Listen To Sleep - Quiet Bedtime Stories & Meditations
Published by Erik Ireland
Health & Fitness
Mental Health
Stories to calm your thinking mind and help you find your way back to yourself, read by your mountain grandpa from his cozy mountain cabin in Northern California. For less than $5/month, supporters get access over 500 premium, ad-free episodes, including nature sounds and eight classic audiobooks. Subscribe in Apple Podcasts or at https://www.listentosleep.com/support/ . 💜 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
A quiet bedtime story about four unlikely companions who build a home together by learning to lean on each other. Follow a horse, a goat, a goose, and a fox as an early winter carries them out of a familiar valley, over a swollen river, and into an abandoned mill that slowly becomes home. You can get my new book, Awaken Your Myth , at https://awakenyourmyth.com/book/ . Please leave a review on Amazon here: https://www.amazon.com/Awaken-Your-Myth-Discover-Purpose/dp/1797235257/ref=tmm_hrd_swatch_0#averageCustomerReviewsAnchor To leave a review on GoodReads, click here: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/238747993-awaken-your-myth#CommunityReviews Your support is the cornerstone that allows me to continue crafting tranquil stories and meditations for you. For less than the price of a cup of coffee, you'll unlock an oasis of over 500 ad-free Listen To Sleep episodes, including 8 subscriber-only full length sleepy audiobook classics like Winnie the Pooh and Alice in Wonderland. To pledge your support, visit https://listentosleep.com/support or subscribe right in Apple Podcasts and get a 7 day free trial. Want to change your story? Take the free Path Assessment at https://jointhecabin.org . In two minutes, you'll see your personalized journey and know exactly where to start. To join my email group and get a bunch of goodies, go to https://erikireland.com Sleep well, friends.💜 Erik Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
A gentle bedtime story about growing, letting go, and finding the way home again. Follow Fenn, a young rainbow trout born in a quiet Northern California creek, as instinct and season carry them from the gravel where they hatched, out through a shifting estuary, and into the vastness of the open Pacific. You can get my new book, Awaken Your Myth , at https://awakenyourmyth.com/book/ . Please leave a review on Amazon here: https://www.amazon.com/Awaken-Your-Myth-Discover-Purpose/dp/1797235257/ref=tmm_hrd_swatch_0#averageCustomerReviewsAnchor To leave a review on GoodReads, click here: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/238747993-awaken-your-myth#CommunityReviews Your support is the cornerstone that allows me to continue crafting tranquil stories and meditations for you. For less than the price of a cup of coffee, you'll unlock an oasis of over 500 ad-free Listen To Sleep episodes, including 8 subscriber-only full length sleepy audiobook classics like Winnie the Pooh and Alice in Wonderland. To pledge your support, visit https://listentosleep.com/support or subscribe right in Apple Podcasts and get a 7 day free trial. Want to change your story? Take the free Path Assessment at https://jointhecabin.org . In two minutes, you'll see your personalized journey and know exactly where to start. To join my email group and get a bunch of goodies, go to https://erikireland.com Sleep well, friends.💜 Erik Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Einar walks a stretch of coastline with his lifelong friend to scatter his father’s ashes in the cove where he first taught them to swim. Along the way, cherished memories surface and a quiet fireside goodbye becomes the heart of an unhurried journey toward rest. You can get my new book, Awaken Your Myth , at https://awakenyourmyth.com/book/ . Please leave a review on Amazon here: https://www.amazon.com/Awaken-Your-Myth-Discover-Purpose/dp/1797235257/ref=tmm_hrd_swatch_0#averageCustomerReviewsAnchor To leave a review on GoodReads, click here: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/238747993-awaken-your-myth#CommunityReviews Your support is the cornerstone that allows me to continue crafting tranquil stories and meditations for you. For less than the price of a cup of coffee, you'll unlock an oasis of over 500 ad-free Listen To Sleep episodes, including 8 subscriber-only full length sleepy audiobook classics like Winnie the Pooh and Alice in Wonderland. To pledge your support, visit https://listentosleep.com/support or subscribe right in Apple Podcasts and get a 7 day free trial. Want to change your story? Take the free Path Assessment at https://jointhecabin.org . In two minutes, you'll see your personalized journey and know exactly where to start. To join my email group and get a bunch of goodies, go to https://erikireland.com Sleep well, friends.💜 Erik Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
