## ARRIVAL Out on open ground, where the wind finds nothing to break against, a small tent has kept its shape since first light. Beneath one corner of the canvas, a steel peg leans into the soil at the angle the wind can drag against, but never lift.

Low, slow and spacious — a gentle cadence with long pauses, tuned for the dark and made to be drifted off to.
Standing By a Choice is a guided audio session from Salūs — part of the self confidence collection, narrated by Charles Holt.
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.