Unwind And Find Your North Star: Sleepy Journey

Drift into the blissful and protective embrace of slumber with this guided sleep meditation, “Unwind and Find Your True North.” In this bedtime practice, a gentle female voice will guide you on a unique voyage to unwind and find your purpose. With the sound of soothing ocean waves, his sleep meditation for inner peace and clarity helps you release anxiety, fear, and tension, so you can align with your true self.

Follow a rich, vivid path through a whispering forest, a crystal-clear river, a golden desert, and a star-lit canyon. Your journey culminates at a serene cliffside home with an ocean view, where you're reunited with your highest self. As you follow your true path, your body and mind will feel safe, nurtured, and at ease. It’s time to dream away.

Transcript

Surrender to the blissful and guiding embrace of your purpose with a soothing sleep meditation.

You're listening to Find Your True North,

A bedtime practice for inner peace and new discoveries.

Sometimes even when our minds think they know our purpose,

There's a sense of unease or confusion on a deeper level.

As you listen,

You will let down your guard with compassion and the understanding that your intuition always does its best to guide you.

Shed away all the expectations put on you and connect with your deepest desires and yearnings as we go on a journey through mystical scenes in nature.

The more you listen,

The easier it becomes to align your mind and spirit and release any doubt,

Fear,

And tension.

You deserve to feel centered and together and right now you may lovingly reconnect with your authentic self in a way that brings you serenity and joy.

While you cannot always control the outside world,

You have control over how you care for yourself.

Feel empowered to create a safe,

Beloved inner world in the sanctuary of your mind.

Embrace feeling sound in your body as you find a cozy place where you may drift on the powerful waves of purpose and clarity that are rightfully yours and lead you to slumber.

It's time to dream away.

Welcome to Michelle's Meditation Sanctuary.

I am Michelle and I hope you think of me as a gentle guide and longtime friend who reminds you of the strongest,

Most loving,

And nurturing parts of yourself.

I will help you focus on kindness and hope,

Silencing any thoughts that may keep you from your highest path.

It is completely natural to feel uncertain,

Especially in times of change,

But be gentle with yourself.

Let go of all criticism and judgment and the words that dance in your mind and steal your peace.

Put your attention toward feeling good about this choice you've taken.

A time to heal and connect with your essence.

Allow your mind to consider how good it may feel to align with your purpose.

Revel in the sense of safety that only you can create in your mind.

Safe in your body,

We'll light up the halls of this internal home and sanctuary with love,

Warmth,

And good intentions.

The darkest corners and shadows you may find are simply a part of your journey.

A part of the yin and the yang that serve to deepen wells of curiosity and compassion.

No matter how this day,

This week,

This precious life of yours has played out so far,

Right now,

Open your arms and heart with empathy for yourself.

You are a remarkable soul doing the best you can.

Feel the spaciousness that comes with acceptance.

With running into this moment for feeling good.

Soothing your nervous system is a superpower that we can craft together with a sleepy voyage.

All the answers you seek may be found within.

I invite you to tune your attention to your breath.

Allow it to guide you to clarity.

Opening your mouth and releasing everything that gets in the way with a big audible sigh.

Release the weight of the world,

The weight of your thoughts,

The weight of things you didn't even know you were carrying until now.

Take in a deep healing breath and guide the air to the deepest parts of your belly,

Focusing on filling yourself with feel-good moments.

Open your mouth and you may yawn in this natural state of grace.

Everything clears and you may access the essence of you.

Let out a sigh.

Let your body know it's okay to get ready for this journey.

In one breath,

You may release the heaviness of the world,

The heaviness of life.

It doesn't serve you.

Continue to enjoy this pattern of conscious breathing.

This is a time for being full of hope and promise as you reflect on the path that will lead to your highest self.

And when you take in your last conscious breath,

Sip in even more air than your last breath.

Feel the lightness in your body as you expand.

When you are full of this light and freeing air,

Open your mouth and yawn.

Make a sound.

Sigh and let go.