A gentle story about a girl and her grandfather on a day-long river journey, and the quiet lessons that pass between them without ever being said aloud. It follows them from a foggy morning launch to a firelit camp under the stars, where Etta learns to notice more by doing less. You can get my new book, Awaken Your Myth , at https://awakenyourmyth.com/book/ . Please leave a review on Amazon here: https://www.amazon.com/Awaken-Your-Myth-Discover-Purpose/dp/1797235257/ref=tmm_hrd_swatch_0#averageCustomerReviewsAnchor To leave a review on GoodReads, click here: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/238747993-awaken-your-myth#CommunityReviews Your support is the cornerstone that allows me to continue crafting tranquil stories and meditations for you. For less than the price of a cup of coffee, you'll unlock an oasis of over 500 ad-free Listen To Sleep episodes, including 8 subscriber-only full length sleepy audiobook classics like Winnie the Pooh and Alice in Wonderland. To pledge your support, visit https://listentosleep.com/support or subscribe right in Apple Podcasts and get a 7 day free trial. Want to change your story? Take the free Path Assessment at https://jointhecabin.org . In two minutes, you'll see your personalized journey and know exactly where to start. To join my email group and get a bunch of goodies, go to https://erikireland.com Sleep well, friends.💜 Erik Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
A slow, sensory story about elevation, silence, and the particular peace of a job that asks only for attention. We’ll follow a weary traveler up a two-day mountain trail toward a fire lookout tower, where the noise in his mind quiets before he ever notices it happening. You can get my new book, Awaken Your Myth , at https://awakenyourmyth.com/book/ . Please leave a review on Amazon here: https://www.amazon.com/Awaken-Your-Myth-Discover-Purpose/dp/1797235257/ref=tmm_hrd_swatch_0#averageCustomerReviewsAnchor To leave a review on GoodReads, click here: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/238747993-awaken-your-myth#CommunityReviews Your support is the cornerstone that allows me to continue crafting tranquil stories and meditations for you. For less than the price of a cup of coffee, you'll unlock an oasis of over 500 ad-free Listen To Sleep episodes, including 8 subscriber-only full length sleepy audiobook classics like Winnie the Pooh and Alice in Wonderland. To pledge your support, visit https://listentosleep.com/support or subscribe right in Apple Podcasts and get a 7 day free trial. Want to change your story? Take the free Path Assessment at https://jointhecabin.org . In two minutes, you'll see your personalized journey and know exactly where to start. To join my email group and get a bunch of goodies, go to https://erikireland.com Sleep well, friends.💜 Erik Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
A cozy story about a reunion of two best friends. On a rainy day, Bramwell prepares the hall for a visitor who may never arrive and falls in love with his family home all over again. You can get my new book, Awaken Your Myth , at https://awakenyourmyth.com/book/ . Please leave a review on Amazon here: https://www.amazon.com/Awaken-Your-Myth-Discover-Purpose/dp/1797235257/ref=tmm_hrd_swatch_0#averageCustomerReviewsAnchor To leave a review on GoodReads, click here: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/238747993-awaken-your-myth#CommunityReviews Your support is the cornerstone that allows me to continue crafting tranquil stories and meditations for you. For less than the price of a cup of coffee, you'll unlock an oasis of over 500 ad-free Listen To Sleep episodes, including 8 subscriber-only full length sleepy audiobook classics like Winnie the Pooh and Alice in Wonderland. To pledge your support, visit https://listentosleep.com/support or subscribe right in Apple Podcasts and get a 7 day free trial. Want to change your story? Take the free Path Assessment at https://jointhecabin.org . In two minutes, you'll see your personalized journey and know exactly where to start. To join my email group and get a bunch of goodies, go to https://erikireland.com Sleep well, friends.💜 Erik Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
