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Michaels Sleep Stories
by Michael Ashtiany
Hey Listener, I'm Michael, and welcome to my Sleep Stories channel 😴Im a British Voice Actor that has a light Manchester accent, and I curate and narrate a different sleep story each week, designed to help you unwind and drift off to sleep.My stories are atmospheric and observational, just ordinary people and ordinary places either past or present. From immersive stories of being in a TreeHouse on a stormy night, to listening about a Medieval knight riding home to his castle in the rain, each story transports you somewhere calm and peacefulI hope you enjoy themMichael
Episodes
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A Cozy Sleep Story Under The Northern Lights | Human Voice | Bedtime Stories For Adults
Tonights Sleep Story takes place in Iceland, in a cozy glass domed Igloo, where you'll lay down with a hot drink, a book and some thick cozy blankets as you relax and unwind to the sound of the log fire burning in the background, and the magical green aurora lights in the skyHope you enjoy...
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Did Marco Polo Really Spend Seventeen Years in China? | Sleep History | Human Voice
Marco Polo claimed to have spent seventeen years inside the court of the most powerful ruler in the world, travelling across China and the Mongol Empire on missions for Kublai Khan himself. It's one of history's most famous travel stories, and for centuries, serious historians have genuinely…
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Henry VIII's Closest Advisor, and the Question No One's Settled | Sleep History | Human Voice
Henry VIII trusted one man more than almost anyone else at his court, and historians still can't fully agree on what that man did with the power it gave him. This is the story of Sir Anthony Denny, Groom of the Stool and the quiet force behind some of the most consequential moments of Henry…
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Cozy Sleep Story | The Queen's Laundress of Whitehall Palace 1578
A relaxing sleep story set at Whitehall Palace, 1578. Follow the Queen's own laundress through a quiet night, pressing and folding Elizabeth I's private linen by candlelight, a wordless handoff at the Privy Chamber door, and the walk back through the wind to her own bed. A gentle sleep story with...
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Cozy Sleep Story | A Rainy Night Train Through The Scottish Highlands
Settle into your berth aboard an old Steam train as it presses north into the rain-soaked Scottish Highlands. This rainy sleep story follows a quiet overnight train journey through misty glens, dark lochs, and storm-battered hillsides, rain streaking the windows, wheels rolling steady beneath…
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Sleep Story | The Innkeeper At The Medieval Tavern On A Stormy Night
Tonight's History sleep story follows an innkeeper through his final rounds after the last travelers have gone up to bed; banking the fire, checking on the horses in the stable, wiping down the tables, and bolting the heavy doors against the storm, before he climbs to his own warm bed. Set along…
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Lighting The Lamps in Westminster | A Cozy Victorian Sleep Story
Hey Listener Welcome to your Victorian Sleep Story, set in the foggy streets of old Westminster, London, following a lamplighter on his evening rounds as he lights each gas lamp by hand. This is a slow, observational sleep story with no plot to follow, just quiet details of the streets of…
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Sleep Story | A Taxi Drivers Rainy Night In New York City
Hey Listener, Tonights Sleep Story is a simple no plot follow of a New York City taxi driver called Lenny Set on a Rainy New York City evening, as the rain falls down on the roof of the car, we listen as he finishes the last hour of his shift and some of the passengers he picks up and drops off…
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Sleep History | Repairing Watches by Candlelight in 1783 Paris | Rain Sounds
Hey Listener, In tonights sleep story we head back to 1783 Paris and observe a watchmaker at work on a rainy evening Set in a candlelit watchmaker's workshop, this relaxing historical sleep history story follows one craftsman through an unhurried evening at his bench as he has 3 more watches to...