Any tension or holding in your body is noticed and released with a sigh.

And at any point,

If you find your mind is drifting,

A very natural thing for minds to do,

Or you come across any lingering tension in your body,

You may try this cycle again.

To breathe deeply and yawn and sigh without judgment.

It's okay to let it all out.

Drop your shoulders down from your ears.

Release your jaw.

Find space in your joints as your limbs fall to your sides.

And as you go deeper into a state of relaxation,

You celebrate that all you need to care about now is relaxing and feeling good.

Because doesn't it feel so good to just be present and at peace?

The more often you hear the words,

Find your true north throughout this practice,

The more you will come back to yourself.

We're going to delve deeper into an investigation of what is going on in your body right now.

It is your sacred home and as keeper of this home,

It is your right and freedom to set out on a journey that will clear out things that do not serve your sense of purpose and peace.

Each new breath is another opportunity to send to your body the message that you are on the best path for you right now.

Focus on the inner dials that you can control.

Focus on turning up the knobs that control peace,

Clarity,

Purpose,

And feeling good.

Turn up the volume to soothing sensations that will guide you on a voyage to a landscape of peace and purpose.

Know that you can always check in with this mixing board,

Remembering you are not your feelings,

You are not your thoughts,

But you are the observer.

You are the magical being that is empowered to adjust the dials whenever you see fit.

Now you are fully tuned in,

Aware of your body and your thoughts,

And creating a gentle shift with profoundly healing consequences.

In the state of openness,

Your mind becomes a canvas for imagining.

Visualize a dense fog hovering over dewy grass.

You find yourself in the center of this thick silvery gray mass as it rises up to your knees and hovers over the earth.

And while it obscures the view,

The upside is that it causes you to draw inward for a moment.

You take deeper breaths and feel an innate sense of trust in yourself.

Suddenly,

The fog conjures a sense of playfulness and a clear understanding that in a foggy world,

Some things are just muddy and beyond your power,

But they do not last forever.

See the fog lifting with a satisfying,

Delicate whoosh.

Feel the calming surge of effortless vision as a clear path ahead suddenly reveals itself.

All doubts are released.

Along with the weight of unseen resistance,

You feel lighter,

Freer,

And you are well on your way to find your true north.

Able to move to expansive places,

Free of gravity and abundant with optimism and grace.

With these warm feelings guiding you,

A deep release occurs as you say to yourself,

I am on my way.

Your inner voice,

Deep within,

Ushers these words.

It's a moment connecting you,

Like a string of lights,

To all the other moments when you truly felt valued and purposeful.

It could be a time that this happened or something you daydreamed about or longed for.

You find yourself whispering with confidence,

I have a purpose and that purpose is all mine.

Ahead of you,

The path winds gently forward into the night,

Clear and inviting.

A brilliant sky overhead reveals infinite space and you welcome the awestruck feeling the constellations bring.

The universe is abundant and you connect with a feeling of abundance.

This is your personal pilgrimage to your true north.

The path has a dreamlike feeling or time doesn't matter or maybe doesn't even exist.

And you effortlessly journey from one mindscape to the next.

Your path leads you into a deep ancient forest.

The air here is thick with a scent of cedar trees,

Rich soil,

And damp moss.

Light dapples through the dense canopy of ancient trees and their gnarled branches move upward to embrace the moon.

Silvery moonlight casts shifting patterns on the forest floor.

These trees are silent witnesses to the passage of time.

Their roots reaching deep into the earth.

Their branches weaving together in a great protective hug.

You walk slowly,

Feeling the earth give gently beneath your feet.

A cool breeze begins to stir the leaves.

A constant soothing murmur of age-old wisdom.

The forest whispers to you.

And being so present,

You are attuned to every slight change in its sound and you think about how a tree understands resilience.

Of when to root down and when to give in to the breeze.

Sturdy yet flexible at the same time.

You connect with the parts of yourself that are both sturdy and flexible.

Physically,

Mentally.

