Let the whole day go with the exhale
Take a slow breath in, and let the whole day go with the exhale. The messages. The to-do list. Whatever’s unfinished can wait until morning.
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Made with AI. Parts of this video are AI-generated (see “How this was made” below).
What it is
An end-of-day release set to slow ocean swells. The voice names the kinds of things that follow us into bed, messages, lists, things we said, and pairs letting them go with a breath out that’s a little longer than the breath in.
How to use it for sleep
Make each exhale slightly longer than the inhale, without forcing it. If a particular thing from the day keeps coming back, it can help to write it on paper before bed so your mind knows it’s saved. Then press play, and let the slow ocean swell run afterwards. A tip that helps many people: put the phone out of arm’s reach once it’s playing, so there is nothing to check if a thought about tomorrow pops up.
Best for
Long workdays, evenings full of notifications, and the moment you finally put your phone down.
Sound design note
Under the voice are the slow swells from our ocean swell at night, generated by SleepBetter’s sound engine, with long, soft breaks and no crashes. It plays fine on a speaker; keep the volume low.
Keep it going
The full ocean swell keeps the same waves going for eight hours, with no voice and a dark screen. Our ocean sounds guide explains why slow, rolling water is easy to sleep to, and the all-night setup guide shows how to keep it playing with the screen off.
Transcript
The full narration, as spoken. Pauses are left out.
Take a slow breath in… and let the whole day go with the exhale.
The messages. The to-do list. The things you said.
Breathe in again… and out, a little longer.
Whatever’s unfinished can wait until morning.
One more breath out… and let your body feel lighter.
Full sleep sessions… on Sleep Better.
How this was made
The narration is an AI-generated voice (ElevenLabs, voice “Solomon” from the ElevenLabs voice library), reading an original script written by SleepBetter. The background sound is generated by SleepBetter’s own sound engine. The footage is real stock video from our long version (Pexels or Mixkit), colour-graded.
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