Michelle's Sanctuary: Bedtime Stories & Sleep Meditations

Fall asleep fast with this guided meditation and journey with dolphins. You arrive at a tropical cove at sunset and walk along the rocky shore. A pod of dolphins appears and invite you to swim along with them. You dive into the soothing, warm waters. Beneath a velvety blue blanket of stars, you play with the dolphins and swim to the deep ocean. They guide you to a secret island, where your name is...

Fall fast asleep with this calm bedtime story and sleep meditation set in Switzerland. Join the annual procession of animals up the Jura Mountains so they may graze in summer pastures. Accompanied by your dog, you explore a waterfall and find deep peace among the pastel carpet of wildflowers and fresh grass. Whimsical Swiss cottages that remind you of cuckoo clocks dapple the rolling hills and pla...

Fall asleep fast with a bedtime routine that tends to your needs. You deserve to feel good. This relaxing sleep hypnosis will foster healing with positive affirmations led by a soothing female voice. Improve confidence and self-esteem with this guided sleep meditation. Negative thought patterns can weigh you down, but acknowledging them and releasing them makes room for healing and a healthy relat...

Fall asleep with this bedtime story and meditation for adults. Travel to the coast of Bali, where monkeys swing through tropical forests and you may deeply connect with nature. You deserve to be pampered before bedtime. Enjoy a massage in a beachside cabana at sunset and then a facial in a plumeria bath overlooking the ocean. At nightfall, you explore the lush grounds and walk across the floating...

Fall fast asleep with a sleep story that conjures Spring’s spirit of renewal. In this bedtime story for grown-ups, you return to an enchanted forest to enjoy an annual celebration with the three witches. The fairies come out when the moon rises to invite the woodlands dwellers to relish the return of new life. After a night of slumber, you follow the witches into the forest to free yourself of pas...

Let's imagine better with this guided sleep meditation. Worrying is a product of the imagination. What if you took a pause and released these thoughts and used your creative mind to imagine better and visualize the life of your dreams? Imagine a world where you met and exceeded your potential. You deserve to enjoy deep relaxation before you cross the bridge to your sleeping life. It's time to drea...

Journey under the sea as you fall asleep  In this fantasy bedtime story for grown-ups, you visit a seaside sanctuary spa for deep healing. Aurora, the host, leads you to a suite where you escape the outside world in a floating pod. A portal appears and leads you to an underwater world where you are guided by sea turtles and dolphins to an ancient city under the sea. You encounter a mermaid wh...

Fall asleep fast in this bedtime story for grown-ups. In this sleep story, you walk through Central Park with your pup  on the cusp of Spring. On the way to your cozy historic apartment, you discover a bag of discarded flowers. Brimming with color and beauty,  you rescue them and return home. You enjoy the promise of spring as you assemble the flowers that have traveled across the world....

Fall fast asleep and take the mental vacation you deserve before sleep. In this bedtime story and meditation, Fate offers a special pass for Flamingo Island, where you travel with other guests. You ride on a boat beneath a canopy of mangroves to a lagoon at sunset. You sit on a dock and watch dozens of flamingos beneath a raspberry pink and amethyst sky. A flamingo approaches, and you share a spec...

"The Ice Storm" is a cottage bedtime story for grown-ups that takes you back to a Vermont chalet on a lake. Following a guided sleep meditation, the story begins. You enjoy a walk through the woods to the General Store on the cusp of spring before an ice storm rolls in. You return to your lakeside cottage as the rain begins to fall and enjoy a fireside nap with your beloved pet. You awaken at nigh...

Imagine your inner sanctuary in this guided meditation for deep healing. You cannot control the outside world, but you are empowered to create your inner landscape with this journey before sleep. With a body scan, a voyage to your cells from head to toe, and positive affirmations, design your inner world and find peace. You deserve to heal and feel good. It's time to dream away.

Are you ready to fall into a deep healing sleep with a relaxing bedtime story for grown ups? This original fairytale sleep story is narrated by a soothing female voice and will take you back in time to a far-off castle nestled between snow-capped mountains. Every full moon, the castle residents mysteriously gather in the garden to have a spontaneous ball. Their egos and daily roles are left behind...

