Hello and welcome to Drift Off. I'm your host Joanne. Thank you so much for joining me.

Tonight I'm sharing a special rebroadcast of one of my favorite episodes, The Wonderful Ring,

by Flora Annie Steele. This episode was initially published in 2022 and has become the top most downloaded episode on the

podcast with over 125,000 downloads. Whether it's your first time hearing it or you're revisiting

it for another listen, I hope you find it just as relaxing and comforting as ever.

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and I hope you enjoy this soothing story from the Drift Off archives. Now, let's settle in and relax together.

Hello and welcome. I'm Joanne and thank you so much for joining me.

Tonight's story is called The Wonderful Ring by Flora Annie Steele and I hope you enjoy it.

Know that as you focus on the narration of the story, while engaging your imagination as you follow

along, your mind will slowly begin to shift from being fully awake to a slower brainwave

state, a calm, relaxed, dreamy state that will help you drift down,

all the way down, into a sound and restful sleep.

And so let's begin this peaceful journey from wakefulness to dreamy relaxation by taking a few letting go breaths,

breathing into a comfortable fullness, holding briefly at the top, and then letting go.

Letting go of the breath.

Letting go of tension.

Letting go of the day.

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