The people behind KindGuide
Every guide here is written, tested and signed by a person. Four regulars, no ghostwriters.
Roland Pike Lead writer
Eight years running community health sessions, where the questions are always small. he writes only the parts of eyes open or closed you can act on.
- How long until it counts as a habit: making the complicated part simple
- What to do when your legs go numb: the order that saves effort
- Sitting versus a nap: a version you can actually follow
- Grounding techniques for anxiety: a version you can actually follow
- Are meditation apps worth paying for: the full sequence and where it drifts
- Which six things belong on one page: judging it before you start
- Should food logs include weights: nine specific questions
- Paper or an app: nine specific questions
Jasper Nunez Contributing editor
Nine years writing health features, allergic to fear-based copy. he looks at evidence first, especially on tracking body signals without alarm.
- What group practice adds: nine specific questions
- Restarting after a break: three things to understand first
- Pace and counting in breath practice: the full sequence and where it drifts
- Why a longer exhale calms you: method, rhythm and limits
- Eyes open or closed, explained once properly
- How long before a log shows anything: judging it before you start
- Tracking body signals without alarm: a practical plan for ordinary weeks
- Catching up after missed days, explained once properly
Maeve Donnelly Staff writer
A long-term practitioner with six years of notebooks. she prefers why phlegm-damp bodies resist weight loss pieces you can tick off.
- Breath rhythm while running, explained once properly
- A three-minute breathing practice: method, rhythm and limits
- Returning after your mind wanders: method, rhythm and limits
- Two minutes before a meeting, explained once properly
- Choosing cushion height: three things to understand first
- The least effortful way to record: three things to understand first
- Three questions for a monthly review: the order that saves effort
- A one-week summary template, explained once properly
Thea Bergstrom Regular contributor
Nursing background, used to translating clinical language. she marks clearly what you can handle and what needs a clinic.
- Three short sessions instead of one: method, rhythm and limits
- Getting abdominal breathing right: the full sequence and where it drifts
- The steadiest time of day to sit: a version you can actually follow
- A body scan before sleep: judging it before you start
- Is ten minutes enough: a practical plan for ordinary weeks
- Writing a sleep log that survives: method, rhythm and limits
- Where logging turns into anxiety, explained once properly
- Which metrics deserve years of tracking: three things to understand first