Guided Sleep Meditation & Sleep Hypnosis from Sleep Cove - The Princess and The Pea (A Reimagined Guided Sleep Story)

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Starting point is 00:01:32 your podcasting fix. Come, let me introduce you to the world of ancient Egypt. And welcome to Sleep Cove with me, Christopher Fitton, the podcaster get a great night's sleep. Tonight you're here a reimagined, guided sleepy story of the princess and the pea. We'll go on a journey to a far away kingdom. where kindness rains, and the rain hums a gentle lullaby against castle windows. Princess moves through golden-lit streets, and a single tiny pea becomes the key to a story of love and destiny. So please listen to this recording in a place where you can safely see. sleep. Begin as you rest beneath your blankets. Let yourself slip into the scene. Feel the cool

Starting point is 00:03:00 night air. Hear the soft patter of rain lets your mind drift like a feather on the breeze. You are safe here in this quiet town, settling comfortably. the warmth of your covers, wrapped around you like a royal Rome. Close your eyes and take a slow, deep breath in, into the tale of the princess and the pea, dear dreamer. Let the story carry you into dreams. Imagine a world, untouched by time, our magic lingers in the air, like the sweet, center blooming jasmine and the very earth hums with a quiet enchantment the sky above stretches vast and endless with the soft pastels of twilight where tiny silver stars begin to blink awake like whispers of old wishes coming to life are beginning to fall gently, nestled between rolling green hills, the town you see now,

Starting point is 00:05:03 is a place where time seemed to slow, where laughter carried on the breeze like the chimes of a distant bell. The stone streets are smooth and well-worn, polished by years of gentle footsteps their buildings of pale stone and timber of deep red

Starting point is 00:05:38 and soft blue glowing warmly with flickering candlelight their golden light shining like fireflies in the deepening twilight has a dream like

Starting point is 00:06:02 beauty with a scent of fresh bread ripe fruit and a faintest trace of lavender laughing and enjoying each other comes a tune as he dusts a fresh loaf of bread with enchanted sugar that never grows stale as she chases after a butterfly

Starting point is 00:06:59 with wings that shimmer like a liquid silver, lounging on windowsills, seem to understand the magic of the land. Their eyes glowing faintly at the centre of the town, in the distance, a grand castle rises against from stone that shifts in colour. soft pink at dawn and looking brilliant white at noon

Starting point is 00:07:55 and a deep enchanting blue beneath the night sky the castle windows glow wally casting golden beams onto the misty hills below getting travellers towards its gates market stores are lining the streets their most are closing for the night now

Starting point is 00:08:31 merchants are packing away their wares including fabrics their baskets of golden apples and tiny bottles of fragrant oils children run through the square their laughter

Starting point is 00:08:55 bright and carefree while old a time folk, sit on their doorsteps. They've lit their candles and now they're watching the sky. Fade from the soft sunset pinks and oranges to deep as the occasional clink of coins of the day take place, settling in to the embrace of the night and soon doors placed on their cells. on their cells inside. War glow.

Starting point is 00:09:53 Towards it now, wrapped in a cloak of soft blue is a young woman. Her golden hair is beginning to get slightly damp from the misty rain.

Starting point is 00:10:19 But she does not seem to mind. She walks. Her footsteps light against the stone pinnion. Her presence is quiet yet comforting, she moves with grace, offering soft smiles to those she passes, exchanging kind words, with those still lingering in the streets as she strolls through the market.

Starting point is 00:11:04 She greets Some people with a touch of familiarity She was only passing through She bends down To return a fallen scarf To an elder woman's hands For just a moment Sharing a gentle smile

Starting point is 00:11:36 She kneels beside a small child Who has a wooden toy horse Miser Treasure Beyond Miser What a fine steed, she murmurs, and the child beams with pride at the baker's stall, where the scent of honey pastries fills the air. She presses a coin into the hand before passing her warm roll to a boy who has been eyeing the tree.

Starting point is 00:12:37 She moves like a melody. like a melody, effortlessly weaving kindness through the evening air, though no one knew who she was. They all felt how in itself had grown just a little warmer in her presence, but soon the twilight deepened, was gently around her. Wonderful is about to begin. She stops to strike her, stroking it spher gently. Before standing once, bending towards the distant castle, there is a story waiting for her there. Though she doesn't know it yet, begins to fall a little steadier, and she steps forwards towards the castle. towards the unknown, reaching towards the heavens and his windows, glowing softly like distant stars.

