Welcome to Drift Off, bedtime stories to help you unwind, relax, and drift off.

Thank you for joining me, I'm your host Joanne, and it's a pleasure helping you get

restful sleep.

I created this podcast because I wanted to provide a quiet space for comfort for my listeners.

Life can get really busy, and I want this podcast to be a soft place to land at the end

of the day where you feel safe and cozy as I read you a bedtime story to help you unwind

and relax as you ease into a restful night's sleep.

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This story takes place in 1871 and is about a young girl by the name of Laura Engles

and her family who live in a house in the woods and about the challenges and the joys.

Of pine year life, so go ahead and settle in and as your body and mind finally come to

rest, give yourself permission to relax, permission to let go, permission to be fully supported

by the surface that you're resting on.

And in this quiet, safe space now, bring attention to the flow of your breath.

Noticing the sensations of the in-breath, the out-breath, becoming aware of the movement

of your chest and abdomen as the breath flows in and as the breath flows out like gentle waves

lapping upon the shore, in a safe to relax, in a safe to unwind, in a safe to let go.

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