What is your purpose? How do you find meaning in life? Explore these important questions as you enjoy this short story of a boy discovering his purpose while searching for his father's hidden treasure as narrated by Zach Pincince.

A boy discovers his life's purpose while searching for his father's treasure in this short story narrated by Zach Pincince.

Finding Your Purpose (A Short Story)

If you have a big project at work or a deadline looming and you're feeling angst and anxiety because you're unsure about how to make it happen, all of that can take its toll on your workplace wellness. If you sense pressure building, listen to this inspiring story of "implementation intention" and learn how one simple yet powerful question helped an Olympics team take home the gold. That same question can help you to re-focus your attention and reclaim a calming sense of progress and confidence toward achieving your workplace goals.

Feeling anxious about a big project at work? Learn about the power of "implementation intention" and how it can help you achieve your goals.

A Story Of Implementation Intention

Losing ourselves in honorable work and the service of others can not only exhaust us but can also prevent us from being truly present in other important areas of our lives. This is a story about a man who thought he had made good choices, only to find out too late what they had cost him.

Honorable work and service of others can exhaust and hinder our presence in other areas of life as seen in a man's story of lost opportunities.

The Obliging Woodman

Tonight, I take you on a journey along the Silk Road. We explore how and why this route from China to the Mediterranean opened at the time of the Han Dynasty and Ancient Rome. Given the distances and costs, long-distance trade was limited to light, expensive, and exotic goods, like silk, glassware, fine crafts, perfumes, and spices. It adapted to changes over centuries: the rise and fall of dynasties in China, the collapse of the Western Roman Empire and the struggles of Byzantium, the Muslim conquest, the Mongol invasion, the rise of Italian merchant republics... I also tell you about the rediscovery of land routes to the Far East by European travelers of the Middle Ages, especially Marco Polo.

Explore the ancient Silk Road, a trade route from China to the Mediterranean, known for luxurious goods and its role in history through the ages.

History Of The Silk Road

As the Olympic Games come to a close and become another history page, I believe you will enjoy these three bedtime stories. Tonight, we go on a trip to the City of Lights, Paris, and I tell you several mysterious stories from the past two centuries: the intriguing and clandestine life of the Countess of Castiglione, the foundation of spiritualism by its visionary pioneer, Allan Kardec, and the audacious theft of Leonardo da Vinci's masterpiece, the Mona Lisa, in the year 1911.

Discover three fascinating bedtime stories about Paris: the Countess of Castiglione, Allan Kardec, and the theft of the Mona Lisa in 1911.

Historical Mysteries in Paris

In this soft-spoken bedtime story, I tell you about the History of the Norsemen in the Middle Ages. At the end of the Eighth Century, they embarked on raids, explorations, and conquests farther and farther from their homelands in Scandinavia. We explore why they suddenly became outward-looking, what their societies were like, and how things unfolded until Christianization and the formation of larger kingdoms in Scandinavia (in Norway, Sweden, and Denmark), which ended the Viking Age.

Soft-spoken bedtime story detailing Norsemen history from raids to Christianization, forming larger kingdoms in Scandinavia, ending Viking Age.

History of the Vikings

You are listening to “The Record Shop,” a rainy bedtime story set in a maritime city. As a coastal rainstorm persists through the afternoon, you explore the cobblestone streets and arrive at the Melody Lane Record Shop. Rain pelts the windows, and you get lost in the soothing sound of crackling vinyl and musical discoveries. You sink into a velvet armchair in a listening room and drift on a stream of happy feelings and memories enlivened by familiar melodies and life-enhancing lyrics. Come closing time, you return to a Victorian home, and fall asleep to the relaxing sounds of rain and a crackling fire. It's time to dream away. www.michellessanctuary.com

"The Record Shop" is a calming bedtime story set in a rainy maritime city, taking you on a musical journey through the Melody Lane Record Shop.

The Record Shop | Rainy Bedtime Story

Fall asleep fast with this relaxing bedtime story for grown-ups. You are listening to "Autumn Cruise," a deep sleep story narrated by a soothing female voice with crackling fire sounds. Travel on a steamboat on the "Queen of American Lakes" on an unseasonably warm autumn day. Nestled in the foothills of the Adirondacks, you find splendor in the vibrant leaves and pristine lake before a cold front moves in. You retreat to a cozy historic bed and breakfast and fall asleep. It's time to dream away. Original Script, Narration, Music, and Production by Michelle Hotaling, Dreamaway Visions LLC 2022 All Rights Reserved www.michellessanctuary.com

"Autumn Cruise" is a relaxing bedtime story for adults with a soothing female voice and crackling fire sounds, taking you on a warm steamboat ride before retreating to a cozy bed and breakfast.

