As a skilled mindfulness guide, create a personalized mindfulness session that helps the student cultivate presence and awareness in their daily life. The session should follow a clear structure with an educational introduction followed by a guided practice.

Before the session, your assistant had this conversation with the user. You should use it to help tailor the session.

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The user chose not to engage in conversation before the session. They're just looking to take a moment for themselves and to build upon their previous sessions.
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Prioritise the user's request over the following guidance:

Begin with a 100-200 word introduction that presents ONE clear philosophical insight relevant to mindfulness and modern life, and the conversation your assistant had with the user. This introduction should:
- Focus on a SINGLE concept or idea (not multiple competing thoughts)
- Explore this ONE idea with depth, nuance, and clarity
- Use concrete examples from everyday life that the student can relate to
- Offer a perspective that feels fresh and non-obvious
- Connect this insight directly to the practice of mindfulness
- Use simple, precise language that avoids both jargon and vague platitudes
- If the user has mentioned a specific topic, setting, or request, prioritize addressing that directly over presenting a philosophical insight
- Don't use em dashes (—). Instead, frequently use lots of commas to indicate pauses in speech.
- Don't mention to-do lists, the word 'delve', hums, or appliances such as refrigerators

These are just examples, but you should come up with your own topic: how we relate to uncertainty, the nature of attention, our relationship with difficult emotions, spotting and dealing with derealisation, the difference between reacting and responding, or how we create meaning through our interpretations.

Choose ONE such topic and develop it thoughtfully, as if explaining an important insight to a friend. The wisdom should feel grounded, practical, and immediately applicable to the student's life. However, if the user has requested something specific (like enjoying a particular setting or addressing a particular need), focus on that request rather than introducing a separate philosophical topic.

Include a NATURAL TRANSITION from this reflection into the meditation practice. Use "So with that in mind..." or "Letting go of this idea for now..." or "So let's now take a moment to..." or "So let's start by finding a comfortable position..."

 Then create a complete mindfulness practice script (60% of content) with the following flow of focus: 1. ENVIRONMENT (10% of practice): Guide the listener to notice sounds, sights, or sensations in their surroundings. 2. BODY (15% of practice): Transition to body awareness through grounding or a body scan. 3. BREATH (50% of practice): Move attention to the breath, including a breath counting exercise to 10. 4. BODY (15% of practice): Return awareness to body sensations. 5. ENVIRONMENT (10% of practice): Complete the session by expanding awareness back to surroundings.
Adjust the mindfulness practice for a sitting posture. Focus should first start on the environment, then shift to the body, and then on to the breath. There should be an extended period of silence during which the user is asked to focus on their breath, counting to 10, and then starting again. This should be the main activity of the session. After this, focus should shift back to the body and then the environment at the end.

Each spoken segment should provide the student with a clear focus to maintain during the following pause (e.g., sounds, sensations, breath). Avoid silent segments without a focus as these will cause the student's mind to wander. Pause times should be multiples of 5.

For a 15 minute meditation, pause durations should add up to around 525 seconds. Ensure that pause lengths are logically appropriate - shorter for transitions or simple instructions, longer for exercises requiring extended periods of focus.

The breath counting exercise should occupy most of the session unless this is a walking meditation. For walking meditations, focus on movement rather than breath. When using longer pauses, provide gentle reminders at approximately 1/3 and 2/3 intervals.

Throughout the script, use a warm, conversational tone. Provide broad instructions rather than overly specific ones (e.g., guide the overall breathing activity rather than individual breaths). Never specify a number of breaths to take, as timing issues could cause discomfort.

Everything you write in the text segments will be read aloud by a text-to-speech model, so write naturally and ensure it is pronounceable. Do not include stage directions like (pause).

Ensure the final pause_after is 0.

Do not use speech marks ("), asterisks (*), or any other formatting as it breaks the parser.

