Michelle's Sanctuary Stories for Sleep

There is a special kind of peace in returning to the places that ground us. No matter how busy the world gets, my heart always finds its way back to the Witches’ Cottage. 🕯️✨

This week’s story is inspired by that very feeling—the simple, quiet comfort of coming home as we explore the special bond between the three sisters and the beloved fox. When I first conjured this healing realm in the enchanted forest, I was spending time on a quiet island with my chihuahua who kept getting mistaken as a fox.

As another Valentine's Day has come and gone, I've released this week's story as a bookend to celebrate the kind of love we may find from an animal companion. It’s an invitation to step away from the noise and find a soft place to land. I hope that as you listen tonight, you find the same sense of sanctuary and warmth I always find in the witches' cottage.

Let’s settle in and find some quiet together. It's time to dream away.

🌙 Join me at the Cottage. We go live at 6 PM EST.

🕯️Podcast: open.spotify.com/episode/6UWIi7CzGPnOPnuJbmWOhS?si…
✨YouTube: https://youtu.be/GgvldmFYoGM

#witchescottage #michellessanctuary #sleepstories #bedtime #bedtimestoryforgrownups #animallovers

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5 days ago | [YT] | 129

Michelle's Sanctuary Stories for Sleep

Cue the Minnie Riperton... 🎶 My mind is deep in the planning of Valentine’s festivities, as my other passion-turned-profession has me creating indulgent pairings and romantic moments. Every year, I consider a different lens of love. And tonight, “Loving You” is the latest guided sleep meditation that invites you to court yourself. 🌹

Drift like a rose petal to an ethereal realm, where you may reconnect with the versions of you from long ago and the beautiful person you are becoming. 🕊️ This journey is all-out crimson and pink, from cotton candy skies to fields of strawberry-hued reeds. The pink noise of a waterfall aims to help you remember the greatest and longest relationship this life has gifted to you—the one you have with yourself. ✨

So snuggle up, and prepare for a vibrant dreamscape of love. It’s time to dream away.

✨Podcast: open.spotify.com/episode/2Bnt8skZ6G72IS7fbc41k5?si…

🕯️YouTube: https://youtu.be/Ii7vEvqsfhE


#SelfRomance #SlowLiving #MeditationSanctuary #SleepAids #ValentinesVibes #MindfulMoments #selflove #michellessanctuary

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1 week ago | [YT] | 69

Michelle's Sanctuary Stories for Sleep

Tonight at 6:30 PM EST, we journey to a world where the Atlantic turns to lavender slush. I was so inspired by recent videos of Montauk’s frozen waves that I had to capture that magic for you in this week’s story, Snowy Seaside Cottage.

Ike and I even shared our own winter moment on the one warm day this week (a balmy 33F). We took a trek to the river to see the ice discs drifting down the Hudson during the golden hour. By Friday it was frigid again and the snow flurries danced around us, and despite the chill it was so beautiful. I hope tonight you are able to find the beauty in this wintry escape, as you snuggle in and slow down.

It’s time to dream away. 🐕❄️

💤YouTube: https://youtu.be/XyYQaMsnIG8

✨Podcast: open.spotify.com/episode/5DFMv7UESHzrEaDm4O4iUZ?si…

#sleepstories #snowasmr #winterambience #bedtimestories #insomniatips #snowyseaside #nantucketwinter #meditation #deepsleep #michellessanctuary #calmingvoice #cozyvibes #winterwonderland #sleepaid #dreamaway

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1 week ago | [YT] | 108

Michelle's Sanctuary Stories for Sleep

Have you ever allowed your mind to wander to all the great things you’ve still yet to experience? From that unexpected connection with someone who becomes a dear friend? Or that book or song or movie that moves you like nothing else has? Or even that dream vacation, or that unexpected meal that offers a taste of the sublime?

