First This
- Episodes
- 238
- Released
- weekly
- Latest episode
- Nov 9, 2026
About the podcast
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.
Episodes 238
Feeling is Being
Let’s be friends, body. Join the Village of Nothing Much App!Order Kathryn’s new book On the Street Where You LiveNMH Merch, Autographed Books and More!Listen to our daytime show Stories from …
Show notes
Let’s be friends, body.
Join the Village of Nothing Much App!
Order Kathryn’s new book On the Street Where You Live
NMH Merch, Autographed Books and More!
Listen to our daytime show Stories from the Village of Nothing Much
Listen to our bedtime story show Nothing Much Happens
Follow us on Instagram
Visit Nothing Much Happens for more Village fun!
Sign-Up for our Newsletter here to be in the know!
Descriptive vs Prescriptive
Am I prescribing a “should” or describing a “how”? Join the Village of Nothing Much App!Order Kathryn’s new book On the Street Where You LiveNMH Merch, Autographed Books and More!Listen to our …
Show notes
Am I prescribing a “should” or describing a “how”?
Join the Village of Nothing Much App!
Order Kathryn’s new book On the Street Where You Live
NMH Merch, Autographed Books and More!
Listen to our daytime show Stories from the Village of Nothing Much
Listen to our bedtime story show Nothing Much Happens
Follow us on Instagram
Visit Nothing Much Happens for more Village fun!
Sign-Up for our Newsletter here to be in the know!
Savoring
Let’s focus on awareness and savoring. Join the Village of Nothing Much App!Order Kathryn’s new book On the Street Where You LiveNMH Merch, Autographed Books and More!Listen to our daytime show …
Show notes
Let’s focus on awareness and savoring.
Join the Village of Nothing Much App!
Order Kathryn’s new book On the Street Where You Live
NMH Merch, Autographed Books and More!
Listen to our daytime show Stories from the Village of Nothing Much
Listen to our bedtime story show Nothing Much Happens
Follow us on Instagram
Visit Nothing Much Happens for more Village fun!
Sign-Up for our Newsletter here to be in the know!
I Got Nothin'
You can show up with nothing, and that’s still enough.Join the Village of Nothing Much App!Order Kathryn’s new book On the Street Where You LiveNMH Merch, Autographed Books and More!Listen to our …
Show notes
You can show up with nothing, and that’s still enough.
Join the Village of Nothing Much App!
Order Kathryn’s new book On the Street Where You Live
NMH Merch, Autographed Books and More!
Listen to our daytime show Stories from the Village of Nothing Much
Listen to our bedtime story show, Nothing Much Happens
Follow us on Instagram
Visit Nothing Much Happens for more Village fun!
Sign up for our Newsletter here to be in the know!
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.
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