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Deep Rest

Guided rests that take you down and bring you back up again: a power nap that wakes you up alert, an NSDR body scan that leaves you rested but awake, and Nightfall for when the day is over.

3 packs · 18 sessions · 12 guided

All 3 packs install to your free 6th Mind account in one go. Premium also unlocks every other paid pack. Cancel anytime in the app.

What's inside

3 packs, 18 sessions

A break in the day

Power nap

Guided

Six short naps that dip into theta and bring you back up awake, from 10 to 25 minutes.

  1. 1 Midday shade 10 min
  2. 2 Warm grass 15 min
  3. 3 Slow water 15 min
  4. 4 Passing rain 20 min
  5. 5 After the rain 20 min
  6. 6 Long shadows 25 min
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Whenever you need to recover

Body at rest

Guided

Six guided body scans that let the body rest deeply while the mind stays awake, from 15 to 25 minutes.

  1. 1 Heavy body 15 min
  2. 2 Longer out-breath 15 min
  3. 3 Where tension hides 20 min
  4. 4 Breathe and release 20 min
  5. 5 The whole body 25 min
  6. 6 Your own rest 25 min
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When the day is over

Nightfall

Six sinking sessions that carry you from evening quiet down into deep, dreamless sleep.

  1. 1 Velvet dark 6 or 11 min
  2. 2 Nesting hour 6 or 11 min
  3. 3 Deep hush 6 or 11 min
  4. 4 Forest floor 6 or 11 min
  5. 5 River bed 6 or 11 min
  6. 6 Last light 6 or 11 min
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The idea, briefly

What is NSDR?

NSDR, short for non-sleep deep rest, is a name popularised by Andrew Huberman for practices such as yoga nidra and guided body scans: you lie still and let the body rest deeply while the mind stays awake. The research is still early. One PET study found increased dopamine release during yoga nidra (Kjaer et al., 2002).

Short naps are better studied. In NASA's pilot study, a planned nap of about 26 minutes improved alertness and performance (Rosekind et al., 1995), and a sleep-lab study found that a 10-minute nap gave the best balance of alertness and grogginess (Brooks & Lack, 2006). Power nap covers that range, 10 to 25 minutes.

What sets these sessions apart is the way back. Nap music slows you down and stops there. Power nap and Body at rest slow the pulse from alpha into theta, hold it there for the rest itself, then climb back up, the tone brightening as they go. And when the day is over, Nightfall takes you all the way down into sleep.

  1. Power nap

    Down into theta, back up into beta

    You wake up alert

  2. Body at rest

    Down into theta, back to alpha

    Rested, but awake

  3. Nightfall

    Down through theta into delta

    Toward sleep

6th Mind is a wellbeing tool, not a medical device.

Theta waves: what 3-8 Hz does → Delta waves and deep rest →

How it works

  1. 01

    Get Premium

    One subscription: $5.99 a month, or $39.99 a year (like $3.33 a month).

  2. 02

    Install all 3 packs in one tap

    They go to your free 6th Mind account. Coming back from checkout, they install on their own.

  3. 03

    Play them in the app

    With light synchronised to the sound, through the camera flash or headset mode. Or audio only, here in your browser.

6th Mind Premium

Deep Rest, and every other paid pack

  • ✓ All 3 packs of Deep Rest, installed in one go
  • ✓ Every other paid Mental 6-pack, including new ones as they come out
  • ✓ More room in the Session creator: unlimited saved sessions, thirty renders a month
  • ✓ Cancel anytime in the app

$39.99/year

or $5.99/month

All 3 packs install to your free 6th Mind account in one go. Premium also unlocks every other paid pack. Cancel anytime in the app.

Questions

What's in Deep Rest?
3 Mental 6-packs, 18 sessions in all: Power nap, Body at rest and Nightfall. Power nap and Body at rest are guided programmes.
Do I need Premium?
Premium is the simplest way: one subscription installs all the packs at once and also unlocks every other paid pack. Each pack is also sold on its own in the Session library, if you'd rather buy one and keep it.
Do I need the app?
Installed packs play here in your browser as audio. The full experience, with light synchronised to the sound, is in the free 6th Mind app for iPhone and Android.
Do I need headphones?
No. Headphones add binaural beats; without them, isochronic tones carry the same rhythm through any speaker, and the light works either way.
Will I wake up groggy?
Power nap is built to avoid it. Each session stops in theta, short of the deep delta sleep that leaves you foggy, then the pulse and the tone rise back up and the voice tells you it's time to come back. Body at rest returns you to a calm, awake alpha. Nightfall is different: it's for bedtime, goes on down toward sleep and doesn't bring you back up, so it isn't one for the afternoon.
How long are the sessions?
Power nap sessions run 10 to 25 minutes and Body at rest sessions 15 to 25, one length each. Nightfall's sessions are 11 minutes, or 6 in the short version.
Which app version do I need?
Power nap and Body at rest need 6th Mind 2.0.5 or later, the first version that plays these longer, single-length sessions. If yours is older, update it from the App Store or Google Play. Nightfall plays on any version.
Is the light safe?
For most people, yes. The exception is photosensitive epilepsy: if you have a history of seizures, switch the light off and use sound only. Keep the brightness comfortable, and never play a session while driving.
Can I cancel Premium?
Yes, anytime in the 6th Mind app (My Profile). Your access lasts until the end of the period you've paid for. Premium is $5.99 a month or $39.99 a year.