Michelle's Sanctuary Stories for Sleep

Years ago, amidst the craziness of hosting Thanksgiving in my one-bedroom apartment, I decided to record “A Christmas Carol” to spare myself the effort of writing a new script. But I have been considering a meditation inspired by this story for some time, and after a listener request, I wrote this week’s release: "Christmas Carol Sleep Meditation ✨ Holiday Rekindling."

Dickens’s timeless tale captures what brings us all hope— the idea that people can change for the better, that the holiday spirit can be powerful enough to move us to be our very best and find compassion.

I hope you listen to tonight’s release and find compassion for yourself, as three guides come along to lovingly lead you through time. Find your deep sleep now. It’s time to dream away.


🕯 YouTube: https://youtu.be/--69hAQvGz0

✨ Podcast: open.spotify.com/episode/0L9UxqgznYvOpxsJaBwPfI?si…

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Michelle's Sanctuary Stories for Sleep

Rekindle Your Holiday Joy! 🕯 Bonus Meditation Drop!

With the year winding down, I'm gifting you extra moments of calm every Monday in December ‪@MichellesMeditationSanctuary‬. Because this time of year is so busy, these meditations are all under 10 minutes. Think of it as your weekly self-care prescription! ✨


TONIGHT'S GIFT: The brand new meditation, "Spark Your Inner Flame," is here to help you snuggle up, connect with your deepest passions, and intentionally tend to your inner light before the new year.

🎁 Find it now at Michelle's Meditation Sanctuary!

🕯YouTube: https://youtu.be/jEu45NOfWh8

✨Podcast: api.spreaker.com/v2/episodes/68882750/download.mp3


#HolidaySelfCare #InnerFlame #BonusMeditation #MichelleMeditation #SleepAids

3 days ago | [YT] | 43

Michelle's Sanctuary Stories for Sleep

✨ EVENING RITUAL: Cozy Winter Haven ✨ ‪@MichellesMeditationSanctuary‬

It's time to settle in! Join me tonight, as always, for our routine deep dive into comfort and stillness. I'll be streaming live at 6:00 PM Eastern!

If you close your eyes and imagine your perfect cozy winter haven, what comes to mind? 🕯️ Soft blankets? A crackling fire? Deep, profound quiet? Share your cozy vision in the comments! 👇

Tonight, we explore the simple, restorative art of Hygge (pronounced Hoo-gah), a Danish philosophy that helps cultivate a profound sense of coziness, well-being, and comfort-- especially in the coldest of times. Grab your favorite mug, light your candle, and let's meet in the sanctuary. See you soon! 💖 It's time to dream away

Live at 6PM Eastern December 3rd!

🕯Podcast: open.spotify.com/episode/6eWkkqVhnj1R5hRjV5BOXa?si…
❄️YouTube:https://youtu.be/ewXNmm5xEqw

#HyggeVibes #CozyWinterHaven #MeditationRoutine #DeepSleep #WinterSelfCare #EveningRitual #HyggeAtHome #GuidedRelaxation #Michellessanctuary #InnerSanctuary #CozyNight #WinterStillness

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Michelle's Sanctuary Stories for Sleep

The Christmas trees are stacked along Broadway, with the healthiest and waxiest deep green needles I’ve ever seen perfuming the air. 🌲 Holiday music plays from tiny shacks made of wooden crates, and tiny reindeer 🦌, crafted from leftover branches and stumps, are sold. My pup, Ike, doesn’t know what to do now that his access to the curb is limited, but even he can’t help but stop and sniff at the new aromas. 🐾

And so the holiday season begins, and I hope that no matter what challenges present themselves, you can take a little time each night for yourself to reconnect with the spirit of magic and believing. ✨ For me, even as a creator, it gets harder each year to still conjure the younger part of me that was always so incredibly hopeful and assured that everything always works out. This time of year, I often find myself wondering about deeper meanings and how to celebrate the year as it closes. So much is condensed in this time, that it’s not always easy to step back and take a moment.

This week’s sleep story, “The Magical Christmas Tree,” offers a mystical journey on the 1st of December, as a station and train suddenly appear in the Laplands. 🚂 All aboard for holiday festivities and an enchanting midnight ice skating experience beneath the Northern Lights! ⛸️ aurora My niece had some ideas for festive holiday stories, and I would love to hear any of yours in the
comments! 👇

It’s time to dream away. 😴

Live at 6PM Eastern tonight, November 30th!

❄️Podcast: open.spotify.com/episode/0Az0vEPk47ufQ3gsu4iIrh?si…

🕯YouTube: https://youtu.be/l1Dcd_z1QEk

#SleepStory #ChristmasSleep #NorthernLights #GuidedSleep #CozyVibes #HolidayRelaxation #SleepAid #WinterWonderland #BedtimeRoutine #MagicalChristmasTrain

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Michelle's Sanctuary Stories for Sleep

In February, I stayed at a former horse farm during the most frigid week. Rolling hills of glistening untouched snow surrounded the cozy A-frame where I settled by a fire. Stepping out into the night, I was met with a profound silence—the kind of deep quiet that settles over a snowy landscape. ❄️

This week’s sleep meditation, “All Is Quiet,” is inspired by winter’s quietude, as the snow muffles the noise of the world, offering you a clean slate for dreaming. Snuggle up and take some time to connect with the deep quiet tonight. It’s time to dream away. ✨

❄️ Podcast: open.spotify.com/episode/2Vogav3HxA6zCi11mi37Fx?si…

💤 YouTube: https://youtu.be/8g38rR734eM

#sleepstory #winter #cozy #michellessanctuary #bedtime #insomnia #bedtimestory #dreamaway #sleepy #selfcare #mindfulness

2 weeks ago | [YT] | 59

Michelle's Sanctuary Stories for Sleep

This week ‪@MichellesMeditationSanctuary‬ I've created a new guided sleep meditation that offers "The Softest Landing."

