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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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    • 4.8 • 8K 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
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    Out Like a Lamb

    Out Like a Lamb

    Our story tonight is called Out Like a Lamb, and it’s a story about the changeable month of March and a day spent enjoying a bit of both winter and spring. It’s also about a book read in the bath, the luxury of a slow start to the day, sunlight warming the floorboards, a pot of pansies dusted with snow, and making peace with a bit of chaos, in and out.

    We give to a different charity each week, and this week, we are giving to Bat Conservation International. Their work is to conserve the world’s bats and their ecosystems to ensure a healthy planet.

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    • 30 min
    Sugar Snow (Encore)

    Sugar Snow (Encore)

    Our story tonight is called “Sugar Snow,” and it’s a story about shifting seasons. It’s also about pots of pansies, breakfast for dinner, and the people and places that teach us to play.
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    • 34 min
    Mudlarking on the River, Part 2

    Mudlarking on the River, Part 2

    Our story tonight is called Mud Larking on the River, Part 2, and it’s a story about a search for ordinary treasures in the sand on a bright spring morning. It’s also about a coin with a hole through its center, the red and white pole of a barber shop, forsythia stems and curiosity and imagination and seeing the things around us with new eyes.

    We give to a different charity each week, and this week, we are giving to the Maui Nui Marine Resource Council. Working for healthy coral reefs, clean ocean water, and abundant native fish. Learn more at https://www.mauireefs.org.

    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: 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.

    • 29 min
    First This, Then That (Encore)

    First This, Then That (Encore)

    Our story tonight is called First This, Then That, and it’s a story about a bit of Spring cleaning on a sunny day. It’s also about watching birds at their feeder, sharing things with your neighbors, and the joy of finding something forgotten in an old coat pocket.

    So get cozy and ready to sleep.
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    • 23 min
    Mudlarking on the River, Part 1

    Mudlarking on the River, Part 1

    Our story tonight is called Mudlarking on the River, Part 1, and it’s a story about a sunny morning in early spring that inspires a walk along sandy banks. It’s also about ordering your usual at the bakery counter, Canada geese and garden gloves, being gentle with yourself, and hidden treasure waiting to be unearthed.

    We give to a different charity each week, and this week, we are giving to Direct Relief. Direct Relief is a humanitarian aid organization, active in all 50 states and over 80 countries, with a mission to improve the health and lives of people affected by poverty or emergencies – without regard to politics, religion, or ability to pay. Learn more at www.directrelief.org.

    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 click here.

    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.

    • 29 min
    People Watching & The Coffee Shop (Encore)

    People Watching & The Coffee Shop (Encore)

    Our story tonight is called People Watching and the Coffee Shop, and it’s a story about the view from a table in the back corner; it’s also about found family, a neatly shoveled sidewalk, and simple ways to feel connected.

    Originally from Season 7, Episode 4.
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    • 28 min

Customer Reviews

4.8 out of 5
8K Ratings

8K Ratings

C ✌️👩🏻 ,

This is the BEST podcast ever!!!!❤️

This podcast actually works!!!! I fall asleep in minutes it is so relaxing and is truly for everyone. I highly recommend this podcast weather you are 1 or 100. My personal favorites are the ones with Marmalade and Crumb!!! I also think the ads are okay when you do them but if you don’t do them the are highly disruptive and wake me up if I had all ready fallen asleep. I think you should say the podcast is for every one because it is!

Snore!?. ,

So great

I WAS BORN 2013! I am a kid. Just. Say. Bedtime. Stories. For. EVERYONE. I feel a bit excluded when you say “ bedtime stories for grownups.” I understand that you may think that some content in these stories are not age appropriate for some children. You are wrong. If some hater doesn’t want their kids to listen to it. That’s their problem. This is for ages one too one thousand. Yes. A ten year old just wrote this. In my opinion I’m a slightly more than averagely intelligent child. I also happen to be a writer. In conclusion, not all ten year olds are dummies. News flash.thank you. Please take this into consideration. Does ANYONE agree with me? If so say yes. I love your podcast Katherine Nicolai. Keep writing.

Datrandombobakid1234 ,

Satisfied

I cannot sleep without Katherine’s voice soothing me to sleep, I love how she makes sure that we aren’t disturbed while we’re sleeping so all ads are on her voice, her voice is also very calming I love her stories, especially the ones with crumbs and marmalade involved, I hope you never stop, love you!

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