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Meditative Story

Derailed by beauty, by Kaywin Feldman

Meditative Story

WaitWhat

Mental Health, Meditation, Society And Culture, Health & Fitness, Mindfulness, Religion & Spirituality, Society & Culture, Storytelling, Spirituality, Personal Stories

4.63.2K Ratings

🗓️ 14 January 2025

⏱️ 32 minutes

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Summary

Arriving in a strange town, disoriented and desperate to crawl into bed, Kaywin Feldman realizes she is just steps from an eight-century-old art treasure: a small chapel covered floor to ceiling with one of Giotto’s most extraordinary frescoes. She wanders inside, and the course of her life abruptly changes.

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Transcript

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0:00.0

Hi listeners, it's Rohan, and I want to tell you about a show I love that will help you

0:04.8

find better sleep starting tonight.

0:08.4

It's called Nothing Much Happens, and in each episode Storyteller Catherine Nikolai

0:14.8

tells you a picturesque pleasant bedtime story.

0:18.4

The stories are family-friendly, celebrate everyday pleasures, and train you over time

0:24.1

to fall asleep faster with less waking up in the night.

0:28.4

The show has helped millions of people get consistent, deep sleep.

0:32.8

So tonight, how about you check out Nothing Much Happens, wherever you get your podcasts?

0:39.0

I don't even change my clothes.

0:54.8

I just head out to make it there in time.

0:59.3

It's close to the center of town, so I don't have to walk far.

1:03.1

I pay my entrance fee and walk in.

1:06.4

There are hardly any visitors.

1:08.7

The chapel is small and attached to a monastery.

1:12.5

The building itself is tall, but nothing terribly special.

1:16.2

But suddenly I see it.

1:20.2

Every inch of wall, floor to ceiling, is covered with a painted narrative cycle.

1:26.6

The first thing I notice is the stillness.

1:30.1

I can't even hear my sneakers on the stone floor.

1:35.0

It's cool inside.

1:38.1

Then the glow.

1:40.7

The whole room, even the arched ceiling, glows lapis blue from the paint.

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