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.
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Learning to Stay (20-Minute Music Meditation)
A 20-minute music meditation for practicing presence, observing without reacting, and learning to stay with sounds, silence, impulses, and changing sensations.
Learning to Stay (15-Minute Music Meditation)
A 15-minute music meditation for learning to stay present as sensations and experiences change, without grasping, resisting, or reacting to what arises.
Learning to Stay (10-Minute Music Meditation)
A 10-minute music meditation for practicing presence, strengthening concentration, and learning to gently redirect your attention whenever the mind wanders.
Learning to Stay (5-Minute Music Meditation)
A five-minute music meditation for practicing presence. Let your attention rest on sound, notice when the mind wanders, and gently return to the music.
Penny on the Track
A mindfulness practice about those moments when a tiny frustration feels big enough to derail your whole day.
Breathe In, Not Up
A gentle mindfulness practice focused on relaxing the breath, releasing unnecessary effort, and making a small adjustment that can bring more ease into the body.
Space for [ ]
A mindfulness practice about using the breath as a lifeline to the present and learning what it means to hold space.
The Platinum Rule
This mindfulness practice explores the Platinum Rule, inviting us to move beyond assumptions and respond to others with curiosity, awareness, and compassion.
Three Good Things
This practice is about slowing down, noticing three good things from your day, and gently training your attention toward the moments that bring gratitude, resilience, and joy.
Emotional Completion
This practice is about noticing your body's sensations, understanding emotional completion, and allowing feelings to move through you with compassion instead of resistance.
The Lights in Your House
This practice is about gently illuminating your inner world, noticing your experience without judgment, and discovering the quiet space between awareness and reaction.
Non-Grasping
This practice is about exploring aparigraha, the practice of non-grasping, by letting go of control, embracing enough, and finding peace in the present moment.
Too Hot to Handle
This practice is about slowing down, embracing patience, and learning to savor the present moment instead of rushing toward what's next.
Hey, That's Nice
This practice is about training your attention to notice moments of delight, embracing simple pleasures, and allowing yourself to enjoy the goodness already present in your day.
Each Moment
A guided mindfulness meditation on observing thoughts, emotions, and sensations without reacting. Learn how awareness and equanimity can help old wounds soften over time.
A Generous Eye
A calming mindfulness practice for releasing judgment, softening tension, and inviting more patience into your day.
The Touch of Your Clothes
A gentle sensory meditation focused on body awareness, grounding, and the subtle feeling of clothing against your skin.