Autumn Cruise | Cozy Bedtime Story

Explore the origins of a luxurious cave house overlooking the ocean and experience serene moments like watching a humpback whale breach at sunset and stargazing from a natural stone pool fed by a waterfall. Retreat to the coziest and most tranquil room in the house and fall asleep to the soothing sounds of the sea. It’s time to dream away. www.michellessanctuary.com

Discover a luxurious cave house by the ocean, with whale watching at sunset, stargazing from a stone pool, and falling asleep to the sounds of the sea. Dream away at www.michellessanctuary.com

Cave House by the Sea

In this story, we learn about two different mysterious locations in the American Southwest, Area 51 in Nevada and Chaco Canyon in New Mexico. How did the US Air Force base known as Area 51 get its reputation as a hotbed of extraterrestrial activity? We take a look at what is documented and the pop culture role Area 51 came to play as well as intense secrecy around the base's activities. Chaco Canyon is a large archaeological site in New Mexico, built more than a thousand years ago and over several generations by the Ancestral Puebloans. What is the meaning of architectural alignments based on astronomical observation and cardinal directions, the care given to landscape design, or the enigmatic web of roads that radiates from the canyon?

This text explores the mysterious reputation of Area 51 as a hub of extraterrestrial activity and the architectural significance of Chaco Canyon.

Mysteries In The American Desert

This is a story from Dr. Steven Covey, highlighting the importance of taking care of ourselves and being effective in life.

Dr. Covey emphasizes self-care and effectiveness in life through a personal anecdote.

The Wood Cutter

Dive into inspirational words from leaders like Nelson Mandela, who reminds us "It always seems impossible until it's done," and Henry Ford with his empowering belief, "Whether you think you can or you think you can’t, you’re right." Each quote is carefully selected to push you beyond limits, encouraging you to chase your dreams and embrace the journey to success. Start your day empowered, focused, and ready to conquer anything!

Inspirational quotes from leaders like Mandela and Ford push you beyond limits to chase your dreams and conquer anything.

Empowering Quotes to Drive You Forward

In tonight’s bedtime story, as you ponder an important next step, you seek advice from a colony of rock trolls in the nearby forest. You pose a series of questions to these wise and whimsical practitioners of elemental magic and divination, and you receive vague yet inspiring answers. They give you gifts, and you return home to consider your future.

Seeking advice from rock trolls in the forest, you pose questions and receive vague yet inspiring answers, gaining gifts and contemplating your future.

An Audience With Trolls

Listen to the charming story of how Bill the duck tries to launch a stage career, inspired by his friend the dog and egged on by Cassie the cat.

Bill the duck tries to become a stage star with encouragement from his friends, the dog and cat, in a charming tale.

Bill the Duck Goes on Stage

In this soft-spoken bedtime story, I take you on a journey along the Silk Road. What was it? Why was it created and how did it work? From the time of the Roman Empire and the Han Dynasty in China to the Mongol invasion and the travels of Marco Polo, we will relive more than 1500 years of history.

A soft-spoken bedtime story takes you on a journey along the Silk Road, reliving more than 1500 years of history from Roman Empire to Marco Polo.

Reading my stream-of-consciousness style diary entry to help you fall asleep.

A diary entry written in a stream-of-consciousness style, designed to aid in falling asleep.

Reading My Diary (2.28.19)

In this ASMR/bedtime science story, I tell you about Earth during the Pleistocene (aka "the Ice Age"). We explore what the planet was like its geography, its climate, its fauna (especially the megafauna of mammals like mammoths, saber-toothed tigers, or mastodons), and the rise of the genus Homo, from the first Hominidae to Australopithecus species and various species of archaic humans (Homo Habilis, Homo Erectus, Homo Heidelbergensis, Homo Neanderthalis and finally Homo Sapiens).

ASMR science bedtime story explores Earth during the Ice Age, including geography, climate, megafauna, and evolution of Homo species.

Journey to the Ice Age

In this bedtime ASMR story made to help you relax or fall asleep, I tell you the stories of different "lost treasures" and other legends attached to 1/ the Knights Templar, a religious military order that emerged during the crusades but became so wealthy and influential that it made powerful enemies; 2/ the Cathars, a Christian sect from the 12th to 14th Centuries in Southern France and Northern Italy, that was persecuted until it disappeared; 3/ the Fabergé Eggs, exquisite pieces of jewelry that were made for the Romanovs in Saint Petersburg in the decades before the Russian Revolution. Out of more than fifty, six eggs are now missing, but as the story of the "Third Imperial" egg indicates, they could maybe reappear one day.

ASMR bedtime story featuring tales of lost treasures and legends connected to the Knights Templar, the Cathars, and the missing Fabergé Eggs.

