Nothing Much Happens, Kathryn Nicolai
Nothing Much Happens, Kathryn Nicolai
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Nothing Much Happens
Cozy and Calming Stories to Soothe Your Mind and Help You Sleep

Author: Kathryn Nicolai

Narrator: Kathryn Nicolai

Unabridged: 10 hr 6 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Penguin Audio

Published: 10/06/2020

Includes: Bonus Material Bonus Material Included

Synopsis

Based on the popular podcast, soothing stories to carry you off to deep, restful sleep

Busy minds need a place to rest. Whether you find yourself struggling to sleep, awake in the middle of the night, or even just anxious as you move through the day, in Nothing Much Happens, Kathryn Nicolai offers a healthy way to ease the mind before bed: through the timeless appeal of classic bedtime stories.

Already beloved by millions of podcast listeners, the stories in Nothing Much Happens explore and expose small sweet moments of joy and relaxation: Sneaking lilacs from an abandoned farm in the spring. Watching fireflies from the deck in the summer. Visiting the local cider mill in the autumn. Watching the tree lighting in the park with friends in the winter. 

You'll also find sixteen new stories never before featured on the podcast, along with whimsical illustrations, recipes, and meditations. Using her decades of experience as a meditation and yoga teacher, Kathryn Nicolai creates a world for you to slip into, one rich in sensory experience that quietly teaches mindfulness and self-compassion, soothes frayed nerves, and builds solid habits for nurturing sleep.

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*This audiobook includes a downloadable PDF that contains illustrations, recipes, and crafts from the book.

About The Author

Kathryn Nicolai is the creator of the enormously successful podcast Nothing Much Happens. Nicolai is an architect of coziness, writing soothing stories that both ease the reader into peaceful sleep and teach the principals of mindfulness so that waking hours likewise become sweet and serene. She leans on her years of experience as a yoga and meditation teacher to seamlessly blend storytelling with brain training techniques that build better sleep habits over time. She is the owner of Ethos Yoga. She lives in Michigan with her wife and two dogs.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Katie (readingwithkt) on July 23, 2020

When you first think about reading a book where nothing really happens, you might think it’s a bit of a strange way to spend your time. However, this book was a great meditative tool. I read it slowly, mostly before bed, and it’s slow and calming pace really settled me into sleep. It took me roughly......more

Goodreads review by 8stitches 9lives on November 05, 2020

Based on the popular podcast, soothing stories to carry you off to deep, restful sleep. Busy minds need a place to rest. Whether you find yourself struggling to sleep, awake in the middle of the night, or even just anxious as you move through the day, in Nothing Much Happens, Kathryn Nicolai offers......more

Goodreads review by Dora on February 15, 2021

Simplesmente maravilhoso, a minha opinião em vídeo : [URL not allowed] Em Livros à Lareira com chá!......more

Goodreads review by Zaczytana.Querida on November 09, 2020

O „nicsięniedzianiu” lubię pisać chyba najbardziej. O tych momentach, które wydają się bardzo zwyczajne i codzienne. Lubię się na nich skupiać. Znajdować w nich to, co umyka innym. Kilka miesięcy temu pisałam: - Zasnąć, gdy pozornie nic się nie dzieje. W zwykle popołudnie zwykłego dnia. Zasnąć, gdy tak n......more

Goodreads review by Lili on February 12, 2021

This is the book I needed most this year, and I am so grateful for it. This the sweetest book. If you're looking for excitement, for plot twists, for complex characters, for cliffhanger chapter closings and a build up to an unpredictable ending- read the title, and move on. This book wanders aimless......more

Quotes

“A charming collection of short almost-stories intended as an antidote to insomnia and restlessness. . . . Nicolai accomplishes what no other author would want to hear: these stories can put people to sleep.”
—Publishers Weekly

“This collection of very short stories is designed to help readers fall and stay asleep. The stories follow the seasons, starting with winter, and rely heavily on the senses; there are a lot of lovely smells, soft and comfy things, and delicious foods, all described in detail and often accompanied by illustrations in muted tones. Peppered throughout are recipes, meditations, and other relaxation techniques. . . . The stories do succeed in their goal of helping readers sleep better, and couldn’t we all use more of that?”
—Booklist

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