
2026-10-05
The 4-7-8 Breath: A Guide to Mastering Dr. Weil's Two-Minute Sleep Trick
To practice the 4-7-8 breath, you'll want to sit or lie down in a comfortable position. This will help your body relax and allow you to focus on the breathing pattern.
The Evening Unwind
2026-09-28
The Evening Unwind
Sit on the edge of your bed, or in a chair that won't lull you to sleep. Place your hands on your knees with your palms facing downwards.
The Camera As Bell Practice Guide
2026-09-21
The Camera As Bell Practice Guide
To practice The Camera As Bell, start by setting up your camera phone on a tripod or a sturdy rock in front of you.
Clearing the Stream: A Practical Guide to Morning Pages
2026-09-14
Clearing the Stream: A Practical Guide to Morning Pages
Morning pages are three handwritten pages, written first thing in the morning, before coffee and before the phone.
Horizon Holding: A Guide to Slowing Down Time
2026-09-07
Horizon Holding: A Guide to Slowing Down Time
Horizon holding is ten minutes of looking at the line where the water meets the sky.
First Footprints
2026-08-24
First Footprints
Walking meditation is the oldest somatic practice. Counting breath-to-step synchronizes autonomic rhythm with locomotion, which is why soldiers march and monks pace.
Box Breathing: Four Corners, One Still Center
2026-08-03
Box Breathing: Four Corners, One Still Center
Box breathing is a pattern used by Navy SEALs, freedivers, and jazz trumpeters because it works.
The Sand Mandala Practice
2026-07-27
The Sand Mandala Practice
The practice of sand mandalas has deep roots in Tibetan Buddhism.
The Three-Breath Reset: Thirty Seconds Between You and the Thing You'd Regret
2026-07-20
The Three-Breath Reset: Thirty Seconds Between You and the Thing You'd Regret
The three-breath reset is a thirty-second circuit breaker for the moment before you react. Three breaths, two questions, and then you choose.
The Body Scan: Fifteen Minutes of Listening to Yourself from the Inside Out
2026-07-13
The Body Scan: Fifteen Minutes of Listening to Yourself from the Inside Out
The body scan is simple but profound. It trains you in a skill that most of us have atrophied: knowing what your body is doing without being told.
Wave Gazing: Ten Minutes of Watching the Water Do the Work
2026-07-06
Wave Gazing: Ten Minutes of Watching the Water Do the Work
Wave gazing is the oldest tranquilizer there is: ten minutes of watching water, and the world slows down. Here is how to actually do it.
Morning Salt
2026-06-29
Morning Salt
Before anything, notice salt. The word, the taste of it on the air, the way it crusts a rail.
One Minute Cold: A Practical Guide to the Practice
2026-06-08
One Minute Cold: A Practical Guide to the Practice
One minute in cold water, on purpose. A guide to the dread at the tide line and what sixty deliberate seconds in it actually trains.
The Loose List
2026-06-01
The Loose List
A practice for when attention has gone thin: five minutes, three loose lines, and the day stops sliding past unregistered.
Tide Counting: A Practical Guide to the Practice of Starting Again
2026-05-25
Tide Counting: A Practical Guide to the Practice of Starting Again
There is nothing to win. Tide counting is the practice of starting again, one wave at a time, without keeping score.
The Long Exhale: A Practical Guide
2026-05-18
The Long Exhale: A Practical Guide
The vagus nerve governs more of your calm than any app ever will. The long exhale is how you learn to play it on purpose.
The Sunrise Sit: Twenty Minutes at the Edge of the Day
2026-05-11
The Sunrise Sit: Twenty Minutes at the Edge of the Day
The sunrise sit is twenty minutes at the edge of the day: arrive before the light, watch it come, leave changed. Here is the full practice.
Ocean Walking Meditation
2026-05-04
Ocean Walking Meditation
Walking meditation is one of the oldest practices there is. Done at the tide line, where the sand packs firm, every step becomes the anchor.