Borrowed Hours
Six sleep and rest programs for people who sleep at odd hours: shift workers, nurses, drivers and new parents.
Guided binaural sessions written around you. Start with 5 free hours. For new accounts · valid 14 days · terms
Session 1: Blackout
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What you'll practise
- Blackout — Three heavy curtains drawn in the mind, one by one, until the room feels dark and quiet.
- Built-in Wake — A nap with its own gentle wake-up, so you can let go without watching the clock.
- Handover Notes — The shift written into an imagined notebook, handed over to the next team, and closed.
- Back-to-Bed Steps — Three long breaths out, heavy hands, heavy feet, and the bed takes your weight.
- Shared Watch — Another adult is on duty, so you are off duty and your ears can rest.
Sessions
6 sessions · 3.2 h
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1. Blackout
A day-sleep wind-down: draw three heavy curtains in your mind until the room is dark and quiet, then drift off.
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2. The Twenty
A twenty-minute nap with a gentle wake-up built in, so you can let go without watching the clock.
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3. Handover
Put the shift down before you sleep: write it into an imagined notebook, hand it over, and close the cover.
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4. Small Hours
Back to sleep after a night waking: three long breaths out, heavy hands and feet, and the bed takes you.
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5. Between Feeds
Rest between feeds while another adult is on duty: a very quiet voice, no sudden changes, and sleep.
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6. The Long Rest
A one-hour program for a full block of sleep: curtains, handover and heavy body first, then a long quiet fade.
About the sound
Each session layers soft tone pairs, one in each ear, over a gentle noise bed, with a voice guiding you. Research on binaural beats is mixed; we publish both sides.
The science of this course → · How the sound is made →
2hives courses are for relaxation and meditation, not a substitute for professional care. See our disclaimer.
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