Take a Moment

40 Episodes
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By: Marnie Castor

Daily Meditations from Marnie Castor on KUT. Support for Take A Moment comes from Relationship Counseling Center of Austin, counseling to help couples, individuals, and families build and maintain healthy and happy relationships. 

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Dose of Inspiration
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Today at 5:00 PM

Where do you go to gather inspiration?


Grounding Technique
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Yesterday at 5:00 PM

A technique for grounding you in the here and now.


Witness Mind
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Last Wednesday at 5:00 PM

Can you watch your thoughts as if they were clouds in the sky?


Big Breaths
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Last Tuesday at 5:00 PM

Practice taking a big, healthy breath.


Opposite
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#108
Last Monday at 5:00 PM

Contrary action requires self-awareness and humility.


Micro Kindness
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#107
06/12/2026

Small acts of kindness bring us to a better state of existence.


Breakups
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#106
06/11/2026

Fear holds us from spiritually surrendering. Let go of grasping.


Head Cradle
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#105
06/10/2026

Use your hands in this guided realignment of the head and neck.


The Emperor
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#104
06/09/2026

The heart is considered “The Emperor” the Pericardium, protects the heart physically but also emotionally


Victory Garden
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#103
06/08/2026

Growing your own food is an act of rebellion.


Food is My Love Language
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#102
06/05/2026

Sitting down and eating a home made meal with friends is a balm to the spirit.


Cooling Breath
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#101
06/04/2026

A breathing exercise to calm your nervous system.


AI Is Not A Substitute For Our Elders
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#100
06/03/2026

AI can do a lot of thinking for us, but it can’t make grandma’s mac and cheese.


Spiritual Drive Through Texas
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#99
06/02/2026

A meditation inspired by the winding roads of the Texas Hill Country.


Peripheral Vision
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#98
06/01/2026

The vision and functionality of our eyes can also serve to activate different parts of the brain.


Sama Vritti
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#97
05/29/2026

A breathing ritual that invites balance to the mind and body


Buffalo
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#96
05/28/2026

Look into the eye of the storm and run straight in. 


Nasal Cycle
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#95
05/27/2026

Ancient wisdom suggests a correlation between the nasal cycle and the function of the nervous system.


Your Beautiful Body
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#94
05/26/2026

Mind your body. Embody your mind. 


Hissing Breath
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#93
05/25/2026

A cool breath practice. 


Serenity Prayer
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#92
05/22/2026

A prayer for wisdom, serenity, and courage.


Playtime
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#91
05/21/2026

Dance is the antidote to self pity. 


Solvitur Ambulando
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#90
05/20/2026

It is solved by walking. 


Friend Breakups
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#89
05/19/2026

A lost friendship can still be held in your heart with gratitude.


Tension Headache
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#88
05/18/2026

To arrive at relief, bring attention and breath to points of tension in and around your skull.


Soulmaxxing
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#87
05/15/2026

Don’t try this ritual unless you’re prepared for seriously positive results.


The Stage Dive
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#86
05/14/2026

Relearning trust sometimes looks like falling. Sometimes it looks like catching.


The Slower You Go
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#85
05/13/2026

Perfect timing is relative.


Koto Dama
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#84
05/12/2026

Invoke the magic of words and spell bliss into your life. 


How am I to die?
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#83
05/11/2026

Live life like you know you are going to die


Buddho Mantra
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#82
05/08/2026

Notice the mind and practice a recentering mantra.


A Quiet Moment
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#81
05/07/2026

Relax the body and notice your thoughts without judgement


Eye Roll
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#80
05/06/2026

A quick exercise to stretch the eye muscles.


Timshel
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#79
05/05/2026

We can choose to do good or we can choose to do bad.  The choice is ours. 


Nature Connection
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#78
05/04/2026

Immerse yourself in nature to feel the earth's inherent wisdom, within and without.


City of Nine Gates
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#77
05/01/2026

Live content in the “city of nine gates."


I Can Think I Can Wait I Can Fast
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#76
04/30/2026

Slow down to wake up.


Self Study
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#75
04/29/2026

What if negative interactions with others are mirrors to own bitterness? 


How to be Quiet
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#74
04/28/2026

Silence is the doorway to mindfulness. 


Live Like A Mayfly
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#73
04/27/2026

A small philosophy: live fully, let go quickly, begin again tomorrow.Â