First This

First This

Kathryn Nicolai

4.9from 1,503 ratings

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60Podcast AuthorityScore out of 100 · How it is scored
214
Episodes
123
Transcribed
1,503
Ratings
Daily
Cadence
2022
First episode
3M
YouTube views

About First This

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.

Publisher
Kathryn Nicolai
Category
education · health & fitness · health & fitness
Language
en
Explicit
No
First episode
21 Apr 2022
Latest episode
21 Sept 2026
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123 of 214 episodes have a transcript.

  1. 21 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT

    Learning to Stay (15-Minute Music Meditation)

  2. 14 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT

    Learning to Stay (10-Minute Music Meditation)

  3. 7 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT

    Learning to Stay (5-Minute Music Meditation)

Inside a recent episode

Learning to Stay (15-Minute Music Meditation)

Published 21 Sept 2026 · Transcript excerpt

[…] I'm going to show you what I'm going to show you. Thank you. Sitting a bit longer We are working on the skill of learning to stay. Let experience change while you remain. And you are not learning to stay in a frictionless environment. What would even be the point of that? You are learning to stay amid rising sensations that may at times be uncomfortable or confronting. Or at other times be pleasant. Yet you stay. Returning to the feeling of this moment flowing through you. Not grasping or pushing anything away. So, let's go. Thank you. . . . . . . . . you you Stay. Notice impulses. To move on to something else and just smile at them. . . […]

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YouTube views
3,143,614
Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025
Apple Podcasts (US)
4.9 / 5
737 ratings
Spotify
5.0 / 5
766 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 60 / 100

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44
Social presence
0
YouTube
93
Engagement
99

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