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Voyager 1's Journey from Earth to Deep Space | Space Sleep Story
Hey Listener, Tonight is a space sleep story about Voyager 1 and its incredible infinite journey, the most distant object we have ever made, drifting out through deep space. We'll follow the story of a single small craft from the warm day it left Earth back in 1977, past the great storms of…
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💤🌧️ Sleep History | The Gardener at The Rainy Victorian Glass House | Victorian Sleep Story
I hope you enjoy this Victorian Sleep Story set in a glass house, where we listen about a gardener tending to his plants on his last round before bed. Its raining outside on an autumn evening and through his quiet nightly routine he'll be wiping the palms, misting the ferns, watering by lamplight...
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💤 The Castle Cook Prepares Food | RELAXING Sleep Story | Sleep History
Hey Listener In this Sleep Story, we're heading back to 1208 for a bit of Sleep History and a Castle in the Tuscany Hills. We'll follow our cook as he prepares tonights dinner for the castle owners, we'll listen and observe as he goes through the motions of his kitchen in much simpler times…
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💤⛈️ A RAINY Night In A Treehouse | A Cozy Sleep Story Rain & Storm Sounds
Hey Listener In this sleep story with rain sounds, we're spending a stormy night in a cozy tree house. We're imagining we've escaped to a country house for the night and it has a wonderful tree house at the back of the garden. We start off making our favourite hot drink before heading outside…
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⛈️😴Sleep Story | The RAINIEST Mountain Village | A Cozy Sleep Story
Hey ListenerTonights Sleep Story is with rain sounds and set in the actual rainiest place on earth, Mawsynram in India We'll take a cozy and relaxing walk through a Khasi village deep in the hills of northeast India. The rain has not stopped for days, and it will not stop tonight. We'll venture...
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💤🌧️ A Roman Bath Attendant's Nightly Routine | Cozy Sleep Story | Sleep History
Hey Listener, Tonight's Sleep Story takes us back to Pompeii, autumn AD 72 and a quiet Roman town settling down for the night. Its raining and there's a gentle rumble from the storm in the background. We follow a bathhouse attendant through his nightly routine as he closes up his small...
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🌧️ 😴 Cozy Sleep Story with Rain & Storm Sounds | The Lighthouse Keeper's Stormy Night
Hey Listener, Tonights Sleep Story we'll listen to the slow and relaxing night time routine of a lighthouse keeper through his evening watch on the English coast in November 1882. We'll hear the rain outside with occasional light distant thunder and the waves crashing against the rocks. The...
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🌧️💤 Sleep Story | A Field Nurse's Rainy Night Rounds in 1916 France | Sleep History
Hey Listener, welcome to 1916 France In this Sleep Story we follow Vera, a field Nurse doing her nightly rounds. The rain hasn't stopped since before midnight. Vera moves quietly between the beds, lamp held low, checking on the men in her care. Its calm and peaceful, nothing much is happening…
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💤 Sleep Story | A Sleepy Train Ride Through 1920s New York | Sleep History
Hey Listener Tonight, The Sleepy Express is travelling through New York City in 1920 A slow, atmospheric sleep story drifting through the streets, bridges, and skyline of 1920s New York City. No plot. No drama. Just the gentle rhythm of the rails, the hiss of steam, and the quiet sights passing...
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8 Hours of Ancient Sleep Stories | Medieval to Ancient Egypt | Sleep History
Hey Listener I hope you enjoy this is 8 hour collection of some of the history for sleep stories, visiting 4 different eras and people. We start off with our Medieval Knight in England, then we head to Ancient Athens to visit a philosopher walking home. After that we go to Ancient Egypt after a...
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🌧️😴 Sleep Story | A RAINY Morning At The Parisian Bakery 1889
Hey Listener In tonights Sleep Story we follow Henri, the owner of a Boulangerie in 1889 Paris. Its still early dawn and raining outside, the gas lamps are still on, horse and carts are delivering papers as Henri prepares his fresh bread and croissants is his cozy bakery, ready for his first...
