NSDR (Non-Sleep Deep Rest) · validated by 30+ studies
Focus sharper.
Think clearer.
Science-backed NSDR protocols reset your nervous system and restore your mental energy in 10 minutes. No fluff. No nap. No woo.
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★★★★★ 4.7 on the App Store
Non-Sleep Deep Rest (NSDR) is a guided practice that drops you into deep relaxation while you stay awake. Coined by neuroscientist Dr. Andrew Huberman, it's the modern, science-based name for yoga nidra: a fast nervous-system reset you can do at your desk in minutes.
What is NSDR? Read the full guide →The right reset for the moment you're in
Recharge Science isn't one generic track. Each protocol is built for a specific moment in your day, so you get the exact reset for the situation you're actually in.
Beat the afternoon slump · Power Reset · 8–10 min
It's 2:30 and the post-lunch crash hit. A Power Reset clears the fog and re-energizes you, without a coffee you'll regret at 11pm.
◎Focus better at work · Focus Primer · 13 min
Lock in before a deep-work block. Focus Primer quiets the noise and primes your attention so you start sharp instead of warming up for 20 minutes.
☁Clear brain fog · Clarity Booster · 15 min
Clarity Booster sharpens scattered thinking and pulls your attention back to what actually matters right now.
⚙Fix AI fatigue · Power Reset · 10 min
A day of prompting, reviewing, and tool-switching fries your focus in a new way. A 10-minute reset undoes the scatter.
⏻Decompress after work · Shut-Down Ritual · 14 min
The Shut-Down Ritual closes the work loop so you can actually be present at home instead of replaying the day.
↻Reset on demand · any time
Wired before a big call, or flat when you need to gear up? Learn how to reset your nervous system in minutes, and try the free Power Reset while you're there.
Feeling wired and tired all the time? Read up on the signs of nervous system dysregulation.
The science behind the reset
Every protocol uses a small set of evidence-backed techniques to shift your nervous system out of stress mode, fast. Used consistently, the effects compound. It's like push-ups for the mind.
Parasympathetic shift
Guided breath and body scanning flip you from fight-or-flight into rest-and-digest in minutes.
Vagus nerve & HRV
Slow breathing raises vagal tone and can improve your heart rate variability, the markers of a flexible, fast-recovering nervous system.
Quieter mind
Body scanning calms the Default Mode Network, the brain's mind-wandering chatter, so focus comes back easier.
Protocols built on peer-reviewed research and designed with NSDR teacher Stefano Campagna. The science behind NSDR →
Sharper than a nap. Easier than meditation.
NSDR keeps what you like about napping (real recovery) and loses what you hate (grogginess, lost time). And unlike meditation, there's no skill to learn: the guided protocol does the work.
Best NSDR apps in 2026: how we honestly stack up →“Like napping, but works.”
App Store review (Scott87scott)
Plug in. Recharge. Go.