You are listening to “The Record Shop,” a rainy bedtime story set in a maritime city. As a coastal rainstorm persists through the afternoon, you explore the cobblestone streets and arrive at the Melody Lane Record Shop. Rain pelts the windows, and you get lost in the soothing sound of crackling vinyl and musical discoveries. You sink into a velvet armchair in a listening room and drift on a stream of happy feelings and memories enlivened by familiar melodies and life-enhancing lyrics. Come closing time, you return to a Victorian home, and fall asleep to the relaxing sounds of rain and a crackling fire. It's time to dream away. www.michellessanctuary.com

"The Record Shop" is a calming bedtime story set in a rainy maritime city, taking you on a musical journey through the Melody Lane Record Shop.

The Record Shop | Rainy Bedtime Story

Listen to how a young disruptive clown gets into trouble at the circus and how he turns this all around when he is befriended by the lion tamer. He learns to get in touch with his feelings and how to deal with them, he learns about kindness and being with people.

A disruptive clown befriends a lion tamer, learns to deal with feelings and about kindness in the circus in trouble.

Clowning Around

Meet Henry - The Magic Teddy Bear. Tonight, you will discover what makes Henry's magic come alive for the first time ever in this warm, emotional, and heartfelt story.

Henry, the Magic Teddy Bear, comes alive in a warm and emotional story.

The Magic Teddy Bear

Even as adults we relax with familiar sensations that remind us of childhood comfort and feelings of safety. I will endeavor to relax you with a short soothing exercise that will end with my story.

A short soothing exercise aims to relax adults by evoking childhood comfort and safety before sharing a story.

Oliver The Owl A Relaxing Story

In this nature meditation, we will use a deep, tranquil lake as a metaphor, to explore and release our feelings and thoughts in a safe, comfortable way. I'll invite you to remember or imagine a lake, and in this lake, explore the surface and the depths.

This nature meditation guides you to use a tranquil lake metaphor to safely explore and release your emotions and thoughts.

Release Emotions For Deep Sleep

Bunny is very eager to please his friend Cara Caracal. He says “yes” to everything Cara wants to do. But then problems arise. Cara doesn't consider Bunny’s feelings and expects him to follow along with her obediently. Bunny needs to learn how to tell Cara what he wants, but how to do that without hurting Cara’s feelings and risking the friendship? This story offers some helpful thoughts about assertiveness, especially for children who struggle to make their voices heard.

Bunny struggles with assertiveness while trying to please his friend Cara Caracal, but learns valuable lessons in this story for children.

Bunny Learns To Be Bolder

This story shows us how we can make heavy feelings feel a bit lighter. All emotions are valid and it is OK to feel them, but sometimes we need some help when heavy feelings, such as sadness, hang around for too long. In the story, children will find out how to connect with love, joy, and gratitude to lighten the heart. Background music: The Inner Calling composed by Music Of Wisdom

Learn how to lighten heavy feelings by connecting with love, joy, and gratitude in this story with the help of The Inner Calling background music.

Feelings Like Feathers Story

A pandemic calls for social isolation but does not include emotional isolation. During these uncertain times allow these words to help open your heart.

Pandemic's social isolation shouldn't lead to emotional isolation, let these words open your heart during uncertain times.

Pandemic

In this story, Selwyn Grant returns home after a decade away, expecting to reconnect with his family and their familiar routines. He finds his family bustling with preparations for his brother Leo's wedding, which Selwyn was unaware of. As Selwyn grapples with the rapid changes in his family, he is also haunted by memories of Esme Graham, the girl he loved years ago. This story explores themes of love, the passage of time, and the idea that some feelings endure despite life's changes.

Selwyn returns home to find his family preparing for his brother's wedding, sparking memories of lost love and the enduring nature of feelings.

An Unpremeditated Ceremony

Lauren needed to go inside, into her mind, into her other world. A world where she could explore feelings for another man. It was complicated. She saw the stranger as a gift, a gift to find herself again, to find all the parts of her she had lost in the years of being married! This is the story of Lauren, a middle-aged woman who examines her lost desires, and feelings of being desired, all through the help of another man, unbeknown to him!

Lauren seeks solace in a secret relationship with a stranger to rediscover her lost desires and sense of self, unbeknownst to him.

Lauren's Other World

If you are ready to let go of shame, step into your power, and embrace your purpose, then this deep meditative journey is for you. Let the splendor of the mountains and the company of your most loyal guide help you to release any feelings of shame in your life so that you can live more freely and joyfully.

Deep meditative journey in the mountains helps release shame and embrace purpose for a more joyful life.

