Beyond Thoughts - A Journey Into Present Moment Awareness

A sweet, sleepy story about finding the soft heart of beauty in our sometimes hard world. I took a walk with Bodhi this week that helped me remember to see the beauty in the world. I wrote a little bit about it and posted a video of our walk on the blog at https://www.listentosleep.com/blog/the-beauty-around-us/. If the podcast helps you sleep, would you consider supporting it with $1 a month? You'll get new episodes a day earlier with no ads or introductions, and you'll be helping me to get closer to realizing my dream of having Listen To Sleep be my full-time endeavor. You can join or find more information at https://patreon.com/listentosleep. You can read this story (and other classics from the public domain) by downloading it for free at https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/23445. Sleep well.💜 Erik Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

30 Jan 202228min

A guided sleep meditation to help you cultivate compassion and loving kindness for yourself and others. In this metta sleep meditation, we direct loving kindness toward somebody we love already, somebody we are neutral towards, and then finally toward ourselves. You can search and listen to over 150 sleep meditations and bedtime stories for free on https://www.listentosleep.com. If the podcast helps you sleep, would you consider supporting it with $1 a month? You'll get new episodes a day earlier with no ads or introductions, and you'll be helping me to get closer to realizing my dream of having Listen To Sleep be my full-time endeavor. You can join or find more information at https://patreon.com/listentosleep. Sleep well.💜 Erik Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

27 Jan 202221min

A Japanese fairy tale about a magical boy who was born from a peach. This week, the mountain has been either shrouded in fog or drenched in sun, and we had a beautiful wolf moonrise. The fog got me thinking about how often life can feel foggy and I wrote a bit about how mindfulness can help on the blog. I also posted a video of a foggy walk with Bodhi and a picture of the moon. It's all at https://www.listentosleep.com/blog/fog-and-sun/. If the podcast helps you sleep, would you consider supporting it with $1 a month? You'll get new episodes a day earlier with no ads or introductions, and you'll be helping me to get closer to realizing my dream of having Listen To Sleep be my full-time endeavor. You can join or find more information at https://patreon.com/listentosleep. You can read this story (and other classics from the public domain) by downloading it for free at https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/4018. Sleep well.💜 Erik Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

23 Jan 202245min

A guided mindfulness meditation to help you create inner peace as you fall deeply asleep. I'm so excited to be bringing you these new meditations to help you sleep. They are in addition to the regular Sunday bedtime story episodes, and please let me know what you like and what you don't on the website at https://www.listentosleep.com so that together, we can make these as sleepy as possible. :) If the podcast helps you sleep, would you consider supporting it with $1 a month? You'll get new episodes a day earlier with no ads or introductions, and you'll be helping me to get closer to realizing my dream of having Listen To Sleep be my full-time endeavor. You can join or find more information at https://patreon.com/listentosleep. Sleep well.💜 Erik Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

20 Jan 202219min

A sleepy Russian fairy tale about a prince who outwits an evil magician. We had an extremely colorful week up here on the mountain. One day we had one of the most beautiful sunrises I've seen in a while, another there was an incredible rainbow. If you'd like to see some pictures and video, they are on the blog at https://www.listentosleep.com/blog/rainbows-and-unicorns/. If the podcast helps you sleep, would you consider supporting it with $1 a month? You'll get new episodes a day earlier with no ads or introductions, and you'll be helping me to get closer to realizing my dream of having Listen To Sleep be my full-time endeavor. You can join or find more information at https://patreon.com/listentosleep. You can read this story (and other classics from the public domain) by downloading it for free at https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/7277. Sleep well.💜 Erik Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

16 Jan 202249min

A guided visualization of a beautiful day on a tropical beach to help you relax and fall deeply asleep. I hope you enjoy these new Thursday night meditations and visualizations to help you sleep. They are in addition to the regular Sunday bedtime story episodes. Please let me know what you like and what you don't on the website at https://www.listentosleep.com so that together, we can make these as sleepy as possible. :) If the podcast helps you sleep, would you consider supporting it with $1 a month? You'll get new episodes a day earlier with no ads or introductions, and you'll be helping me to get closer to realizing my dream of having Listen To Sleep be my full-time endeavor. You can join or find more information at https://patreon.com/listentosleep. Sleep well.💜 Erik Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

13 Jan 202222min

A sweet, sleepy tale from the early 1900s about a girl who lives on a fishing boat with her family and her dog. We had snow, rain and a sunny day up here on the mountain. I went out on some beautiful walks with Bodhi in all of it and took a couple videos for my TikTok and the blog at https://www.listentosleep.com/blog/all-the-weather/. If the podcast helps you sleep, would you consider supporting it with $1 a month? You'll get new episodes a day earlier with no ads or introductions, and you'll be helping me to get closer to realizing my dream of having Listen To Sleep be my full-time endeavor. You can join or find more information at https://patreon.com/listentosleep. You can read this story (and other classics from the public domain) by downloading it for free at https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/57522. Sleep well.💜 Erik Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

9 Jan 202241min

A guided mindfulness meditation to help you relax your body and fall deeply asleep. I'm so excited to be creating these new Thursday night meditations and visualizations to help you sleep. They are in addition to the regular Sunday bedtime story episodes, and I sure do hope you enjoy them. Please let me know what you like and what you don't on the website at https://www.listentosleep.com so that together, we can make these as sleepy as possible. :) If the podcast helps you sleep, would you consider supporting it with $1 a month? You'll get new episodes a day earlier with no ads or introductions, and you'll be helping me to get closer to realizing my dream of having Listen To Sleep be my full-time endeavor. You can join or find more information at https://patreon.com/listentosleep. Sleep well.💜 Erik Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

6 Jan 202224min