A dreamy story about trusting what you can't fully see. A weary traveler loses the road in the dark, and the unlikely guide who finds him won't explain the way, only ask whether he's willing to follow it anyway. You can get my new book, Awaken Your Myth , at https://awakenyourmyth.com/book/ . Please leave a review on Amazon here: https://www.amazon.com/Awaken-Your-Myth-Discover-Purpose/dp/1797235257/ref=tmm_hrd_swatch_0#averageCustomerReviewsAnchor To leave a review on GoodReads, click here: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/238747993-awaken-your-myth#CommunityReviews Your support is the cornerstone that allows me to continue crafting tranquil stories and meditations for you. For less than the price of a cup of coffee, you'll unlock an oasis of over 500 ad-free Listen To Sleep episodes, including 8 subscriber-only full length sleepy audiobook classics like Winnie the Pooh and Alice in Wonderland. To pledge your support, visit https://listentosleep.com/support or subscribe right in Apple Podcasts and get a 7 day free trial. Want to change your story? Take the free Path Assessment at https://jointhecabin.org . In two minutes, you'll see your personalized journey and know exactly where to start. To join my email group and get a bunch of goodies, go to https://erikireland.com Sleep well, friends.💜 Erik Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
A gentle story about moving through life’s challenges and what might be waiting on the other side. Maren has spent twelve years moving dragons along, but one won't be moved, and a twelve year old girl knows a path nobody else bothers with. You can get my new book, Awaken Your Myth , at https://awakenyourmyth.com/book/ . Please leave a review on Amazon here: https://www.amazon.com/Awaken-Your-Myth-Discover-Purpose/dp/1797235257/ref=tmm_hrd_swatch_0#averageCustomerReviewsAnchor To leave a review on GoodReads, click here: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/238747993-awaken-your-myth#CommunityReviews Your support is the cornerstone that allows me to continue crafting tranquil stories and meditations for you. For less than the price of a cup of coffee, you'll unlock an oasis of over 500 ad-free Listen To Sleep episodes, including 8 subscriber-only full length sleepy audiobook classics like Winnie the Pooh and Alice in Wonderland. To pledge your support, visit https://listentosleep.com/support or subscribe right in Apple Podcasts and get a 7 day free trial. Want to change your story? Take the free Path Assessment at https://jointhecabin.org . In two minutes, you'll see your personalized journey and know exactly where to start. To join my email group and get a bunch of goodies, go to https://erikireland.com Sleep well, friends.💜 Erik Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
A slow, quiet story about sitting with not-knowing until it gets a little easier to carry. Rue the otter has something on his mind and goes to the river, where Amos the beaver is already at work, and the morning is doing what mornings do. You can get my new book, Awaken Your Myth , at https://awakenyourmyth.com/book/ . Please leave a review on Amazon here: https://www.amazon.com/Awaken-Your-Myth-Discover-Purpose/dp/1797235257/ref=tmm_hrd_swatch_0#averageCustomerReviewsAnchor To leave a review on GoodReads, click here: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/238747993-awaken-your-myth#CommunityReviews Your support is the cornerstone that allows me to continue crafting tranquil stories and meditations for you. For less than the price of a cup of coffee, you'll unlock an oasis of over 500 ad-free Listen To Sleep episodes, including 8 subscriber-only full length sleepy audiobook classics like Winnie the Pooh and Alice in Wonderland. To pledge your support, visit https://listentosleep.com/support or subscribe right in Apple Podcasts and get a 7 day free trial. Want to change your story? Take the free Path Assessment at https://jointhecabin.org . In two minutes, you'll see your personalized journey and know exactly where to start. To join my email group and get a bunch of goodies, go to https://erikireland.com Sleep well, friends.💜 Erik Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
