Soft affirmations
Your affirmations, spoken softly in a narrator’s voice or your own, over rain, a low hum or night air. There are no silent or hidden tracks. Every word you hear is on screen.
- Rain
- Low hum
- Night air
- Nothing
What do you want most right now?
I let myself be easy to love.
Affirmations that sound like you, and one small step a day.
Get started
About a minute. No account needed.
Everything else is optional.
The daily practice is short: one affirmation and one small step. Everything here is for the days you want more, and stays out of the way when you don’t.
Take a minute
In for 4, hold for 4, out for 6. Four times. The mandala breathes with you.
My voice
Read your affirmation out loud and hear it back. It lands differently in your own voice, and the recording stays on your phone.
3 6 9
Write it three times in the morning, six in the afternoon, nine at night. Any part is fine to skip.
Share it as a card
Soft, Night, Poster, Glow, or your own photo. Only the affirmation and the wordmark go on it, never your wish.
Boards
Pictures of the life you want, by category. Open one full screen and an affirmation that fits sits over it.
A deck to follow
Swipe affirmations by category, from Money to Hard days and Bedtime. Follow one and you get an extra one from it every day.
The hard part of wanting something is keeping it close.
Affirmations written for everyone sound like someone else’s life.
Yours start from your own words, the way you’d say it to a friend.
“I am rich” feels like a lie on a Tuesday when rent is due.
If it’s a bit much, rhyz softens it until you can say it and mean it.
Miss one day and the app greets you with a broken streak.
There are no streaks or scores, and if you’re away for a week it says welcome back.
The vision board from January is behind a door by March.
One wish, kept close: a fresh affirmation and one small step every day.
People were writing wishes down long before anyone called it manifesting.
rhyz borrows the shape of a few old ideas from India, Japan, China and Greece: name it, say it, move, notice, let go. Here’s where each one comes from, and what we changed.
Sankalpa
Hindu traditions, India
A deliberate intention or resolve, often spoken in religious and contemplative settings.
Ema. At Japanese shrines, wishes about exams, love, health and work are written on small wooden plaques.
- In rhyz
- You name one wish in your own words, and rhyz keeps it on your phone.
- What it isn’t
- Not a promise that intention alone makes anything happen.
Kotodama
Japan
An old belief in the spiritual power of words, found in early poetry and religious tradition.
Vāk. In Vedic texts, speech itself is sacred, and is sometimes honoured as a goddess.
- In rhyz
- A daily affirmation, read, said out loud, or recorded in your own voice.
- What it isn’t
- Not the same thing as a modern affirmation, and not shown to change events outside you.
Wu wei
Daoist thought, China
Often translated as “non-action”, better read as action without forcing. It doesn’t mean doing nothing.
Tapas. In Hindu literature, sustained discipline. In rhyz, every day you show up counts, streak or not.
- In rhyz
- One small, natural next step a day, and an easier version when it doesn’t happen.
- What it isn’t
- Not a productivity system, and not passivity either.
Daruma
Japan
A common modern custom: fill in one eye when you set a goal, the other when it’s reached. Customs vary.
The oracle. Greek stories give oracles real power, and real ambiguity. rhyz’s questions clarify; they never predict.
- In rhyz
- Your month comes back as a mandala that fills in as you show up, with a question to see things differently.
- What it isn’t
- Not a scoreboard, and not a forecast.
Moira
Greek mythology
Fate and limits: in the myths, plans meet a share of things no one controls.
Non-attachment. Zen draws on Buddhist teaching about attachment. rhyz borrows only the gesture: act, then stop checking.
- In rhyz
- Burn a thought, put the day down, and close the app without looking for proof.
- What it isn’t
- Not a trick to “manifest better by letting go”.
rhyz’s practices are modern adaptations inspired by these ideas, not the rites themselves. Living traditions hold far more than a paragraph can, and none of them is a method for getting what you want.
Your first affirmation, in under a minute.
No account. Say what you want the way you’d say it to a friend. rhyz writes seven affirmations and seven small steps for that wish, and shows you the first one straight away.
Inspired by sankalpa and ema: naming a wish- What do you want most right now?
To stop panicking every time rent is due
One picture, if you have oneChecking my balance on a Sunday and shrugging.
You write the wish
In your own words, as messy as it really is. If you like, add one ordinary moment that would tell you it’s becoming real.
- MoneyMon
I can already see it: checking my balance without flinching.
Written with AI from your wish. You can edit any word.
Your first affirmation arrives
Word by word, while the mandala draws itself. Keep it, or rewrite it until it sounds like you.
- TueI know my numbers, and knowing them feels calm.
- WedI let money be a tool, not a verdict on me.
- ThuI spend on purpose and rest easy about the rest.
Then a fresh one every day
Reading it counts as using the app, and that’s all you have to do.
The wish and affirmations here are examples.
Does this feel true today?
Some days an affirmation lands. Some days it feels like a lie. Tap A bit much and rhyz softens it one step, then another. Tap Feels true and it keeps it there. Over time it learns how bold your affirmations can be.
In a 2009 study in Psychological Science, people with low self-esteem felt worse after repeating “I’m a lovable person.” An affirmation you believe does more than a big one you don’t.
Inspired by kotodama: words carry weight- As written
- I’m learning to…
- I’m open to the idea that…
Today’s affirmationSample
I check my balance without flinching.
Does this feel true today?
Same wish, four ways to sound. Pick the one you’d actually say.
- Gentle
I’m learning to trust myself one decision at a time.
- Grounded · the default
I can take one useful step toward work that matters to me.
