Meditation & NSDR
Free, guided meditation and NSDR — a calm voice, long stretches of silence, and soft chimes. No video to watch, no account, no streak: press play, lie down, and let it carry you. It's the link to reach for when you're wired-but-tired, can't switch off at night, or have three minutes before something hard. Voice is on by default, because a body scan you have to keep reading defeats the point.
Want a quick win? Press start on the right — or browse the full library below.
The session library
Every session opens with a calm voice and a press-play start. Wired but tired? The 10-minute NSDR. Can't sleep? The Pre-sleep body scan. Three minutes before something hard? The 3-minute calm. There's a length for each moment.
Calm & Recovery Routines
Slow down, breathe, and restore the mind-
10-minute NSDR ≈ 10 min
Recharge a wired-but-tired mind with 10 minutes of Non-Sleep Deep Rest.
5 moves · Calm Start → -
Full body scan ≈ 12 min
Release tension head-to-toe with a complete guided body scan.
10 moves · Calm Start → -
Breath-focused meditation ≈ 8 min
The simplest meditation — settle, rest on the breath, and return.
3 moves · Calm Start → -
5-minute reset ≈ 5 min
A quick, condensed body scan to reset in five minutes.
6 moves · Calm Start → -
Pre-sleep body scan ≈ 13 min
Drift off with a long, gentle body scan biased toward release.
9 moves · Calm Start → -
3-minute calm ≈ 3 min
Settle yourself in three minutes before something hard.
4 moves · Calm Start →
Press play, lie down
There's nothing to learn here and nothing to keep up. A calm voice leads each step, the silences do the work, and a soft chime tells you when you're done. The whole point lands in a single sitting — you feel rested. Bookmark it as the link you open when you're fried; there's no day two, no badge, no nag.
Meditation and NSDR are relaxation practices, not medical or psychiatric treatment. Don't do them while driving or operating machinery — they're designed to make you drowsy. If body-focused stillness brings up anxiety rather than calm, ease out and switch to a paced breathing exercise instead.
Frequently asked questions
What is NSDR?
- NSDR stands for Non-Sleep Deep Rest — a guided practice of deep relaxation while staying awake, drawn largely from Yoga Nidra. You lie down and follow a voice through settling, a body rotation, and deep rest. The 10-minute NSDR session guides it.
Is NSDR the same as yoga nidra?
- They're closely related — NSDR is a modern, secular term for the same kind of guided deep-rest practice that Yoga Nidra describes. Our NSDR session uses the Yoga-Nidra-style body rotation.
Does a body scan help you sleep?
- For many people, yes — a slow body scan lowers arousal at bedtime, which makes it easier to drift off. The Pre-sleep body scan is biased toward release with no wake-up at the end, so you can fall asleep.
How long should I meditate?
- Whatever you have — three minutes still helps with our 3-minute calm, five minutes resets the day with the 5-minute reset, and deeper resets run from 8 to 15 minutes. Short and regular beats long and rare for most people.
Disclaimer. These guided sessions are low intensity and intended for healthy adults, but they are not medical advice. Move within a comfortable range, stop if anything hurts, and check with a clinician first if you're pregnant, recovering from injury or surgery, or managing a heart, joint or blood-pressure condition.