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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
Requires subscription and macOS 11.4 or higher

    Begin Again (Encore)

    Begin Again (Encore)

    Our story tonight is called Begin Again, and it’s a story about a reset scheduled for the equinox. It’s also about sunrise watched from an open hatchback on a road outside of town, birds and squirrels ringing in the spring, and making your own rituals to mark a moment.
    Purchase Our Book: https://bit.ly/Nothing-Much-Happens
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    • 38 min
    On The Rooftop

    On The Rooftop

    Our story tonight is called On the Rooftop, and it’s a story about the giddy first flush of real spring weather. It’s also about baseball cards tucked into bike spokes, the benefits of small talk, barbecue grills lighting up for the first time in months and the joy of seeing the world from a new perspective.

    We give to a different charity each week, and as a proud Flintstone, I’m glad that this week, we are giving to Shelter of Flint. Working for safe housing, independence, and stability.

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    • 30 min
    The Pantry (Encore)

    The Pantry (Encore)

    Our story tonight is called “The Pantry,” and it’s a story about a chore that becomes a sort of meditation. It’s also about neat rows of cans with their labels all turned the same way, the satisfaction of a job well done, and taking care of little you, even once you’re all grown up.
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    • 30 min
    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.

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

    • 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.
    Purchase Our Book: https://bit.ly/Nothing-Much-Happens
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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

Customer Reviews

4.8 out of 5
8K Ratings

8K Ratings

LD1948 ,

Really helps my sleep

I was doubtful when my therapist suggested this, but this has really been helpful. I usually wake up in the middle of the night and struggle to get back to sleep. But with this podcast, I’m usually fast asleep long before any episode ends! Magic!

Peach15188 ,

Thank you

I have always had troubles falling asleep and staying asleep. Until I found this podcast. I’m an anxiety driven over thinker that has a mind that just never stops. When I listen to NMH, I feel like I’m getting a hug from someone you care deeply for and all the stress just goes away and I feel safe. Usually asleep within the first 10 minutes. Perfect voice and perfect stories. Thank you for giving me the piece of mind.

Mt3691 ,

Amazing!!!

This podcast is amazing! I had trouble falling asleep and this helped! I fall asleep in minutes!

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