Under 30 Min. Stories & Meditations

Just want something short? These episodes are all under 30 minutes.
Jan. 6, 2022

#145 - Sleep Meditation - Beginner's Mind Body Scan

A guided mindfulness meditation to help you relax your body and fall deeply asleep.
Dec. 24, 2021

#143 - A Christmas Carol - Part Five

The sleepy conclusion of the Charles Dickens holiday classic.
Oct. 13, 2021

The Children of Odin - Part 1 (Listen To Sleep Plus)

This is a free preview of Listen To Sleep Plus. We just finished Peter Pan, and now we're starting The Children of Odin, a great book of Norse tales.
July 18, 2021

#119 - The Soap Seller's Son

A Persian fairy tale about a poor boy who gets lost in the desert and falls in love with a princess.
Dec. 27, 2020

#88 - The Sister Years

A New Year's classic by Nathaniel Hawthorne.
Dec. 23, 2020

#87 - Guest Artist Erik Braa - The Gift of the Magi - Bonus Episode

A holiday classic beautifully read by actor Erik Braa.
Dec. 13, 2020

#85 - Queen Aster

A sleepy tale about the queen of the autumn flowers by Louisa May Alcott.
Nov. 29, 2020

#83 - The Pretending Woodchuck

A sleepy tale about a woodchuck who couldn't tell his left from right.
Nov. 15, 2020

#81 - The Magic Mirror

A sleepy folk tale from Zimbabwe.
Nov. 3, 2020

#79 - Guest Artist Kyle Field - Hansel And Grethel - Bonus Episode

A Brothers Grimm classic read by Kyle Field from the band Little Wings.
Oct. 17, 2020

#76 - The Little Peasant

A classic Grimm Brothers fairy tale.
Oct. 9, 2020

#75 - Loki's Children

For Leif Erikson Day, a Viking tale of giants, dwarfs, gods and monsters.
Oct. 7, 2020

#74 - Sleep Meditation - Relax Into Sleep - Bonus Episode

The first in a series of guided sleep meditations.
Oct. 3, 2020

#73 - Rainbow And The Autumn Leaves

A Canadian fairy tale for the Harvest Moon.
Sept. 26, 2020

#72 - The Twelve Dancing Princesses

A classic Grimm Brothers fairy tale, by request.
Sept. 19, 2020

#71 - Prince Fickle & Fair Helena

An old German fairy tale complete with a prince, a maiden, an evil stepmother and of course, a fairy.
Sept. 12, 2020

#70 - The Thanksgiving Of The Wazir

A Punjabi tale about the value of being grateful, even for life's setbacks and losses.
Sept. 5, 2020

#69 - Fairy Gifts

An old French fairy tale about being careful what you wish for...
Aug. 29, 2020

#68 - The Three Dogs

An old fairy tale about three magical dogs in celebration of National Dog Day and dedicated to my very good dog, Bodhi.
Aug. 22, 2020

#67 - Whippety-Stourie

A sleepy Scottish tale about a good widow and a bad fairy.
Aug. 15, 2020

#66 - The Dwarf's Gifts (Part Two)

Part two of the story of Loki and the Dwarfs in this Viking tale from the book In The Days of Giants by Abbie Farwell Brown.
Aug. 11, 2020

#65 - Guest Artist Zoé Brown - Master Cornille's Secret - Bonus Episode

Zoé Brown is the guest artist on this bonus episode, reading a touching French story about a miller and the secret he keeps locked away in his windmill.
Aug. 8, 2020

#64 - The Dwarf's Gifts (Part One)

More trouble with Loki and the Dwarves in this Viking tale from the book In The Days of Giants by Abbie Farwell Brown.
Aug. 1, 2020

#63 - The Farmer And The Badger

This week's story choice was inspired by my ongoing struggles with the gophers and rabbits in my veggie garden.