Michelle's Sanctuary: Bedtime Stories & Sleep Meditations

Fall asleep fast on a journey to the Great Pyramids of Giza. In this hypnotic story, you travel on a magic carpet ride through time and space to Egypt. You soar through the air with a sacred African Ibis, who guides you to land on a felucca floating down the Nile River. You disembark and join a caravan at sunset and travel to the pyramids and to the Great Sphinx. Upon arriving, you climb to the to...

The best of all seasons are represented in this sleep story and visualization that will bring you to a deep and healing sleep. Pamper yourself with a bath in your sleep routine, beginning with a rustic outdoor fire-fed bathtub overlooking apple orchards in fall. Each time to replenish the water in the tub and close your eyes, you are transported to a new season and location. A dreamy suite at a mo...

Remember the magic within you in tonight’s sleep story set in an enchanted forest. With two loyal companions, you travel to a world where all is not what it seems. Fairies, Will of the Wisps, unicorns, and a woman in the moon help you heal and use your imagination for the greater good. You fly across the night’s sky before safely returning to the cozy bedroom of a thatched-roof cottage. It’s time...

Fall asleep fast in this fantasy sleep story and talk down that will transport you to Santorini, Greece. Stroll through the volcanic village of white-washed Cycladic homes and cave houses at sunset. On a cliff above the Aegean Sea, you witness the most beautiful sunset and hear a persistent whisper, "Come to the Sea." Twilight sets in and you walk to a cove to discover a sailboat that bears your n...

Deep sleep awaits in this calm sleep story and talk-down that will transport you to a private catamaran in the Bay of Fundy. With a dog companion, you look to the stars and moon as the northern lights put on a show. The boat docks at Cape Forchu, where you have booked a retreat at the lightkeeper's cottage. You walk along the dunes and tidal pools that form beyond a lighthouse and take a seat to e...

Tonight's sleep story and guided bedtime meditation for adults will bring you on a snowy journey in Vermont. Take in the clean smell of fresh snow during a walk through the woods. You stock up on provisions at everyone's favorite general store owned by Martha and Ike, who have been married for sixty years and are renowned for their charm and warm hospitality. You leave and take a walk around the i...

Hugs. Cozy vibes. Fireside chats. Relax and sleep soundly in this guided sleep meditation and bedtime story for adults. Drift into the magical world of a snow globe and wander the snowy streets of a picturesque village. In this fantasy sleep vacation, you come to a historic building and enter a coffee shop. In a time when life was more normal, you feel as if you have been here before. You are surp...

Relax deeply and fall asleep fast in this fantasy sleep story set in the world of Monet. In tonight's sleep vacation, you will fall into one of his famous "Water Lilies" oil paintings. You travel to the countryside of Giverny, where Monet's whispers inspire you to explore. You land in a water lily then float on a pond in the dreamy, impressionistic scene set on the cusp of summer. Monet mysterious...

Let go of anxiety before bedtime in tonight's sleep story and guided sleep meditation. Escape to Scotland, where you walk along seaside cliffs and rolling greens hills before a rainstorm moves in. You encounter a rare capercaillie that warns of the storm and you seek refuge in a 15th castle. Greeted by your white cat named Basil and a staff member, you are explore the historic rooms as the rain pe...

Relax and unwind in this calm bedtime story and meditation in the Cotswolds in winter. Among the historic limestone cottages of the English countryside, you may listen to the sound of falling rain and a thunderstorm in a the storybook village before you find refuge in a bed and breakfast for the night. Tuning in to yourself and all you desire before you cross over into a night of restorative sleep...

The holidays amplify all our emotions from joy to nostalgia to grief to longing. In this season of giving, these stories submitted by listeners cover memorable acts of kindness with a five-minute meditation to help you focus on the energy of kindness, gratitude, and joy.

Drawing on being in the present moment, visualization, breath and counting, this meditation will help with repeated listening to help instill a sense of calm when anxiety is running high.    “You cannot always control what goes on outside. But you can always control what goes on inside.” - Wayne Dyer

Feeling anxious? There are plenty of reasons why this could be happening. And this week's episode offers some tools in dealing with trigger-induced anxiety and general anxiety. Paired with a 10-minute meditation for anxiety. “You cannot always control what goes on outside. But you can always control what goes on inside.” - Wayne Dyer

A 5-minute follow up and meditation that focuses on this week's theme of finding thankfulness for everything. The easy stuff and the hard stuff. For the redirection our life may take to redefine our life's purpose and enabling ourselves to feel gratitude and empowered by changing what we can and changing our attitude about what we cannot.

It's easy to feel thankful when a surprise flow of cash comes your way or a great life event occurs or you find yourself on a dream vacation. But what about finding thanks in the hard stuff? The things that take a little practice in recognizing as blessings. This podcast follows through with discussing moments and obstacles in life that may give us the greatest redirection in purpose and gratitude...

Following up on this week's conversation imagining your breath is your spirit, you may take 5 minutes just for yourself to unwind and connect to your breath, personifying it as you feel empowered and in control. This meditation is best listened to in a quiet, safe, place where you may listen without interruption. Do not listen to this when you are driving.

Oh no, it's time to turn your attention to your breath when all you want to do is get on with it. With over three years of running Michelle's Sanctuary on YouTube, one of the most common complaints I receive is from listeners who want to skip all that breathing stuff and get to the meditation. But breath is life. And what if you were imagine your breath as your spirit? This first episode delves in...