Relaxing Nature Sounds

Picture yourself sitting under the rainforest canopy. Coqui frogs call to each other creating a soothing song. A waterfall cascades in the distance. Relax and close your eyes. Let the sounds of the forest pull away your anxiety. Focus on the sound of the coqui frogs. Your heart rate slows. Everything is calm and serene. Why I made this soundscape: I was up at 3:00 AM last week. So, I decided to tr...

Picture yourself wading in the sea. The waves crash over rocks and fill the tide pools. Water trickles down the cave walls. Relax and close your eyes. Let the sounds of the sea pull away your anxiety. Focus on the sound of the water. Your heart rate slows. Everything is calm and serene. Why I made this soundscape: When I was a kid my father and I would go to Point Lobos every summer. There was a c...

Picture yourself wading in the sea. The waves crash over rocks and fill the tide pools. Water trickles down the cave walls. A bird calls. Relax and close your eyes. Let the sounds of the sea pull away your anxiety. Focus on the sound of the water. Your heart rate slows. Everything is calm and serene. Why I made this soundscape: When I was a kid my father and I would go to Point Lobos every summer....

Picture yourself lying near a thundering waterfall. The water cascades over the edge. Relax and close your eyes. Let the sounds of the falls pull away your anxiety. Focus on the sound of the water. Your heart rate slows. Everything is calm and serene. Why I made this soundscape: Me and a friend were driving up to Toronto. He had a splif on him. I recall not wanting to drive across the border into...

Picture yourself lying in a meadow next to a babbling brook. The water makes its way over smooth rocks and stones. Relax and close your eyes. Let the sounds of the stream pull away your anxiety. Focus on the sound of the water. Your heart rate slows. Everything is calm and serene. Why I made this soundscape: I’ve been waking up even more than usual this past week. My anxiety dreams have gotten wor...

Picture yourself sitting in a meadow next to a babbling brook. The water makes its way over smooth rocks and stones. A bird calls. Relax and close your eyes. Let the sounds of the stream pull away your anxiety. Focus on the sound of the water. Your heart rate slows. Everything is calm and serene. Why I made this soundscape: I’ve been waking up even more than usual this past week. My anxiety dreams...

Picture yourself lying in the snow. The ocean crashes in the distance. Ice bobs on the water. Relax and close your eyes. Let the sounds of the artic pull away your anxiety. Focus on the sound of the water and ice. Your heart rate slows. Everything is calm and serene. Why I made this soundscape: I once traveled to the North Sea. Even though it was the middle of summer a cold wind blew down and acro...

Picture yourself lying in the snow. The ocean crashes in the distance. Ice bobs on the water. Penguins slide across the ice into the sea. Relax and close your eyes. Let the sounds of the artic pull away your anxiety. Focus on the sound of the water and ice. Your heart rate slows. Everything is calm and serene. Why I made this soundscape: I once traveled to the North Sea. Even though it was the mid...

Picture yourself lying in bed and gazing out the open window. The rain comes down gently. In the distance coqui frogs sing in the eucalyptus forest. Relax and close your eyes. Let the sounds of the rain pull away your anxiety. Focus on the sound of the water. Your heart rate slows. Everything is calm and serene. Why I made this soundscape: Truthfully, these frogs don’t help me sleep. But I know fo...

Picture yourself lying in a field next a rushing river. The sky reflects in the water. A bird calls. The frogs answer. Relax and close your eyes. Let the sounds of the river pull away your anxiety. Focus on the sound of the water. Your heart rate slows. Everything is calm and serene. Why I made this soundscape: I haven’t been sleeping this week. I find myself up at 2:00 AM flipping through Netflix...

Picture yourself sitting on a boulder next a rushing river. The sky reflects in the water. A bird calls. The frogs answer. Relax and close your eyes. Let the sounds of the river pull away your anxiety. Focus on the sound of the water. Your heart rate slows. Everything is calm and serene. Why I made this soundscape: I haven’t been sleeping this week. I find myself up at 2:00 AM flipping through Net...

