Michelle's Sanctuary Sleep Stories and Meditations

Michelle's Sanctuary Sleep Stories and Meditations

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Michelle's Sanctuary Sleep Stories and Meditations episodes

  • Fall Asleep Fast | Spring Rain in the Southern Lowcountry: Sleep Story (Female Voice, Thunder)

    Drift into deep, restorative sleep with Spring Rain in the Southern Lowcountry, a soothing sleep story set in the timeless beauty of Charleston.


    On a balmy spring afternoon, wander through the quiet streets South of Broad, where magnolias bloom, palmettos whisper, and the air carries the soft promise of rain. Stroll along the Battery as the light shifts and storm clouds gather, then retreat to a historic home where candlelight flickers, rain falls steadily, and the world softens into stillness.


    From the scent of jasmine and salt air to the gentle rhythm of rain on the rooftop and soft rolling thunder, every detail is designed to calm your mind and ease your body into rest. It’s time to dream away.


    This guided sleep story is perfect for:
    • Falling asleep naturally
    • Calming an overactive mind
    • Relaxing after a long day
    • Creating a peaceful nighttime ritual


    Welcome to Michelle’s Sanctuary—where you can rest, reset, and gently drift into sleep.


    🌙 New sleep stories and meditations every week
    💤 Listen with headphones for the most immersive experience

    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:

    ⁠[email protected]⁠


    ✨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.

    1 hr 16 min
  • Rainy Sleep Story: The Welsh Stone Cottage | Short Drift Sleep Series

    Experience the healing magic of the Welsh countryside in this reimagined "Short Drift" story designed for those seeking a shorter bedtime experience. Snuggle in as the rhythmic sound of falling rain on a slate roof and the warmth of a crackling peat fire lulls you into a bone-deep sense of safety. Surrender to the hospitality of two sisters in their stone cottage sanctuary and let the emerald landscape guide you into a deep, restorative rest. It’s time to dream away.

    I’m so glad you’re here. 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:

    ⁠[email protected]⁠


    ✨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.

    26 min
  • Held By The Earth: Grounding Deep Sleep Meditation

    Experience the profound relief of finally letting go as you allow yourself to be completely "Held by the Earth," releasing the wearying effort of holding yourself together. In this moonlit forest sanctuary, your only task is to sink into the ancient, steady support of the ground beneath you and surrender to a deep, restorative sleep.

    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:

    ⁠[email protected]⁠


    ✨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.

    1 hr 25 min
  • Warm Night at the Coast: Nostalgic Sleep Story

    Tonight’s sleep story for adults, Warm Night at the Coast, is a little escape I’ve been holding onto for a long time.


    If you’ve been feeling the lingering chill of spring or carrying a bit too much from the day, I invite you to leave it behind and drift with me into the golden, salt-tinged air of a Florida spring in 1987. Together, we’ll wander through a cozy camper community, slow down with the rhythm of the tides, and settle into the simple comforts of sunshine, strawberries, and the soft hush of the ocean.


    This story is especially close to my heart, inspired by the quiet, beautiful moments I shared with my grandparents—those in-between times where everything felt easy, warm, and safe.


    As always, fall asleep whenever you like, change any detail you wish, and let this be your space to rest.


    I’m so glad you’re here. 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:

    ⁠[email protected]⁠


    ✨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.

    1 hr 9 min
  • Silver Arctic Express: Cozy Train Sleep Story (Short Drift Series)

    Board the Silver Arctic Express, a magical winter sleeper train traveling through snow-covered mountains beneath the northern lights. Part of the Short Drift Sleep Series, this gentle bedtime story offers a reimagined version of a beloved sleepy journey. Allow the quiet beauty of the arctic wilderness and the rhythmic motion of the train to guide you into deep, peaceful 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:

    ⁠[email protected]⁠


    ✨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.

    27 min
  • It's Ok. You're Ok. | Calming Sleep Meditation for Feeling Safe & Deep Sleep

    Let everything soften as you drift into this calming sleep meditation designed to quiet overthinking, release the weight of the day, and guide you gently into deep, restorative rest.


    Tonight, you’ll be led through soothing imagery—a moonlit release, a sanctuary of safety, and a dreamlike journey into stillness—reminding you that nothing needs to be solved right now. With each breath, each sigh, and each gentle word, you’re invited to let go… and simply be okay.


    This is your space to rest, to surrender, and to trust that you are safe, supported, and already enough.


    ✨ Perfect for:
    • Overthinking at night
    • Anxiety before bed
    • Emotional overwhelm
    • Letting go of the day
    • Falling asleep peacefully

    • Nervous System Regulation & Trauma Healing

    • Healing Affirmations for Sleep


    Let yourself drift… you’ve done enough for today. 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:

    ⁠[email protected]⁠


    ✨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.

