Michelle's Sanctuary: Bedtime Stories & Sleep Meditations

Michelle's Sanctuary
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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!

  1. 5H AGO

    The Best Is Yet To Come | Guided Sleep Meditation for Hope & Manifesting

    Journey to a futuristic mountain sanctuary where fear and self-doubt dissolve into a "blue hour" of healing and boundless possibility. Using the power of neuroplasticity and vivid visualizations, feel hopeful as you imagine the best possible outcomes. This practice invites you to release the weight of the day and drift into a restorative sleep, centered in the certainty that your best days are still ahead. It's time to dream away. Original Script, Sleep Music, Sound Design, and Narration 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

  2. 3D AGO

    Midnight Train to Sapa | Relaxing Story for Sleep

    All aboard the Midnight Train to Sapa, a soothing sleep journey that begins in the vibrant bustle of Hanoi’s Old Quarter. With a companion of your choice, you board a timeless night train that ascends through moonlit rice terraces and into the "walking clouds" of the Vietnamese highlands. Snuggle up into the quiet luxury of your private cabin and prepare for a night of restorative rest. It’s time to dream away. Original Script, Sleep Music, Sound Design, and Narration 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.

    1 hr

  3. JAN 28

    The Highway to Calm — Deep Sleep Meditation for Vagus Nerve Reset

    Experience a profound nervous system reset with this guided journey: "Highway to Calm." This deep sleep meditation pairs a soothing female voice with a high-quality atmospheric soundscape and calm sleep music to help you drift off effortlessly. As we travel the bioluminescent desert, the rhythmic "whoosh" of the silver highway acts as a natural anchor for your breath, stimulating the vagus nerve and signaling your body to rest. Perfect for those seeking insomnia relief or a peaceful end to a long day, you may connect with your body's magical ability to repair itself. It's time to dream away. 💤 What to Expect:Vagus Nerve Activation: Utilizing rhythmic imagery and "silver" frequencies to soothe your nervous system. The Silver Highway: A guided visualization through a bioluminescent desert to transition from the day. The Silver Loom: A specialized internal body scan to weave a "weighted blanket" of calm around your physical form. Cinematic Soundscape: High-quality sleep music and ambient highway whooshes to anchor your breath.

    1h 9m

  4. JAN 25

    Winter Rain at the Alpine Bookshop Inn | Cozy Sleep Story for Adults

    Escape a cold winter downpour and step inside a historic Alpine bookshop inn, where rain taps softly on the roof and firelight glows against dark timber walls. This cozy sleep story for grown-ups follows a gentle evening of browsing books, warming by the hearth, and settling into a quiet mountain suite as the storm continues outside. Let the steady rhythm of rain and Michelle's soft narration guide you into deep, peaceful sleep. It's time to dream away. Original Script, Sleep Music, Sound Design, and Narration 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.

    58 min

  5. JAN 22

    You Belong: Guided Sleep Meditation for Safety & Soothing Nerves

    Fall asleep with this guided sleep meditation for safety and soothed nerves, designed to help you find a deep sense of belonging within. If you struggle with anxiety or feeling like an outsider, tonight’s journey on Michelle’s Sanctuary will help you regulate your nervous system and find your "inner home." It's time to dream away.  Original Script, Narration, Sleep Music, Sound Design, and Production by Michelle Hotaling Dreamaway Visions LLC 2026 All Rights Reserved✨ Find inner peace & healing with guided meditations. ✨Subscribe for NEW meditations regularly: ► https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCKp9S0rMUS1hrKTCV68Lk2wMichelle's Meditation Sanctuary offers FREE, calming guided meditations led by a soothing female voice.What to expect:🧘‍♀️ Positive, empathetic meditations 🎶 Soothing sounds & music 🖼️ Calm visualsTechniques from hypnotherapy, mindfulness, CBT, and more🌙 Perfect for: * Reducing anxiety & stress* Improving sleep* Cultivating inner healingAbout Michelle's SanctuaryThis channel is dedicated to helping you connect with your inner peace. Started by the creator of Michelle's Sanctuary for Sleep Stories (over 100,000 subscribers!).

    45 min

  6. JAN 18

    Snowy Night in the Highlands: Scottish Bothy | Cozy Sleep Story for Adults

    Escape to the rugged beauty of the Scottish Highlands with this cozy sleep story for adults. As a soft snow squall transforms the misty glens into a pristine winter wonderland, find your way to a lovingly restored stone bothy. This bedtime story is designed to help you settle into the beauty of your imagination, offering soul-deep peace and a sense of absolute safety. Listen as we journey past the high Munros, across an ancient fairy bridge, and into a sanctuary filled with the scent of smoldering peat and lavender. From the warm gift of a neighbor’s basket to a restorative soak in a clawfoot tub, every detail of the bothy's modern restoration is crafted to soothe anxiety and invite deep, healing sleep. Let the "pipes of the north" wind and the crackling fire offer the perfect winter ambience for sleep. It's time to dream away. In this cozy sleep story, you will experience: The mystical atmosphere of a snowy night in the Scottish Highlands.A mindful countdown and deep breathing exercise to release tension.Sensory descriptions of a warm Scottish bothy, peat fires, and Highland tea.Soft-spoken female narration perfect for insomnia and stress relief.A gentle journey into a state of total relaxation and comfort. Original Script, Sleep Music, Sound Design, and Narration 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.

    55 min

  7. JAN 14

    Calm & Protected Sleep Collection: 5 Guided Sleep Meditation to Feel Safe & Fall Asleep Fast

    Calm & Protected Sleep Collection offers 5 remastered beloved guided sleep meditations that help you find protection, feel safe, and fall asleep fast. With Michelle's soothing voice, soft brown noise, and original sleep music, you may come down from the day and feel your nervous system surrender. You deserve peace and comfort and this continuous play it here to help. It's time to dream away. The Journey Includes:The Peace Shield – Establishing boundaries and protection from negative energy.The Softest Landing – Emotional release and landing gently in your body.The Safe Place – Visualizing and entering your own internal sanctuary.Safe to Sleep – Transitioning security into deep, physical sleepiness.All is Quiet – Settling into the final, absolute stillness of the night. ✨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.

    3h 35m

  8. JAN 12

    Blizzard at the Cabin ❄️ A Cozy Winter Sleep Story for Bedtime

    Relax and fall asleep fast with this deep sleep story for grown-ups set in an immersive winter landscape. Hunker down as the snowstorm of the century brings a chance to slow down and settle in this bedtime story, "Blizzard at the Cabin." A walk through the charming village for supplies brings you back to the cabin as the storm rages outside and you find comfort with a beloved pet and companion. Camp out by the fire in a pile of soft blankets and surrender to the soft, bleary boundaries of slumber. It's time to dream away. Original Script, Narration, Production, 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.

    58 min
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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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