Welcome to bedtime stories for everyone in which nothing much happens. You feel good and then you fall asleep.

I'm Catherine Nikolai.

I write and read all the stories you hear on nothing much happens.

Audio engineering is by Bob Widdersheim.

We are bringing you an encore episode tonight, meaning that this story originally aired at some

point in the past. It could have been recorded with different equipment in a different location.

And since I'm a person and not a computer, I sometimes sound just slightly different, but the stories are always soothing and family friendly,

and our wishes for you are always deep rest and sweet dreams.

Now, some listeners fall asleep the very first time they use the podcast within minutes.

But if that doesn't turn out to be you, be patient.

We're doing some brain training here, and it may take a few exposures to get the desired result.

Relax, enjoy, enjoy. Just listen to the sound of my voice. I'll tell the story twice,

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

By listening you're switching some brain activity, moving you out of default mode, and putting you into task

positive mode, and that is where you will easily and peacefully drift to sleep.

If you wake later in the night, don't hesitate to just start the story over again.

Our story tonight is called Retreat.

And it's a story about some time spent somewhere quiet and calm.

It's also about paths through a pine forest,

the soft experience of living moment to moment, and a butterfly finding

Jasmine as she flits among plants, deep in the woods.

Okay, it's time.

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