The forest brings an ideal setting to let go of any old stories or limiting beliefs that no longer serve you.

You envision them drifting away from you now.

Mirroring fallen leaves that crumble into dust.

As you move deeper,

You feel a profound sense of peace and belonging as if you have always been a part of the sacred,

Timeless place.

This forest holds the wisdom of all that has been.

Guiding you forward with the strength of your past.

You emerge from the forest and find yourself on the bank of a beautiful crystal-clear river.

Its blue water is so pure and transparent that you can see every smooth polished stone on the riverbed.

Moonlight glints off the surface,

Creating a thousand points of light and tiny prisms in its mist.

This river is a symbol of emotional clarity and the free flow of your feelings.

You sit on the riverbank,

Feeling the cool air rising from the water.

As you watch the effortless current,

You see any worries,

Doubts,

Or unresolved emotions as little eddies of murky water that dissolve into the clear flow.

You dip your hands into the silky river,

Feeling its cool,

Cleansing touch.

The sound of the flowing water is a gentle,

Soothing melody,

Washing away what no longer serves you.

This river reminds you that your emotions can flow freely and peacefully,

Leaving you with a sense of calm and a clear,

Unburdened heart.

You stay for as long as you like.

There is no rush in finding your true north.

It's a process that unfolds on its own,

But soon enough,

You rise and stretch beneath the stars.

The night takes on the dreaminess of a Van Gogh painting as you make your way back to the path.

Now a deep,

Nocturnal hue of violet.

The path weaves around the river and delivers you to another setting.

The scenery shifts dramatically as you step into another realm.

You find yourself in a deep,

Golden desert.

An immense landscape of rolling dunes under a vast,

Deep,

Cobalt blue sky,

Freckled with more stars than you have ever seen in just one night.

The air is now cool and dry,

A benevolent presence on your skin.

It's a solitary place,

This desert,

And it reminds you of your humanity,

Your spirit.

Few distractions exist here.

This desert represents resilience and the power of solitude.

There is a profound silence here.

Not an empty silence,

But a full,

Rich one that allows you to hear the quiet voice of your own intuition.

You stand and gaze at the expansive horizon,

Feeling your own vastness and inner strength reflected in the landscape.

This is a place of unshakable inner calm,

A reminder that you are a creator and a survivor.

The desert teaches you that even in a place of apparent emptiness,

There is immense strength and a clear,

Unobstructed view of your purpose.

You continue to walk,

Noticing how the small grains of sand twinkle in the opal moonlight.

You reach down and fill your hand with a fine sand.

Some of it retains the heat of a long day,

While other grains have absorbed the chill of the night.

Together they create an interesting contrast,

Balancing perfectly.

The same sense of balance is felt internally as you gaze up at the moon that rises into the heart of the sky.

You could stay here,

But curiosity and your intuition keep you walking one step at a time,

So you may find your true north.

The night deepens,

And the path leads you into a deep canyon.

The deep red walls rise high above you,

Majestic and ancient,

Etched with the stories of time.

You descend a winding trail,

The world narrowing around you,

But you feel so brave.

This is a journey into the depths of your being.

As you settle into the profound quiet,

You look up and see a mesmerizing sight.

A narrow ribbon of the night sky,

Like a celestial serpentine river that weaves through the night.

High above,

One star shines with a brilliance that outshines all the others.

Your North Star.

It is a constant,

Gentle light that represents your highest self.

The canyon walls echo back your thoughts,

Creating an intimate space for deep reflection and connecting with your inner truth.

The journey through the depths has not hidden your light,

It has revealed it with ease.

It is a reminder that the things we may often wish to avoid may be the very things that give us what we need most.

Your thoughts,

Insights,

Resilience,

Growth.

Feeling so deeply connected to this moment.

You remember that you are part of this breathtakingly beautiful universe.

And it is part of you.

The path turns and begins to ascend over hills,

Revealing new lookouts.

You rise out of the canyon and come to the side of a sky-piercing mountain.

