Take a Moment
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.Â
Dose of Inspiration
Where do you go to gather inspiration?
Grounding Technique
A technique for grounding you in the here and now.
Witness Mind
Can you watch your thoughts as if they were clouds in the sky?
Big Breaths
Practice taking a big, healthy breath.
Opposite
Contrary action requires self-awareness and humility.
Micro Kindness
Small acts of kindness bring us to a better state of existence.
Breakups
Fear holds us from spiritually surrendering. Let go of grasping.
Head Cradle
Use your hands in this guided realignment of the head and neck.
The Emperor
The heart is considered “The Emperor” the Pericardium, protects the heart physically but also emotionally
Victory Garden
Growing your own food is an act of rebellion.
Food is My Love Language
Sitting down and eating a home made meal with friends is a balm to the spirit.
Cooling Breath
A breathing exercise to calm your nervous system.
AI Is Not A Substitute For Our Elders
AI can do a lot of thinking for us, but it can’t make grandma’s mac and cheese.
Spiritual Drive Through Texas
A meditation inspired by the winding roads of the Texas Hill Country.
Peripheral Vision
The vision and functionality of our eyes can also serve to activate different parts of the brain.
Sama Vritti
A breathing ritual that invites balance to the mind and body
Buffalo
Look into the eye of the storm and run straight in.Â
Nasal Cycle
Ancient wisdom suggests a correlation between the nasal cycle and the function of the nervous system.
Your Beautiful Body
Mind your body. Embody your mind.Â
Hissing Breath
A cool breath practice.Â
Serenity Prayer
A prayer for wisdom, serenity, and courage.
Playtime
Dance is the antidote to self pity.Â
Solvitur Ambulando
It is solved by walking.Â
Friend Breakups
A lost friendship can still be held in your heart with gratitude.
Tension Headache
To arrive at relief, bring attention and breath to points of tension in and around your skull.
Soulmaxxing
Don’t try this ritual unless you’re prepared for seriously positive results.
The Stage Dive
Relearning trust sometimes looks like falling. Sometimes it looks like catching.
The Slower You Go
Perfect timing is relative.
Koto Dama
Invoke the magic of words and spell bliss into your life.Â
How am I to die?
Live life like you know you are going to die
Buddho Mantra
Notice the mind and practice a recentering mantra.
A Quiet Moment
Relax the body and notice your thoughts without judgement
Eye Roll
A quick exercise to stretch the eye muscles.
Timshel
We can choose to do good or we can choose to do bad. The choice is ours.Â
Nature Connection
Immerse yourself in nature to feel the earth's inherent wisdom, within and without.
City of Nine Gates
Live content in the “city of nine gates."
I Can Think I Can Wait I Can Fast
Slow down to wake up.
Self Study
What if negative interactions with others are mirrors to own bitterness?Â
How to be Quiet
Silence is the doorway to mindfulness.Â
Live Like A Mayfly
A small philosophy: live fully, let go quickly, begin again tomorrow.Â