Fall asleep and fall in love in "A Paris Love Story." This is not the Paris of cliches, or other people's experiences. This is your Paris. And it all begins with self-love and recognizing you deserve to feel cherished. In this bedtime story for grown-ups, you venture to Paris to be showered with acts of kindness and love from a partner. Connect with the magical feelings of romantic love-- be it wi...

Tonight's bedtime story for grown-ups will help you fall asleep fast as you travel to Lake Michigan before a snowstorm. In this guided sleep story, enjoy a winter weekend retreat at the Candleglow Inn. You have an instant connection with Frances, the grandmotherly owner of the historic bed and breakfast. You explore the sleepy village before the storm arises. You walk along the Lake Michigan shore...

Manifest your dreams in a return visit to the witches' cottage in winter. In the cycle of a snow moon, you hunker down in a cozy alcove in a cottage in a healing forest. The three witches welcome you like family, and provide the perfect place to hibernate and heal. On the night of the full snow moon, you ride horses in a snowy clearing and send your dreams out into the night. Take the special time...

Fall asleep in this 1-hour winter sleep story with sleep meditation music. You are listening to "The Snow Day," a calm bedtime story for grown ups that will take you back to the 1980s. You awaken in the quaint village of Honey Brook and the fuzzy radio broadcast reveals that all schools are closed. You embrace a spontaneity of the day and join your neighbor and his boy for an afternoon spent sleig...

Tonight’s bedtime story for grown ups will take you out of the darkness of winter and transport you to a field of lights in a warm locale. Rolling hills are illuminated by a kaleidoscope of lights that forms gardens and a healing oasis. Sit on the dock of a pond, where sparkling lily pads float and silk lanterns reflect on the rippling water. Rest in a hammock beneath a canopy of lights that are c...

Fall asleep fast with tonight's sleep story and meditation. Travel through time to the Victorian Era, guided by the spirit of Charles Dickens. As you take in a theatrical production of "A Christmas Carol" on Drury Lane, you discover a portal that takes you back to the 19th century. With a touch of Dickensian magic, you explore the West End and walk along the Thames River before coming upon a snow-...

This winter sleep story for adults will help you unwind and relax. In a cozy velvet chair by the fire, you open holiday cards sent from loved ones and dreamily enter four winter scenes depicted on each one. In this fantasy, you make a snow angel in a snowy forest with a frolicking pup, ride on an oversized snowflake through a sapphire sky, build the perfect snowman with those you hold dear, and cu...

Get cozy and cuddle up with this bedtime story and meditation for adults. Travel through time to Manhattan on the cusp of a New Year and walk the city streets as snow begins to fall. You meet your new neighbor Ed at a corner diner and enjoy his speciality drink. He promises a night of adventures and you return to the cozy launderette in a brownstone basement with an "After-Christmas tree." An impr...

Journey to the Cotswolds, the picturesque countryside of England, for a winter holiday. Sheep roam the rolling meadows dusted with snow and the honey-hued limestone cottages offer warmth and light during the shorter days. Roam a holiday market and enjoy the kindness of the season. You return to a familiar historic inn, where you get cozy by the fire and a Christmas tree as the snow falls steadily...

Visit an artist cottage on a snowy day in this bedtime story for grown-ups. This sanctuary was created by an artist who believed beauty and success are meant to be shared. And so you find yourself with a beloved dog traveling to the sole cottage on a tiny island off the coast of New England. You enjoy a walk on the beach and through an evergreen forest before you return to the cottage. The cottage...

As the winter solstice approaches, the shortest days arrive and darkness is more present. It's common to experience SAD (seasonal affective disorder) and this beautiful journey southerly may remind you that it is but a season. Albert Camus wrote, “In the depth of winter, I finally learned that within me there lay an invincible summer.” Connect with the invincible summer within you before falling a...

Travel through time and space as you return to Sugar Hollow in this winter sleep story. Sugar Hollow is a mystical village in New England where magical things happen. You return for the annual winter festival and are united with a small, younger version of yourself. Together you enjoy the winter festivities from decadent drinks and magical snow globes to a sleigh ride and ice skating across a froz...

Welcome to Part II of "A Christmas Carol" by Charles Dickens. Listen before bedtime so you may dream away to this classic holiday tale. Staves 3, 4. and 5 are included in this release. May you embrace your inner Scrooge with compassion, knowing that it is never to late to change or to grow into the person we wish to be and leave a legacy. It's time to dream away.