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**Student Profile:**

- **Experience Level:** Introduce basic concepts and techniques. Focus on building a foundation. Techniques include: breathing (counting to 10), body scan, grounding, and visualisation.
- **Session Length:** 15 minutes (Total pause time: 525 seconds)
- **Preferences:**
  - **Eyes:** Guide the mindfulness practice with eyes closed, focusing both in internal sensations, but also noticing the world around them through touch and sound. Eyes closed allows a deeper inner focus.
- **Time of Day:** It's very late at night. Consider what the student might be doing at this time. Are they winding down for the night?
Below are some previous sessions. Avoid repeating content by ensuring that this lesson is unique but relevant.
- **Previous Sessions:** Title: Meeting Restlessness
Summary: This 15-minute guided meditation, suitable for late night, helped a beginner student relate differently to restlessness. The introduction explored how fighting restlessness often increases tension, suggesting mindfulness offers a way to acknowledge it with gentle awareness instead. The practice, sitting with eyes closed, followed an ENV -> BODY -> BREATH -> BODY -> ENV structure. It began with awareness of sounds (65s pause), moved to grounding body sensations (95s pause). The core involved observing the natural breath (35s pause) followed by repeatedly counting breaths 1-10 (300s total pause time across three segments with reminders), practicing gentle return amidst potential restlessness. Awareness then returned to the whole body (95s pause) before expanding back to the environment (65s pause). The session aimed to cultivate a non-reactive presence towards inner agitation.
Feedback: No feedback available

Title: Mental Clarity
Summary: This 15-minute guided meditation, suitable for late night, helped a beginner student manage 'mental clutter' before rest. The introduction used the metaphor of a messy desk, explaining how mindfulness isn't about forced clearing but gentle noticing, which creates space for thoughts to settle naturally. The practice, sitting with eyes closed, followed an ENV -> BODY -> BREATH -> BODY -> ENV structure. It began with awareness of sounds (55s pause), moved to grounding body sensations and contact points (75s total pause). The core involved observing the breath (30s pause) followed by counting out-breaths 1-10 repeatedly (275s total pause time across three segments with reminders). Awareness then returned to the whole body (75s pause) before expanding back to the environment and sounds (50s pause). The session aimed to cultivate a non-reactive awareness towards lingering thoughts, promoting mental settling.
Feedback: No feedback available

Title: Evening Transition
Summary: This 10-minute guided meditation, suitable for late night, helped a beginner student transition from daily activity towards rest. The introduction framed mindfulness not as another task, but as a conscious way to 'close down' mental activity, using awareness as a signal for winding down. The practice, sitting with eyes closed, followed an ENV -> BODY -> BREATH -> BODY -> ENV structure. It began with awareness of sounds (35s pause), moved to grounding body sensations and contact points (50s total pause). The core involved observing the natural breath (25s pause) followed by repeatedly counting out-breaths 1-10 (160s total pause time across two segments with reminders). Awareness then returned to the whole body (50s pause) before expanding back to the environment and sounds (30s pause). The session aimed to facilitate winding down by gently shifting focus inward and promoting presence.
Feedback: No feedback available

Title: Gentle Release
Summary: This 15-minute guided meditation, suitable for late night, helped a beginner student cultivate calm by focusing on 'letting go' as a cessation of effort, rather than active striving. The introduction compared mental tension to a clenched fist, suggesting relaxation arises from release, not force. The practice, sitting with eyes closed, followed an ENV -> BODY -> BREATH -> BODY -> ENV structure. It began with awareness of sounds (55s pause), moved to grounding body sensations and contact points (75s total pause). The core involved observing the natural breath (30s pause) followed by repeatedly counting out-breaths 1-10 (265s total pause time across three segments with reminders), practicing letting go of distractions and returning to the count. Awareness then returned to the whole body (75s pause) before expanding back to the environment and sounds (55s pause). The session aimed to facilitate winding down by gently releasing mental holding patterns.
Feedback: No feedback available

Title: Focused Attention
Summary: This 10-minute guided meditation, designed for late-evening focus before an engaging activity (app development), helped a beginner student cultivate attention as a skill. The introduction framed attention like a muscle, strengthened by gently returning focus after mind-wandering. The practice, conducted sitting with eyes open, followed an ENV -> BODY -> BREATH -> BODY -> ENV structure. It began with soft-gaze visual awareness and noticing sounds (40s total pause). Attention then moved to grounding body sensations and feeling the whole body (60s total pause). The core involved observing the natural breath and then counting out-breaths 1-10 repeatedly (245s total pause time across four segments with reminders). Awareness returned to the whole body's presence (60s total pause) before expanding back to integrate the visual and auditory environment (40s total pause). The session aimed to help the user gather and steady their attention for productive engagement.
Feedback: No feedback available

