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Listen To Sleep - Quiet Bedtime Stories & Meditations
Stories to calm your thinking mind and help you find your way back to yourself, read by your mountain grandpa from his cozy mountain cabin in Northern California. For less than $5/month, supporters get access over 500 premium, ad-free episodes, including nature sounds and eight classic audiobooks. Subscribe in Apple Podcasts or at https://www.listentosleep.com/support/. 💜 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Episodes
Listen To Sleep - Quiet Bedtime Stories & Meditations#190 - The Enchanted Ring
A sleepy fairy tale about a good brother, a bad brother and an enchanted ring that brings them justice. When you join my free newsletter, every month I'll send…
Listen To Sleep - Quiet Bedtime Stories & Meditations#189 - Sleep Meditation - A Peaceful Lake with Kari Boatner
Fall asleep next to a beautiful lake in this visualization meditation guided by Kari Boatner.Kari is a fantastic professional and personal coach who…
Listen To Sleep - Quiet Bedtime Stories & Meditations#188 - The Remarkable Rocket
A delightful sleepy fairy tale by Oscar Wilde parodying 19th century aristocracy. It's pride month and I had a little fun making a short video with some old…
Listen To Sleep - Quiet Bedtime Stories & Meditations#187 - Sleep Meditation - A Positive Future
A calming meditation to reflect on creating a positive future for yourself. With everything that’s been going on in the world, I’ve felt even more of a need to…
Listen To Sleep - Quiet Bedtime Stories & Meditations#186 - Thor's Fishing
A sleepy Norse tale where Thor goes fishing with a giant. If the podcast helps you sleep and you'd like to share it with friends, it's easy to send them a link…
Listen To Sleep - Quiet Bedtime Stories & Meditations#185 - Sleep Meditation - No One To Be
A meditation to calm the body and mind before bed or anytime you need a moment of peace. This week, as I was walking among all the wildflowers blooming on the…
Listen To Sleep - Quiet Bedtime Stories & Meditations#184 - The Golden Bird
A sleepy fairy tale from the Brothers Grimm about a fox who has a secret. If the podcast helps you sleep, would you consider supporting it with $3 a month?…
Listen To Sleep - Quiet Bedtime Stories & Meditations#183 - Mindfulness Meditation - Easing the Mind
Calm your mind with gentle affirmations and awareness of the breath. If the podcast helps you, would you consider supporting it with $3 a month? You'll get the…
Listen To Sleep - Quiet Bedtime Stories & Meditations#182 - The Traveling Beetle
A sleepy Danish fairy tale by Hans Christian Andersen about a conceited beetle who sets out to find his fortune. If the podcast helps you sleep, would you…
Listen To Sleep - Quiet Bedtime Stories & Meditations#181 - Mindfulness Meditation - Awareness of the Breath
Great for bedtime or anytime, this meditation helps to ease anxiety and calm the body. This weekend's rain made for some beautiful rainbows and the weather was…
Listen To Sleep - Quiet Bedtime Stories & Meditations#180 - Extra Men
For Mother’s Day, a story from 1918 about a grandmother who helps a troop of soldiers headed to the Great War.Yesterday Bodhi and I went out for a walk in the…
Listen To Sleep - Quiet Bedtime Stories & Meditations#179 - Mindfulness Meditation - Metta (Loving Kindness)
This mindfulness meditation for cultivating loving kindness is a good practice for any time of day and a great way to fall asleep. This meditation has the…
Listen To Sleep - Quiet Bedtime Stories & Meditations#178 - Princess Bella-Flor
A sleepy fairy tale about a Celtic princess and the king who will do anything to marry her. Our local bear family spent a morning sunning themselves and eating…
Listen To Sleep - Quiet Bedtime Stories & Meditations#177 - Sleep Meditation - Beyond Our Thoughts
A soothing meditation to help with those times when our minds can feel stuck on a loop of thoughts. This meditation has the sound of the creek behind the cabin…
Listen To Sleep - Quiet Bedtime Stories & Meditations#176 - The Stones of Five Colors
A sleepy Chinese fairy tale with a giant empress and an evil wizard. Bodhi and I went out for a walk yesterday to enjoy the last of the rain. I made a video…
Listen To Sleep - Quiet Bedtime Stories & Meditations#175 - Mindfulness Meditation - Awareness Body Scan
A calming non-dual mindfulness practice allowing local awareness to move throughout the body. I took a walk with Bodhi in the morning fog and spent some time…
Listen To Sleep - Quiet Bedtime Stories & Meditations#174 - The Thirteenth Son
A sleepy Irish fairy tale with a sea monster, a princess and our hero, Sean Ruadh. It's been raining for a few days up here on the mountain, and it's so…
Listen To Sleep - Quiet Bedtime Stories & Meditations#173 - Sleep Meditation - Waves On A Beach
A soothing visualization on a quiet beach to help you relax and fall deeply asleep. This meditation has the sound of the Pacific Ocean that I recorded to help…
Listen To Sleep - Quiet Bedtime Stories & Meditations#172 - The Magic Book