Picture yourself lying on a deck overlooking a dense forest. The clouds darken. The birds fly down to shelter. Rain falls from the sky. Relax and close your eyes. Let the sounds of the rain storm pull away your anxiety. Focus on the sound of the tropical rain. Your heart rate slows. Everything is calm and serene. Why I made this soundscape: The rain storm sounds have become my favorite over the la...

Picture yourself standing on a deck overlooking a dense forest. The clouds darken. The birds fly down to shelter. Rain falls from the sky. Relax and close your eyes. Let the sounds of the rain storm pull away your anxiety. Focus on the sound of the tropical rain. Your heart rate slows. Everything is calm and serene. Why I made this soundscape: The rain storm sounds have become my favorite over the...

Picture yourself lying on the seaside. The fire warms your face. The ocean waves crash in the distance. The fire crackles and pops. Relax and close your eyes. Let the sounds of the campfire pull away your anxiety. Focus on the soothing sound of nature. Your heart rate slows. Everything is calm and serene. This version has no birds and more constant waves for better sleep. Why I made this soundscap...

Picture yourself standing on the seaside. The fire warms your hands. The ocean waves crash in the distance. Birds chirp. The fire crackles and pops. Relax and close your eyes. Let the sounds of the campfire pull away your anxiety. Focus on the soothing sound of nature. Your heart rate slows. Everything is calm and serene. Why I made this soundscape: We used to go down to Asilomar Beach when I was...

Picture yourself lying on a stone covered in thick moss. A cascading waterfall streams down into a green pool. The mist of the water caresses your face. Relax and close your eyes. Let the sounds of the waterfall pull away your anxiety. Focus on the soothing sound of nature. Your heart rate slows. Everything is calm and serene. Why I made this soundscape: We used to go camping every other summer. W...

Picture yourself marching through the thick foliage. You push aside a banana leaf to find a cascading waterfall streaming down into a green pool. Birds chirp. Insects sing. Relax and close your eyes. Let the sounds of the waterfall pull away your anxiety. Focus on the soothing sound of nature. Your heart rate slows. Everything is calm and serene. Why I made this soundscape: We used to go camping e...

Picture yourself lying next to a campfire. Crickets chirp as night falls. The fire crackles and pops. Relax and close your eyes. Let the sounds of the campfire pull away your anxiety. Focus on the soothing sound of nature. Your heart rate slows. Everything is calm and serene. Why I made this soundscape: I suppose my favorite memory of a campfire is when we celebrated Guy Fawkes Night by building a...

Picture yourself sitting next to a campfire. Crickets chirp as night falls. The fire crackles and pops. You shove a marshmallow and chocolate between two gram crackers. An owl hoots. A coyote howls. Relax and close your eyes. Let the sounds of the campfire pull away your anxiety. Focus on the soothing sound of nature. Your heart rate slows. Everything is calm and serene. Why I made this soundscape...

Picture yourself hiking through the jungle. A light rain drips down from the rainforest canopy. Suddenly, the sound of thunder cracks across the valley. The rain changes to a downpour, water collecting around your boots. Relax and close your eyes. Let the sounds of the rolling thunder pull away your anxiety. Focus on the sound of the tropical rain. Your heart rate slows. Everything is calm and ser...

Picture yourself hiking through the jungle. A light rain drips down from the rainforest canopy. Suddenly, the sound of thunder cracks across the valley. The rain changes to a downpour, water collecting around your boots. Relax and close your eyes. Let the sounds of the rolling thunder pull away your anxiety. Focus on the sound of the tropical rain. Your heart rate slows. Everything is calm and ser...

Picture yourself lying on the beach as ocean waves crash and fill tide pools. Relax and close your eyes. Let the sounds of the sea pull away your anxiety. Focus on the sound of the ocean. Your heart rate slows. Everything is calm and serene. This version has no birds or sea lions for better sleep. Why I made this soundscape: I started waking up at 4:00 AM this last year. It wouldn’t happen every n...

Picture yourself sitting on the beach as ocean waves crash and fill tide pools. Relax and close your eyes. Let the sounds of the sea pull away your anxiety. In the distance a seagull squawks, a sea lion barks, and a fog horn blows. You focus on the sound of the ocean. Your heart rate slows. Everything is calm and serene. Why I made this soundscape: I started waking up at 4:00 AM this last year. It...