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, Katherine Nikolai, with audio engineering by Bob Witter

Schein. Nothing much happens is a proud member of the curious cast podcast network.

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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, the more your sleep will improve.

So be patient if you are new at this.

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.

And out through your mouth.

Do that one more time. Breathe in.

And out.

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