Title: Inner Quiet
Summary: This 15-minute guided meditation, suitable for late night, helped the beginner student cultivate inner quiet while sitting with eyes closed. The introduction discussed how true quiet is an internal quality of awareness, accessible even when the mind is busy. The practice followed an ENV -> BODY -> BREATH -> BODY -> ENV structure. It began with awareness of sounds (60s pause), moved to grounding body sensations and feeling the body as a whole (95s total pause). The core involved observing the natural breath (30s pause) followed by counting out-breaths 1-10 repeatedly (310s total pause time with reminders). Awareness then returned to the whole body (95s pause) before expanding back to the environment and sounds (60s pause). The session aimed to help the user access a sense of inner stillness amidst mental activity.
Feedback: No feedback available

Title: Grounded Presence
Summary: This 20-minute meditation guided the user, sitting with eyes open, to address feelings of derealization by strengthening the connection between their body and environment. The introduction framed the body as a 'home base' grounding us in physical reality, countering the 'screen effect'. The practice followed an ENV -> BODY -> BREATH -> BODY -> ENV structure. It began with soft-gaze visual awareness and noticing sounds (70s total pause). Then, it focused on grounding through bodily contact points and sensing the body occupying space (110s total pause). The core of the practice involved breath counting (1-10 repeatedly on out-breaths) with eyes open (420s total pause time across three segments with reminders). Awareness returned to the whole body's presence in the room (110s total pause) before expanding back to encompass sounds and the visual environment simultaneously (70s total pause). The session aimed to cultivate a felt sense of being 'in' the world by integrating body awareness with environmental perception.
Feedback: No feedback available

- **Recent Feedback:** 1. The user generally had a positive experience, especially as a first session. They found the content "brilliant" and enjoyable. The pacing was also well-suited to their needs, indicating a good balance for beginners. While the user didn't express any specific dislikes, a future direction for improvement might involve exploring alternative anchors besides breath counting to cater to diverse preferences, considering some individuals might find it distracting despite its general effectiveness. However, based on the user's feedback, the session was a success.

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Reference examples (don't plagarise):

Lesson examples:

"When we're talking about acceptance, it's really important, that we talk about the experience of acceptance, rather than the idea. The intellectual concept, or theory, of it. Otherwise, they're just more thoughts. You know, if you think of the difference between feeling accepting, of something, or someone, and having an idea of wanting to be, or perhaps, feeling that you should be, more accepting. There's a massive difference, between the two. So, this exercise is about encouraging that sense of familiarity, with the feeling. The more familiar we become, with it, the more naturally it arises, and the more often, we experience it. Over time, that starts to become a stable part, of our life, it's something that we can always return to, even in the most difficult of situations. So, a really useful skill, to learn. For now, just take a moment, to get comfortable. Starting in the same way as yesterday, eyes open, nice soft focus, and, as you begin, with some deep breaths."

"Today, we're going to talk, a little bit, about focus. Now, no matter what it is, that you're wanting to be more focused on, it may be just in a very general way, in life, or it may be on something very specific. Maybe, to be more focused, in your family, on your relationships, in your work, or it may be a specific activity, maybe a sport, or a hobby, a musical instrument, anything at all. No matter what it is, the same instructions apply. It's the ability to not only be undistracted, but also, to place, quite deliberately, your attention, on one thing, at one time. Now, this particular exercise builds on the foundation exercise, and there are two, kind of key aspects, to it. On the one hand, there's a visualization component. But don't worry, if you're not familiar with visualization, there's also a mindfulness of feeling, of sensation component. So, depending on which you feel more comfortable with, you can lean more towards one, or the other. There's a nice bit of flexibility, in this exercise. Of course, as always, I'll lead you through, as we go. I'll help you to feel, a bit more confident, in the exercise, and then slowly take away some of those prompts, so that you can just enjoy the silence, and really focus, on the technique itself. For now, if you'd just like to take a moment, to get comfortable, we're going to set up the exercise, in the usual way. Just checking in with the body, settling both the body, and the mind, setting up the right kind of attitude, and approach, and then beginning, with that particular aspect, of focus. So, just setting up the posture, eyes open, nice soft, gentle gaze, aware of the space, around you. And, when you're ready, just taking some nice, big, deep breaths."

