Hello, friends. Have you checked out our new channel on Apple Podcasts? Over the past few years,

Clark and I have worked hard to bring you stories and science content that entertains and

educates while helping your little ones relax and drift off to sleep.

On our new channel, you'll find ad-free episodes, bonus stories, and for the first time,

classic tales, presented just as they were meant to be heard, one chapter at a time.

It's a wonderful way to experience these timeless stories together, helping to make bedtime

a cozy, shared adventure. Look for Sleeptight Media on Apple Podcasts, and let's make bedtime the best part of the day.

Hello, I'm Cheryl, and this is Sleep Tight Relax, a calming bedtime podcast for the young and young at heart.

You are listening to Rain Sounds and Ambient Music, Soundscape for Sleep.

Close your eyes if you like and feel warm and secure.

Take a few deep breaths in through your nose and out through your mouth.

Feel your belly rise and fall with each breath.

Listen to the rain and repeating sounds. Imagine a peaceful place in your mind, place where you are sheltered from the rain.

It might be your room, some far-off place.

Maybe it is somewhere in your imagination.

Wherever this place is, picture it in as much detail as you can.

See the colors, hear the rain, the music, and feel the sensations of being there.

As you continue to take deep belly breaths, imagine that you are inhaling calm, peaceful thoughts and feelings, and exhaling any stress or worries.

Your breath is carrying away all the tension from your body.

Keep breathing deeply and focus on the peaceful image in your mind.

If your thoughts start to wander, gently bring them back to the present moment and the peaceful place you are imagining.

Breathe deeply.

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