Fall deeply asleep to this surreal Danish fairy tale with a strange but happy ending. The wildflowers just keep coming this time of year. I made a couple of…
Listen To Sleep - Quiet Bedtime Stories & Meditations#171 - Mindfulness Meditation - The Breath As An Anchor
A meditation for any time of day, using the breath to help anchor awareness in the present moment.This meditation uses the breath to help us anchor our…
Listen To Sleep - Quiet Bedtime Stories & Meditations#170 - King Powell and Rhiannon
A sleepy Welsh fairy tale about a king and a queen who outsmart a fairy prince. It's Spring here on the mountain, and this week I made a video of some of…
Listen To Sleep - Quiet Bedtime Stories & Meditations#169 - Sleep Meditation - The Mountain
Lay by a gentle creek as you visualize a serene mountain to help you fall deeply asleep.This meditation has the sound of the creek behind the cabin in the…
Listen To Sleep - Quiet Bedtime Stories & Meditations#168 - Sweet One Darling and the Dream Fairies
A charming fairy tale about a young girl and her sleepy adventures with the dream fairies.I spent a lot of time thinking about dreams this week, and how It can…
Listen To Sleep - Quiet Bedtime Stories & MeditationsThe Wonderful Wizard of Oz - Chapters 1 and 2 (Listen To Sleep Plus)
This is a free preview of Listen To Sleep Plus. We just finished Winnie The Pooh, and now we're starting The Wonderful Wizard of Oz. You can subscribe to…
Listen To Sleep - Quiet Bedtime Stories & Meditations#167 - Sleep Meditation - Gratitude Body Scan
A mindfulness meditation bringing gratitude and gentle awareness to the body as you fall asleep. This meditation combines the sound of the creek behind the…
Listen To Sleep - Quiet Bedtime Stories & Meditations#166 - The Magic Egg
A sleepy Ukrainian folk tale with magical animals, a dragon couple, and a happy ending. In the blog, I wrote about some of the ways we can all help the people…
Listen To Sleep - Quiet Bedtime Stories & Meditations#165 - Sleep Meditation - Open Awareness
Drift off to sleep with a deep awareness of the present moment. We've had Bandit staying with us this week and we've been getting out for some beautiful walks…
Listen To Sleep - Quiet Bedtime Stories & Meditations#164 - Pinkel The Thief
A sleepy Scottish fairy tale about a boy who outsmarts a witch. We've had the neighbor's dogs staying with us this week and we've been getting out for some…
Listen To Sleep - Quiet Bedtime Stories & Meditations#163 - Sleep Meditation - Tonglen Healing
A Tibetan meditation to bring peace and healing to yourself and the world as you fall deeply asleep. In last week's blog post, there are links to an…
Listen To Sleep - Quiet Bedtime Stories & Meditations#162 - The Tsar and the Angel
A sleepy Ukrainian folk tale that reminds us to be kind and help those in need. I rescued Bodhi from our local shelter when he was just 11 weeks old. This week…
Listen To Sleep - Quiet Bedtime Stories & Meditations#161 - Sleep Meditation - Letting Go of Thoughts
A mindfulness meditation for noticing and letting go of your thoughts as you fall deeply asleep. If you'd like to keep up with our life here at the cabin, I…
Listen To Sleep - Quiet Bedtime Stories & Meditations#160 - The Wonderful Cloth
A sleepy Polish fairy tale that reminds us not to underestimate the abilities of others. It's late-Winter here on the mountain. The nights are cold but the…
Listen To Sleep - Quiet Bedtime Stories & Meditations#159 - Sleep Meditation - Reflections On A Lake
This meditation is a combination of mindful breathing and visualization to help you relax and let go of tension while creating a calm place inside that you can…
Listen To Sleep - Quiet Bedtime Stories & Meditations#158 - Covan the Brown-Haired
A sleepy French fairy tale about the importance of being courageous and helping others. Did you know you can search and listen to over 150 free bedtime stories…
Listen To Sleep - Quiet Bedtime Stories & Meditations#157 - Sleep Meditation - Sleepy Train Ride
Take a sleepy open air train ride through beautiful countryside in this guided visualization meditation.This meditation also includes some affirmations for…
Listen To Sleep - Quiet Bedtime Stories & Meditations#156 - The Verdict
A sleepy tale by Edith Wharton from 1908 about an artist who realizes the truth about his work. The mountain has been warm and Spring-like this week, and I…
Listen To Sleep - Quiet Bedtime Stories & Meditations#155 - Sleep Meditation - Coming Home To The Breath
Fall deeply asleep with a guided mindfulness meditation on the breath and letting go. Letting go really means letting be. It's one of the foundations of…
Listen To Sleep - Quiet Bedtime Stories & Meditations#154 - The Dragon Of The North
A sleepy German fairy tale with a dragon, a witch maiden, a magician and of course, our hero. Bodhi and I took a beautiful sunrise walk this week that got me…
Listen To Sleep - Quiet Bedtime Stories & Meditations#153 - Sleep Meditation - Accepting Sleep
Fall deeply asleep with a guided mindfulness meditation on acceptance of the present moment. Acceptance is an active process of recognizing that things are as…
