Michelle's Sanctuary: Bedtime Stories & Sleep Meditations

Step into The Cool Night, a journey to a serene mountain retreat where crisp night air, moonlit waters, and soft linens invite your body to release heat, tension, and the weight of the day.

Whether you’re a hot sleeper or simply seeking a peaceful escape, this meditation offers a cool sanctuary where breath, stillness, and ease guide you into deep, restorative sleep. It’s time to dream away. 

Original Script, Narration, Sleep Music, and Sound Design by Michelle Hotaling, Dreamaway Visions LLC 2026 All Rights Reserved
✨YOUTUBE: www.youtube.com/michellessanctuary
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Check out my new podcast, Meditation Tides, for guided meditations and let the tides of your breath bring the tranquility you deserve.
⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/meditationtides/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Michelle's Sanctuary is a place where you may enjoy high quality relaxing stories for sleep and guided sleep meditations completely FREE with a focus on mental vacations, sleep hypnosis, manifestations, and using your imagination to enjoy relaxing adventures before bedtime. Grown-ups deserve bedtime stories too! Having firsthand experience with anxiety, insomnia, and a strong desire to connect with my higher self and live my best life, I have tailored these recordings in ways that I have personally found helpful.

This channel is not a replacement for consultations with a doctor or medical professional but can help you find more balance and a healing night's sleep. I always welcome comments, feedback & suggestions.

Return to the Lake Cabin Sanctuary for a peaceful summer evening by the fire beneath a star-filled sky. As the lake laps gently against the shore, I share treasured journal entries about the beloved pets who changed the course of my life in unexpected ways. Reflect on these heartwarming memories before retreating to the cozy cabin loft and drifting into a deep, healing sleep. It's time to dream away.
Original Script, Narration, Sleep Music, and Sound Design by Michelle Hotaling, Dreamaway Visions LLC 2026 All Rights Reserved
✨YOUTUBE: www.youtube.com/michellessanctuary
📸 INSTAGRAM: ⁠https://instagram.com/michellessanctuary/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
😘 FACEBOOK:⁠https://www.facebook.com/michellessanctuary/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
📧 Email Michelle:
⁠michellessanctuary@gmail.com⁠

✨If you would like to support this channel 💕
⁠https://www.buymeacoffee.com/michsanctuary⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
⁠https://www.paypal.me/michellessanctuary⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
⁠https://www.venmo.com/michellehotaling⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Check out my new podcast, Meditation Tides, for guided meditations and let the tides of your breath bring the tranquility you deserve.
⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/meditationtides/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Michelle's Sanctuary is a place where you may enjoy high quality relaxing stories for sleep and guided sleep meditations completely FREE with a focus on mental vacations, sleep hypnosis, manifestations, and using your imagination to enjoy relaxing adventures before bedtime. Grown-ups deserve bedtime stories too! Having firsthand experience with anxiety, insomnia, and a strong desire to connect with my higher self and live my best life, I have tailored these recordings in ways that I have personally found helpful.

This channel is not a replacement for consultations with a doctor or medical professional but can help you find more balance and a healing night's sleep. I always welcome comments, feedback & suggestions.

If anxiety, racing thoughts, or overthinking have followed you into bed tonight, this guided sleep meditation is here to help. Imagine a Boundary of Calm expanding around you with every breath, creating a sanctuary where worry can no longer reach you. Through soothing imagery, moonlit spaces, and gentle relaxation, you'll move from tension into spaciousness, releasing the day's concerns and settling into deep sleep. You deserve a holiday from worry tonight. The Boundary of Calm is here to protect your peace. It's time to dream away.

Original Script, Narration, Sleep Music, and Sound Design by Michelle Hotaling, Dreamaway Visions LLC 2026 All Rights Reserved
✨YOUTUBE: www.youtube.com/michellessanctuary
📸 INSTAGRAM: ⁠https://instagram.com/michellessanctuary/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
😘 FACEBOOK:⁠https://www.facebook.com/michellessanctuary/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
📧 Email Michelle:
⁠michellessanctuary@gmail.com⁠

✨If you would like to support this channel 💕
⁠https://www.buymeacoffee.com/michsanctuary⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
⁠https://www.paypal.me/michellessanctuary⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
⁠https://www.venmo.com/michellehotaling⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Check out my new podcast, Meditation Tides, for guided meditations and let the tides of your breath bring the tranquility you deserve.
⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/meditationtides/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Michelle's Sanctuary is a place where you may enjoy high quality relaxing stories for sleep and guided sleep meditations completely FREE with a focus on mental vacations, sleep hypnosis, manifestations, and using your imagination to enjoy relaxing adventures before bedtime. Grown-ups deserve bedtime stories too! Having firsthand experience with anxiety, insomnia, and a strong desire to connect with my higher self and live my best life, I have tailored these recordings in ways that I have personally found helpful.

