Unwind with Jessica Porter

Daily Unwind: Unplug and Recharge 🔌 We spend so much of our lives plugged in—to phones, computers, the news, social media--as we vibrate with the constant buzz of the digital world. In this Daily Unwind, we power it all down and return to quieter, more powerful, sources of energy. We’ll begin by relaxing deeply into the body, allowing all that digital energy to drain away. Then, we recharge by connecting with the more natural sources of energy all around us: the air, the earth, the sun,...

Deep Unwind: Relax Into Change… A Little at a Time 🍁 Change rarely happens all at once. A whisper of cool air appears in the late-summer breeze. A single maple leaf turns yellow. One small shift creates the conditions for another, until almost imperceptibly, something new has emerged. In this Deep Unwind, Jessica explores the gentle, incremental nature of change and the remarkable ways your body is adapting from moment to moment. As you settle beneath a warm blanket, you'll...

Daily Unwind: Create a Healthy Trigger 👌 We hear a lot about triggers—the words, events, sensations and experiences that can create powerful emotional responses. But what if you could intentionally create a trigger for something you want to feel? In this Daily Unwind, Jessica guides you into a deeply relaxed state and introduces a simple practice for creating a positive association between a physical gesture and a feeling of peace. After relaxing deeply, you'll pair that peaceful ...

Deep Unwind: Relax Into the Sweetness of Late Summer 🌽 Late Summer has a rhythm all its own—a time when gardens are full, sunlight turns golden, sweet foods ripen, and the expansive energy of summer begins to settle. Inspired by the fifth season of Traditional Chinese Medicine, this Deep Unwind takes you into a late-summer garden at the end of a warm day. As you relax more and more deeply, you'll wander among tall rows of sweet corn, tightly layered cabbages, climbing green beans, heavy...

Daily Unwind: Come Back to Your Senses 👂 Your senses offer six different channels into the experience of being alive. In this Daily Unwind, Jessica leads you through a simple sensory practice inspired by an exercise she learned at New York City's School of Practical Philosophy. You'll move through touch, hearing, sight, smell and taste, before turning your awareness inward to notice the physical and emotional sensations arising inside your body. This is an Unwind to return to again and again....

Deep Unwind: Practicing Self Acceptance 💚 What if you accept yourself ... as you are? In this Deep Unwind, you'll follow a quiet path through the woods, at the edge of a moonlit lake, to a hammock suspended between two maple trees. Wrapped in a warm blanket beneath the stars, you'll settle deeper and deeper as the waves whisper against the shore. Beginning with the physical body, you'll practice simply being present with each part of yourself, from your face... all the way down to your feet. ...

Deep Unwind: A Sensory Scan 🖐️ Your senses are always listening. Every moment of every day, your skin receives the gentle touch of air. Your ears welcome sounds from near and far. Your eyes, your nose, your mouth, and every part of your body quietly gather information about the world around you—often without asking for your attention at all. In this Deep Unwind, you'll discover how simply becoming aware of your senses can gently guide your body into profound relaxation. Inspired by a me...

Deep Unwind Library: Summer by Edith Wharton 📖 Time to relax with a great book! In this Deep Unwind, you'll settle into deep relaxation before being transported to the quiet hills of western Massachusetts through the exquisite prose of Edith Wharton's Summer. Set on a shimmering lake, this passage captures the beauty, anticipation, and emotional intensity of a romantic evening between Charity Royall and Lucius Harney. As sunlight fades across the water, boats drift beneath overhan...

Daily Unwind: You Run Your Life 🧭 Life rarely unfolds exactly as we hope. We can't control every circumstance, every conversation, or every unexpected turn. But there is one place where your influence is profound: within your own mind, body, and nervous system. In this Daily Unwind, you'll discover how relaxation creates a little more space between what happens to you and how you respond. As your body settles and your awareness deepens, you'll reconnect with your own inner "control room"—a pl...

Deep Unwind: Baklava in Istanbul 🕌 Some places invite you to slow down ... In this Deep Unwind, you'll wander the ancient streets of Istanbul, where Europe meets Asia, and centuries of history unfold around every corner. As the scents of Turkish coffee, sesame bread, and roasted pistachios drift through the air, you'll discover a small neighborhood bakery where time seems to move at a gentler pace. There, an experienced baker patiently creates one of the world's most beloved desserts: baklava...

Deep Unwind: Bye Bye Perfecktionism 🌊 Seeking perfection can be an inspiring goal in some areas of life: A musician practices until the notes are just right; a baker carefully measures each ingredient. But perfectionism is something different. It asks us to believe that we must somehow become finished—complete, flawless, and beyond improvement. In this Deep Unwind, you'll gently loosen the grip of perfectionism and discover a different kind of perfection: the quiet intelligence and order foun...

