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

You feel good, and then you fall asleep.

I'm Catherine Nicolai.

I create everything you hear on nothing much happens with audio engineering by Bob Wooder

Scheim.

I'm glad to be here, talking you in for bed at night, and if you'd like to try getting

up with me tomorrow morning to get your day started in a calm, grounded state of mind,

try my meditation podcast.

It's called First This, as in First This, than That.

Each practice is guided and comes with simple, useful techniques to practice mindfulness.

Find it anywhere you listen, just search First This.

Now, let me say a little about how to use this podcast.

I've got a bedtime story for you, and just like the stories you heard when you were

little, it's meant to ease you into peaceful sleep.

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

The story is like a cozy nest for your mind, a soft place for it to focus on, so that

the thoughts and worries of the day can lose their grip on you.

If you wake in the middle of the night, don't hesitate to start the story again.

You're training your brain to respond to this particular stimulus, and over time, it

will become more and more automatic, and your sleep will improve.

Okay, lights out campers.

Next time to set everything down, and get as comfortable as you can.

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