- Bold
I confidently create opportunities aligned with my strengths.
- Spiritual
I am open to opportunities aligned with my intention.
Examples for a wish about work. You can switch tone any time in Settings.
7:40 amIt’s on your lock screen before you’ve opened anything.
Add the widget and today’s affirmation is the first thing you see when you check the time. Reminders carry it to you as often as you choose, at times you set, and they never mention a streak or a missed day.
When should it find you?
- Morning09:00
- Afternoon13:30
- Evening21:00
- No reminders. The widget still shows today’s affirmation.
Tuesday 27 October
7:40
rhyzToday’s affirmation is here when you want it.now
12:30 pmOne small step, under fifteen minutes.
Every wish comes with small, real steps, one a day and never more than fifteen minutes. If it doesn’t happen, rhyz asks what got in the way and gives you an easier version for next time.
Psychologists call that an if-then plan: deciding ahead of time what you’ll do when the usual thing gets in the way.
Inspired by wu wei: action without forcingTry it with a wish
Your small step
Move $20 to savings before lunch.
Do it whenever suits you. Log it here, or tonight.
What got in the way?
9:50 pmBurn the thought that won’t leave.
Write it down, hold until the ring fills, and the page burns. Or let the letters drift away, or scratch thoughts off one at a time. It’s separate from your wish, and rhyz keeps none of it.
Afterwards, if you want, one question to see it a different way. Then the evening check-in: did the step happen, one thing you noticed, and you put the day down.
Inspired by Moira and Zen non-attachment: act, then let goNothing you type here leaves your browser.
The words go with it. Nothing is saved.
See it a different way
Is this a fact, or a forecast?
A month of showing up
20 days here. 15 small steps tried.
Every 30 days, your month comes back as a mandala.
One petal for each day. It counts what you did and never claims the app made anything happen. If you’re away for a week, those petals stay empty and nobody mentions it. You come back to “Welcome back. Here’s today’s affirmation.”
- Did the small step
- Not quite. Counts the same.
- Showed up
- A day away
- Wrote down one thing you noticed
It also shows which affirmation felt truest, what got in the way most, and on day 30 asks: keep going, reword it, it happened, or let it go.
The month shown is a sample.
Inspired by the Daruma: a visible commitmentYour wish stays on your phone.
You don’t make an account to start. What you write here is private by default, and you can export it or delete everything from Settings.
Kept on your phone
Your wish, your daily affirmations, anything you write, your small-step logs and evening notes, your recordings and board pictures. You don’t need an account, and nothing is synced unless you export it.
Sent to write your affirmations
When you make or change a wish, its words, its area, the picture you described and the tone you picked go to the AI that writes your affirmations and steps. Nothing else does. What it writes is marked “Written with AI”, and you can edit any word.
Leaves only when you send it
A share card carries one affirmation and the wordmark. It never carries your wish, a note or a recording. rhyz never posts anything on its own.
rhyz is a reflection and goal-practice tool. It isn’t medical or mental-health care, and it never claims that believing something makes it happen.
Questions
What is rhyz?
rhyz is a private daily affirmation app. You write one wish in your own words, and it writes affirmations that sound like you and that you can believe, plus one small real step a day. A minute or two is enough, there are no streaks, and you don’t need an account to start.
When does rhyz open?
Not yet, and there’s no date to share. Save your seat and we’ll email you when it opens.
What will it cost?
That isn’t decided yet. You won’t need an account to start, and you’ll see any price before you pay it.
Will it make my wish come true?
Nothing can promise that, including rhyz. It keeps one wish in front of you, in your words, once a day. Your month counts what you did, and that’s all it claims.
How long does it take each day?
A minute or two. Reading your affirmation counts as using the app. The small step is under fifteen minutes, and everything else is optional.
Is it spiritual?
As much as you want it to be. Pick the Spiritual tone and your affirmations talk about intention and openness. Pick Grounded and they’re plain and practical. Either way, rhyz never claims that thinking something makes it happen.
Who writes the affirmations?
AI writes seven affirmations and seven small steps from your wish’s words, its area, the picture you describe and the tone you pick. They’re marked “Written with AI”, and you can edit any word. Nothing else you write is sent anywhere.
Can I have more than one wish?
Yes. You can hold several and switch which one is active. When a wish happens, or you decide to let it go, it moves to your past wishes.
Where do the ideas come from?
A few old ones, borrowed carefully. Naming a resolve (sankalpa, from Hindu traditions). Writing wishes on wooden ema plaques at Japanese shrines. The belief that words carry spirit (kotodama). Action without forcing (wu wei, from Daoist thought). The Greek idea of moira, the share of things no one controls. rhyz adapts their shape for daily life; it doesn’t claim to practise them, and none of them is a method for getting what you want.
What isn’t in it?
No streaks, scores or missed-day messages. No feed of other people’s wishes. No tarot, star signs or named companion. It isn’t therapy, and it won’t tell you that thinking something makes it happen. You can still call it manifesting; plenty of people do.
Who is it for?
Anyone with something they want. A lot of wishes are about love or money; plenty are about confidence, peace, work, health, a household or a family.
What happens to my email?
We keep it, with your answers from Get started, so we can tell you when rhyz opens. We don’t sell it or share it. Write to rhyz@dyven.tech and we’ll delete it.
Your wish. Every day.
A daily practice you can believe in, in your own words. Tell rhyz what you want most and save your seat. It takes about a minute.
Get startedTonight, from 7:00 pm. Put the day down. Your affirmation will be there in the morning.