Michelle's Sanctuary: Bedtime Stories & Sleep Meditations

Michelle's Sanctuary

Michelle's Sanctuary offers imaginative bedtime stories and sleep meditations to help get you to sleep fast. Dream away as you relax at the end of the day with soothing sleep sounds, sleep meditation music, and the narration of a relaxing female voice that feels like an old friend. Michelle's Sanctuary is one of the most popular sleep channels on YouTube since 2016, with over 109,000 subscribers and 20 million views. Check out www.michellessanctuary.com!

  1. 1h ago

    The Cool Night | Cooling Sleep Meditation for Deep Sleep

    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 📸 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.

    1h 7m
  2. 3d ago

    Campfire Reflections: Lake Cabin Sanctuary Sleep Story (The Sleepy Journals)

    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.

    1h 18m
  3. Jun 17

    Boundary of Calm ✨ Anxiety Relief Sleep Meditation for Overthinking

    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. #sleep #relaxation

    1h 1m
  4. Jun 14

    Midsummer Under A City Sky: Cozy Launderette Sleep Story

    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.

    1h 10m
  5. Jun 10

    The Safe Nest: Sleep Meditation for Depression Relief

    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.

    1h 3m
  6. Jun 7

    Calm Bedtime Story: The Midnight Fjords | Journey Beneath the Northern Lights

    Tonight's cozy sleep story for deep sleep, The Midnight Fjords, invites you aboard The Ethereal Maiden for an unforgettable Northern Lights voyage through the Norwegian fjords. Cruise between towering cliffs and midnight waters, unwind in the warmth of a luxurious onboard spa, and witness the aurora borealis dancing across the northern sky from the glass balcony of your private cabin. Wrapped in comfort, wonder, and tranquility, you'll drift effortlessly into deep and restful 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.

    1h 1m
  7. Jun 3

    Hopecore: The Veil of Promise Guided Sleep Meditation

    Journey into the Hopecore Forest, where a luminous Veil of Promise helps you release worry, embrace possibility, and reconnect with hope. Through soothing relaxation and dreamy forest imagery, you'll gently drift 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 📸 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.

    1h 1m
  8. May 31

    4HRS of Sleep Stories ✨ Cozy Cottages & Cabins Collection

    Step inside a peaceful sanctuary and drift away with four hours of continuous, beautifully remastered sleep stories featuring a collection of my favorite cabin and cottage getaways. This immersive journey highlights the beautiful diversity of these escapes, carrying you from the quiet stillness of a cranberry bog to a cozy cabin nestled in the fog, and onward to magical dwellings inspired by the moon and music. It is the ultimate invitation to slow down, settle into your favorite blanket, and let your mind dream away in a world of timeless warmth. 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. #sleep #yoganidra #relaxationDrift into a moonlit world above the clouds, where silver skies, endless stars, and a luminous cloud forest guide you gently toward sleep. This immersive guided meditation is designed to quiet the mind, relax the body, and awaken your ability to shape and explore your dreams with intention. Learn to lucid dream effortlessly, carried somewhere peaceful and beautiful. It’s time to dream away.

    4 hr

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Michelle's Sanctuary offers imaginative bedtime stories and sleep meditations to help get you to sleep fast. Dream away as you relax at the end of the day with soothing sleep sounds, sleep meditation music, and the narration of a relaxing female voice that feels like an old friend. Michelle's Sanctuary is one of the most popular sleep channels on YouTube since 2016, with over 109,000 subscribers and 20 million views. Check out www.michellessanctuary.com!

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