Nothing much happens: bedtime stories to help you sleep

By: Wellness Loud
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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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Episodes
  • Keepsake (Encore)

    Keepsake (Encore)
    Feb 6 2025
    (Originally Aired: February 7th, 2021 Original: Season 7, Episode 3) Our story tonight is called Keepsake, and it’s a story about stepping back through time to remember a particular rainy day. It’s also about sunflowers, the things our younger selves can teach us, and a scrap of something saved for years in a box.
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    36 mins
  • Little Harmonies

    Little Harmonies
    Feb 3 2025
    Our story tonight is called Little Harmonies, and it’s a story about small bits of ordinary magic that happen everyday. It’s also about new specials at the coffee shop, tulip bulbs, and a dog met at the mailbox. Notes jotted down in a journal, and the feeling that you’ve tuned into a special frequency that you might have missed before. We give to a different charity each week and this week we are giving to the Los Angeles Regional Food Bank They are mobilizing resources to fight hunger and feed their community. Order your own NMH weighted pillow now! 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 podcast or follow this link. Listen to our daytime show Stories from the Village of Nothing Much on your favorite podcast app. Join us tomorrow morning for a meditation. Save over $100 on Kathryn’s hand-selected wind-down favorites with the Nothing Much Happens Wind-Down Box. A collection of products from our amazing partners: • Eversio Wellness: Chill Now • Vellabox: Lavender Silk Candle • Alice Mushrooms Nightcap • Nutrachamps Tart Cherry Gummies • A Brighter Year Mini Coloring Book • NuStrips Sleep Strips • Woolzies Lavender Roll-On
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    30 mins
  • Winter Views (Encore)

    Winter Views (Encore)
    Jan 30 2025
    (Originally Aired: January 29th, 2023 Original: Season 11, Episode 5) Our story tonight is called Winter Views, and it’s a story about some different things to enjoy or look forward to in the winter. It’s also about a cardinal singing from the branches, a jar of huckleberry jam, and the extra minutes of light that come with each day after the solstice. Visit bioptimizers.com/nothingmuch and use code NOTHINGMUCH for 10% off any order. For 20% OFF any AquaTru water purifier when you go to AquaTru.com and use promo code NOTHINGMUCH Order your own NMH weighted pillow now! shop.nothingmuchhappens.com/products/weighted-pillows 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 podcast or follow the link below nothingmuchhappens.com/premium-subscription Listen to our new show Stories from the Village of Nothing Much on your favorite podcast app. nothingmuchhappens.com/stories-from-the-village Join us tomorrow morning for a meditation at nothingmuchhappens.com/first-this Save over $100 on Kathryn’s hand-selected wind-down favorites with the Nothing Much Happens Wind-Down Box. A collection of products from our amazing partners: • Eversio Wellness: Chill Now • Vellabox: Lavender Silk Candle • Alice Mushrooms Nightcap • Nutrachamps Tart Cherry Gummies • A Brighter Year Mini Coloring Book • NuStrips Sleep Strips • Woolzies Lavender Roll-On
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    30 mins

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Well Done!

This is an incredibly effective, lovely, feel-good sleeping aid. Love this. Thank you for making it!

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Awesome

I Love the story's, and her voice, but the intro is SUCH A DRAG

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100/100 STARS!!!!

This woman is the best in the biz for night time podcasts. I have been through a ton of them, so i feel qualified to give that rating! these keep me asleep ALL NIGHT. I can even dream again, and they are all pleasant dreams. I'm SO grateful for this free podcast 🥲🙏🏻 love you NMH podcast!!!!!

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These stories really so help you sleep

Love the readers voice, so calming. I also like that the story is read a second time but slower.

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Absolutely Superb

This really does help you fall asleep, and have a deeper more restful sleep- at least I’ve found it to have done so. It is perfect

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Effectively Soothing Sleep Aid

From the sound of her soft pleasant voice to the feel-good story content and topics, this podcast is now solidly a part of my go-to bedtime routine! I love the feeling of my body preparing itself for sleep, it’s effortless!! I haven’t finished a story yet! The ads at the beginning are not my favorite, and much less tolerable when it’s spoken by anyone else. But it’s a small price to pay for a good story.

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This is genius!

I don't know how the writers come up with these kind of stories? so perfect to lull you to sleep. the person who narrates has a voice with just the right tone. So happy to have found this!

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Life changing

I listen Every. Single. Night. I used to struggle to fall asleep and dread bedtime as a result. Now I look forward to it. I love Kathryn’s voice and she has a gift for telling a story that captures my mind to relax and drift to sleep.

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Like Medicine without the after effects!

So I hope this review makes it to the top of the list, as the first two were abhorrent based on bias! This podcast is so soothing and yes the stories are sweet and simple for a reason….sleep. For those who expect a piece of literature go read a good book, and stay awake! One of my favorites that stood out was ‘Front door back door.’ it has a really nice message. The whole series is perfect for what it’s meant to be. A lovely soothing voice telling a simple story to help you fall asleep. It works… and I’m so glad I found Katherine and Bob to help me with insomnia. Not surprising that she is practiced in meditation.
Thank you so much!

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bless nothing much

I have always had trouble falling asleep, it takes me hours. now I can fall peacefully to dream land before the end of a story. this podcast has changed my life from running on a few hours sleep every day, being rested and refreshed on a daily basis. thank you and bless you.

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