{"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":"Meditation as Deep Rest (Repost)","slug":"meditation-as-deep-rest-repost","published_at":"2026-07-01T12:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-daily-meditation-with-brother-richard-7622550/meditation-as-deep-rest-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/meditation-as-deep-rest-repost","audio_url":"https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/693ebc1df3a6f9e20ac00b64/e/6a463dbca2ba271831a0a202/media.mp3","summary":"In this meditation, I invite you into deep rest , a way of settling that is neither full sleep nor full activity. We begin by gathering ourselves from the places the mind has travelled, allowing attention to return gently to the present moment. The breath becomes a quiet guide. As in sleep, the rhythm of breathing softens, yet we remain awake and aware, resting consciously rather than drifting away. This is a practice of restful meditation : standing back from thoughts and feelings, observing them as we might watch a river flow by. There is no need to step into the water. For now, we rest on the bank, grounded, still and present. A simple word, rest , is repeated softly, inviting the body to relax and settle. From here, gratitude arises naturally for the gift of this time and this pause. This daily guided meditation offers a moment of calm , especially supportive if you are winding down before sleep , helping you release effort, settle the nervous system, and rest deeply while remaining aware. 00:00 – Welcome back 01:25 – The bell 02:13 – Gathering the scattered mind 02:45 – Resting in the present moment 02:59 – The breath as a doorway to rest 03:05 – Breathing and sleep 03:25 – A third way: restful meditation 03:53 – Meeting the breath again 04:45 – Repeating the word “rest” 05:35 – The body softening 05:45 – Still, grounded awareness 06:15 – Granting ourselves this rest 06:45 – Watching thoughts like a river 09:55 – Stepping onto the bank 10:45 – Gratitude 10:53 – Closing bell Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","meta_description":"In this meditation, I invite you into deep rest , a way of settling that is neither full sleep nor full activity. We begin by gathering ourselves from the…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":647,"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/meditation-as-deep-rest-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/meditation-as-deep-rest-repost.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}