Get Sleepy: Sleep meditation and stories - A California Train Ride (Premium)

Episode Date: April 1, 2020

This is a preview episode. Get the full episode, and many more, ad free, on our supporter's feed: https://getsleepy.com/support. A California Train Ride  Narrated by TK Kellman. Embark on a relaxing train ride all the way up the California coastline.     About Get Sleepy Premium: Help support the podcast, and get: Monday and Wednesday night episodes (with zero ads) The exclusive Thursday night bonus episode Access to the entire back catalog (also ad-free) Premium sleep meditations, extra-long episodes and more! We'll love you forever. ❤️ Get a 7 day free trial, and join the Get Sleepy community here https://getsleepy.com/support. And thank you so, so much.  Tom, and the team. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Hi, Thomas here. You're listening to a preview episode. You can enjoy the entire story tonight by subscribing to our supporters' feed. There you'll get access to the entire back catalogue, bonus episodes, and more, and it's all completely ad-free. Click the link below to learn more and thank you so so much. Me and the team really appreciate your support. You're standing on clean white pavement. To your left is a roll of palm trees. Their deep green fronds rustle together in the gentle wind. The sunlight reflects off the fronds, tracing silver outlines along their ragged edges. The lanky shadows of the palm trees dance all around your own.

You follow their rhythmic motions with your gaze. A gust of wind makes one shadow sway, leading your gaze toward a set of train tracks a few feet away. Behind you is a white Spanish-style building. Its facade is marked by elegant arches that lead to a bell tower perched to top the roof. Atop the bell tower is a tile dome. The tiles are green and yellow and shine as the light hits them. Above the arches, a sign bears the words,

train station, and fanciful wooden lettering. It's the main station in San Diego, the southernmost city in California, and this is where your journey begins. Often the distance, you hear the faint call of a train whistle. faint call of a train whistle. The rhythmic sound of its wheels on the track slowly fades into perception as it rounds a corner and comes into view. The chug of the engine is painted Robbins egg blue against a brilliant silver background, which is polished to a shine.

One car passes you, then two, then three, as it creeps to the halt. In front of you now is one of the sleeper cars. You can see a perfect reflection of the station and its tile roof and the shiny exterior. and the shiny exterior. As the engine releases a whoosh of relief, the doors open in unison. The conductor steps down onto the platform. She blows a golden whistle and signals every on the board. You are traveling light so you don't have a suitcase to carry up the stairs just a backpack build with everything you need for this journey north. You hold on to a small handrail and climb onto the drain.

With another blow of the conductor's whistle the door closes behind you. From your back pocket, you pull out an envelope. Inside is a long rectangular paper ticket. You scan it at a machine in the entryway and head down the aisle, looking for your cabin number. You'll be on this train for at least one night, so you decided to get a cabin in the sleeper car. It will be much more comfortable than sleeping in one of the regular seats. Besides, you've always loved falling asleep on trains. There's just something about the rhythmic rocking that soothes you.

It makes a deep and restful slumber almost unstoppable. Scanning along the aisle, you spotted. A few doors down on your left is your cabin. Somehow you managed to board the closest entrance on the exact car. Well, this is off to a good start, you think.