This week’s meditation, “The Best Is Yet To Come,” came as a request and I thought it would be a way to elevate all of our hearts and minds during this time in history. The title alone already brings me back to teaching a room full of people how to make burrata as the snow falls outside and we are cozy and listening to Sinatra croon “The Best Is Yet To Come.” And even with that memory, I know there are so many great classes I’ve yet to teach and take myself.

Allow your mind to wander in the safety of your space tonight, as you cast visions into the night in the form of bubbles from a futuristic mountain sanctuary. It’s time to dream away.


🌙 YouTube: https://youtu.be/boUHr-42Q-4?si=AEQ0H...

🕯️ Podcast: open.spotify.com/episode/71yMh88vMtTobFTukfH6vp?si…

#TheBestIsYetToCome #VagusNerveHealth #NervousSystemRegulation #SleepMeditation #HopefulThinking #BedtimeRoutine #MindfulWandering #SafeSpace #RestAsResistance #DreamAway

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2 weeks ago | [YT] | 84

Michelle's Sanctuary Stories for Sleep

All aboard the Midnight Train to Sapa... 🚂🌙✨

Tonight’s sleep journey is a very special one for me. Vietnam has a permanent piece of my heart—from its breathtaking emerald landscapes to the incredible kindness and warmth of the people I’ve met there. I never had a chance to visit Sapa and thought it would be a welcome escape from the deep freeze in NYC this week.

Step into the vibrant, late-night bustle of Hanoi’s Old Quarter. From there, you and a companion of your choice will board a timeless night train, leaving the city lights behind as we ascend into the "walking clouds" of the Sapa highlands.

Snuggle up in a rivate, teak-wood cabin, lulled by the rocking motion of the train as you pass through moonlit rice terraces and silver mountain mist. Settle into a night of quiet luxury and deep, restorative rest.

The Sapa Sleeper boards at 6:30 EST tonight! It's time to dream away.

🎧 Listen to the full journey here:
💤 YouTube: https://youtu.be/7NVwvwvAVZ0
🌙 Podcast: open.spotify.com/episode/4vZddTfzAffXvKvWMwdH2w?si…

#MidnightTrainToSapa #MichellesSanctuary #SleepJourney #VietnamTravel #SapaHighlands #BedtimeStoriesForGrownUps #TrainSounds #DeepSleep

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2 weeks ago | [YT] | 107

Michelle's Sanctuary Stories for Sleep

Close your eyes for a moment and imagine a silver highway stretching through a quiet, moonlit desert. 🌌

In our bodies, the vagus nerve is like "The Wanderer," traveling from the brain to the heart, carrying messages of peace or protection. If your wanderer has felt weary or on high alert lately, I’ve created a space just for you to rest.

Tonight, I’m inviting you to roam the "Highway to Calm."

This bedtime journey is designed to gently soothe your nervous system and help your wanderer find its way back to a state of safety. We will travel the road together, weave a healing silver loom with a body scan, and then simply let go.

I created soft, original soundscape that I hope captures the sleep sound of a distant, tranquil highway.

I'm so glad you're here. And hope this helps you soothe your nerves and fall asleep tonight. It’s time to dream away. ✨

LIVE at 6:30 EST

You can now stream without ads on Spotify Premium!

💤 YouTube: https://youtu.be/jDntsxsdqWk
🎧 Podcast: open.spotify.com/episode/3DhnlEIzPJBLq8LYVxv8Cg?si…

Photo Courtesy of Jim Delillo

#vagusnerve #vagusnervehealing #sleepmeditation #michellessanctuary #insomnia #healing

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3 weeks ago | [YT] | 50

Michelle's Sanctuary Stories for Sleep

There is a specific kind of magic in a winter rain. 🌧️🏔️

Tonight, we’re leaving the "real world" behind for a sanctuary in the heart of the Alps. Whether you’re currently hiding from subzero temperatures (like me and Ike!) or just dreaming of a crisp, mountain breeze, this journey is for you. This week I was tasked with teaching a cheese pairing class that had some influences from the Savoie Region and I thought it might be a beautiful setting.

