The Weird Witch of the Willow Herb

Drift Off - Bedtime Stories for Adults

Joanne D'Amico

Stories For Sleep, Mental Health, Sleep Stories For Grown Ups, Adult Sleep Stories, Alternative Health, Bedtime Stories For Grown Ups, Sleep Stories, Bedtime Stories, Bedtime Stories For Adults, Health & Fitness

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🗓️ 19 September 2023

⏱️ 38 minutes

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Summary

Tonight’s storytelling is a tale from the book ‘The other side of the sun’. A compilation of 8 little stories by Evelyn Sharp. I will be reading the first story which is called “The Weird Witch of the Willow-Herb”. May this gentle storytelling bring you restful sleep.
Sweet dreamzzz...

Music in this episode is 'Letting Go of the Day' by Hannah Lindgren via https://www.epidemicsound.com

Intro relaxation is a Yoga Nidra script by Taryn Diamond. She trained me in the Teacher Restorative and Yoga Nidra Training Program in 2020.
https://www.taryndiamond.com/

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0:00.0	Welcome to Drift Off, bedtime stories to help you unwind, relax, and drift off.
0:24.2	Thank you for joining me, I'm your host Joanne and it's a pleasure helping you get
0:29.4	restful sleep. You may have noticed that I don't have ads on the podcast, that's because
0:39.2	I want this space to be restful, and instead of reading ads, I'd much rather read you
0:45.7	about relaxing bedtime story. That's why I created this podcast, to offer you a calming,
0:53.5	listening experience where nothing else is needed of you. Only a quiet space where your
1:00.6	imagination can be free to drift off far, far away from your daily obligations and to
1:07.8	help you ease into a restful night's sleep. So if you're enjoying the show and want
1:14.4	to support the podcast so we can continue making more sleepy bedtime stories, check out
1:21.2	our Premium Membership where you can enjoy intro-free episodes, you'll have access to
1:27.1	two bonus episodes per month, a monthly guided relaxation to help you get sleepy, and as
1:33.7	of most recently, you'll have access to the entire audiobook little house in the big
1:39.1	woods, over three and a half hours of continuous storytelling to help you drift off.
1:46.6	You can sign up today at driftoff.supercast.com or see the link in the show notes. That's driftoff.supercast.com.
2:03.7	Tonight's storytelling is from the book The Other Side of the Sun, a compilation of
2:09.7	eight little stories by Evelyn Sharp. I'll be reading the first story, which is called
2:15.9	the Weird Witch of the Willow Herb. So let's begin by settling in. Shift around until
2:31.3	everything feels just right. Take a full comfortable breath, and as you exhale, allow the body
2:49.4	to softly land. Give your muscles and your bones permission to get heavy. Sense the weight
3:09.3	of your body. Feel that pull of gravity as the tissue soften and areas of holding release.
3:30.3	Feel the body getting heavier and heavier into the support beneath you. Give yourself permission
3:43.6	to be productive just by being restful, and it's okay to rest now because there's nothing
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