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TitlePub. DateDuration
Sitting In Your Own Fire02 Sep 202400:10:41
A tricky skill, but let's learn it together.
Mood Boost; Facial Feedback26 Aug 202400:10:26
Negative Emotions (Encore)24 Jun 202400:11:01

Originally presented as Episode 20

 

Learn to Observe03 Oct 202200:09:50
Between reacting and going numb, there is another option.
Soften Your Focus26 Sep 202200:09:41
Don't force. Allow. Let's sit together and practice in a gentle way.
A Tool for Consistent Practice19 Sep 202200:09:58
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.
Negative Emotions12 Sep 202200:11:01
Negative emotions serve a purpose, let's practice sitting with them.
Breathing School: Energizing Breath05 Sep 202200:09:27
Wake up and shine with this simple breathing practice today.
The Horse's Name29 Aug 202200:09:27
Pay attention to what matters, especially in vital moments.
Loving Kindness Meditation22 Aug 202200:10:49
A balm for a roughed up heart...
Empty Your Cup15 Aug 202200:09:50
Everything that isn't happening to you right now, let's drain it away.
Label Thinking08 Aug 202200:09:50
A simple way to step outside of your thoughts. Let's sit together.
Three Steps01 Aug 202200:09:55
Meditation in three simple steps. Come sit down.
Let's Co-Regulate17 Jun 202400:11:09
Let's settle our systems together.
Calm Attention25 Jul 202200:09:43
Let's flex our muscles of calm attention. Being with what we feel and just observing.
The Other Side18 Jul 202200:08:54
A meditation on perspective, and being here while now is happening.
Breathing School: Soothing Breath11 Jul 202200:09:34
Keep this simple soothing breath technique in your toolbox, it's gentle and easy to use wherever you are.
The Unquiet Mind04 Jul 202200:09:28
If your mind races when you meditate, you are normal. Let's work where we are.
The Lake27 Jun 202200:10:19
Let's find the part of you that is always calm, that is reliably steady. Even if it is small it is there.
The Strawberry20 Jun 202200:10:04
Kathryn shares a zen story about enjoying the present moment even when the past and future are complicated.
Your Spidey Sense13 Jun 202200:10:23
Let's learn to speak the language of the body, the oldest language ever devised.
Breathing School: Complete Breathing06 Jun 202200:11:28
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.
Now, Not Now30 May 202200:10:12
Come sit with Kathryn for a few minutes and will sort through our minds and figure out what is for now, and what is for not now.
Repot your plant23 May 202200:10:04
Let's take ten minutes to settle and focus.
A Useful Question10 Jun 202400:10:45
When the voice inside you isn't helpful, try this.
The Goldfish16 May 202200:09:58
Kathryn guides you through a ten minute meditation and tells a zen story about some goldfish to remind you that what we don't know about each other is...a lot.
Begin Again09 May 202200:10:02
Kathryn leads you through a short meditation and reminds you that you can always begin again.
First This, Then That02 May 202200:10:06
First This Trailer21 Apr 202200:01:18
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 lead through a meditation practice. First this, then that.
Savoring03 Jun 202400:11:09
Maybe the point of your life is to enjoy it.
More Self-Compassion27 May 202400:11:10
You, like every other soul, deserve kindness.
For The Intellectualizers20 May 202400:11:03
Sometime we think it so we don't have to feel it.
Stories We Tell13 May 202400:10:49
Is that story you're telling true? Is it helping you?
Hot Air Balloon06 May 202400:10:49
See the thoughts, let them drift by.
Quiet Together29 Apr 202400:10:33
We'll keep it simple today.
Descriptive vs Prescriptive22 Apr 202400:10:43
Notice your approach.
Map Maker19 Aug 202400:10:41

 

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The Other Side (Encore)15 Apr 202400:08:54

A meditation on perspective, and being here while now is happening.

Tell Me Everything08 Apr 202400:11:02
Control01 Apr 202400:10:44
I get it, we want to feel like we have control. Let's build peace instead.
Yup, Those Are Thoughts25 Mar 202400:09:27

Your thoughts have the power you give them.

Make Space18 Mar 202400:10:51
Undealt with stuff takes up space that you need. Let's reclaim that space.
I Wish I Could Show You11 Mar 202400:10:02
Let me remind you, I am behind you.
Focus Practice04 Mar 202400:10:07
Paying attention improves with practice, let's do it.
More Metta26 Feb 202400:12:24
May all beings everywhere be happy and free, may my actions in some way contribute.
Meditator, Archaeologist19 Feb 202400:10:53
Pith helmets on! Let's see what's down there.
How Observing Helps12 Feb 202400:10:25
Between shutting down and reacting there is an option, it's called observation.
Are You Sure?12 Aug 202400:10:35
Stop asking if you're sure.
Tiger At The Door05 Feb 202400:10:06
When someone brings you a gift, you don't have to accept it.
Feeling Is Being29 Jan 202400:10:24
Just by feeling whatever your senses show, you are meditating.
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