@2:50 – mindful insight daily – ten minutes for your mind
TEN MINUTES
For clarity, resilience, and focus.
Unplug for a bit. It works better after.
Simply put, we meet live daily for ten minutes of quiet. All people, backgrounds, and practices are welcome.
These buttons join free, live, silent, webinars at 2:50 p.m. local time every day.
EET, Athens, Cairo, Helsinki, Johannesburg (UTC+2)
Today is day 1638
EST, Bogotá, Detroit, New York, Toronto, Washington D.C. (UTC-4)
Today is day 1977
Not 2:50 pm?
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Why silence? Because…
- even ten minutes intentionally quiet can affect the rest of the day;
- a contemplative practice prepares you for future challenges;
- your plate of ‘to-dos’ can likely wait ten minutes.
Why 2:50 PM?
@2:50 is midday to notice the vitality a mindful or resting practice can bring to our lives. Is silence as essential as clean water, nourishing food, and trips to the bathroom? Evidence suggests that it is.
How do I participate?
A short introduction is offered at 2:48 each day. You might,
- observe your breathing and let it go in and out by itself or;
- notice sensations in your body with your mind’s eye or;
- visualize a relaxing scene or something you are grateful for.
What if I can’t join @2:50 pm?
You’re welcome to join @250 any time. Our global objective is to encourage ten minutes of quiet in whatever form or time works best for you. If you can’t make 2:50 pm, use our mindful resources at your pleasure.
Participants say
“I set my alarm for this every day. Even if I’m out on a walk, I try to join.” –P.
“For me, having everyone show up at the same time every day makes a difference in my life.” –M.
“Sometimes I just use this as a time to clean up my desk.” –H.
“I’ve seen my blood pressure drop like 20 points after @2:50.” –S.
People join @2:50 in many ways. Some walk or sit outside. Others use the time to sketch or journal. Some practice their own mindfulness or meditations, or get in a quick nap! It’s less about what we do and more about our repeating and doing it together.
Milestones
- Mon 1 Sep 2025 Marks 2000 consecutive days of Atlantica@2:50
- Wed 21 May 2025 marks the final (635th) day of Pacifica@2:50 Thank you, Billy!
- Mon 24 Mar 2025 marks 1500 consecutive days of Europa@2:50
- Sun 13 Aug 2023 Pacifica@2:50 begins in the Pacific time zone.
Shared @2:50
The Summer Day – Mary Oliver
Who made the world?Who made the swan, and the black bear?Who made the grasshopper?This grasshopper, I mean—the one who has flung herself out of the grass,the one who is eating sugar out of my hand,who is moving her jaws back and forth instead of up and down—who is...
The Octopus – Kay Ryan
The octopus haseight of something.If they’re legs thenall the arms aremissing. Nature oftenmakes mistakes indistribution. You’dthink it would bemore distressing. Toomany rubber legs withsuckers, too many setsof teeth on top each other:some button in theshop stuck on...
The Trees – Philip Larkin
The trees are coming into leafLike something almost being said;The recent buds relax and spread,Their greenness a kind of grief. Is it that they are born againAnd we grow old? No, they die too,Their yearly trick of looking newIs written down in rings of grain. Yet...
Closing from A Woman’s Liberation – Ursula K. LeGuin
I have told the story I was asked to tell. I have closed it, as so many stories close, with a joining of two people. What is one man's and one woman's love and desire, against the history of [the world], the great revolutions of our lifetimes, the hope, the unending...
A New Moon – Jalaluddin Rumi
A new moon teaches gradualnessand deliberation and how one gives birthto oneself slowly. Patience with small detailsmakes perfect a large work, like the universe. What nine months of attention does for an embryoforty early mornings will dofor your gradually growing...
A Sonnet – John Avery
Yes. I do love you. These tears of admissionSalt my cheeks and yours, as heart gates open,Here in the luxury of your golden arms.We edge along this scary precipiceOf aspiration, a furnace of hope,Feeding on coals of cautionary fear,And stoked by passions that pick me...
Mindfulness Resources
DIY – waves of mindfulness washing on the shore
Nalu is the Hawaiian word for wave and also can be taken to mean mindful observation....
DIY – Eye of mindfulness practice
Use the Eye of Mindfulness background video below to enhance your DIY mindfulness or...
Breathing with Nature
For the @2:50 second anniversary, Natalie Hill from MIT ORSEL joined us to share this...
Gratitude mind guided audio
Gratitude practice is one of several techniques we practice daily @2:50 pm. Gratitude...
The Nose Knows
Breath attention for focusing is one of several techniques we practice daily @2:50 pm....
Boxed Breathing
Boxed breathing is a supplemental @2:50 practice shared by one of our regular...