Free of Shame

Experience the timeless wisdom of Aesop's fable in 'The Oak Tree and the Reed' read by Emotional Wellness Expert, Vinita Temmert. This enchanting bedtime story teaches a valuable lesson about the strength found in flexibility and adaptability. As you listen to the tale of the proud oak and the resilient reed, you'll be reminded of the power of yielding in the face of adversity. Ideal for a peaceful night's sleep, this fable soothes the mind with its gentle narrative and profound moral. Let the story guide you into a restful state, embracing the calm resilience of the reed.

'The Oak Tree and the Reed' is an enchanting bedtime story that teaches the power of flexibility and adaptability in the face of adversity.

The Oak Tree & The Reed - An Aesop Fable

This track provides a safe and nurturing space for you to explore and address the inner critic that may hinder your confidence and well-being. This track empowers you to challenge negative self-talk, release perfectionist tendencies, and embrace self-acceptance. As you journey through the practices offered in this track, you'll discover the power of self-love and inner peace, paving the way for greater confidence, resilience, and emotional well-being. Say goodbye to self-criticism and hello to a newfound sense of self-kindness and empowerment.

Empower yourself by challenging negative self-talk, releasing perfectionism, and embracing self-acceptance for greater confidence and emotional well-being.

Soothe Your Inner Critic

This is a true story of my experience taking a 2-week trek up Mount Everest to scatter my father's ashes in November 2018. During this story, I explain the physical, mental and emotional roller coaster ride I went on during the trip. I also discuss the spiritual nature of the journey and the mystical/synchronistic events that took place. I hope you love this story.

A man treks up Mount Everest to scatter his father's ashes, sharing his physical, mental, and emotional journey, as well as spiritual and mystical events.

Honoring A Loved One On Mount Everest

I offer a serene and nurturing space to gently release the burdens of self-doubt and cultivate a sense of inner confidence and self-assurance. As you prepare to transition into a peaceful night’s rest, this guided session provides gentle encouragement and support to help you let go of negative self-perceptions and embrace a more positive and empowering mindset. Through soothing words and calming imagery, you’ll be guided to acknowledge and release any lingering doubts or fears weighing heavy on your heart and mind. As you journey inward, you’ll explore the roots of your self-doubt with compassion and understanding, recognizing that these feelings are a natural part of the human experience.

Find peace, release self-doubt, and embrace inner confidence with guided support to let go of negativity and cultivate a positive mindset before bedtime.

Overcome Self-Doubt

This track guides you through a nurturing journey of self-love and acceptance as you prepare to drift into a restful slumber. This gentle bedtime talk invites you to cultivate a deeper connection with your body, fostering a sense of appreciation and gratitude for all that it does for you. As you listen, allow yourself to release any tension, and invite feelings of love and compassion to flow freely. By the end of this track, you'll feel a newfound sense of peace and harmony with your body, paving the way for a night of deep and restorative sleep.

A soothing bedtime talk to cultivate self-love and gratitude, leading to a peaceful and restful sleep.

Gentle Bedtime Talk: Love Your Body

In "The Voice Beyond the Curtain" Meera sits at her father’s bedside as he nears the end of his life. Through their final conversations, Ravi shares profound wisdom about life, death, and the nature of reality, teaching Meera that love is the only truth. Set in a quiet, fog-covered village hospital, this emotional story explores themes of loss, transcendence, and the soul’s journey. As Meera grapples with the pain of saying goodbye, Ravi’s teachings of Lila, the divine play, offer her comfort, reminding her that life is part of a greater, eternal whole.

A daughter learns about life, death, and love from her dying father, finding comfort in the idea of a greater divine play.

Sleep Story The Voice Beyond the Curtain

Corriannda is very sad because her cat Chedder passed away. In this story, Corriannda very gently covers the topic of losing a pet and how we are sad but we can also see how lucky we were to have loved them. This story is a wonderful way to help go through the feelings of loss and grief.

Corriannda mourns the loss of her cat Chedder, gently exploring the sadness of losing a pet and the gratitude for the love shared.

Corriannda The Witch | Saying Goodbye

I invite you to a space of quiet introspection and deep connection with your inner self. As the world outside quiets down and you prepare for rest, let the gentle guidance in this bedtime talk lead you into the soothing embrace of your thoughts and feelings. Allow the calming voice to weave a narrative that encourages you to tune in to the subtle whispers of your soul. Through gentle reflections and affirmations, this track serves as a companion on your journey within, fostering a sense of harmony and self-awareness.

A calming bedtime talk guides you to introspection and connection with your inner self, nurturing harmony and self-awareness.

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