A quiet hero's journey into the unnamed space between one life and the next, for anyone who has ever stood at the edge of something they couldn't yet see. Meet Silas, a man who has spent his life walking forest paths at night, lantern in hand, telling stories to the dark and finding the unknown. You can get my new book, Awaken Your Myth , at https://awakenyourmyth.com/book/ . Please leave a review on Amazon here: https://www.amazon.com/Awaken-Your-Myth-Discover-Purpose/dp/1797235257/ref=tmm_hrd_swatch_0#averageCustomerReviewsAnchor To leave a review on GoodReads, click here: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/238747993-awaken-your-myth#CommunityReviews Your support is the cornerstone that allows me to continue crafting tranquil stories and meditations for you. For less than the price of a cup of coffee, you'll unlock an oasis of over 500 ad-free Listen To Sleep episodes, including 8 subscriber-only full length sleepy audiobook classics like Winnie the Pooh and Alice in Wonderland. To pledge your support, visit https://listentosleep.com/support or subscribe right in Apple Podcasts and get a 7 day free trial. Want to change your story? Take the free Path Assessment at https://jointhecabin.org . In two minutes, you'll see your personalized journey and know exactly where to start. To join my email group and get a bunch of goodies, go to https://erikireland.com Sleep well, friends.💜 Erik Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
A story about solitude, wonder, and the quiet joy of coming back to yourself. A woman packs one broken suitcase and follows her heart to a small stone town in rural Spain, where the silence is wide enough to breathe in and the warmth finds her when she is ready to be found. You can get my new book, Awaken Your Myth , at https://awakenyourmyth.com/book/ . Please leave a review on Amazon here: https://www.amazon.com/Awaken-Your-Myth-Discover-Purpose/dp/1797235257/ref=tmm_hrd_swatch_0#averageCustomerReviewsAnchor To leave a review on GoodReads, click here: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/238747993-awaken-your-myth#CommunityReviews Your support is the cornerstone that allows me to continue crafting tranquil stories and meditations for you. For less than the price of a cup of coffee, you'll unlock an oasis of over 500 ad-free Listen To Sleep episodes, including 8 subscriber-only full length sleepy audiobook classics like Winnie the Pooh and Alice in Wonderland. To pledge your support, visit https://listentosleep.com/support or subscribe right in Apple Podcasts and get a 7 day free trial. Want to change your story? Take the free Path Assessment at https://jointhecabin.org . In two minutes, you'll see your personalized journey and know exactly where to start. To join my email group and get a bunch of goodies, go to https://erikireland.com Sleep well, friends.💜 Erik Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Saoirse, a young boatbuilder, returns to her small Irish coastal village after six months of apprenticeship away. A quiet coming-of-age about craft, fathers, and the glass beach where the sea turns broken things beautiful. You can get my new book, Awaken Your Myth , at https://awakenyourmyth.com/book/ . Please leave a review on Amazon here: https://www.amazon.com/Awaken-Your-Myth-Discover-Purpose/dp/1797235257/ref=tmm_hrd_swatch_0#averageCustomerReviewsAnchor To leave a review on GoodReads, click here: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/238747993-awaken-your-myth#CommunityReviews Your support is the cornerstone that allows me to continue crafting tranquil stories and meditations for you. For less than the price of a cup of coffee, you'll unlock an oasis of over 500 ad-free Listen To Sleep episodes, including 8 subscriber-only full length sleepy audiobook classics like Winnie the Pooh and Alice in Wonderland. To pledge your support, visit https://listentosleep.com/support or subscribe right in Apple Podcasts and get a 7 day free trial. Want to change your story? Take the free Path Assessment at https://jointhecabin.org . In two minutes, you'll see your personalized journey and know exactly where to start. To join my email group and get a bunch of goodies, go to https://erikireland.com Sleep well, friends.💜 Erik Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Join Emilia on a serene journey through the tranquil streets of Oslo. As the day gently transitions into the night, she unravels the city's rich tapestry of history and culture, and breathes in the natural beauty that surrounds her. You can get my new book, Awaken Your Myth , at https://awakenyourmyth.com/book/ . Please leave a review on Amazon here: https://www.amazon.com/Awaken-Your-Myth-Discover-Purpose/dp/1797235257/ref=tmm_hrd_swatch_0#averageCustomerReviewsAnchor To leave a review on GoodReads, click here: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/238747993-awaken-your-myth#CommunityReviews Your support is the cornerstone that allows me to continue crafting tranquil stories and meditations for you. For less than the price of a cup of coffee, you'll unlock an oasis of over 500 ad-free Listen To Sleep episodes, including 8 subscriber-only full length sleepy audiobook classics like Winnie the Pooh and Alice in Wonderland. To pledge your support, visit https://listentosleep.com/support or subscribe right in Apple Podcasts and get a 7 day free trial. Want to change your story? Take the free Path Assessment at https://jointhecabin.org . In two minutes, you'll see your personalized journey and know exactly where to start. To join my email group and get a bunch of goodies, go to https://erikireland.com Sleep well, friends.