Get Sleepy: Sleep meditation and stories

Narrator: Arif Hodzic 🇺🇸 Writer: Jillian Bedell ✍️ Sound design: crickets & birdsong in Mexico 🦜 Includes mentions of: Food, Bodies of Water, Children, Cooking, Walking, History, Swimming, Religious Traditions, Birds, Horses.  Welcome back, sleepyheads. Tonight, you'll travel to the south east of Mexico. On your journey, you’ll learn about the local food and culture, and go for a relaxing swim in...

Narrator: Jessika Downes-Gössl 🇬🇧 Writer: Alexandra Turney ✍️ Sound design: spaceship interior, electronic beeps 🚀 Includes mentions of: Outer Space, Flying, Enclosed Spaces. Welcome back, sleepyheads. Tonight’s story takes us on a trip far across the universe, to a distant galaxy. We’ll join an astronaut, named Cleo, as she explores the surreal landscape of a faraway planet, and makes an amazing...

Narrator: Thomas Jones 🇬🇧 Writer: Donna Oudanonh ✍️ Sound design: tropical birdsong, distant river 🦜🌊  Includes mentions of: Fire, Walking, Religious Traditions, Architecture, Darkness, Travel.  Welcome back, sleepyheads. Tonight, we’ll journey to the heart of an ancient capital in Laos – Luang Prabang. This city in South East Asia is a spiritual sanctuary, hidden among lush mountains and flowin...

Narrator: Thomas Jones 🇬🇧 Writer: Kayla Kurin ✍️ Sound design: tropical birdsong, palm trees in breeze 🦜🌴  Includes mentions of: Food, Cooking, Gratitude, Birds, Science & Nature, Travel.  Welcome back, sleepyheads. Tonight's story is set in Costa Rica, where we’ll be travelling into the rainforest for a unique and fascinating tour of a cacao farm. 😴 Watch, listen, and comment on this episode o...

Narrator: Simon Mattacks 🇬🇧 Writer: Jo Steer ✍️ Sound design: train station ambience 🚆  Includes mentions of: Food, Bodies of Water, Children, Train, Summer, Walking, Time Travel, History, Swimming, Gratitude, Animals, Beverages, Alcohol.  Welcome back, sleepyheads. Tonight, we'll travel back to nineteenth-century England, taking in the sights and sounds of a typically English seaside, joining th...

Narrator: Maria Castro Couce 🇪🇸  Writer: Nicole Griffin ✍️ Sound design: Spanish city ambience 🏙️☀️  Includes mentions of: Food, Walking, Art History, Architecture, Religious Traditions, Military History. Welcome back, sleepyheads. Tonight, we will journey to the beautiful Spanish city of Barcelona, to experience the remarkable, visionary architecture of Antoni Gaudí. 😴 Watch, listen, and comment...

Narrator: Thomas Jones 🇬🇧 Writer: Alicia Steffann ✍️ Sound design: leafy breeze, birdsong 🍃🐦  Includes mentions of: Food, Magic, Children, Spring, Fire, Time Travel, History, Birthdays, Religious Traditions, Music.  Welcome back, sleepyheads. Tonight, we’ll travel along with Norah, who starts her afternoon doing a simple dance around the maypole and ends up on a fantastic journey through history...

Narrator: Thomas Jones 🇬🇧 Writer: Jo Steer ✍️ Sound design: Balinese forest ambience 🦜🌴  Includes mentions of: Food, Bodies of Water, Spring, Walking, Animals, Religious Traditions, Monkeys.  Welcome back, sleepyheads. Tonight, we’ll join a traveller named Sanyu as he visits the Balinese district of Ubud, exploring this extraordinary part of Indonesia through his curious eyes. 😴 Watch, listen,...

Narrator: Heather Foster 🇺🇸  Writer: Jo Steer ✍️ Sound design: crickets 🌾  Includes mentions of: Spring, Walking, Religious Traditions, Travel, History.  Welcome back, sleepyheads. Tonight, we’re returning to the grand and familiar Library of Time, which will transport us to Ancient Rome. There, we'll visit the Temple of the Goddess Flora and see how the Romans celebrated the Festival of Floralia...

Narrator: Arif Hodzic 🇺🇸 Writer: Alicia Steffann ✍️  Sound design: birdsong, idle truck engine 🐦🛻  Includes mentions of: Food, Spring, Shopping. Welcome back, sleepyheads. Tonight's story takes us to a traditional outdoor flea market - a time-honoured venue where one can ramble about in search of all kinds of treasures. On a beautiful spring day, it's well worth a visit. 😴 Watch, listen, and co...

Narrator: Thomas Jones 🇬🇧 Writer: Lily Loveless ✍️ Sound design: car driving 🚗  Includes mentions of: Food, Dogs, Bodies of Water, Car, Fire, Walking, Gratitude.  Welcome back, sleepyheads. Tonight, we'll take a trip to a delightful cottage in Wales, with Alanna and her two joyful doggy companions. The cottage and its surroundings provide everything Alanna needs for a restorative break. 😴 Watch,...

Narrator: TK Kellman 🇺🇸  Writer: Alicia Steffann ✍️  Sound design: birdsong, leafy breeze 🐦🍃  Includes mentions of: Food, History, Military History, Walking, Spring, Architecture.  Welcome back, sleepyheads. Tonight, we’ll travel to Old Town Alexandria and explore some of its most fascinating historical spots while enjoying the beauty of spring along the Potomac River. 😴 Watch, listen, and comm...

