The Drop practice is created and recorded by Olakunle Abimbola. Updated 1 November 2026.
Overthinking can feel like returning to the same question without finding anything new. You may be replaying a conversation, planning every possibility, or checking a decision again. If that sounds familiar, this page explains a different way to spend a few minutes with those thoughts.
The Drop is a guided practice for shifting attention. It does not require you to settle the question first, and it does not promise to stop your thoughts.
What does it mean to step out of the loop?
In The Drop, it means letting a thought be present while making room to notice something beyond the thought itself. You do not have to argue with it, replace it with a positive one, or decide whether it is right.
This is the intention of the practice, rather than a guaranteed result. Some listens may feel quiet. Others may feel ordinary.
What happens during the six-minute recording?
Ola's real voice guides you to picture or sense a point of light, welcome thoughts into it in your own colours, and let those same thoughts carry the light towards the centre of your chest. There is time to rest and listen without searching for an answer.
You do not need a clear mental picture. You can work with a sense of the light instead. The explanation of getting out of your head describes that movement in more detail.
What if my thoughts keep coming?
They are welcome in the practice. A busy mind is not a failed listen. There is no score, streak or requirement to feel better afterwards. You can pause or stop whenever you need to.
The app also offers an optional private journal after a listen. Writing a note is your choice; it is not a test or a task you have to complete.
What does it cost?
The First Drop is free, can be replayed without limit and needs no account. Optional personal Drops are separate human commissions. You do not need to buy one to use the free recording.
The Drop is a reflective practice, not mental-health treatment or a replacement for professional support. Use it only somewhere safe to give the recording your attention, never while driving.
Try the free First Drop
Six guided minutes. No account needed. Replay whenever you choose.
listen to the First Drop