This channel is not a replacement for consultations with a doctor or medical professional but can help you find more balance and a healing night's sleep. I always welcome comments, feedback & suggestions.
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Tonight's calm bedtime story, Midsummer Under a City Sky, invites you back to 1973 New York City for a magical summer evening beneath the stars. Join the Cozy Launderette family as they gather in Central Park's Sheep's Meadow, where music, friendship, and community transform an ordinary summer night into an unforgettable memory. Return to the cool comfort of the Cozy Launderette before settling into a peaceful night's sleep. It's time to dream away.Original Script, Narration, Sleep Music, Sound Design, Video, and Production by Michelle Hotaling, Dreamaway Visions LLC 2026 All Rights ReservedOriginal Script, Narration, Sleep Music, and Sound Design by Michelle Hotaling, Dreamaway Visions LLC 2026 All Rights Reserved
✨YOUTUBE: www.youtube.com/michellessanctuary
📸 INSTAGRAM: ⁠https://instagram.com/michellessanctuary/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
😘 FACEBOOK:⁠https://www.facebook.com/michellessanctuary/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
📧 Email Michelle:
⁠michellessanctuary@gmail.com⁠

✨If you would like to support this channel 💕
⁠https://www.buymeacoffee.com/michsanctuary⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
⁠https://www.paypal.me/michellessanctuary⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
⁠https://www.venmo.com/michellehotaling⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Check out my new podcast, Meditation Tides, for guided meditations and let the tides of your breath bring the tranquility you deserve.
⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/meditationtides/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Michelle's Sanctuary is a place where you may enjoy high quality relaxing stories for sleep and guided sleep meditations completely FREE with a focus on mental vacations, sleep hypnosis, manifestations, and using your imagination to enjoy relaxing adventures before bedtime. Grown-ups deserve bedtime stories too! Having firsthand experience with anxiety, insomnia, and a strong desire to connect with my higher self and live my best life, I have tailored these recordings in ways that I have personally found helpful.

This channel is not a replacement for consultations with a doctor or medical professional but can help you find more balance and a healing night's sleep. I always welcome comments, feedback & suggestions.
Contains a reading from Summer Night, Riverside by Sara Teasdale (Public Domain)This relaxing sleep story for adults is designed to help you unwind, quiet a busy mind, and drift into deep sleep through calming storytelling, gentle narration, and a comforting bedtime atmosphere.

Allow yourself to be lowered into "The Safe Nest", a sanctuary of warmth, comfort, and complete safety. This guided sleep meditation for depression relief invites you to release the weight of striving, soften self-criticism, and drift into deep, restorative sleep knowing you are held exactly as you are. It's time to dream away.

Original Script, Narration, Sleep Music, and Sound Design by Michelle Hotaling, Dreamaway Visions LLC 2026 All Rights Reserved
✨YOUTUBE: www.youtube.com/michellessanctuary
📸 INSTAGRAM: ⁠https://instagram.com/michellessanctuary/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
😘 FACEBOOK:⁠https://www.facebook.com/michellessanctuary/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
📧 Email Michelle:
⁠michellessanctuary@gmail.com⁠

✨If you would like to support this channel 💕
⁠https://www.buymeacoffee.com/michsanctuary⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
⁠https://www.paypal.me/michellessanctuary⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
⁠https://www.venmo.com/michellehotaling⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Check out my new podcast, Meditation Tides, for guided meditations and let the tides of your breath bring the tranquility you deserve.
⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/meditationtides/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Michelle's Sanctuary is a place where you may enjoy high quality relaxing stories for sleep and guided sleep meditations completely FREE with a focus on mental vacations, sleep hypnosis, manifestations, and using your imagination to enjoy relaxing adventures before bedtime. Grown-ups deserve bedtime stories too! Having firsthand experience with anxiety, insomnia, and a strong desire to connect with my higher self and live my best life, I have tailored these recordings in ways that I have personally found helpful.

This channel is not a replacement for consultations with a doctor or medical professional but can help you find more balance and a healing night's sleep. I always welcome comments, feedback & suggestions.