{"podcast":{"title":"The Daily Meditation with Brother Richard","slug":"the-daily-meditation-with-brother-richard-7622550","podcast_index_feed_id":7622550,"rss_url":"https://feeds.acast.com/public/shows/693ebc1df3a6f9e20ac00b64","website_url":"https://shows.acast.com/the-daily-meditation-with-brother-richard","image_url":"https://assets.pippa.io/shows/693ebc1df3a6f9e20ac00b64/1768228963935-3ffa2910-3b9e-4cb3-aae1-624d46da23e4.jpeg","author":"Cutdown Studios and Brother Richard","episode_count":207,"summary":"The Daily Meditation with Brother Richard is a short daily podcast offering stillness, clarity and spiritual grounding - a moment of calm in a busy, noisy world. Hosted by Brother Richard, a Capuchin Franciscan friar and meditation teacher, each episode draws on the Christian monastic contemplative tradition, one of the oldest continuous meditative practice in the world. With warmth, simplicity and deep humanity, Brother Richard offers reflections and guided meditations shaped for modern life. These meditations are open to people of all faiths, and to those with none. No belief is required - only a few quiet minutes and a willingness to pause, breathe and be present, whether taking a pause during the day or winding down before sleep. Brother Richard belongs to the Capuchin community in Dublin, Ireland, where a life of prayer and meditation has been practiced every day for over 400 years. This podcast carries that living tradition forward, translating ancient wisdom into a form that speaks to contemporary experience. To find out more about the Capuchins’ work visit: https://capuchindaycentre.ie/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","last_synced_at":"2026-08-01T16:20:56.882418+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-daily-meditation-with-brother-richard-7622550"},"episode":{"title":"Reset Meditation: Recovering the Form","slug":"following-the-breath-repost","published_at":"2026-07-03T12:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-daily-meditation-with-brother-richard-7622550/following-the-breath-repost","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-daily-meditation-with-brother-richard-7622550","url":"https://shows.acast.com/the-daily-meditation-with-brother-richard/episodes/following-the-breath-repost","audio_url":"https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/693ebc1df3a6f9e20ac00b64/e/6a463f073dd2dcc100e156a0/media.mp3","summary":"In this meditation, we once again return to the foundational form of contemplative practice — the basic relaxation meditation that grounds and renews the whole path. This “reset” meditation is the doorway into meditative awareness: a familiar, trusted practice that allows us to begin again, deepen attention, and strengthen the inner muscles of awareness. By returning often to this form, we build stability and deepen our capacity for stillness. Together, we move through grounding in the body, observing thoughts and emotions without attachment, and resting in the breath as the anchor to the present moment. Through gentle repetition and embodied awareness, we remember that we are more than our thoughts, feelings, or physical sensations. This meditation offers support for stress relief, grounding, emotional regulation, nervous system calm, and contemplative renewal. It can be used as part of a daily meditation practice, whenever you need to begin again, or as a moment of calm and inner stillness before sleep. Chapters: 00:00 – Introduction: Returning to the basic form 00:24 – Opening bell 00:45 – Entering meditation with intention 01:18 – Grounding in posture and ritual gesture 02:23 – Settling into the body 02:54 – Scanning the body for tension 03:30 – Checking in with thoughts and emotions 04:37 – “I am more than my body, thoughts and feelings” 05:22 – Anchoring in the breath 06:08 – Breathing out stress and tension 07:31 – Breathing in peace, light and healing 08:00 – Deep bodily relaxation 09:15 – Resting in the inner self 09:49 – “I am I” — centre of consciousness and will 10:28 – Resting in stillness 11:08 – Returning to the body 11:38 – Closing bell Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","meta_description":"In this meditation, we once again return to the foundational form of contemplative practice — the basic relaxation meditation that grounds and renews the…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":703,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-daily-meditation-with-brother-richard-7622550/episodes/following-the-breath-repost/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-daily-meditation-with-brother-richard-7622550/following-the-breath-repost.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}