Starting point is 00:14:44 As she steps forward to the entrance of the castle now, the storm down harder, as if guiding her towards her destiny in this kingdom of rolling green hills and shimmering up. shimmering lights. There was a prince who longed to find a true princess, not just any princess, but one with a heart as pure as the morning sun and a spirit as gentle as the evening breeze. Busling villages, the princesses, you could never be sure if they were truly of kind and will harm. And so he returned to the castle and certain that he would ever find the one who was meant to be his queen this evening.

Starting point is 00:16:27 The great storm is rolling over the kingdom and heavy range rocks are pattering against the castle windows there is distraved to a giant stretching just as the prince was preparing

Starting point is 00:16:58 to retire for the night a soft knock echoed through the grand hall standing in the rain whilst a young woman was damp for the rain

Starting point is 00:17:24 clung to her shoulders she stood tall and graceful she curtsied and spoke in a Soft voice, Princess, travelling through the land. My carriage was lost in the storm, and I seek shelter for the night. The prince's mother, the queen, wise and knowing, welcomed the young woman inside. She saw the kindness in her eyes, and the way.

Starting point is 00:18:20 She held herself, not with arrogance, but with quiet. The queen needed to know if she was a true princess. One with a heart, as sensitive as the petals of a blooming rest, as the castle staff prepared a cozy room for their guest. The queen placed a sense. single green pea beneath a towering stack of 20 mattresses and 20 feather soft quilts. She said nothing of a rhythmic drift like a lullaby song by the sky itself. With a soothing scent, managed to climb to the top and settled into the bed.

Starting point is 00:20:04 The mattresses piled high like soft clouds reaching toward the ceiling. The candlelight flickered as she closed her eyes. Listening to the steady patter of raindrops to the glass, the princess self-restless was plush. Something beneath her felt. It was the faintest pressure. like a whisper against her skin but it was enough to keep her turning

Starting point is 00:21:09 shifting they drift off she sighed softly nestling deeper into the quilts no matter how she lay the feeling remained like a secret waiting to be told shifted behind silver cloud. The scent of Princess, filtered gently through the castle windows,

Starting point is 00:22:39 scent of warm bread and honey, feel the halls of the castle, everyone awake. The Princess at breakfast, offering her a cup of steaming, chamomile tea. Did you sleep well, my dear? she asked kindly. The young woman hesitated. A soft blush rising to her cheeks,

Starting point is 00:23:16 O your majesty. The bed was beautiful. Other blankets were softer than clouds. She hesitated with a small puzzled smile. I believe there was something beneath the mattresses, a small lump, just the tiniest thing, but I could feel it all night, who was now joined by the prince, exchanged knowing glances, so pure and sensitive, but even the smallest thing could not be ignored. She could feel the tiny bee of those layers. The prince smiled, his heart lighted with the jaw. He had found her at last, not just a princess, but one who was meant to share his days and dreams. So, after their meeting, they got to know each other, and with each other, celebrated a grand wedding, floated through the gardens, danced in the air, kingdom celebrated.

Starting point is 00:25:33 it was placed in a glass case. As a reminder, castle, not with riches, or grand proclamations, but with a quiet that touched the hearts and princess, her children, wisdom and kindness. They governed their kingdom, guiding it with grace and honour. They cherished and loved,

Starting point is 00:26:38 Their people They were deeply loved By the people To have filled with joy Their legacy Of harmony Prosperity At your mind

Starting point is 00:27:17 Settle like a feather Upon a pillow Imagine yourself In the castle now In Queen The Bookers Lovinder soothes the air Where the clouds break

Starting point is 00:27:58 Shimmer like tiny bells in the velvet sky The night is calm And just like the princess You are safe Warm and ready For a deep and peaceful sleep Feel the softness of the bed

Starting point is 00:28:29 The gentle rise and fall of your breath

Guided Sleep Meditation & Sleep Hypnosis from Sleep Cove - The Princess and The Pea (A Reimagined Guided Sleep Story)

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