The Five-Minute Door
A gentle practice for meeting one postponed task without demanding that you finish it. Using the image of a heavy door eased open just a hand’s breadth, Maya invites you to choose an action small enough to need no motivation: five minutes, one line, shoes on. The aim is simply to lift the latch and let beginning count.

Tender and reassuring, steady when things aren't, present and calm without ever overpromising.
About this session
The Five-Minute Door is a guided audio session from Salūs, part of the motivation collection, narrated by Maya Hart.
Salūs is an ad-free sleep and meditation app for iOS and Android, hundreds of guided sessions, long bedtime stories for adults and 325 free sleep sounds. Hear the full session with a 7-day free trial. Every session is signed off by our BSc (Hons) & MSc Psychology team.