The air becomes cooler and damp,

And a faint mist lingers.

With each step,

You feel a sense of purpose and strength in your body.

This is the final ascent.

The culmination of all the landscapes you've traveled through.

As you climb,

You leave behind all the heaviness and resistance.

You feel a lightness in your being.

A complete alignment of mind,

Body,

And spirit.

This is a journey to a place of inner peace.

A summit that is always within your reach.

You have found your way.

And you are here.

You reach the summit,

And there it is.

Your home,

Built into the side of the cliff.

The view here is different.

A bird's eye perspective that allows you to see the bigger picture.

This home is a reflection of you at your best.

Peaceful,

Aligned,

And full of purpose.

It may be futuristic,

Or modern,

Or rustic.

A grand chalet,

Or a stone cottage.

But every detail is exactly as you've always imagined.

It is a space so well-tended to.

A true sanctuary.

As you approach the front door,

Every cell in your body resonates with a deep sense of peace and gratitude.

The front porch overlooks a vast expanse of clouds.

The world's noise is silenced.

In the distance,

You see the endless horizon.

Where the sky meets the deepest blue of the moonlit ocean.

The ethereal moon now hangs low in the sky.

Casting a shimmering path across the water.

The gentle,

Rhythmic sound of the waves breaking against the cliffs below.

Drifts up to you in a soft,

Consistent breath of the sea.

A constant lullaby of peace.

From here,

You watch as the moon begins to lower.

Its light making the water sparkle and twinkle.

With a thousand dancing crystals.

Tiredness arrives in waves and you step inside this home.

The interior is a perfect reflection of your essence.

The air is filled with a scent that brings you a profound sense of comfort.

You wander down the hall.

Every step bringing a welcome headiness and yearning for rest.

The hallway floor seems to glow in your favorite hue.

A path that only you can see now leads you to a cozy bed.

Prepared just for you.

As you lie down,

You feel the cool,

Smooth crispness of the new sheets against your skin.

And the comforting weight of a fluffy comforter settles over you.

It's a pure and simple luxury.

A profound feeling of being cared for.

And you sink into a state of deep,

Effortless rest.

This home is your highest self.

The part of you that is always wise.

Always calm.

And always at peace.

From this vantage point,

With the endless ocean before you,

You can see your life and your purpose with perfect clarity.

You are now in full reunion with a healed,

Regulated,

Calm,

Clear-headed,

And purposeful vision of you.

This version of you,

Your highest self,

Knows how to care for you better than any other soul could.

This tender version of you gently places a hand on your face.

Gracing your ear with a whisper.

I am looking out for you.

You are on your path.

You are aligned.

You have found your true north.

You receive these words with absolute trust.

Without question or concern.

Allowing my voice to fade into the night.

As you welcome the waves of peace.

Offering a gentle touch.

Slipping over you with more loving persistence.

And you give in to these delightful,

Calming waves of purpose.

Drifting deeper into a feeling of absolute clarity.

So safe on your journey.

As you come down and welcome this restorative night of deep,

Purposeful peace.

Finding bliss.

Finding healing.

Finding home.

Finding your purpose.

Reviews

Thank you, Michelle 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻For several nights, I just heard only the beginning over and over. And now, on this Sunday in the very early morning hours, I heard it more “fully”( still dosing off in between): rather unexpected and different from your “normal” stories…

Another gorgeous meditation from my favourite creator of bedtime stories and other great meditations. You have definitely become like a "trusted guide", " friend" and "advocate" after so many years of listening as I fall asleep and in the mornings before starting my day. Thank you Michelle! 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻

It was very beautiful and sleep inducing. Thanks!!

This was a beautiful journey & gave me peace. Thank you, Michelle.

Thank you kindly for this uplifting & positive sleep meditation! I really needed it this week due to family challenges and news this week has been tragically sad. 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🤗🤗🤗🤗🤗

Very soothing and relaxing sadly or not didn’t hear all of this guess I found my North Star and fell asleep. Thank you Michelle x