Overcome Insomnia

You follow a narrow path spiralling up a mountain, and the guide suggests that the higher you climb, the heavier and slower your body becomes while your mind grows lighter and quieter. You rest about three quarters of the way up, then reach a peak with clear views and sit with your back against a rock in the sun. It gives your body a gradual way to sink into deep relaxation before the main work begins.

You imagine a powerful remote control for the voice in your head that talks when you try to sleep. You make it speak very slowly, one word at a time, lower its volume, move it from side to side, and give it a deep, sleepy tone until it yawns. The idea is that the words matter less than how the voice sounds.

You notice how big and how close each picture seems, then flip it back to front and push it further away so it shrinks. Next you fold it in half one way, then the other, and send it far into the distance until it fades. The session suggests this changes how the picture feels, and invites you to play with it at bedtime.

The session suggests that one hand will feel lighter and rise by itself, then lower only as fast as relaxing thoughts arrive. It is a way to show that relaxation and sleep happen on their own, without your effort. You can return to the hand later as a reminder that you don't need to interfere.

The guide compares it to being told not to think of elephants: the harder you aim at sleep, the more it stays in mind. It says your subconscious already knows how to sleep, and that conscious effort has given it conflicting instructions that became a habit. The track likens this to getting used to hot and cold taps reversed in a new bathroom, to show that habits can be changed.

The introduction recommends listening daily, or every second day if you have limited time, for 21 days in a row. It also says this is a companion rather than a substitute for professional help, and not to listen while driving or using machinery. At the end you can fall asleep where you are or rise and stretch.