What is Micropractice?

MAKE WELL-BEING A WAY OF BEING— LESS THAN 30 SECONDS AT A TIME
The Big Question

What if well-being didn’t require stepping away from life—but could live inside it?

The short answer

Micropractices consist of tiny training sessions—30 seconds or less—distilled from the most potent elements of well-being practices.

They rewrite the rules, offering a fresh approach to meditation and self-care—one that doesn’t ask for more of your time, but shows you how to unlock the power in the moments you already have.

What makes a practice a micropractice?

  • Brief by design

    Each practice fits into 30 seconds or less—so well-being doesn’t become something you have to schedule, but something you live.

  • Integrated into real life

    Micropractice doesn’t pull you out of your day. It meets you inside it—the space between sips of coffee, the breath before a meeting, or the pause after a hard moment.

  • Distilled, not diluted

    These practices aren’t shortcuts. They’re science-backed distillations—drawn from the most potent elements of time-honored well-being practices.

  • Works with human nature

    Instead of asking for more discipline, Micropractice works with how attention, emotion, and habits actually function in real life.

  • Backed by science

    They’re informed by research in psychology, neuroscience, and habit formation, including studies I’ve led at UC Berkeley and Harvard, designed to be realistic enough to actually use.

What micropractice looks like
  • Sometimes it’s microdancing.
  • Sometimes it’s a kind hand on your heart.
  • Sometimes it’s a slow, deep breath.
  • Sometimes it’s weaving presence into what you’re already doing—turning daily life itself into practice.

You’re not stopping life. You’re meeting it differently.

Why it works

Because life isn’t lived in 30-minute meditation sessions. It’s lived in the other 23 hours and 30 minutes. And if those hours are crowded with stress, distraction, and self-criticism, even the deepest meditation can only do so much.

Real change happens in the moments we actually live—the small, ordinary moments that quietly shape our days. That’s where micropractice shines: not by pulling us out of life, but by calling us fully into it.

When time is scarce, most self-care collapses first. Micropractice starts right there—offering tools that fit the day you actually have, not the one you wish you had.

These moments may be small, but they’re repeatable. And repetition is where change quietly builds.

Micropractice is the guide to practicing well-being inside the life you already have. Learn more and order your copy here.

Icons illustrated by Rebecca Strull