Narrator: Thomas Jones 🇬🇧 Writer: Tom Nicholson ✍️ Sound design: birdsong, footsteps on road 🐦🥾  Includes mentions of: Heights, Flying, Magic, Bodies of Water, Spring, History, Military History, Mountain Climbing, Birds, Science & Nature, Travel, Sheep, Hot Air Balloon.  Welcome back, sleepyheads. Tonight, we’ll swoop over the beautiful hills and valleys of the Lake District in Britain, learning...

Narrator: Vanessa Labrie 🇨🇦 Writer: Mersiha Bruncevic ✍️  Sound design: morning birdsong ☀️🐦  Includes mentions of: Food, Children, Baking, Spring, Fire, Walking, Rain, Gratitude, Architecture, Birds.  Welcome back, sleepyheads. Tonight, we'll be exploring the quirky, bohemian neighbourhood of Montmartre in Paris. We’ll join Anna as she explores the City of Lights, on a beautiful day in April. 😴...

Narrator: Thomas Jones 🇬🇧 Writer: Jessica Miller ✍️ Sound design: crickets 🌾  Includes mentions of: Romance, History, Insects. Welcome back, sleepyheads. Tonight's story is rather befitting of our show - we'll explore the fascinating history of beds, travelling through millennia and around the globe. 😴 Watch, listen, and comment on this episode on the Get Sleepy YouTube channel. Hit subscribe wh...

Narrator: Simon Mattacks 🇬🇧 Writer: Jo Steer ✍️ Sound design: garden ambience 🌸🐦  Includes mentions of: Food, Heights, Flying, Children, Walking, Swimming, Insects. Welcome back, sleepyheads. In tonight's tale, we'll rejoin the Pocket family for the second part of their adventure as they take a leisurely trip around the garden. 😴 Watch, listen, and comment on this episode on the Get Sleepy YouT...

Narrator: Simon Mattacks 🇬🇧 Writer: Jo Steer ✍️ Sound design: crickets, whirring fridge 🌾 🔌 Includes mentions of: Food, Heights, Children, Enclosed Spaces, Gratitude Welcome back, sleepyheads. Tonight’s story is our first about a charming family who have a unique perspective on life, navigating a world that is much larger than they are. 😴 Watch, listen, and comment on this episode on the Get Sl...

Narrator: Jessika Downes-Gössl 🇬🇧 Writer: Sharmishtha Saha ✍️ Sound design: birdsong, distant church bells 🐦🔔  Includes mentions of: Food, Nostalgia, Children, Bus, Gratitude, Birds, Music, Driving. Welcome back, sleepyheads. Tonight, we’ll join Emily, on an overnight bus journey.  As she gazes out the window, Emily recalls some happy memories. And by the time she returns home, she has a new sen...

Narrator: Thomas Jones 🇬🇧 Writer: Alexandra Turney ✍️ Sound design: ocean waves, wind chimes, harp 🌊 🎶 Includes mentions of: Magic, Heights, Flying, Bodies of Water, Fantastical Creatures, Shakespeare Welcome back, sleepyheads. Tonight's story takes place on the island setting of Shakespeare's 'The Tempest'. We’ll follow the adventures of the spirit Ariel, as they enjoy a peaceful, carefree exis...

Writer & Narrator: Thomas Jones ✍️🇬🇧  Includes mentions of: Gratitude Welcome back, friends. Happy World Sleep Day 2023! Thank you for joining us for this bonus episode.  Tonight's meditation is tailored most specifically to helping you get back off to sleep if you’ve woken up during the night. However, it’s also perfectly fine to listen to this at the start of the night. Just follow along and dri...

Narrator: Thomas Jones 🇬🇧 Writer: LeeAnne Maurhoff ✍️ Sound design: countryside ambience, birdsong 🍀🐦  Includes mentions of: Food, Heights, Bodies of Water, Walking, Travel, Nostalgia.  Welcome back, sleepyheads. Tonight, we take a journey to the small, peaceful island of Carrick-a-Rede in Northern Ireland - a tranquil place that will help you drift off naturally and easily. 😴 Watch, listen, an...

Narrator: Heather Foster 🇺🇸 Writer: Alicia Steffann ✍️ Sound design: crickets 🌾  Includes mentions of: Food, Magic, Heights, Children, Baking, Cooking, Spring, Summer, Autumn, Winter, Fire, Enclosed Spaces, Gratitude. Welcome back, sleepyheads. Tonight, we have a sleepy retelling of another classic fairytale. It’s the story of a very sweet girl named Hanna who finds herself, unexpectedly, in a st...

Narrator: Abbe Opher 🇬🇧 Writer: Alicia Steffann ✍️ Sound design: gusty wind, footsteps, door closing 💨👣🚪 Includes mentions of: Food, Heights, Bodies of Water, Boats, Rain, Stress, US History Welcome back, sleepyheads. Today is International Women's Day, so we're returning to our series of adventures with Emma, who is researching lighthouses on the coast of Maine. This time, she'll recall storie...

Narrator: Thomas Jones 🇬🇧 Writer: Meg Connolly ✍️ Sound design: ocean waves 🌊  Includes mentions of: Bodies of Water, Boats. Welcome back, sleepyheads. Tonight's meditation will centre your awareness in the here and now, helping you settle into replenishing rest under the soft glow of the moon. 😴 Watch, listen, and comment on this episode on the Get Sleepy YouTube channel. Hit subscribe while yo...

Narrator: Thomas Jones 🇬🇧 Writer: Alexandra Turney ✍️ Sound design: trickling fountain ⛲️  Includes mentions of: Birds Welcome back, sleepyheads. Tonight, we return to the mysterious Peacock House – a beautiful mansion filled with secrets. You’ll continue your explorations, solving puzzles to move from one room to the next, and see where you end up. 😴 If you'd like to hear our first visit to 'Th...