Deep Unwind: Summer Road Trip 🚗 There's something about a summer road trip that invites you to let go... The destination matters, of course—but somewhere along the way, the journey itself becomes the point. Mile after mile, the landscape unfolds, thoughts begin to soften, and life settles into a slower, steadier rhythm. In this Deep Unwind, you'll travel the legendary Route 66 through the wide-open landscapes of Arizona. After getting nourished in a cozy roadside diner with a good frien...

Daily Unwind: You Are Whole 🌳 You may feel broken at times, but what if you actually aren't? We all have moments when we feel disconnected from ourselves—fragmented by stress, loss, self-doubt, or old stories we've carried for far too long. But beneath those experiences is something quieter, steadier, and remarkably resilient. In this Daily Unwind, you'll gently settle into deep relaxation before exploring the idea that wholeness isn't something you have to earn or rebuild. Just as your body ...

Deep Unwind: Unwind with the Stoics 🏛️ What if peace is found in simply recognizing what is—and isn't—within your control? In this Deep Unwind, you'll journey back to ancient Athens, where olive trees sway over weathered marble, cicadas sing beneath the warm Mediterranean sun, and one of history's most influential philosophies quietly began. As your body relaxes into a deeply restorative hypnotic state, you'll walk the same ancient pathways once traveled by Zeno, the founder of Stoicism...

Reconnecting with Your Why ⛽ In the rush of everyday life, it's easy to lose sight of why we're doing what we're doing. We become busy, distracted, caffeinated, productive... and somewhere along the way, we can lose touch with the deeper motivations that give our lives meaning and direction. In this Daily Unwind, you'll first settle into a deeply relaxed state before gently exploring one of the most important questions we can ask ourselves: What truly fuels me? As your body relaxes and ...

Full Body Release 🌸 Unwinding isn't just about letting your muscles soften. Sometimes it's about letting go of the beliefs that have quietly convinced you that rest isn't safe, or unproductive, or that you don't deserve it. In this gentle hypnosis, you'll travel through each area of your body, releasing physical tension while also exploring the unconscious patterns that can keep us holding on. Together, we'll soften hypervigilance, perfectionism, inherited beliefs about productivity, an...

Drop Your Worries What happens when you care deeply about the people in your life, but find yourself carrying their struggles as though they were your own? Inspired by a listener's question, this Deep Unwind is for anyone who feels responsible for fixing, managing, mediating, or holding everything together. Parents, partners, caregivers, helpers, and highly sensitive souls often carry more than they were ever meant to carry. Together, we'll explore a gentler way of relating to the people we l...

💛 The Kindness Beneath It All These days, it can feel as though humanity is being pulled apart at the seams. The loudest voices often rise to the surface, and the endless stream of information can leave us feeling disconnected from one another. In this Deep Unwind, we explore a different possibility. By going into deep relaxation, you'll reconnect with a quieter layer of human experience—the natural warmth, kindness, and connection that have allowed us to care for one another, build com...

We live in a world that encourages us to solve, strategize, analyze, and push our way forward. But what if your greatest source of power doesn't come from effort? In today's Daily Unwind, we explore a different possibility. As your body relaxes, you'll journey below the busy thinking mind and reconnect with one of the deeper sources of wisdom within you—your heart. Together, we'll explore the difference between striving and allowing, and discover a quieter, steadier kind of strength that has ...

Welcome to Unwind: What Do We Find When We Unwind? 🪷 In this introductory episode, Jessica shares the vision behind Unwind: a deep relaxation experience that will help you reconnect with your intuition, creativity, and resilience. After years of helping people relax through sleep hypnosis, Jessica began asking a bigger question: What happens when we bring that same relaxation into our waking lives? So we're going to find out... Together, we'll explore what becomes possible when we soften the ...

Deep Unwind at the Mineral Baths Tonight, we descend beneath an ancient city to a hidden mineral spring, where warm waters rise from deep within the earth. As you soak in these restorative baths, you'll relax reeallllly deeply, quiet the mind, and reconnect with the steady source of energy that fuels us from below. In this Deep Unwind: deep relaxation, guided imagery, connection to the restorative energy of the earth, belonging, renewal, and inner strength. Stay in Touch Support the show Expl...

In this episode of Unwind, we explore the habit of spiraling thoughts and discover a different way of working with them. Rather than fighting the mental looping, or attempting to control it, this episode will help you reconnect with the deeper currents beneath mental activity. As the body relaxes, the spiraling energy begins to move down through the heart, and the body, becoming more grounded, creative, and useful. In this Unwind: relaxation, self-hypnosis, nervous system regulation, a...