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Fall Asleep to Sherlock Holmes: The Hound of the Baskervilles (Chapter 2 — The Curse of the Baskervilles) | A Bedtime Sleep Story for Insomnia & Relaxation | Books at Bedtime

 

Fall asleep to the timeless storytelling of Sherlock Holmes in The Hound of the Baskervilles. This relaxing bedtime audiobook is read slowly and softly to calm a busy mind, ease insomnia, quiet anxious thoughts, and gently guide you towards deep, restorative sleep through the soothing rhythm of classic literature.

 

Tonight we continue with Chapter Two of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's most famous mystery, "The Curse of the Baskervilles."

 

By the fire at 221B Baker Street, Dr Mortimer unfolds an old manuscript from 1742 and reads the strange legend of Hugo Baskerville and the great black hound of the moor — then turns to a more recent newspaper account of the sudden death of Sir Charles Baskerville out on the lonely Devon moorland.

 

Let the voices of Holmes and Watson, and the hush of that candlelit room, carry you along at a slow, peaceful pace, so your racing thoughts can drift into the background while you rest comfortably in bed.

 

Whether you are struggling with insomnia, anxious or overthinking at 2am, or you simply love falling asleep to classic audiobooks, this Books at Bedtime episode is a calm, screen-free way to zone out and unwind before sleep.

 

Books at Bedtime combines classic audiobooks with mindful relaxation to help you fall asleep naturally, reduce anxiety, and enjoy a peaceful night's sleep.

 

Perfect if you are looking for:

 

Falling asleep naturally

 

Relief from insomnia and a racing mind

 

Relaxing bedtime stories and classic audiobooks for sleep

 

Mindful relaxation before bed

 

Calming anxiety and overthinking at night

 

A soothing voice to zone out to

 

If you enjoy these bedtime stories, you will find over 3,000 guided meditations, sleep stories, and panic attack relief sessions inside the Anchored app.

 

Sleep well.

 

Martin.

 

 

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Ready for More Calm?Thank you for listening to the Calming Anxiety Podcast, featuring guided meditation, mindfulness, and sleep hypnosis sessions with Martin Hewlett. Our mission is to provide you with proven tools for anxiety relief, stress reduction, and a path toward deep relaxation. Use this episode anytime you need to calm your mind and feel more at ease.

The Calming Anxiety Podcast | Silencing the Voice of "Never Enough"Gently put down the inner critic and find your daily sanctuary with soothing anxiety relief, breathing techniques, and expert hypnotherapy.

If you constantly feel like you're never enough—no matter how much you achieve—I want you to know that this feeling does not define who you are. Welcome to your space. In this ten-minute episode, we are going to quiet that internal scorecard and help you reclaim your peace of mind.

Join Martin, a clinical hypnotherapist and former frontline paramedic, as he guides you through a gentle, comforting practice designed to release the weight of expectations and settle an overactive mind.

Time Chapters
00:00 – Cold Intro & Welcome (Meeting you exactly where you are)
00:27 – Your Sanctuary Space (Meet Martin, your host and former paramedic)
 01:09 – Trending Breathing Techniques (The beauty and kindness of the exhale)
04:09 – Visualisation & Affirmations (Putting down the internal checklist)
08:20 – 3 Daily Caring Tips (Practical advice for a happier, gentler life)
09:36 – Awakening & Outro (Bringing awareness back to your day)

Today's Affirmations
 Repeat these internally during the meditation or let them softly wash over you:

"My worth was never a number I was supposed to reach. I am not behind. I am exactly where I am."
 "The things I haven't finished do not cancel out the things I have done."
"I am allowed to rest without earning it first."
"I am not behind in life. I am living it exactly on time."
 "The voice that tells me I am never enough is not the truth. It's just an old habit, and habits can change."
 "I release the need to prove myself today. I am allowed to simply exist."

3 Daily Caring Tips for a Happier LifeThe Evidence Log: Tonight, write down just one thing you did today that had everything to do with being human and nothing to do with achievement (e.g., a kind word, a deep breath, or simply showing up tired).
The Permission Pause: The next time you think, "I should have done more," stop and ask yourself, "Says who?" Challenge the authority of that old habit before you believe it.
The Score Reset: At the end of the day, instead of asking if you did enough, ask yourself, "Was I kind to myself today?" That is a scorecard you can actually win.
Share the Peace If this ten-minute sanctuary helped you put down your heavy weights today, please take a quick moment to share this episode on your social media. You never know who in your circle might need a gentle reminder that they are already enough.Download the Ankrt app on iOS and Android via the link below for ongoing support throughout your day.

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Backing Music: Chris Collins

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Ready for More Calm?Thank you for listening to the Calming Anxiety Podcast, featuring guided meditation, mindfulness, and sleep hypnosis sessions with Martin Hewlett. Our mission is to provide you with proven tools for anxiety relief, stress reduction, and a path toward deep relaxation. Use this episode anytime you need to calm your mind and feel more at ease.

Fall Asleep to Sherlock Holmes: The Hound of the Baskervilles (Chapter 1) — A Bedtime Sleep Story for Insomnia & Relaxation | Books at Bedtime

 

Fall asleep to the timeless storytelling of Sherlock Holmes in The Hound of the Baskervilles. This relaxing bedtime audiobook is read slowly and softly to calm a busy mind, ease insomnia, quiet anxious thoughts, and gently guide you towards deep, restorative sleep through the soothing rhythm of classic literature.

