Nature Sounds Stories & Meditations

The rhythmic waves and gentle sea breeze guide you into a state of deep relaxation in this soothing journey along a Pacific shoreline.

A meditation to gently guide you through the process of releasing resentment and embracing healing, using the soothing imagery of the ocean's waves to symbolize the ebb and flow of forgiveness.

Life's discomforts can feel like a rushing river, pulling us along as we cling to stability. This guided meditation invites you to let go, to float down that river, and to find peace in acceptance.

Transform your understanding of who you are as you're guided through the stages of transformation on the hero's journey, leading you to a deep sense of wholeness.

Embark on a guided journey through life's challenges and transitions, exploring the landscape of self-discovery, healing, and growth.

Welcome to this video episode of Listen to Sleep. Today, we're trying something new - a unique, calming meditation session recorded live on my back porch in the heart of Northern California. Accompanied by the peaceful ambient sounds of nature and our newest napping rescue dog, Joey, we delve into a journey of mindfulness. Whether you're here to find serenity before sleep or to center yourself during a busy day, this meditation invites you to simply be present and curious in the moment. Throu...

Join Bodhi and me on the back porch to listen to a recording I made of the sound of the rain and the white noise of the creek in winter.

In this original story for the Listen To Sleep Mountain series, we’ll share the peace and quiet of a typical autumn morning here on the mountain with the sound of the creek in the background.

Drift off with the opening chapter of this sleepy 1901 guide to beachcombing.

A soothing meditation to help with those times when our minds can feel stuck on a loop of thoughts.

A soothing visualization on a quiet beach to help you relax and fall deeply asleep.

Lay by a gentle creek as you visualize a serene mountain to help you fall deeply asleep.

Sleepy musings on summer & nature by Walt Whitman in an extended episode recorded outside on a summer evening.

A beautiful, sleepy tale about love and loss by Mark Twain. You can read this story (and other public domain classics) for free at https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/142.

This 19th century tale of a household transformed by modern technology is a sweet tale of simpler times and includes the sound of crickets I recorded one evening this past summer up at my cabin.

This bonus episode has no story, only binaural nature sounds I recorded here at my cabin mixed with relaxing music.

For kids and adults alike, this week's story is about why opossums are white.

In celebration of six months of Listen To Sleep, here's an extended edition of the first episode. It's a viking myth with the sound of crickets I recorded at my cabin last summer.

A reprisal of 2019's most downloaded episodes, combined into an hour-long episode with nature sounds in the background.

Oscar Wilde's The Nightingale and The Rose; a story about love and loss with a weird twist. This extended version has crickets in the background that go on after the story is over.

This is the extended version of Goblin Market, a beautiful and bizarre poem by Christina Rossetti with sounds I recorded at the creek behind my cabin in the background.

This is the extended version of the traditional Japanese fairy tale is 45 minutes long, has no introduction and some sounds of nighttime at the creek in the background.

An extended length (31 minutes) version of this classic tale with nature sounds in the background and no introduction.

A classic Viking tale. Just the story, no introduction, with creek sounds underneath.