The Still Point - 12 Practices for a Calm Mind in a Noisy World By "Soul and Skill Academy"

The Still Point: 12 Practices for a Calm Mind in a Noisy World

Between the morning alarm and the last notification at night, many of us lose touch with our inner calm. The Still Point from Soul and Skill Academy helps you find it again, without a mountain retreat, a monastery or an hour of spare time.

Across twelve chapters, you’ll learn simple, practical mindfulness practices: noticing thoughts without judging them, using the breath as an anchor, managing stress, balancing screen time, practicing gratitude, eating mindfully, resting without guilt, riding out difficult emotions, listening with full attention, letting go, staying calm at work, and turning stillness into a daily habit.

Every chapter opens with a short imaginary story about an everyday struggle you’ll recognize, then explains the idea and a five-step method. A real case study follows, drawn from figures such as Jon Kabat-Zinn, Phil Jackson’s Chicago Bulls, Google’s “Search Inside Yourself” programme, Nelson Mandela and Kiran Bedi’s work at Tihar Jail. Each chapter closes with a checklist, a self-experiment, a scored self-evaluation and a 7-day challenge.

Bonus tools include a Calm Dashboard, a one-page toolkit, a 30-day plan, a journal and a glossary.

Gentle and practical, it is for anyone seeking a calmer mind, one small practice at a time.