    1 hr 4 min
  • Sleep Story for Adults: The Enchanted Forest of Giant Blooms | Deep Sleep & Relaxation

    Step into a peaceful fantasy world and drift effortlessly into rest with this magical sleep story for adults. In "The Enchanted Forest of Giant Blooms," you’ll wander through a moonlit forest where towering flowers glow in rich jewel tones, streams whisper softly through mossy paths, and warm bloom baths offer deep relaxation for body and mind.As fireflies flicker and a quiet village of mushroom cottages waits beneath the canopy, this gentle bedtime journey helps calm overthinking, ease stress, and guide you into deep, restorative sleep.This sleep story is designed to help you slow your breathing, release the day, and let your imagination carry you into a soothing dreamscape. Allow the forest to care for you tonight as you rest, restore, and drift peacefully into sleep. It's time to dream away.

    1 hr 5 min
  • Rainy Eve at the Seaside Bookshop Sleep Story: Short Drift Sleep Series

    Find shelter from the storm in this reimagined bedtime story, set within the quiet, salt-aired aisles of a seaside bookshop in New England. Snuggle up and find warmth and comfort in a healing journey designed for when you want a shorter story to drift to 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:

    ⁠[email protected]⁠


    ✨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.

    28 min
  • Be Unbothered: Guided Sleep Meditation for Overthinking & Over-Feeling

    Be Unbothered is a guided sleep meditation for bedtime designed to help quiet overthinking and soften the weight of over-feeling at the end of the day. On a tranquil moonlit shoreline, you’ll be invited to release worries, expectations, and emotional noise through gentle breath and calming imagery. As the waves carry it all away, your body relaxes, your mind grows still, and you drift into deep rest and 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

    📸 INSTAGRAM: ⁠https://instagram.com/michellessanctuary/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

    😘 FACEBOOK:⁠https://www.facebook.com/michellessanctuary/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

    📧 Email Michelle:

    ⁠[email protected]⁠


    ✨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.

    1 hr 4 min
  • The Lake Cabin Sanctuary: Rainy Sleep Story | Sleepy Journal Stories

    Welcome to a peaceful rainy night at the lake cabin sanctuary. In this cozy rainy bedtime story for sleep, you’re invited to settle into a warm loft overlooking the lake as gentle rain falls outside and candlelight flickers inside the cabin. This calming sleep story is part of  the new "Sleepy Journal Series," where we open the pages of old journals and revisit meaningful memories that remind us how powerful the simplest moments in life can be. 


    This nostalgic series is also an invitation to something deeper — a real human connection. In my ongoing effort to return to the authentic spirit of this sanctuary that first began in 2015, I’m sharing pieces of my life through the pages of my journals. These stories are time capsules of lived experience, quiet reminders that the most meaningful joys often come from the smallest and most ordinary moments.


    Together we’ll revisit memories, dreams, and reflections that have proven again and again that simplicity is the ultimate luxury. As the rain taps softly on the skylights and the warmth of the cabin surrounds you, allow yourself to slow down, breathe deeply, and reconnect with your own dreams and memories.


    Whether you’re here for deep sleep, relaxation, cozy storytelling, or a peaceful bedtime ritual, this rainy lake cabin sanctuary offers a place to unwind and drift gently into rest. It's time to dream away.


    🌙 This video is perfect for:

    • sleep and insomnia relief

    • relaxing bedtime stories

    • cozy rainy night ambience

    • meditation and winding down

    • calm storytelling for stress relief


    If you enjoy sleep stories, cozy cabin nights, and gentle reflections on life, you’re always welcome here at the lake cabin sanctuary.


    Original Script, Narration, Video, Sound Design, Music, and Production by Michelle Hotaling, Dreamaway Visions LLC 2026 All Rights Reserved


    🌙✨ Welcome to Michelle’s Sanctuary! ✨🌙  


    Your escape for soothing sleep stories & cozy bedtime stories for grown-ups to help you relax, unwind, and drift into deep sleep. Narrated by a relaxing female voice, take a sleepy journey ever night to fall asleep fast  🌌💤  


    ✨YOUTUBE: www.youtube.com/michellessanctuary

    📸 INSTAGRAM: ⁠https://instagram.com/michellessanctuary/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

    😘 FACEBOOK:⁠https://www.facebook.com/michellessanctuary/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

    📧 Email Michelle:

    ⁠[email protected]⁠


    ✨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.

    1 hr 5 min

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