Some silences feel full rather than empty: the easy quiet shared with someone who asks nothing of you. Held in the memory of a trusted person nearby, the body can soften its watchfulness and set down the need to perform. A gentle appreciation of the people with whom you can be entirely yourself, together and yet undisturbed.

Soft and spacious, with room between every line — lets a busy mind settle in its own time, never pushed.
Quiet That Needs No Filling is a guided audio session from Salūs — part of the joy collection, narrated by Saoirse Quinn.
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.