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Having trouble sleeping?  Join Yoga and meditation teacher Kathryn Nicolai for bedtime stories where nothing much happens to help you relax and sleep peacefully. The stories are a soft landing spot for your mind. Rather than letting your brain race through the same thoughts you’ve been chasing all day, we are taking a detour to a calm and comfy place. We tell the story twice and go a bit slower the second time.

You can find our book, "Nothing Much Happens," in over 20 languages. Request your local bookseller to shelve it: https://bit.ly/Nothing-Much-Happens

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    • 4.7 • 55 Ratings

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Having trouble sleeping?  Join Yoga and meditation teacher Kathryn Nicolai for bedtime stories where nothing much happens to help you relax and sleep peacefully. The stories are a soft landing spot for your mind. Rather than letting your brain race through the same thoughts you’ve been chasing all day, we are taking a detour to a calm and comfy place. We tell the story twice and go a bit slower the second time.

You can find our book, "Nothing Much Happens," in over 20 languages. Request your local bookseller to shelve it: https://bit.ly/Nothing-Much-Happens

Listen on Apple Podcasts
Requires subscription and macOS 11.4 or higher

    The Tulip Farm (Encore)

    The Tulip Farm (Encore)

    Our story tonight is called The Tulip Farm, and it’s a story about a bright spring day among beds of flowers. It’s also about a gift left at dawn, redwing blackbirds, and soft moments that take your breath away.
    Purchase Our Book: https://bit.ly/Nothing-Much-Happens
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    • 34 min
    The Back Stairs

    The Back Stairs

    Our story tonight is called The Back Stairs, and it’s a story about a bit of spring cleaning at the Inn by the lake. It’s also about the special features and details in old houses, clever engineering, the honesty of patina and a space where imperfection is welcome.

    We give to a different charity each week, and this week, we are giving to World Central Kitchen provides meals in response to humanitarian, climate, and community crises. It builds resilient food systems with locally-led solutions. 

    Subscribe for ad-free, bonus, and extra-long episodes now, as well as ad-free and early episodes of Stories from the Village of Nothing Much! Search for NMH Premium channel on Apple Podcasts, or follow the link below https://www.nothingmuchhappens.com/premium-subscription.

    Listen to our new show, Stories from the Village of Nothing Much, on your favorite podcast app.
    Purchase Our Book: https://bit.ly/Nothing-Much-Happens
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    • 30 min
    A Block From Home - Revised (Encore)

    A Block From Home - Revised (Encore)

    Our story tonight is called A Block From Home, and it’s a story about the feeling of coming home after a long day and finding a quiet place to rest. It’s also about the feeling of being on your own time and having the space to do something or to do nothing at all.
    Purchase Our Book: https://bit.ly/Nothing-Much-Happens
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    • 22 min
    Slightly More Happens - More Marmalade & Crumb (& Birdie, Too!)

    Slightly More Happens - More Marmalade & Crumb (& Birdie, Too!)

    Our stories tonight continue on with the gentle adventures of Marmalade and Crumb…oh and Birdie too, mustn’t forget him. We’ll start with a long walk, plenty of sniffing and fresh air in Dog Walk. Then we’ll listen to the thunder while we’re cuddled up in bed, in Raining Cats and Dogs. Finally, we’ll put on the coffee and watch a movie from the couch while the animals snooze in Old Friends.

    Piano Lessons

    Piano Lessons

    Our story tonight is called Piano Lessons, and it’s a story about a well-loved upright and the boy who plays it. It’s also about a little cottage where ivy grows up the bricks, middle C, lesson books and metronomes, and finding the things that feel like they were always meant for you.

    We give to a different charity each week, and this week, we are giving to Save the Music Foundation. Helping kids, schools, and communities realize their full potential through the power of making music. 

     

    Subscribe for ad-free, bonus, and extra-long episodes now, as well as ad-free and early episodes of Stories from the Village of Nothing Much! Search for NMH Premium channel on Apple Podcasts, or follow the link below https://www.nothingmuchhappens.com/premium-subscription.

    Listen to our new show, Stories from the Village of Nothing Much, on your favorite podcast app.

     
    Purchase Our Book: https://bit.ly/Nothing-Much-Happens
    See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    • 30 min
    In The Bakery (Encore)

    In The Bakery (Encore)

    Our story tonight is called “In the Bakery” and it’s a story about a weekend morning among bagels and breads. It’s also about old cookbooks full of notes, being proud of what you do, and a secret ingredient handed down from baker to baker.

    Subscribe for ad-free, bonus, and extra-long episodes now, as well as ad-free and early episodes of Stories from the Village of Nothing Much! Search for the NMH Premium channel on Apple Podcasts, or follow the link below: https://www.nothingmuchhappens.com/premium-subscription.

    Listen to our new show, Stories from the Village of Nothing Much, on your favorite podcast app.
    Purchase Our Book: https://bit.ly/Nothing-Much-Happens
    See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    • 24 min

Customer Reviews

4.7 out of 5
55 Ratings

55 Ratings

Lyngbrohammer ,

Søvnheks

In Copenhagen the sleep has improved ~ because of you. Lots of gratitude! Your magic is real 🥰

Anne Sandager Sørensen ,

Zzzz

Simply amazing. I feel like someone is actually tucking me in every night.

mlyn01 ,

Bedtime stories

What a joy it is to listen to your stories. My thoughts and breathing calm down. so I can fall asleep.

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