Listen To Sleep - Quiet Bedtime Stories & MeditationsWinnie The Pooh - Chapters 1 and 2 (Listen To Sleep Plus)
This is a free preview of Listen To Sleep Plus. We just finished The Children of Odin, a great book of Norse tales, and now we're starting Winnie The Pooh. You…
Listen To Sleep - Quiet Bedtime Stories & Meditations#152 - A Thing Of Beauty
A sweet, sleepy story about finding the soft heart of beauty in our sometimes hard world. I took a walk with Bodhi this week that helped me remember to see the…
Listen To Sleep - Quiet Bedtime Stories & Meditations#151 - Sleep Meditation - Compassion & Kindness
A guided sleep meditation to help you cultivate compassion and loving kindness for yourself and others. In this metta sleep meditation, we direct loving…
Listen To Sleep - Quiet Bedtime Stories & Meditations#150 - Momotaro
A Japanese fairy tale about a magical boy who was born from a peach. This week, the mountain has been either shrouded in fog or drenched in sun, and we had a…
Listen To Sleep - Quiet Bedtime Stories & Meditations#149 - Sleep Meditation - Creating Inner Peace
A guided mindfulness meditation to help you create inner peace as you fall deeply asleep. I'm so excited to be bringing you these new meditations to help you…
Listen To Sleep - Quiet Bedtime Stories & Meditations#148 - King Kojata
A sleepy Russian fairy tale about a prince who outwits an evil magician. We had an extremely colorful week up here on the mountain. One day we had one of the…
Listen To Sleep - Quiet Bedtime Stories & Meditations#147 - Sleep Meditation - The Beach House
A guided visualization of a beautiful day on a tropical beach to help you relax and fall deeply asleep. I hope you enjoy these new Thursday night meditations…
Listen To Sleep - Quiet Bedtime Stories & Meditations#146 - The Travelling Doll
A sweet, sleepy tale from the early 1900s about a girl who lives on a fishing boat with her family and her dog. We had snow, rain and a sunny day up here on…
Listen To Sleep - Quiet Bedtime Stories & Meditations#145 - Sleep Meditation - Beginner's Mind Body Scan
A guided mindfulness meditation to help you relax your body and fall deeply asleep. I'm so excited to be creating these new Thursday night meditations and…
Listen To Sleep - Quiet Bedtime Stories & Meditations#144 - Prince Ring
A sleepy Icelandic fairy tale about a prince and his magical dog. It was Bodhi's sixth birthday this week and he got lots of treats and kisses. I took him for…
Listen To Sleep - Quiet Bedtime Stories & Meditations#143 - A Christmas Carol - Part Five
The sleepy conclusion of the Charles Dickens holiday classic. It was a beautiful Winter Solstice up here on the mountain. The waterfall that is in the artwork…
Listen To Sleep - Quiet Bedtime Stories & Meditations#142 - A Christmas Carol - Part Four
A sleepy reading of part four of the Charles Dickens holiday classic. We'll finish next week with the final chapter on Christmas Eve. We had some snow up here…
Listen To Sleep - Quiet Bedtime Stories & Meditations#141 - A Christmas Carol - Part Three
A sleepy reading of part three of the Charles Dickens holiday classic. We'll have a new chapter each week in December until we finish with chapter five on…
Listen To Sleep - Quiet Bedtime Stories & Meditations#140 - A Christmas Carol - Part Two
A sleepy reading of part two of the Charles Dickens holiday classic. We'll have another chapter each week in December until we finish with chapter five on…
Listen To Sleep - Quiet Bedtime Stories & Meditations#139 - A Christmas Carol - Part One
By multiple requests, a sleepy reading of the Charles Dickens holiday classic. I took another sunrise walk with Bodhi this week. When the fog broke, we got a…
Listen To Sleep - Quiet Bedtime Stories & Meditations#138 - Tom's Thanksgiving
A sweet, sleepy story about a Thanksgiving surprise in early 1900s Boston. I took a walk up the hill to watch the sunrise this week and it filled me with…
Listen To Sleep - Quiet Bedtime Stories & Meditations#137 - Thumbelina
A sleepy fairy tale by Hans Christian Andersen about a tiny girl and her magical life, by request for a patreon supporter.I took a magical hike with Bodhi and…
Listen To Sleep - Quiet Bedtime Stories & Meditations#136 - The Schoolmistress
A sleepy classic by Anton Chekov about a morning in the life of a late 19th century schoolmistress in tsarist Russia.Bodhi and I took a few hikes searching for…
Listen To Sleep - Quiet Bedtime Stories & Meditations#135 - The Cat That Walked By Himself
A sleepy tale about how cats and people might first have come to live together. We got over a foot of rain this week, and the waterfall was as wild as I've…
Listen To Sleep - Quiet Bedtime Stories & Meditations#134 - Ib and Little Christina
A sleepy, bittersweet fairy tale about two star-crossed lovers by Hans Christian Andersen. This week it has starting pouring rain here on the mountain. Bodhi…
Listen To Sleep - Quiet Bedtime Stories & Meditations#133 - Her First Ball
A sweet, sleepy story by Katherine Mansfield about a young country woman's outing to her first ball in the big city. This week I took a class online with Dr…