Welcome to bedtime stories for grown-ups, in which nothing much happens.

You feel good and then you fall asleep.

All stories are written and read by me, Catherine Nicolai, with audio engineering by Bob Witter

Scheim.

Thank you for listening and for sharing our stories with anyone you know who likes relaxation

and good sleep.

You can also follow us on Instagram and Facebook for a bit of extra coziness.

Let me say a bit about how to use this podcast.

I have a story to tell you.

It's a simple story that guides your mind to a place where it can rest and shut off.

I'll tell the story twice and I'll go a little bit slower the second time through.

All you have to do is listen and let yourself follow along with the shape of the tail.

If you wake again later, just think back through any of the details you can remember.

Be back in the story and you'll naturally fall right back to sleep.

This is habit building behavior and the more you practice, the sooner sleep will find you.

So have a little patience if you're new to this.

Now it's time to tuck yourself in.

Turn off the light.

Set aside anything you've been looking at.

Stretch down into your sheets and settle your body into the most comfortable position that you can find.

Good.

You're telling your body right now that sleep is right around the corner.

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