Sleep Island

By: Bram Barouh

Narrated by: Bram Barouh

Length: 14 mins

Publisher's Summary

In this relaxing meditation, Bram Barouh gently steers your imagination to a quiet beach where you can picture yourself swaying on a hammock, far away from any of the things that normally keep you awake. Bram, a mindfulness educator, has a lighthearted nature and approachable wisdom that makes practicing meditation seem effortless. With his guidance, it’s never been easier to take part in a moment of positive thinking. 

Guided by leading experts and personalities in wellness, sleep meditations are brief listens focused specifically on helping you decompress before bed. They don’t require any previous experience - they're easy to get into and designed to help you take a moment at day’s end to just relax.  

This title is part of The Audible Sleep Collection, exclusive audio experiences created to invite relaxation and sleep. New and free for members.

©2019 Audible Original (P)2020 Audible

So boring you'll fall right asleep

Keep falling asleep! Can't remember anything about this one. His voice is nice, I think.

A party? How is that conducive to sleep?

Did not finish. I left at the party to find a better method to find SLEEP.

Good way to fall asleep peacefully for young & old

My daughter and I were both asleep before the story ended. Less than 15 minutes is record time for us! We enjoyed peaceful dreams. It's part of our nightly listen favorite rotation.

We like the relaxing nature of this book more than the detailed descriptions of the other sleep audio books.

Confusing & irritating

If you want to sleep, don’t get this!
He has you walking around finding ”your own perfect place at exactly how you like it” moving around which becomes so annoying.

Sleep

I have listened to this every night for a week. I have only heard the ending once. I honestly feel that was because I turn it on while still getting ready for bed. I stay asleep and wake up easily and well rested.

Bram Barouh's voice is so soothing

I've listened to the first 5 minutes of this story every night for 2 weeks. I fall asleep before he ever gets to the island part! I love Bram Barouh's voice, which is warm and soothing. The story itself is nice and relaxing, and you don't feel like you missed out on something important if you fall asleep before it's over. In fact, I hope you do! I listened to the full recording this morning (14 minutes) and enjoyed it. It's just what I need to lull me to sleep after a day of listening to audio books.

Engaging and relaxing

I found this engaging and relaxing. It did help me fall asleep more quickly than I otherwise would have. I wish it were longer than 15 minutes.

Too much redirection distracted from goal...sleep!

This might be okay for someone who has never meditated before, but I found the constant redirection distracting...just as I would imagine a completely isolated beach with waves (BOOM) 'do you have a distracting thought, imagine it as distant people chattering (why?). Sound and smell of food cooking? (Well now I am hungry.) 'Now imagine the absolute most restful place as you need it for rest'...reasonable length pause to ease into my hammock. (BOOM) 'Now, get out of your hammock and walk to the beach and imagine crickets & grass & waves...' Okay, I'm getting back into it, then (BOOM) 'Now your walking on a dock with boats lapping against their boeys'...I stopped it with 5 minutes remaining WHILE trying to go to sleep to review this and delete it from my Audible library so I don't forget and have another failed attempt at sleep!! You might as well had prompted me to imagine a leaky facet while lying next to my snoring husband, and just as I was ready to doze off, throw the buzz of a phone notification, tell me I smell something cooking in the kitchen and oh well now that I'm up to see what that is, why not go pee for the 3rd time. Thanks! I'm awake again Bram!

Best EVER at helping me fall asleep!!

I’ve always had challenges with falling asleep at night- and then also, with staying asleep. I’ve tried everything! I listened to books, read books, tried many different types of medications, I meditated, listener to “sleep music”, listened to binaural beats, even tried the Silva Method (for sleep program)- it was sometimes effective, but often it gave me nightmares- panicky, wake-you-up-scary ones! My husband even massaged my feet- which worked, but if I woke up, he can’t get up and do it again. So anyway, I tried so many things, to no avail. Until THIS! I’ve had this for about 6 months, I think, maybe longer. I pop my earbuds in, turn it on and I’m asleep before I know it. Thank you, Bran Barou and Audible!

how did it end???

was so relaxed and "guided" to where I needed to be, was asleep in under 14 mins. that's a beautiful thing