{"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. 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This practice offers a steady place to begin, and to begin again, helping you return to the essentials of posture, breath and awareness. We start by settling into the body and becoming aware of our connection to the ground. From here, attention moves gently to the breath, allowing it to fall naturally into the belly and deepen without effort. Through simple imagery and awareness, you are invited to release tension and soften the body, creating space between you and your physical sensations, thoughts and experiences. As the meditation deepens, attention rests in the still point of the breath, a place of quiet stability within the flow of experience. This meditation offers a moment of calm, whether you are pausing during the day or winding down before sleep, helping you feel more grounded, steady and at ease. This meditation supports grounding, stress relief and mental clarity. Chapters: 00:00 – Introduction 00:15 – Why we recover the form 00:30 – The bell 01:40 – Connection to the ground 01:58 – Noticing how you sit 02:54 – Breath into the belly 03:50 – Breathing through the body 04:10 – Breath as vapour 04:20 – Breathing in light 04:33 – Breathing out stress 06:20 – I have a body 08:20 – I have thoughts 08:37 – The still point of the breath 10:20 – The stone in the river 11:10 – Returning to the room Hosted on Acast. 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