Is your jaw clenched right now?
Quick check: is your jaw clenched right now? This Short loosens the jaw, cheeks and temples one at a time, with warm tropical rain underneath.
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Made with AI. Parts of this video are AI-generated (see “How this was made” below).
What it is
A focused release for the face. Many people hold tension in the jaw without noticing, especially at the end of a stressful day. The voice guides you to part your teeth, let your tongue rest low, soften the jaw hinge, cheeks and temples, then breathe out slowly through loose lips.
How to use it for sleep
Try it sitting up first, so you can feel the difference. Gently place two fingertips on the hinge just in front of your ears and notice it soften as the voice describes each step. Do it again in bed. If you grind your teeth at night or wake with a sore jaw, this is a nice habit, but it’s worth mentioning to a dentist, who can check for causes and protect your teeth.
Best for
Screen-heavy workdays, concentrating hard, and anyone who notices their teeth pressed together while they read this sentence.
Sound design note
Under the voice is warm, heavy rain on jungle leaves from our tropical forest downpour, generated by SleepBetter’s sound engine with no samples, kept low so the voice stays soft. It plays fine on a speaker; keep the volume low.
Keep it going
If you like the warm, heavy rain under the voice, the full tropical downpour plays for eight hours with no narration. Our heavy rain guide covers when a thick, loud rain helps (busy streets, a snoring partner) and when a softer one is kinder, and the safe volume guide has the numbers.
Transcript
The full narration, as spoken. Pauses are left out.
Quick check. Is your jaw clenched right now?
Let your teeth part, just a little. Let your tongue rest low in your mouth.
Soften your cheeks… the hinge by your ears… your temples.
Let your lips stay loose, and breathe out slowly through them.
Notice how the face feels lighter now. Let that softness spread down your neck.
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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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Sleep videos and guided relaxation are for general wellness, not medical advice. If poor sleep is affecting your days, talk to a doctor or a sleep specialist.