Sleep and Sorcery | Folklore & Fantasy-Inspired Sleep Stories

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Health & Fitness #220, Mental Health #82

Welcome to Sleep and Sorcery, a folklore and fantasy-inspired sleep series. Step across the threshold into a world of myth and magic, where you can safely drift off into a deep and comfortable sleep. Sleep and Sorcery is one part bedtime story, one part guided meditation, and one part dreamy adventure. Visit a cozy cottage in the mythical village of Slumbershire, the fairy tale forests of Bohemia, the court of King Arthur, and spaceships among the stars. Dream your wildest dreams with Sleep and Sorcery.Now you can support my work on Patreon for exclusive perks: patreon.com/sleepandsorcery

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Recent Reviews

froggyrainwater

Just a real treasure

This is THE sleep podcast in my opinion. Thanks for all the hard work, and thanks for making bedtime so special! thank you Laurel! 💖💜💜💜💜
Lavender 💎

❤️❤️😌😌😄😮‍💨🫶🏻👍

🫶🏻bc😌❤️😊
5150Song

Perfect

I love the perfect combination of mythology and sleep meditation. Makes for a satisfying wrap up of the day, fast and deep sleep.
ellyld

Great

These are so soothing and also fun to listen to. My favorites are the Lord of the Rings inspired ones. Well it doesn’t have as many episodes as other sleep podcasts like Get Sleepy, it is just as nice.
.I give up.

Yipee!!

This is hype, 100 hype. Sleep is hard, but this definitely helps make it easier. The narrator has a beautiful voice and the mixing is so nice. The stories are also like so good omgomgomgomg
Megan V.11

Grateful

Laurel is a sleep savior! I absolutely rely on her wit, wisdom and exceptional craft to inspire peaceful rest or a return to rest. Storytellers such as she are a rare gift. Sleep & Sorcery is definitely on my gratitude list. Thanks Laurel!
moss covered spool

Soothing for the mind

I enjoy these stories immensely. They are nice to listen to whenever you need to quiet your mind and body. The stories are well written and interesting. I will often listen to them again when I am awake just to enjoy the magic. I’m very grateful to have found this wonderful podcast. 🤍🐦‍⬛✨✨✨
Timbo2389

So quick

5 minutes in and I’m hooked!
KSolstice

Highly effective sleep podcast

Beautifully written & narrated sleep stories. They are so effective that I rarely make it through the end of each podcast as I’ve fallen asleep.
alsirug

Comforting and beautiful

This is such a unique basis for a sleep podcast, and as someone who listens to 10+ different ones on a regular basis, this is by far the most thoughtfully and masterfully written. Love love love the magical atomosphere and the soothing music and voice. Great themes!
funnyfookle87

Comfort food for your ears…

For someone who suffers with sleep issues, this has been a real comfort and never fails to put me to sleep. I absolutely love your HP & LOTR stories! I hope to hear more of those. Thank you!
Pazzime

Love the stories but not the microphone

It’s something about the quality of the microphone on all of the new tracks. It’s hard to explain but the best way I can is it makes her voice scratchy/the volume of the voice goes up and down even in the same sentence where the voice isn’t smooth, if that makes sense.
BTSand정국fan3390

Amazing

This podcast is absolutely fantastic! Laurel’s voice is so soothing, and she makes me believe in the magic and fantasy she talks about! My favorite story has to be “ the Dream Weaver’s Palace “ it is so good!! But alas, I always fall asleep before it ends! Maybe someday I’ll get to hear the end of it…
LAX808

Wonderful Voice & Stories

What a smooth voice to fall asleep to. I love everything magic and sorcery. It’s like having Mother Goose reading you a storybook as you fall asleep. It reminds me of bedtime stories with my son. I’m looking forward to the book, and making it a shared experience with my son. Thank you for sharing your magical gift with us all. Your voice makes bedtime more relaxing for us “weirdo’s.” Best wishes, now and then.
rainbowlover❤️

Great podcast

This show is really calming and relaxing. Your voice instantly makes me relaxed and I’m smiling right now. I love fantasy so this show is perfect for me.
KerriK909

So soothing and nice!