Lost Treasures

Tonight I will tell you about the origins and evolution of cosmetics and perfume, from prehistory to our time. We explore how ancient cultures developed cosmetics and their importance in reflecting social order and beauty standards. I will also talk about the history of perfume, from the first known scent extraction equipment and the first known perfume maker in Mesopotamia to the diversification of ingredients and techniques that led to the modern perfume industry.

This text explores the origins and evolution of cosmetics and perfume, highlighting their significance in ancient cultures and the modern perfume industry.

History Of Cosmetics And Perfume

The Pikhtoon people live in a long exile, driven and estranged from their homeland. But their destiny is woven with a magical plant, the nahk-un-asl, and the curiosity of a girl who will not let the myths lie unresolved.

The Pikhtoon people are exiled from their homeland, but a magical plant and a curious girl may resolve unresolved myths.

The Footprint Of The Benevolent

Escape the modern world in this timeless magical story for sleep that brings us to a witches' cottage in the heart of an enchanted forest. Tonight's visit is meant to celebrate you. Thoughtful surprises and enchanting encounters arranged by the three healing witches connect you with the magic that defines your unique essence. Experience a night of blissful festivities and self-love in this cozy cottage. It's time to dream away. www.michellessanctuary.com

Unwind in a magical story of self-love at a witches' cottage in an enchanted forest, with surprises arranged by healing witches. Dream away at www.michellessanctuary.com.

Moonlit Wishes At The Witches' Cottage

This episode details three different historical mysteries. First, we will relive the voyage of the Donner Party, a group of migrants who traveled from Illinois to California in 1846, but did not manage to reach their destination before the winter and had to set camp in the Sierra Nevada, until they were rescued in 1847. Second, we will travel to Oak Island, a small island in Nova Scotia that has become famous as a place where a fabulous treasure or even historical artifacts would be hidden. Finally, I will tell you of the Bermuda Triangle, the concept from the 1950s and 60s that a large area of the Atlantic, East of Florida, saw too many disappearances of ships and aircraft.

This episode explores the Donner Party's ill-fated journey, Oak Island's rumored treasure, and the infamous Bermuda Triangle disappearances.

Three Historical Mystery Stories

The track explores through a story are leaders are born or are they made and discusses that position does not make you a leader and the importance of understanding what good looks like for leadership to be a successful leader.

The article examines the age-old debate of whether leaders are born or made, highlighting the significance of understanding effective leadership.

A Leadership Story - A King & His Sheep

In this recording, I share with you a story from my own life that taught me some valuable lessons on how to find Gratitude every day.

Learn how to find gratitude every day through a personal story in this concise recording.

Life Lessons on Living in Gratitude

In this relaxing talk, we explore the stories of ghost ships. Some are fictional, like the Flying Dutchman, said to be an old "East Indiaman" (a vessel trading between Europe and the Far East), from the time when the Dutch controlled the spice trade. Or the Chilean Caleuche, that would haunt the waters around the island of Chiloe. Others are real and did wander on the seas for years or even decades, like the SS Baychimo in the icy waters north of Alaska and Canada.

Exploring ghost ships, from the legendary Flying Dutchman to the real-life SS Baychimo in icy Alaskan waters, with tales of haunting maritime lore.

Extraordinary Ghost Ships

The Story of Mars is an inspirational story on the firey, bright red planet. The legend of balancing our areas of heat and passion away from anger is addressed in how we can bring love and creativity to our energy through the story of mars.

The Story of Mars inspires us to balance heat and passion, channeling love and creativity into our energy.

The Story Of Mars

The Story of Saturn is a story of understanding energy responsibility. The area of authority, and masculine energy of the planet Saturn can seem overly challenging.

Understanding energy responsibility is key to navigating the challenges of the masculine energy of Saturn.

The Story Of Saturn

Fall asleep with a tiny story about a tiny cabin in the Adirondacks. For those who enjoy shorter bedtime stories, this release is for you. A leisurely forest walk leads to sunset views on a lake, where the cozy ambiance of an inlet gives way to stargazing at night. Enjoy a campfire before finding respite in a charming cabin loft as lapping waves lull you to sleep. It's time to dream away. www.michellessanctuary.com

Cozy bedtime story of a tiny Adirondack cabin with forest walks, sunset lake views, stargazing, campfires, and lapping waves lulling you to sleep. Dream away at michellessanctuary.com.

Tiny Story About a Tiny Cabin

A dying woman and her estranged daughter have a confronting conversation about the nature of love. This story embraces the complexity of imperfect love and the frustration and heartache that goes with it. The conclusion is positive and motivating.

A dying woman and her daughter have a conversation about love's complexity, frustration, and heartache. The conclusion is positive and motivating.