💜 Erik Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
An old woman weaves the weather of the world from a tiny house at the edge of everything — drought and rain, joy and grief, all of it intentional, none of it mistake. When a young woman named Mira arrives lost and searching, she finds not answers but something older and more useful. You can get my new book, Awaken Your Myth , at https://awakenyourmyth.com/book/ . Please leave a review on Amazon here: https://www.amazon.com/Awaken-Your-Myth-Discover-Purpose/dp/1797235257/ref=tmm_hrd_swatch_0#averageCustomerReviewsAnchor To leave a review on GoodReads, click here: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/238747993-awaken-your-myth#CommunityReviews Your support is the cornerstone that allows me to continue crafting tranquil stories and meditations for you. For less than the price of a cup of coffee, you'll unlock an oasis of over 500 ad-free Listen To Sleep episodes, including 8 subscriber-only full length sleepy audiobook classics like Winnie the Pooh and Alice in Wonderland. To pledge your support, visit https://listentosleep.com/support or subscribe right in Apple Podcasts and get a 7 day free trial. Want to change your story? Take the free Path Assessment at https://jointhecabin.org . In two minutes, you'll see your personalized journey and know exactly where to start. To join my email group and get a bunch of goodies, go to https://erikireland.com Sleep well, friends.💜 Erik Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Spring has come to Taylor's farm, and she's finally planting the cutting garden she's been designing in her mind for years. A slow, dreamy story about new beginnings, deep roots, and love that shows up in a library book notes and a jacket on a barn hook. You can get my new book at https://awakenyourmyth.com/book/ Your support is the cornerstone that allows me to continue crafting tranquil stories and meditations for you. For less than the price of a cup of coffee, you'll unlock an oasis of over 500 ad-free Listen To Sleep episodes, including 8 subscriber-only full length sleepy audiobook classics like Winnie the Pooh and Alice in Wonderland. To pledge your support, visit https://listentosleep.com/support or subscribe right in Apple Podcasts and get a 7 day free trial. Want to change your story? Take the free Path Assessment at https://jointhecabin.org . In two minutes, you'll see your personalized journey and know exactly where to start. To join my email group and get a bunch of goodies, go to https://erikireland.com Sleep well, friends.💜 Erik Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
A boy and his dog follow a swollen spring river deeper into the forest than they've ever gone, where an ancient cedar and the remains of a forgotten camp ask something quiet of him. A gentle, meditative story about presence, loss, and the way wild places hold us even when we don't know we need holding. You can get my new book at https://awakenyourmyth.com/book/ Your support is the cornerstone that allows me to continue crafting tranquil stories and meditations for you. For less than the price of a cup of coffee, you'll unlock an oasis of over 500 ad-free Listen To Sleep episodes, including 8 subscriber-only full length sleepy audiobook classics like Winnie the Pooh and Alice in Wonderland. To pledge your support, visit https://listentosleep.com/support or subscribe right in Apple Podcasts and get a 7 day free trial. Want to change your story? Take the free Path Assessment at https://jointhecabin.org . In two minutes, you'll see your personalized journey and know exactly where to start. To join my email group and get a bunch of goodies, go to https://erikireland.com Sleep well, friends.💜 Erik Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
