Nothing Much Happens

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.

Based on the popular podcast, soothing stories to carry you off to deep, restful sleepBusy 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.A PENGUIN LIFE TITLE

BUILDING ON A WILDLY SUCCESSFUL PODCAST: The Nothing Much Happens podcast is in the top 1 percent most downloaded podcasts in the US, with more than 19.5 million downloads.A MINDFULNESS APPROACH TO A WELLNESS NEED: Sleep concerns are a growing problem and a growing concern for readers, and Kathryn Nicolai uses her expertise to share a mindfulness-based solution.A BEAUTIFUL OBJECT: In addition to soothing readers to sleep through its stories, Nothing Much Happens will be a beautiful bedside companion in a small 5x7 paper-over-board format with charming two-color illustrations throughout.NEW MATERIAL: The book will contain sixteen new stories never before heard on the podcast as well as other "extras" not available to podcast listeners-for instance, recipes and meditations.INTERNATIONAL PUBLISHING SENSATION: We won Nothing Much Happens in a highly competitive auction, and it's now been sold in 26 different territories. We'll be co-publishing with Penguin Canada.