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Here are some episodes that include nature sounds I've recorded.
Over 30 Min. Nature Sounds

#261 - Rain by the Creek - An Unguided Meditation with Nature Sounds

Feb. 15, 2023

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.

Over 30 Min. Nature Sounds Sleep Mountain

#260 - Autumn Morning Dreams

Feb. 12, 2023

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.

Over 30 Min. Nonfiction Nature Sounds

#194 - Signs On The Beach

June 26, 2022

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

Over 30 Min. Sleep Meditation Nature Sounds

#177 - Sleep Meditation - Beyond Our Thoughts

April 27, 2022

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

Over 30 Min. Sleep Meditation Nature Sounds

#173 - Sleep Meditation - Waves On A Beach

April 13, 2022

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

Over 30 Min. Sleep Meditation Mindfulness Meditation Nature Sounds

#169 - Sleep Meditation - The Mountain

March 30, 2022

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

Over 30 Min. Nonfiction Nature Sounds

#123 - Summer By The Creek

Aug. 15, 2021

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

Over 30 Min. Fiction Nature Sounds

#89 - The Californian's Tale

Jan. 2, 2021

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 .

Over 30 Min. Fiction Nature Sounds

#50 - When Father Brought Home The Lamp - Extended

May 16, 2020

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.

Over 30 Min. Sleep Meditation Nature Sounds Bonus

#43 - Nature & Music - Brookside Meditation - Bonus Episode

April 2, 2020

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

Fiction Nature Sounds

#41 - Mr. Possum - Extended

March 21, 2020

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

Over 30 Min. Fiction Viking Tale Nature Sounds

#32 - The Beginning of Things - Extended

Jan. 17, 2020

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.

Over 30 Min. Fiction Nature Sounds

#28 - A Forest Betrothal - Extended

Dec. 20, 2019

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

Over 30 Min. Fiction Nature Sounds

#24 - The Nightingale and The Rose - Extended

Nov. 22, 2019

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.

Over 30 Min. Fiction Nature Sounds Poem

#6 - Goblin Market - Extended

Aug. 10, 2019

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.