by calm_2jqtsj | Jul 15, 2026
Support this project Techniques and practices for calm – a survey of what human beings have tried, across centuries and cultures, in pursuit of peace of mind. Organised into 17 categories, moving broadly from the most grounded and well-evidenced approaches...
by calm_2jqtsj | Jul 14, 2026
Listen · 5 min Support this project BackgroundBuddhist in origin, from the 5th century BC – though the practice is likely far older Best forA mind willing to sit with a little boredom at first, in exchange for a steadier attention over time Meditation is the practice...
by calm_2jqtsj | Jul 13, 2026
Listen · 5 min Support this project BackgroundTibetan visualisation and Jesuit spiritual exercises, later reshaped by 19th-century hypnotherapy Best forA restless, talkative mind that struggles with silence and prefers something outside itself to follow Guided...
by calm_2jqtsj | Jul 12, 2026
Listen · 5 min Support this project BackgroundAthens and Rome, 3rd century BC, later revived as self-help in the 2000s Best forLetting go of what you can’t control, and building a steadier response to what you actually can Stoic practice is the deliberate...
by calm_2jqtsj | Jul 11, 2026
Listen · 5 min Support this project BackgroundPrehistory, present in every culture we have records of, studied seriously from the 2000s Best forA need for ritual, meaning and belonging, and a sense of something larger Prayer is the oldest contemplative practice we...