 

Tonight we begin Chapter One of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's most famous mystery. In the quiet of 221B Baker Street, Sherlock Holmes and Dr Watson turn their attention to a visitor's forgotten walking stick — and from that single object, Holmes begins to unravel the story of the man who left it behind. Let the famous partnership of Holmes and Watson unfold at a slow, peaceful pace, so your racing thoughts can drift into the background while you rest comfortably in bed.

 

Whether you are struggling with insomnia, anxious or overthinking at 2am, or you simply love falling asleep to classic audiobooks, this Books at Bedtime episode is a calm, screen-free way to zone out and unwind before sleep.

 

Books at Bedtime combines classic audiobooks with mindful relaxation to help you fall asleep naturally, reduce anxiety, and enjoy a peaceful night's sleep.

 

Perfect if you are looking for:

 

Falling asleep naturally

 

Relief from insomnia and a racing mind

 

Relaxing bedtime stories and classic audiobooks for sleep

 

Mindful relaxation before bed

 

Calming anxiety and overthinking at night

 

A soothing voice to zone out to

 

If you enjoy these bedtime stories, you will find over 3,000 guided meditations, sleep stories, and panic attack relief sessions inside the Anchored app.

 

Sleep well.

 

Martin.

 

 

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Music: All music by Chris Collins

Ready for More Calm?Thank you for listening to the Calming Anxiety Podcast, featuring guided meditation, mindfulness, and sleep hypnosis sessions with Martin Hewlett. Our mission is to provide you with proven tools for anxiety relief, stress reduction, and a path toward deep relaxation. Use this episode anytime you need to calm your mind and feel more at ease.

I’m Feeling Anxious? This 10-minute reset for panic and racing thoughts is designed to pull you out of the noise and back into the quiet architecture of the present moment. Whether you are experiencing high alert or a full-blown panic attack, this session provides immediate nervous system regulation.

In this episode, Martin—a clinical hypnotherapist and former paramedic—guides you through:
The 426 Carbon Reset: A specialized breathing technique (inhale for 4, hold for 2, exhale for 6) designed to bypass the thinking brain and talk directly to your vagus nerve.

A Cortisol Flush: Using paced exhalations to signal to your brain that the threat has passed.
Somatic Anchoring: Shifting from "high arousal" to "proprioceptive awareness" by feeling the physical foundation beneath you.
The Architecture of Now: Visualizing the true, unmoving lines of your environment to ground your thoughts.

Internal Affirmations for StabilityRepeat these internally during the session to reclaim your internal baseline:

"I am regulated."
"I am safe in my skin."
"My body is a solid structure, the storm is outside, not within."
"I am returning to my center."
3 Daily Caring Tips for a Happier LifeMartin shares three "micro-rest" tips to keep this calm with you throughout the day:
The Sensory Circuit Breaker: Use cold water or an ice cube to shock your system out of a thought loop.
Digital Hygiene: A one-hour "dopamine fast" by placing your phone in another room.
The 60-Second Completion: Reclaim your sense of agency by putting one small thing back in its place.
Go Deeper: For five guided hypnosis tracks specifically designed to break the cycle of anxiety, visit calminganxiety.fm and explore the Anxiety Breaker Course.

Be kind to yourself today.

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Backing Music: Chris Collins

===================

Affiliate links to the gear I use the items that give me a more tranquil life.

=============================
Items I use for a more relaxed way of life :)
Organic Pure Hemp CBD Capsules - https://amzn.to/3

Ready for More Calm?Thank you for listening to the Calming Anxiety Podcast, featuring guided meditation, mindfulness, and sleep hypnosis sessions with Martin Hewlett. Our mission is to provide you with proven tools for anxiety relief, stress reduction, and a path toward deep relaxation. Use this episode anytime you need to calm your mind and feel more at ease.

Sleep Story for Insomnia & Deep Relaxation — Where Love Is, God Is by Leo Tolstoy | Books at Bedtime

 

A slow, calming sleep story to quiet a racing mind and help you fall asleep — and stay asleep.

 

If insomnia keeps you awake, let this gentle bedtime story carry you down into deep, restful sleep. "Where Love Is, God Is" is a warm, softly-read classic short story by Leo Tolstoy — over half an hour of unhurried narration, with no music swells, no cliffhangers and no jolts, just a calm voice and a slow, sleepy pace designed to ease you into relaxation.

 

The story follows Martin the cobbler, who lives in a little basement room and watches the world pass by his window, until a whispered promise leads him through one quiet day of small kindnesses. It's tender, comforting and utterly soothing — the perfect thing to drift off to.

 

This is Books at Bedtime and Coffee Break for the Soul from Calming Anxiety — sleep stories, relaxing audiobook readings and calm bedtime meditations for insomnia, anxiety and deep sleep, read by clinical hypnotherapist and former paramedic Martin Hewlett.

 

So turn off the light, close your eyes, and let this classic bedtime story relax your body and quieten your mind. Let the words blur, let go of the day, and sleep.

 

Sleep well.

 

 

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Music: All music by Chris Collins

Ready for More Calm?Thank you for listening to the Calming Anxiety Podcast, featuring guided meditation, mindfulness, and sleep hypnosis sessions with Martin Hewlett. Our mission is to provide you with proven tools for anxiety relief, stress reduction, and a path toward deep relaxation. Use this episode anytime you need to calm your mind and feel more at ease.