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 Nikolai,

with audio engineering by Bob Widdershine.

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I'm about to tell you a bedtime story.

And the story is a place to rest your mind so that it doesn't wander and race and keep you up.

All you need to do is listen and let the simple details catch you.

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

If you find that you are still awake at the end of the second telling,

not to worry.

That's just fine. You could listen again. Or just walk yourself back through any of the details that you remember.

And before you know it, you'll be sinking down into deep and restful sleep.

This is a kind of brain training, and the more you do it it the more your sleep will improve so be

patient if you are new at this. Our story tonight a bit of 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, on the joy of finding something forgotten in an old coat pocket.

Now it's time to switch off the light.

Set aside anything. Now it's time to switch off the light.

Set aside anything you've been working on, playing with. And settle your body into the most comfortable position that you can find.

Take a slow deep breath in through your nose,

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