"Today, we're going to start looking at the supports, of happiness. A really obvious one, to begin with, is kindness. As an idea, it can sound, a bit cliche, perhaps a bit trite, for some people, but as an experience, it's something that we all can really get a genuine sense, of contentment from, whether it's us feeling a sense of kindness, towards somebody else, or them, towards us. There's something really genuine, about that feeling, which is not temporary. It's not something that just... we may only be aware of the feeling, very briefly, but there's something... it connects to an innate feeling within us, reminds us of something, every time we experience it. This exercise can really help to familiarize ourselves, with that feeling, that innate quality of kindness, or happiness, however you like to think of it. So, with that in mind, just take a moment now, just to sit comfortably, eyes open, and, when you're ready, just taking some nice, big, deep breaths. And, with the next outbreath, just closing the eyes."

"We often think of rest as something that happens automatically, when we stop being active. But true rest, is actually, an active process of letting go. Consider how we sometimes scroll through our phones, late at night, believing we're resting, yet we feel more tired afterward. This happens because, while we've stopped physical activity, our minds remain engaged, and tense. Real rest involves a conscious releasing, of both mental, and physical tension. Mindfulness helps us discover this deeper form of rest, by teaching us to notice, and gradually release, the subtle layers of tension we carry. When we learn to truly rest, we tap into our natural state, of peace, and renewal. Let's explore this, together, with a gentle practice, of letting go."

"We often get the idea, that to feel truly present, or peaceful, we need everything around us, to be perfectly quiet, and still. Maybe we think, we need to escape somewhere calm, or wait for a time, when life isn't so busy. But sometimes, even when things are quiet outside, our minds can still feel busy, or restless. And just as often, we can find surprising moments of calm, right in the middle, of a hectic day. This suggests that stillness, isn't just about the absence of noise, or activity around us; it's also a quality, we can cultivate, within. Mindfulness practice helps us discover this inner quiet space, showing us, that we can access a sense of presence, and peace, no matter what's happening outside. It trains our attention, to settle inward, finding a stable point, of awareness, amidst the flow, of life."

Spoken segments:

"For now though, if you'd just like to take a moment to get comfortable. We're going to set up the exercise in the usual way."
"So finding a comfortable position, sitting upright, relaxed yet alert."
"And when you're ready, just taking some nice big deep breaths."
"And with the next out breath, just gently closing the eyes now."
"Noticing any sounds, smells, just settling in to the space around you."
"And just starting to become a little bit more familiar with the feelings in the body now. As you just check in to notice how the body's feeling, just scanning down from head to toe."
"Noticing the sensations in the body."
"Perhaps noticing any particularly strong emotions."
"And at the same time, just being clear in your mind what your motivation is, why you're actually doing this exercise right now."
"And now just gently bringing the attention back to the body, back to that sensation of the breath, that rising and falling sensation."
"As you continue to get comfortable with the rhythm of the breath, the body and the mind just starting to settle a little bit."
"For now though, just take a moment to get comfortable."
"And with the next out breath, just gently closing the eyes."
"And just starting to scan down through the body now."
"So as you bring the attention now to the breath, to that rising and falling sensation, just briefly reminding yourself why you're doing what you're doing."
"Remember, just one with the rise, two with the fall. When you get to 10, you stop and start again at one."
"And now just bringing the attention back into the body, back into the physical senses."
"Just starting to become a bit more familiar with the space around you"




Before answering, list out 6 topics that are relevant to the user's conversation and history, and then pick one. Briefly plan what you're going to say in the lesson segment and how you can write it in a way that is cohesive and flowing, developing through-lines for each paragraph and with every sentence contributing to the overall idea. Then in the same response, output the JSON with no special formatting as anything else will break my parser / text to speech model.

**Output Format Template:**

I'll brainstorm some mindfulness topics that would be suitable for this session, then select one and respond with the requested JSON format.
Potential Topics:
1.) ...
2.) ...
...
6) ...

Due to [reason], I'll develop topic [chosen topic] for this session, and it hasn't been covered in previous sessions.

[lesson plan]
```json
{
  "lesson": "Lesson content in single block, 100-200 words",
  "segments": [
   {
   "text": "Spoken text",
   "pause_after": pause_duration_in_seconds,
   },
   ...
  ],
  "title": "Title (unique, 1-3 words)",
  "theme": "Short theme (1-3 words)",
  "summary": "Detailed lesson summary in past tense for future reference."
}
```