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For when

the airport gate

You are at the gate. The flight is not boarding yet. You have twenty minutes and nowhere you can go that is better than here.

six minutesgate chair, feet on the floorhands off the phone

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the pose that keeps changing

breath

In for four. Out for six. Mouth soft. If you have headphones, you can leave them off for this.

360 seconds remaining

4 in · 6 out

shape

Sit however you can sit without drawing attention. Feet on the floor. Bag between your feet if you are worried about it.

Put your hands on your thighs, loose. Not a posture. Just a place for your hands to be that is not your phone.

Let your gaze rest somewhere without landing. Halfway to the window. The tops of other people without looking at faces. You are not watching, you are resting your eyes.

stay

Stay here for three minutes.

one question before you go

What is in the bag that you will actually want on the plane?

another card

when the room will not stay still

three minutes

all for-when

Browse the whole shelf.

Five short cards, each named for a different room.

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the pose that keeps changing

5 minute note

If something hurts, stop. This is not medical advice.