A Difficult Truth

On this track, the Master talks to the Apprentice about willpower and the Apprentice shares his thoughts on its importance in making things happen in life. This is Chapter 6 of The Master: A Journey in Search of Meaning & Purpose to Define Your Mindset.

Chapter 6 of "The Master" discusses the importance of willpower in achieving goals through a conversation between the Master and Apprentice.

A Mindset Story: The Will & The Way

Tonight, I take you on a journey to explore the long road to space exploration, from the creation of the first rockets almost 1,000 years ago to the Twentieth Century space race. We will go through the launch of Sputnik, the first artificial satellite, the flight of Yuri Gagarin, the Gemini Program and its records, Project Apollo and the first Moon landing, the space stations and shuttle programs, all the way to the present. I will also tell you a little about some of the fathers of spaceflight like Konstantin Tsiolkovsky, Robert Goddard, and Wernher von Braun.

Explore the history of space exploration from the first rockets to present day, including key moments such as the Moon landing and the shuttle program.

History Of Rockets And Spaceflight

In this soft-spoken talk, I tell you stories from a body of myths and legends shared by different Australian Aboriginal People: the Dreaming, or Dreamtime. Australian Aboriginals are thought to have some of the oldest continuous cultures in the world since they remained undisturbed in Australia for tens of thousands of years. Their cultures radiated and diverged across the island, with different language groups and mythologies. We explore myths that are widespread among them, like the Rainbow Serpent and others that are local, tied to local geography or a particular people.

Australian Aboriginal myths and legends from the Dreaming, the oldest continuous culture in the world, explored in this talk, including the Rainbow Serpent.

Dreamtime: Australian Aboriginal Myths

Start your day on a positive note with this track designed to uplift and inspire you as you embrace the new day ahead. This gentle and encouraging session is crafted to infuse your morning routine with positivity and motivation, setting the tone for a day filled with productivity, joy, and fulfillment. Whether facing challenges or simply seeking a boost of motivation to kickstart your day, this track offers a supportive companion to help you navigate the morning with confidence and optimism. This track is your daily dose of inspiration, from gentle reminders of your worth and resilience to empowering affirmations that ignite your passion and purpose.

Get inspired and uplifted for the day ahead with this motivating track filled with positivity and encouragement to boost your confidence and set the tone for a productive and fulfilling day.

Morning Encouragements

This soothing story is about a girl in search of her other half, with a peaceful happy ending to help you drift into dreamland.

A girl searches for her other half in this soothing story with a peaceful happy ending to lull you into dreamland.

The Other Half

A myth to help you fall asleep. Phaeton asked to drive the chariot of the sun for one day. Be careful what you wish for.

Phaeton's wish to drive the sun's chariot leads to chaos and destruction, teaching the lesson of being careful what you wish for.

How Phaeton Drove The Sun

Join me on a peaceful fairytale-inspired bedtime meditation to the magical land of Arcadia. I hope tonight's sleepy journey will help you become so relaxed and peaceful that the magical energy in Arcadia heals every single part of you. This journey is designed to help you fall asleep faster and wake up feeling refreshed and rejuvenated. By focusing on the words and the calming imagery, you will find yourself becoming more, and more relaxed until you eventually drift off into a deep and peaceful sleep. I'm honored to share my work with you here on Aura and InfinityLightHealing.com, with unlimited love and infinite gratitude, enjoy your journey, sweet blessings my friend!

A bedtime meditation takes you on a peaceful journey to the magical land of Arcadia, helping you relax and heal while falling asleep faster.

Dreamland Adventure: Chasing Your Dreams

Welcome to tonight's Sleep Time Story. This evening take a relaxing tour around a fictional city and some of it's districts. You will be driven around in a spacious comfy car with Tom as your driver, so all you need to worry about is enjoying the sights. This story may help you to find a sense of calm even in the most busy of places.

Relax as Tom takes you on a tour of a fictional city in a comfy car, finding calm amidst the busy places.

Night Time Drive

This bedtime story is about structures built during the Cold War: cities, bases, silos, bunkers... From America to the Soviet Union, the UK, and China, we will explore some of them to discover what motivated their construction and experience their now eerie atmosphere.

Explore the eerie structures built during the Cold War across America, the Soviet Union, the UK, and China, and uncover their motivations.

Secret Bases Of The Cold War

Want to drift off to sleep? Love bedtime tales? Who doesn’t like a bedtime tale? Well if you do, then this is the perfect story to send you off to sleep. Today we are going to run some errands with the car and it starts to rain. With soothing music, the calming sound of rain, and the relaxing sounds of cars, before you know it, you'll be fast asleep. Beautifully relaxed and at peace. Listen nightly to get into that relaxed state.

Get ready for a peaceful slumber with a soothing bedtime story about running errands in the rain, complete with calming music and sounds.

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