Sofie of the Alps: Two Worlds, One Heart — An Autumn Tale of Weaving Solitude and Connection

A sleepy classic by Anton Chekov about a morning in the life of a late 19th century schoolmistress in tsarist Russia.Bodhi and I took a few hikes searching for some red-bellied newts this week. If you want to see what they look like, there are some pictures and a video on the blog at https://www.listentosleep.com/blog/no-newts-isnt-good-news/.If the podcast helps you sleep, please consider supporting it with $1 a month. You'll get new episodes a day earlier with no ads or introductions. This and other supporter benefits are available at 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/1732.Sleep well.💜Erik Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

7 Nov 202142min

A sleepy tale about how cats and people might first have come to live together. We got over a foot of rain this week, and the waterfall was as wild as I've ever seen it. If you want to see a picture and some video, it's on the blog this week at https://www.listentosleep.com/blog/the-waterfall/. If the podcast helps you sleep, please consider supporting it with $1 a month. You'll get new episodes a day earlier with no ads or introductions. This and other supporter benefits are available at 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/2781. Sleep well.💜 Erik Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

31 Okt 202145min

A sleepy, bittersweet fairy tale about two star-crossed lovers by Hans Christian Andersen. This week it has starting pouring rain here on the mountain. Bodhi and I took a walk during a short sunny break from the deluge this morning to get some pictures of some of the changes the rain brings. If you'd like, you can see them on the blog at https://www.listentosleep.com/blog/hard-rain/. If the podcast helps you sleep, please consider supporting it with $1 a month. You'll get new episodes a day earlier with no ads or introductions. This and other supporter benefits are available at 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/27200. Sleep well.💜 Erik Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

24 Okt 202151min

A sweet, sleepy story by Katherine Mansfield about a young country woman's outing to her first ball in the big city. This week I took a class online with Dr. Gabor Maté and his teaching on healing trauma and compassionate inquiry moved me deeply. I wrote a bit about it in the blog as well as how I saw those issues so clearly through the characters in Scenes From A Marriage on HBO when Joe and I watched it this week. There's also a photo of the whole family on the couch getting ready to watch the show, so if you're interested, it's all at https://www.listentosleep.com/blog/scenes-from-a-marriage/. If the podcast helps you sleep, please consider supporting it with $1 a month. You'll get new episodes a day earlier with no ads or introductions. This and other supporter benefits are available at 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/1429. Sleep well.💜Erik Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

17 Okt 202130min

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. You can subscribe to Listen To Sleep Plus at https://patreon.com/listentosleep. You'll get new chapters of The Children of Odin over the coming weeks and then other longer books read serially in these Wednesday night episodes: that's a total of 8 or more new ad-free episodes every month, and the entire re-mastered ad-free catalog of stories when you join at the $5/month tier. Your subscription also includes access to the books I've read previously on Listen To Sleep Plus, Alice's Adventures In Wonderland and Peter Pan. Want more information? It's at https://www.listentosleep.com/support. To read The Children of Odin for free (along with many other public domain classics) go to https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/24737. Sleep Well.💜Erik Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

13 Okt 202125min

A sleepy fairy tale pitting the power of a mother's love against a dark witch and her monsters. This week on the mountain, we had a visit from a river otter and a family of black bears. You can see a picture and some videos on the blog at https://www.listentosleep.com/blog/otters-bears/. If the podcast helps you sleep, please consider supporting it with $1 a month. You'll get new episodes a day earlier with no ads or introductions. This and other supporter benefits are available at at https://patreon.com/listentosleep. Read The Talisman for free (along with other classics from the public domain) at https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/21809. Sleep well.💜 Erik Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

10 Okt 202137min

A sleepy (and not too creepy) werewolf romance for spooky season; think Romeo meets Mr. Hyde. Our outdoor commode had a couple cute little visitors who got there before me this morning, and we were all a bit surprised when I lifted the lid. There's a picture of them along with a video of some band-tailed pigeons I took on a walk with Bodhi this week on the blog at https://www.listentosleep.com/blog/potty-frog-friend/. If the podcast helps you sleep, please consider supporting it with $1 a month. You'll get new episodes a day earlier with no ads or introductions. This and other supporter benefits are available at at https://patreon.com/listentosleep. Read The Werewolf for free (along with other classics from the public domain) at https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/21809. Sleep well.💜 Erik Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

3 Okt 202133min

A mystical tale about an old man living in the woods who builds a chess set that changes his life. Thank you for all of your well wishes, good vibes and rain dances! We just had our first rain of the season this week. I took a couple pictures and a short video as the rain was tapering off. You can see that and more about life up here on the mountain on the blog at https://www.listentosleep.com/blog/first-rain/. This week's story was written by a listener from Canada named Kerri Coombs. You can find out more about her and her work at https://www.firedance.ca/. Thank you so much for sharing this story with us, Kerri. If the podcast helps you sleep, please consider supporting it with $1 a month. You'll get new episodes a day earlier with no ads or introductions. This and other supporter benefits are available at at https://patreon.com/listentosleep. Sleep well.💜Erik Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

26 Sep 202133min