@2:50 – mindful insight daily – ten minutes for your mind

Normalize Silence

For more clarity, resilience, and focus.

Everything works better again if we unplug it for a bit, including our minds. Simply put, we meet live daily with minimal guidance for ten minutes of mindful quiet together. All people, backgrounds, and practices are welcome.

Buttons join free, live, silent, ten-minute webinars at 2:50 p.m. local time every day.

EET, Athens, Cairo, Helsinki, Johannesburg (UTC+2)
Today is day 1527

EST, Bogotá, Detroit, New York, Toronto, Washington D.C. (UTC-4)
Today is day 1866

PST, Los Angeles, Portland, Seattle, Vancouver (UTC-7)
Today is day 617

Why mindful silence? Because…

  • even ten minutes in mindfulness can affect the rest of the day;
  • a mindfulness practice prepares you for future challenges;
  • your plate of ‘to-dos’ can likely wait ten minutes.

Why 2:50 PM?

By holding @2:50 in the middle of the day, we acknowledge the vital role a mindful or meditation practice can play in our lives. Is mindfulness as essential as clean water, nourishing food, and trips to the bathroom? A growing body of 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 mission is to encourage ten minutes of quiet time in whatever form or time works best for you. If you can’t make 2:50 pm, use our mindful resources at any other time of day.

Participants say

People join @2:50 in many ways. Some walk or sit outside. Others use the time to sketch or journal. Some folks get in a quick nap. Some practice their own mindfulness or meditations. It’s less about what we do and more about our repeating habit and community.

“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.

“It’s like my day is now in two parts. Before @2:50 and after.” –D.

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@2:50 Milestones

  • Thu 3 April 02025 marks 600 days of Pacifica@2:50
  • Mon 24 Mar 02025 marks 1500 consecutive days of Europa@2:50
  • We 12 Mar 02025 marks five years of Atlantica@2:50
  • Sat 10 Aug 02024 marks one year of Pacifica@2:50
  • Fri 10 Nov 02023 marks the 1000th day of Europa@2:50.
  • Sun 13 Aug 02023 Pacifica@2:50 begins in the Pacific time zone.

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Readings

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...

Some Definite Service – John H.C. Newman

Paraphrasing by @2:50 [Universe] knows me and calls me by my name.It has created me to do some definite service;has committed some work to mewhich has not been committed to another.I have my mission—I never may know it in this life,but told it in the next. Somehow I...

Last Night As I Was Sleeping – Antonio Machado

Last night as I was sleeping,I dreamt—marvelous error!—that a spring was breakingout in my heart.I said: Along which secret aqueduct,Oh water, are you coming to me,water of a new lifethat I have never drunk? Last night as I was sleeping,I dreamt—marvelous error!—that...

Keeping Quiet – Pablo Neruda

A callarse  Ahora contaremos docey nos quedamos todo quietos. Por una vez sobre la tierrano hablemos en ningún idioma,por un segundo detengámonos,no movamos tanto los brazos. Sería un minuto fragante,sin prisa, sin locomotoras,todos estaríamos juntosen una inquietud...

A Meditation – Ursula K. Le Guin

The river that runs in the valleymakes the valley that holds it. This is the doorway:the valley of the river. ~ What wears away the hard stone,the high mountain?The wind. The dust on the wind.The rain. The rain on the wind. What wears the hardness of hate away?Breath,...

Work in Progress – Rick Rubin

All art [creativity, living, effort] is a work in progress. It's helpful to see the piece we're working on as an experiment. One in which we can't predict the outcome. Whatever the result, we will receive useful information that will benefit the next experiment. If...

Mindful Practice Resources

The Nose Knows

The Nose Knows

Breath attention for focusing is one of several techniques we practice daily @2:50 pm. Focusing on...

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Boxed Breathing

Boxed Breathing

Boxed breathing is a supplemental @2:50 practice shared by one of our regular participants. It's a simple...

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