If, like me, you sometimes feel the world is too harsh, I invite you partake in setting aside time for softness.

Bedtime is a time that deserves softness and it can be hard to find it with a mind full of rigid thoughts. I wrote this to help soothe.

For me, having two pets constantly cuddling against me, help remind me of this softness. I write this even as Ike is in his fleecy pajamas asleep on my lap.

Let me know in the comments what brings softness to your life?

🌙 YouTube: https://youtu.be/kXh32zToJlo

🕊 Podcast: open.spotify.com/episode/6b0t2r7SfbrFPYhkL2jS0d?si…

#guidedmeditation #sleepmeditation #sleephacks #insomniahelp #relaxation #meditationpractice #softness #selflovejourney #innerpeace #gentleness #healingjourney #sootheyourmind #mindfulness #selfcare #bedtimeroutine #mentalwellness

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Michelle's Sanctuary Stories for Sleep

A lover of Northeast train travel, I've long been captivated by the station buildings that stir a deep nostalgia for the Golden Era of Rail.

Come along for “First Frost at the Old Depot Cafe,” an autumnal escape in the Berkshires. This renovated station hall is now the heart of a vibrant community, run by a mother and daughter, and offers a timeless space to reconnect with a companion.

As the first frost settles over the gold and crimson carpet of fallen leaves, the journey continues to a cozy, renovated barn. Settle by the fire, let your best memories comfort you, and dream away.

✨Podcast: open.spotify.com/episode/4MQarhFduJrdyWGWyk6MkP?si…

🌙 YouTube: https://youtu.be/uz1j3CqpEIM


#sleepstory #traintravel #insomnia #bedtimestory #michellessanctuary #dreamaway #autumnvibes

1 month ago | [YT] | 76

Michelle's Sanctuary Stories for Sleep

The world is only as safe as you feel inside. 🌍 It can be hard to regulate your nervous system in modern times, where information is so abundant and at times chaotic. ✨

This week’s deep sleep meditation ‪@MichellesMeditationSanctuary‬ , "The Safe Place," is a healing practice dedicated to building that crucial internal safety. Draw on all your softest memories and dreams—every kind moment, every aspiration—to craft a personal sanctuary that comes along with you, wherever you may go.

When you invite this profound feeling of being safely held inside, your nervous system regulates, finally making it possible to feel safe in the world beyond. This practice helps old, stressful pathways fade as you welcome protection and peace.

It’s time to dream away.🌙

✨Podcast: open.spotify.com/episode/4nn043RdLhChNRizmH7kuI?si…

💝YouTube: https://youtu.be/4hlK-rr3lts


#TheSafePlace #InnerSafety #NervousSystemRegulation #HealingSleep #ptsd #guidedsleepmeditation #michellessanctuary

1 month ago | [YT] | 68

Michelle's Sanctuary Stories for Sleep

It means so much that "Stormy Night in the Cotswolds" became a favorite for so many of you (it’s surpassed 1 million streams across platforms!). Because the Cotswolds have offered such a charming, soothing place to escape, I like to bring you back to its bucolic beauty every now and then.

Today’s release, "Rainy Evening at the Cotswolds Stone Inn," brings us back to the honey-gold stone in the heart of Chipping Campden. A historic market, cozy taverns and coaching inns, and the echoes of its rich history set the pace for an easy night of rain and reflections. Spend the night fireside in a beloved inn as the rain washes the world clean and sleep comes easily. It’s time to dream away.

Thank you, as always, for making these sleepy adventures possible.

🌙 Podcast: open.spotify.com/episode/0FieTayoj054CUvJdJvgqp?si…

✨ YouTube: https://youtu.be/4Dd4vriYdjM

#Cotswolds #SleepStory #CozyVibes #RainyEvening #DeepRest #BedtimeStories #ASMR #BedtimeRoutine #GuidedRelaxation #SleepAid #RainSounds

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Michelle's Sanctuary Stories for Sleep

🌧 Tonight at 6 PM EST, surrender every ache and tension with my newest guided sleep meditation, "The Healing Rain."

Over the past few years, I’ve heard from many listeners who deal with chronic pain that can be aggravated by rain storms yet the sounds of rain are soothing when listening to a meditation for healing and sleep. Your feedback has inspired me to create “The Healing Rain.”

Imagine the sound of continuous, gentle rain as a cleansing force, washing over you to provide deep comfort and physical pain relief. This practice uses soothing visualizations and a gentle body scan to invite your body to finally let go. You get to choose your cozy haven in this fluid journey as you soothe your nervous system, and welcome the most restorative sleep.

❤️‍🩹Youtube:https://youtu.be/TlsMSyoEbyA
💤 Podcast: open.spotify.com/episode/0TzFF7mUhptsewBfAXIPzX?si…

#SleepMeditation #PainRelief #HealingRain #InsomniaRelief #GuidedMeditation #CozyVibes #Sleep

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