A Short Meditation Podcast
First This
First This is a short mindfulness and meditation podcast by Kathryn Nicolai, creator of Nothing Much Happens. Take ten minutes to settle your mind, observe your breath, and be gently led through a meditation practice.
First this, then that.
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Face, Hands & Feet
Anything that is happening now can be a focal point for meditation. Let's notice what you feel in different parts of your body.
Building A Habit
Let's practice in a way today that will make coming back tomorrow easier.
A Tool For Consistent Practice
How can improve the chance that you will sit mediation tomorrow? Find a way to sit today that will make you want to continue the habit.
Breath School : Energizing Breath
Wake up and shine with this simple breathing practice today.
Calm Attention
Let's flex our muscles of calm attention. Being with what we feel and just observing.
Breath School: Soothing breath
Keep this simple soothing breath technique in your toolbox, it's gentle and easy to use wherever you are.
The Unquiet Mind
If your mind races when you meditate, you are normal. Let's work where we are.
The Strawberry
Kathryn shares a zen story about enjoying the present moment even when the past and future are complicated.
Your Spidey Sense
Let's learn to speak the language of the body, the oldest language ever devised.
Breathing School: Complete Breathing
Breathing is your primary biological function and learning to use it as a tool can be an empowering way to work with your nervous system. Let's start with the basics.