An adapted excerpt from my new book, Awaken Your Myth, published by Chronicle Books — a story about a bus ride, a legendary aunt, a bartender in a cowboy hat, and the hero's journey that changed everything. If you've ever felt a quiet sense that there's something more, this one is for you. You can get my new book at https://awakenyourmyth.com/book/ The beautiful hardcover edition by Chronicle Books (illustrated by John Hersey) is available in bookstores and online for just $19.95 E-book editions, available everywhere like Kindle and Apple Books Audiobook , available wherever you get your audiobooks including Spotify , Audible , and Apple Books Your support is the cornerstone that allows me to continue crafting tranquil stories and meditations for you. For less than the price of a cup of coffee, you'll unlock an oasis of over 500 ad-free Listen To Sleep episodes, including 8 subscriber-only full length sleepy audiobook classics like Winnie the Pooh and Alice in Wonderland. To pledge your support, visit https://listentosleep.com/support or subscribe right in Apple Podcasts and get a 7 day free trial. Want to change your story? Take the free Path Assessment at https://jointhecabin.org . In two minutes, you'll see your personalized journey and know exactly where to start. To join my email group and get a bunch of goodies, go to https://erikireland.com Sleep well, friends.💜 Erik Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
A dreamy story about a girl named Mishka who discovers that the things we believe are wrong with us are often the very gifts we were born to share. Let this gentle myth connect you with self-acceptance, your hidden gifts, and the courage to be exactly who you are. You can get my new book at https://awakenyourmyth.com/book/ Your support is the cornerstone that allows me to continue crafting tranquil stories and meditations for you. For less than the price of a cup of coffee, you'll unlock an oasis of over 500 ad-free Listen To Sleep episodes, including 8 subscriber-only full length sleepy audiobook classics like Winnie the Pooh and Alice in Wonderland. To pledge your support, visit https://listentosleep.com/support or subscribe right in Apple Podcasts and get a 7 day free trial. Want to change your story? Take the free Path Assessment at https://jointhecabin.org . In two minutes, you'll see your personalized journey and know exactly where to start. To join my email group and get a bunch of goodies, go to https://erikireland.com Sleep well, friends.💜 Erik Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
In the cozy village of Coppervale, a young hearthkeeper named Wren sets out on a quiet hero's journey to carry a live ember through ancient forest and up into the open hills to relight a beacon that has gone dark. A gentle fantasy of tended flames, patient creatures, and the particular kind of devotion that stays long after anyone has stopped asking it to. Your support is the cornerstone that allows me to continue crafting tranquil stories and meditations for you. For less than the price of a cup of coffee, you'll unlock an oasis of over 500 ad-free Listen To Sleep episodes, including 8 subscriber-only full length sleepy audiobook classics like Winnie the Pooh and Alice in Wonderland. To pledge your support, visit https://listentosleep.com/support or subscribe right in Apple Podcasts and get a 7 day free trial. Want to change your story? Take the free Path Assessment at https://jointhecabin.org . In two minutes, you'll see your personalized journey and know exactly where to start. To join my email group and get a bunch of goodies, go to https://erikireland.com Sleep well, friends.💜 Erik Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
A bedtime story about releasing the weight we carry without knowing it, and the luminous ground that has always been there beneath it. For anyone who has ever confused their wound for their identity. Your support is the cornerstone that allows me to continue crafting tranquil stories and meditations for you. For less than the price of a cup of coffee, you'll unlock an oasis of over 500 ad-free Listen To Sleep episodes, including 8 subscriber-only full length sleepy audiobook classics like Winnie the Pooh and Alice in Wonderland. To pledge your support, visit https://listentosleep.com/support or subscribe right in Apple Podcasts and get a 7 day free trial. Want to change your story? Take the free Path Assessment at https://jointhecabin.org . In two minutes, you'll see your personalized journey and know exactly where to start. To join my email group and get a bunch of goodies, go to https://erikireland.com Sleep well, friends.💜 Erik Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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