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🌧️💤Sleep Story | A Knight's Rainy Ride Home Through Medieval England | Sleep History
Hey Listener In tonight's Sleep Story, we follow a Knight in Medieval England, returning back to the Castle on his horse on a rainy evening after a long day On our journey back home we go through quiet woodlands, flooded fields, and a rain-soaked village, before settling by the fire in the great...
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💤😴Sleep Story| A Sleepy Train Ride in Victorian London | Sleep History
Hey Listener, Tonights Sleep Story is aboard The Sleepy Express, a magical steam train that can take you anywhere you want to go Tonight's destination: Victorian London, 1880s. Settle into your velvet first-class carriage as we glide through gaslit streets, over the Thames, past horse-drawn...
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😴 A COZY Sleep Story | A Sleepy Train Ride Through the Alps, France & Venice
Hey Listener, Welcome to tonight's story aboard The Sleepy Express 😴 In this relaxing sleep story with ambient music and train sounds we will travel past the alps, through the French countryside and the serene views of Venice, all under the stars of the Sleepy Express followed by a further 2…
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💤🌧️COZY Sleep Story | A RAINY Night in an English Stone Cottage
Welcome back to Heavy Eyes Sleep Stories. Tonight’s soft-spoken sleep story takes you to a cosy stone cottage on a rainy night – a safe, warm place to drift into deep sleep. This gentle British sleep story is slow, descriptive and easy to follow, with no plot to keep up with, just relaxing…
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😴 Sleep Story | The Viking Trader's Return Home | Cozy Rain & Wood Fire | Sleep History
Hey Listener, welcome back to the channelThis is the 3rd story in the 'Ancient Nights' series, a collection of immersive sleep stories set in different historical periods. No plot to follow, just the peaceful observation of daily life in times gone by, paired with soothing ambient sounds designed...
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😴 Fall Asleep To A Philosopher's Walk Home In Ancient Athens | Sleep History
A Philosopher's Night Walk Home | Ancient Greece Sleep Story for Deep Rest Fall asleep in Ancient Athens with this immersive sleep story. A Philosopher's Night Walk Home follows a philosophy teacher through the marble streets of nighttime Athens as he walks home after his evening lesson, past...
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💤 Sleep Story | A Pyramid Worker's Walk Home to Bed | Sleep History
Travel back in time to Ancient Egypt in this relaxing sleep story designed to help you fall asleep fast. In tonight’s bedtime story for adults , we leave the modern world behind to observe the quiet, rhythmic life of a worker at the Great Pyramid. There is no drama, no urgent plot—only the…
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😴 Sleep Story | A Rainy Walk In Tokyo | A Cozy Sleep Story for Deep Rest
Drift off to sleep with this calming walk through the rainy backstreets of Tokyo at night. 🌧️✨ In tonight’s soft-spoken sleep story, we escape the busy world to find comfort under a clear umbrella, watching the neon lights reflect on the wet pavement. We’ll wander away from the noisy main roads,...
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🌧️😴 Sleep Stories for Adults | Drifting Off on a Calm Rowboat in Gentle Rain
If your mind feels busy tonight, you’re in the right place. This dreamy sleep story for adults is here to help you unwind, ease anxiety at bedtime, and gently support insomnia relief. You’re invited to lie back in a small wooden rowboat, resting on a quiet lake beneath a star-filled sky. The…
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💤🌧️ Sleep Story | A Rainy Walk Through The Cozy Streets of Old Town Edinburgh
This rainy Edinburgh sleep story takes you on a slow, peaceful walk through the Old City at night, guided by mist, lamplight, and the gentle rhythm of falling rain. 🌧️🏰 In this calming bedtime story, you wander along the Royal Mile, through quiet closes and rain-polished cobblestones, past...
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The Rainy Cabin in the Forest | A Rainy Sleep Story & Ambient Sounds
Hey Listener,Tonight's Sleep Story, "The Cozy Forest Cabin," is a calming story designed to help you drift off. Enjoy the relaxing rain sounds and gentle narration as we immerse ourselves in a peaceful setting. I hope this sleepy story brings you a restful night and helps you fall asleep...
