Get Sleepy: Sleep meditation and stories - The Luthier's Workshop (Premium)

Episode Date: June 7, 2021

This is a preview episode. Get the full episode, and many more, ad free, on our supporter's feed: https://getsleepy.com/support. The Luthier's Workshop The theme of tonight's story was suggested by a listener, and we knew it would be perfect for the podcast. So, prepare to enjoy the calming atmosphere of a luthier's workshop and hear all about the unique, masterful craft. 😴  Sound design: suburban ambiance 🏘 Narrator: Thomas Jones 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 a quiet street. It's a residential neighbourhood on the outskirts of the city centre, free from noise and traffic. You can hear the distant rumble of the tram on the nearby main road, but most of the other sounds around you are natural, like bird song and the voices

of people walking by. There's nothing particular to see or do here, but this neighbourhood has a calm, laid back atmosphere, and it's pleasant to just walk through. You continue your stroll past attractive brick buildings, noticing all the little signs of life. The scent of freshly baked cake wafts through an open door and you can hear someone practicing the violin across the street. You spot a woman leaning out of her window to water the plants on the ledge, and then beginning a conversation with her neighbour, passing in the street below. You can hear children's voices somewhere in the distance too, the sound of excitement as they have fun in a nearby garden or playground.

Although there's nothing particularly significant about any of these sights, sounds or smells, they are comforting to you. They're the signs of people going about their daily routines, enjoying these little moments of everyday life. Paying attention to these moments while exploring a city is a different kind of sightseeing, you think. Its own way, it's just as enjoyable as visiting monuments and museums. As you walk on, you notice a few simple shops here and there, a corner supermarket, a pharmacy, a florist, all touches of residential life. You're not expecting to find anything out of the ordinary, and it's enough just to

walk around the streets, enjoying the tranquil ambience here. But as you turn the corner, you notice something different. On the opposite side of the street, in the middle of a row of residential buildings, is an open garage door. While you're still too far away to see it clearly, it looks like some kind of workshop. You can hear the buzz of a saw and see all kinds of wooden shapes and structures stacked on top of each other. Curious to find out more, you cross the street and walk towards the open door. When you reach the other side, you recognize the shapes of these objects. They are the bodies of acoustic guitars, albeit unfinished and stringless at the moment. You now realize what you've stumbled upon. This is the shop of a master luthia or maker of stringed instruments, hidden away in this unassuming part of town. There's a sign next to the door with the luthia's name, which you vaguely recognize.

Suddenly, the whole place acquires a sense of familiarity, almost of Deja Vu. You wonder whether you've read about this shop, or even dreamed about it. As you are gazing at the sign, you become aware that the hum of the saw has paused. The workshop falls silent and the loothea comes to greet you. She might not be what you expected, as the very word, Luthia, conjures up images of antiquity. Rachel is in her early 40s. She wears a loose white shirt and a green apron, which is covered in the sawdust. Our Lord asked. Her long, dark hair is tied up and clipped into place. She smiles and introduces herself as the only member of staff. alone here, creating and repairing higher quality guitars and other stringed instruments. She's just finished a phase of her work and has to wait for some glue to dry. She has time to show you around the workshop and teach you a little bit about the craft of guitar making, if you'd

like.