I’ve listened to other sleep podcasts, some of them are like “hey there, time to be calm” “HI YOU SHOULD BUY THESE THINGS” and this one does not do that! She reads the ads in her same soft, calm voice so it isn’t jarring at all. I also like that there is an actual story. Some sleep podcasts are more describing a place, which is fine too, but the stories help me when my brain needs more engagement before it can get sleepy. I also love the settings, who doesn’t feel all cozy thinking about a cat in a bookstore?
starkiller584

5 out of 5 stars

I am 23 and recently started working night shifts at a bar so I have to try and sleep during the day. I have tried many other sleep podcasts but all of them, except this, haven’t helped. Laurel’s voice is amazing and the meditation she provides is great. I have no complaints about this podcast so keep doing what you’re doing because I’m sure many more people than me have found restful sleep listening to your fantastic stories and calm, soothing voice. I hope this review proves that Sleep & Sorcery is for adults to!
hello you are a nice person

You understand my vision.

I could describe this podcast like J.R.R. Tolkien describes trees and you still wouldn’t understand the magical gift that this podcast is. Laurel has a smooth, gentle voice that is the perfect medium for the soothing fantasy stories, which are honestly so beautiful I wouldn’t be surprised if you had a fairy for a writer. This encompasses several of my favorite things-soothing voices, stories, and ancient legends/high fantasy. Please, I’m begging you, never stop making these.
BlueRidgeBeek

Addictive!

I generally fall asleep before the story ends, so enjoy one story for many nights just to hear the whole story! Laurel voice works really well for me in lulling me to sleep. The stories are well done and I love when characters from one story show up somewhere else or when I get more back story or further adventures on characters from another story. I'm looking forward to Season 3. Thank you Laurel for sharing your gifts.
Ashleyjeannetteluttttr

Meh

Content isn’t bad but the narrating voice is painful to listen to 😅
JodeeS

Fantastic sleep stories!

Wonderfully original. It’s become my favorite podcast to listen to at night.
Downeast Becka

The best!

I have been listening to these on the Insight Timer meditation app for quite a while now, and they are absolutely the best stories to get to sleep with… Laurels voice is so soothing, and the stories are bewitchingly lovely. I can’t recommend them any more highly.
Coomes21

So good!

Great podcast i found that i could fall asleep too…wish i actually got to hear the endings!
fingscientist

Love this

This makes my heart, soul, and dreams so happy.
notcoolnicole

More of this!!!

Exactly the content I was looking for to send me off to a mythical and fantastic dreamscape! Thank you for the wonderful stories and for taking the time and care to make them blissful and perfect
FranSharpAsATack

Best so far

Literally obsessed with this podcast. I’ve listened to lots of pod casts for sleep and this one is by far my fav. My daughter also loves it. We listen every night. I would love more studio ghibli inspired episodes, but I have no complaints at all.
Mack1037

Incredible

The perfect blend of story and guided meditation and the writing is wonderful 💕 I don’t have a bad word to say about it. Im just so glad it exists! This is everything I’ve ever wanted in a sleep podcast. I’ve been looking and hoping for something like this for years - so thankful I’ve found it now! amazing. Thank you for creating this!
blondestarr06

I have never heard the end of an episode…

And that says a lot in itself! I recommend this to everyone I know and random strangers on the street! It’s an adult bedtime story, && a beautiful experience that does exactly as it’s supposed to do, put you to sleep! The best part is, I don’t have to try and find my place in my audiobook, or regular podcast (that I fell asleep to) the next morning anymore! 🙌
LonelyLittleKitsch

Please never stop making these!

I love this podcast. It’s so beautiful. I listen almost every night.
hsbisnwbdh

I can’t make it through an episode

Laurels voice is so soothing. She lulls me right to sleep long before an episode ends. The story keeps me interested enough to not start thinking/stressing about other things but also calm and winding enough to allow me to drift off.
steviebythesea

Favorite Sleep Podcast

This is my actual DREAM of a podcast. Can’t recommend enough. Thank you for this.
swiminATX

Works like a charm!

I never hear the end of the story because I am always asleep by then. The stories are skillfully written and narrated. The vivid details bring the scenes to life and help focus attention. I especially like the stories that start off in real places, like the Roman Forum, Prague, Gare St. Lazare, or a bus pulling into a rest stop in upstate New York. I hope the new season is as good as the first.
lycidas2021

Dreamy stories

Fell asleep halfway through the first episode, so it worked its magic! Laurel’s voice is so soothing, and the first story (full of little references to Lord of the Rings!!) is interesting enough to take my mind off a stressful day, but conflict-free and easy to listen to so it puts you right to sleep. Can’t wait to hear what else is coming, because the intro mentions all kinds of Arthurian and mythological bedtime stories to come! Highly recommend for fantasy and folklore-loving insomniacs!
Drox1987

Amazing Podcast!

As a busy professional and father, I often have trouble falling asleep. I’m also a life long fantasy fan. If you’re like me, then this podcast is for you! Laurel’s ability to help me relax and to listen to interesting fantasy narratives absolutely works!!