Sleep & Relaxation Library
Long, gentle listening for the end of the day: guided wind-downs, slow sleep stories, relaxation practice you can learn, and plain rain. Every session is made to stay pleasant if you fall asleep while it plays: one steady voice, no music, no sudden sounds, and a long quiet tail that fades on its own.
How to use this library
- Pick by mood, not by title: instructions when you want guidance, a story when you want company, rain when you want nothing.
- Set the volume low so the voice is comfortable and the rain is barely there, then put the phone face down.
- Let it run. Each page says where the talking ends, so you can set a sleep timer or let the sound fade on its own.
- This is relaxation, not treatment. Sleep trouble on most nights for months, loud snoring with pauses, or low mood belong with a doctor. Our guide to chronic insomnia and CBT-I explains what to ask for.
Fall Asleep
- Woke Up at 3am and Can’t Sleep? A Quiet Talk-Down to Drift Back
Watch on YouTube - 4-7-8 Breathing for Sleep, Then Slow Breathing: Guided Session
Watch on YouTube - Sleep After a Night Shift: A Daytime Wind-Down With Fan Hum
Watch on YouTube - Guided Sleep Meditation for Overthinking: Body Scan and Rain
Quiet an Overactive Mind
- Woke Up at 3am and Can’t Sleep? A Quiet Talk-Down to Drift Back
Watch on YouTube - Why Your Brain Won’t Switch Off at Night: A Calm Bedtime Explainer
Watch on YouTube - Guided Sleep Meditation for Overthinking: Body Scan and Rain
Guided Relaxation
- Progressive Muscle Relaxation for Sleep: A Full Body Session
Watch on YouTube - 4-7-8 Breathing for Sleep, Then Slow Breathing: Guided Session
Watch on YouTube - Tea Garden at Dusk: A Guided Imagery Session for Sleep
Watch on YouTube - Sleep After a Night Shift: A Daytime Wind-Down With Fan Hum
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Sleep Stories
- Summer Night in a Village Courtyard: A Sleep Story for Adults
Watch on YouTube - Tea Garden at Dusk: A Guided Imagery Session for Sleep
Watch on YouTube - Power Cut Night at Nani’s House: A Cozy Sleep Ambience for Adults
Watch on YouTube - Sleep Story for Adults: The Rainy Night Train
Calm Learning
- Why Your Brain Won’t Switch Off at Night: A Calm Bedtime Explainer
Watch on YouTube - Slow History of Chai, Told to Fall Asleep To: Boring on Purpose
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Rain & Nature
- Power Cut Night at Nani’s House: A Cozy Sleep Ambience for Adults
Watch on YouTube - Monsoon Rain on a Tin Roof: 3 Hours of Rain Sounds for Sleep
Watch on YouTube - Sleep Story for Adults: The Rainy Night Train
Longer Overnight Listening
- Monsoon Rain on a Tin Roof: 3 Hours of Rain Sounds for Sleep
Watch on YouTube - Slow History of Chai, Told to Fall Asleep To: Boring on Purpose
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Related reading
- Melatonin and sleeping pills: know before you buy
- Sleep debt and weekend catch-up
- Snoring fixes that work
- Teenagers who cannot sleep
- Sleep in your 60s and 70s
Please
Never listen while driving or operating anything that needs your attention. These sessions are for adults and older teenagers; they are not a substitute for prescribed treatment, and they do not diagnose or treat any condition.