The Drop practice is created and recorded by Olakunle Abimbola. Updated 1 November 2026.
If you are looking for a guided practice and wondering whether The Drop is meditation, the useful question is what you will actually be invited to do. This page explains The Drop's particular sequence, rather than making a claim about every form of meditation.
The Drop does not claim to work better than meditation. It offers one specific movement of attention you can try for yourself.
What The Drop guides
In the free six-minute recording, Ola's voice guides you to picture or sense a point of light. Thoughts are welcomed into it in your own colours, then those same thoughts carry the light down towards the centre of your chest. There is time to rest and listen.
You are not asked to empty your mind, count breaths, reach a daily target, or produce a calm feeling. You can stop at any time.
What this comparison can and cannot tell you
Meditation is a broad term, so this page does not give a single set of rules for it. The practical distinction is that The Drop offers the same guided sequence each time, in one real voice, with no course or progression to complete.
If another practice suits you, The Drop does not ask you to replace it. If you want to understand this one before listening, how to get out of your head describes the movement without requiring a special belief.
Can I use it when my mind is busy?
A busy mind is welcome. The recording includes thoughts rather than treating them as interruptions. It does not promise to stop overthinking; the page on thought loops explains the intention.
Listen only somewhere you can safely pause, never while driving. You do not have to close your eyes, and you can stop if the practice does not feel right for you.
Is there a subscription?
No subscription is needed for the First Drop. It is free, requires no account to hear and can be replayed without limit. Optional personal Drops are separately written and recorded by Ola after a request is accepted.
The Drop is a reflective practice, not a treatment or a promise of a particular emotional outcome.
Try the free First Drop
Six guided minutes. No account needed. Replay whenever you choose.
listen to the First Drop