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8 Hours of Rain & Thunder in the Forest for Deep Relaxation
Enjoy this 8 hour soundscape of rain and thunder audio to help you fall asleepPersonally I loved falling asleep to Rain and Thunder sounds so it seemed a good place to start as i know many of you love these sounds too! This is a new sound created by myself that you won't find elsewhere elseThis...
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Sleep Story | A Gentle Moonlit Walk Along A Quiet Beach | Ocean Sounds
Hey Listener, Welcome to your slepp story, A calming night walk at the beach Tonight’s sleep story is a personal favourite. If I were to think of a peaceful 'Happy Place' it would be here. Tonights story takes you on , where soft waves roll onto the shore and the night air feels calm and…
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Fall Asleep to the Rain and A Sleep Story on The Rainy Porch | Deep Sleep
Hey folks, welcome to your sleep stroy, the rainy porch. Settle in as we make a hot drink in the kitchen, before heading outside, sitting on our chair with our favourite blanket and watching the rain come down from the comfort and protection of our porch Sheltered from the weather and wrapped in…
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Night Walk Sleep Story Through Kyoto's Quiet Streets
A Quiet Night Walk Through Kyoto | Relaxing Sleep Story for Deep RestHey! Welcome to tonight's sleep story, a slow walk through the enchanting city of Tokyo, Japan.Unwind and drift into sleep with A Quiet Night Walk Through Kyoto, a calming sleep story set among lantern-lit streets, historic…
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A Quiet Night Walk Through Venice | Relaxing Sleep Story for Deep Rest | Calming Music
A Quiet Night Walk Through Venice | Relaxing Sleep Story for Deep RestHey, I'm Michael and welcome to tonight's Sleep StoryDrift gently into sleep with A Quiet Night Walk Through Venice, a calm, story-led sleep experience set in the softly lit streets and canals of Venice at night.This relaxing...
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Fall Asleep to a Rainy Night Walk in New York | Sleep Story | Rain Sound | 2 Hours | Human Narrator
Hey Listener, Welcome to this Sleep Story, where we take a rainy walk around New York City This calming sleep story is designed to help you relax, slow your breathing, and drift gently into sleep. Listen as you unwind with soft narration and peaceful atmosphere Starting from Central Park, we...
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Sleep Story | Rome at Night | Colosseum, Trevi Fountain & Soft Music | 60 Mins
Hey and welcome to another Sleep Story from the Night Walks in the City SeriesTonight, we're in Rome on a summers evening. The sky is clear and the stars are bright. The air is cool and the evening is coming to a close.As we meander the beautiful streets, we observe the old cobbled roads, the...
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💤🌧️ Sleep Story | A Rainy Night Walk in Paris
Hey Listener. I'm Michael, and welcome to your Sleep Story, rainy walk around Paris at night. Our walk is set on a softly lit Parisian evening, this gentle sleep story walk is accompanied by soothing rain sounds, creating a calm atmosphere to fall asleep to. As the rain falls on the quiet streets...
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
Hey Listener, I'm Michael, and welcome to my Sleep Stories channel 😴Im a British Voice Actor that has a light Manchester accent, and I curate and narrate a different sleep story each week, designed to help you unwind and drift off to sleep.My stories are atmospheric and observational, just ordinary people and ordinary places either past or present. From immersive stories of being in a TreeHouse on a stormy night, to listening about a Medieval knight riding home to his castle in the rain, each story transports you somewhere calm and peacefulI hope you enjoy themMichael
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Hey Listener, I'm Michael, and welcome to my Sleep Stories channel 😴Im a British Voice Actor that has a light Manchester accent, and I curate and narrate a different sleep story each week, designed to help you unwind and drift off to sleep.My stories are atmospheric and observational, just...
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