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4 HN recommenders · recommended in 3 months, 2022–2023
10:50 · 9.2M views · Sep 11, 2022
A roughly 10-minute guided Non-Sleep Deep Rest session voiced by neuroscientist Andrew Huberman. It is meant to reduce daytime fatigue, improve focus and aid sleep.
HN commenters recommend it as a short, practical guided rest session to use during a midday break or nap.
5 comments from Hacker News
> I find the breath work to be more useful than meditation. Now any time I find stress I immediately recognize my breath and start controlling it, almost sub-consciously. I'd just like to note that you're literally describing mindfulness meditation and its effects, there. That's what interoceptive meditation is all about - focusing on your internal state - and breath is an excellent medium for that focus. Anyone that believes that Wim Hof breathing is woo should literally just spend the three minutes to do a round of it and see the effects by themselves. It is immediately obvious that there is a clear effect on the body from just breathing the right way. For anyone wanting to try, here is the video I used when I started getting into it: [LINK] (Don't necessarily pay too much attention to that creator's other videos, he's not very science-based overall.) Just do the first round and you'll see an undeniable effect on your body and mind. I mean undeniable , not something subtle and small. Now, the specific effects of it all can be debated. I'm rather doubtful of some of the claims made of it, and it's very clear that a lot of non-skeptical people flock to this sort of thing, so that's expected. But there's something to it, for sure. Try it the next time you're about to do something high-stress, such as public speaking. The difference for me is night and day. I also recommend people check out NSDR. Here is what I use: this video It's a bit subtler, but there's a definite effect. Sup
A good tool for rejuvenating yourself for the second half of the day, equivalent to a short nap, is what is called "NSDR" or non-sleep deep rest. Huberman has a guided session for this on youtube: this video
I like this guided NSDR session with Andrew Huberman. He pulls you out after 10 minutes in a nice way that gently reintroduces your CNS to reality. this video
This is my favorite yoga nidra track on spotify (30 min): [LINK] And here's a shorter one (10 min) from Andrew Huberman: this video
On the topic of sleep deprivation, also consider all the gradient of rest + recovery that you can do to support your body even if it's not getting the best sleep. Mindfulness Meditation, NSDR[1], Box Breathing[2], Saunas / Cold showers, adequate protein intake, basic movement like walking for bloodflow/lymphatic drainage etc. [1]: this video [2]: [LINK]