The Stoic Vault, by Jon Brooks
A weekly Stoic practice, a library of courses and a community where I help you apply them to real life. For the gap between knowing what to do and doing it under pressure.
USD $19, billed monthly. Cancel before your next renewal. 14-day money-back guarantee.
Start with the six-minute welcome, then try this week’s practice. There is no backlog to clear.
INSIDE THE VAULT
A real place to practise
Have a look before you join. Watch the short tour, read a weekly practice and listen to a lesson.
Choose a path on your computer. Return to the weekly practice on your phone.
From the weekly practice archiveKnowing Is Not Doing
A short preview of Week 33, by Jon Brooks.
The practice · one rep a day
Take the thing you know and do not do. Do not fix it.
Shrink it to the smallest version that still counts, one page, one set, one message, five minutes, and do only that, every day this week.
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Courses and guided meditations · Practical cards and worksheets · Personal replies from Jon · A new practice each week
FROM INSIDE THE VAULT
When the practice became useful
Members describe trying the practices in their own lives, including the attempts that did not go to plan. These are individual experiences, shared with permission and initials for privacy.
Staying calm when something goes wrong
“That’s the most calm and relaxed I’ve felt after any mishap.”
E. · Vault member
Pausing before speaking
“It’s helped me pause and recognize if what I’m saying/about to say is a product of emotional embellishment.”
S. · Vault member
Letting go of other people’s choices
“It felt like such a weight had been lifted… there are some days that pause eludes me.”
L. · Vault member
Handling a difficult conversation
“Locking my ego in the brig before a potentially challenging conversation was helpful.”
J. · Vault member
Building new routines
“I’m finding practice doesn’t make perfect it actually makes new routines.”
P. · Vault member
Getting started instead of putting it off
“The act of starting helped, and I ended up figuring it out along the way”
M. · Vault member
Why this works
Support for the parts that get difficult.
Read this week’s practice and choose one place to try it. Come back to it during the week. If you miss a week, pick up with the current one.
In a worry loop or a difficult conversation, use a short exercise, saved card or written prompt to put the teaching to work.
The six-minute welcome gives you your bearings. Then choose a Guided Path for the part of life you want to work on.
Bring a real situation to Questions & Coaching. I reply personally once or twice a week. There is also a monthly live session, recorded if you cannot attend. Private coaching is separate.
Jon Brooks, alongside a slide from The Passions System workshop in the Vault.
Pricing
One membership. Choose how you pay.
Choose a course for what you want to work on. Access the included course library, with recordings you can return to.
Have a practice ready when you need it. Use the cards, worksheets and guided meditations.
Follow a route through the teaching. Choose a Guided Path or the self-paced Ataraxia programme.
Keep returning to the practice. There is a new exercise to try each week.
Ask me about the difficult part. Personal replies in the community once or twice a week, plus monthly live sessions with recordings.
Every plan includes all of this. Choose how you pay.
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If it is not right for you, email jon@stoichandbook.co within 14 days of joining and I’ll refund your payment in full. You do not have to finish lessons, post in the community or show results to qualify.
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Guided Paths
Choose the part of life you want to work on. These four starting points lead you to relevant courses, so you have a place to begin.
For the 3am replay and nagging worry. Practise stepping back from the thought and choosing what to do next.
Start here →
For the sharp word you regret. Catch the reaction earlier and choose a response you respect.
Start here →
For when you dwell on other people’s choices. Separate what is yours, then act on your part.
Start here →
For a hard season, or just a steadier ordinary week. Train the habits that make Stoicism usable every day.
Start here →
Explore the full course library →
Inside the course library
These reviews are of individual courses on Insight Timer. Those courses are included in the Vault.
Your guide
I founded The Stoic Handbook and host its podcast. I came to Stoicism after years of trying different approaches to personal change. I’m interested in what remains useful when ordinary life puts an idea to the test.
I still need the practice myself. In the Vault, I share the exercises I teach and help members think through how to use them in their own situations.
FAQ
Clarity before you join
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I’ve read a lot of Stoicism already. Is this for me?
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Start with one practice
Begin with the welcome and this week’s practice. Try it in your own life, then bring the difficult part to the community.
USD $19, billed monthly and renewed automatically. Cancel before renewal. Email me within 14 days of joining for a full refund if it is not right for you.