We’re checking into a historic Bookshop Inn—a place where the walls are lined with old stories and the air smells of cedar and beeswax. As you settle into a plush bed tucked right under the eaves, the rhythmic, musical tapping of rain on a metal roof will help lull you to sleep. It's time to dream away.


✨ Tonight’s Sojourn: "Winter Rain at the Alpine Bookshop Inn" 🔗 Podcast: open.spotify.com/episode/3trENf7S9wpIkcG45xD0wJ?si…
🕯️ YouTube: https://youtu.be/lYbD4cpSUkc

#SleepStory #RainOnAMetalRoof #AlpineMagic #BookshopAmbience #CozyVibes #SleepAid #WinterRain

3 weeks ago | [YT] | 67

Michelle's Sanctuary Stories for Sleep

Remember how cozy Jeannie’s bottle looked in "I Dream of Jeannie"? 🏺✨

As a kid, I’d dream about her velvet-lined hideaway. It was the ideal hideaway for an introvert who may have needed to escape the world sometimes.

This year, I’ve taken to heart the many requests for new meditations, and there has been a common theme of wanting to feel a sense of safety and belonging.

Tonight’s release, YOU BELONG, invites you to step into your own iridescent bottle. It’s for those nights when you feel like an outsider or you just want to self-soothe and remember that you belong.

You don’t have to try to fit in anywhere else. You are the sanctuary. You are the home. It’s time to dream away. 🐚🌙

If you're a Spotify Premium subscriber you can listen ad free:
open.spotify.com/episode/4akZrbfn4gYb9vlRnSoepq?si…

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HQ1vY...

#MichellesSanctuary #IDreamOfJeannie #SleepMeditation #YouBelong

1 month ago | [YT] | 74

Michelle's Sanctuary Stories for Sleep

Feel like escaping to a cozy, restored bothy tonight? 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿❄️

A snow-dusted glen awaits in this week's sleep story, "Scottish Bothy: Snowy Night in the Highlands." Tonight at 6:30 PM EST, we’re retreating to a land of rolling hills, fairy bridges, and white-capped Munros.

As a snow squall arrives, find comfort in a stone bothy that once protected shepherds from the gale-force winds—now lovingly transformed into a charming abode. A world of contrasting beauty, peatsmoke, and historic tales is here to offer the perfect getaway before sleep.

It's time to dream away. 🕯️✨

😴 Watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/XX4fljPPY3k
❄️ Listen on Podcast: open.spotify.com/episode/1dkOjOMdib5habeRNUlsF3?si…

#SleepStory #Highlands #CozyHome #Scotland #InsomniaRelief #WinterSolitude #MichellesSanctuary

1 month ago | [YT] | 68

Michelle's Sanctuary Stories for Sleep

2026 is already primed for rattling our nervous systems, and we are but two weeks into it. Oy.

No matter what the outside world chaotically conjures, we all deserve a time to draw inward and feel safe at bedtime. It’s why I have created a continuous stream of meditations that I hope leave you feeling "Calm and Protected" before you drift to sleep.

Collectively, we are all more drawn to peace and community than whatever impressions the world may give us otherwise. A flexible nervous system is a superpower, and I hope to help yours become more resilient and soothed in this sanctuary.

Join me ‪@MichellesMeditationSanctuary‬ for 4 hours of uninterrupted rest with the soothing soundscape of brown noise, music, and yours truly. . It’s time to dream away✨

For those of you listening on Spotify Premium— my latest uploads are now ad-free.

💤Podcast: open.spotify.com/episode/4oVbFLnYjb8Eyv2bZyLFqq?si…

🌙YouTube: https://youtu.be/0GuxPD4Bc1M


#NervousSystemHealth #SleepMeditation #InnerSanctuary #ProtectYourPeace

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