Week 9:
Are You Listening?
Are You Listening?
Have you ever really just stopped and listened? Were you surprised at the sounds you heard once you did? We can often tune out many sounds in our environment quite easily, and this is important sometimes since attuning to every little noise we hear throughout the day could get very distracting! However, it can be a great practice in mindfulness, especially during a run or a walk, to tune your ears back in to the sounds around you and inside of you. There are many benefits to practicing mindful listening, from helping you to attune to your environment, your internal self, to being more present in the relationships in your life. Listening and being present in the sound around you can strengthen your connection with the experiences and relationships that make up your life.
The video is a 7 minute listening meditation to help give you a sense of what it is like to listen mindfully.