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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The Touch of Your Clothes
A gentle sensory meditation focused on body awareness, grounding, and the subtle feeling of clothing against your skin.
Yup, Those Are Thoughts
A calming grounding meditation to help you return to your body and the present moment.
Sitting in Your Own Fire
A gentle body scan meditation to help you notice, breathe, and come back to yourself.
More Than You Can Chew
A mindfulness practice for staying clear, grounded, and aligned with your values.
Meet the Day Without Bracing
A calming meditation to help you stop bracing for the worst and stay open to the present moment.
Froglessness
A short breathing meditation and the story of βfrog mind,β reminding us that returning to the present moment is a practice everyone shares.
Narrow to the Next Step
A short mindfulness meditation about narrowing your focus, calming anxiety, and choosing just the next step forward.
Hang On With Me
A gentle breathing meditation about companionship, sharing the weight of the world, and remembering youβre not alone.
Self-Compassion
A calming breathing meditation about self-compassion and learning to meet your own struggles with kindness.
Solidarity Sit
A short mindfulness practice for moments of collective stress and uncertainty. Sit with your breath, honor heaviness, and allow emotions without fixing or reframing.
Meditation For Putting Your Phone Down
A short mindfulness practice to bring awareness to phone use. Explore three gentle questionsβwhat am I doing, why, and how does it feelβto reconnect with your body and attention.
Breathing School: Ujjayi Breath
A guided mindfulness practice introducing ujjayi (victorious) breathing. Learn a steady, calming breath that builds lung capacity, focus, and grounded energy.
Most Things Don't Matter
A short mindfulness practice about releasing urgency, anxiety, and perfectionism.