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Poem Reading Inner Voice

by Nicole Amber

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Meditation
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Breath awareness with one hand on your heart and one on your belly and reading of The Journey by Mary Oliver. Finding your inner voice. Honoring the journey inward. Letting go of outside voices. Find comfort in these words.

PoetryInner VoiceBreathingAdversitySelf DiscoveryDeep BreathingOvercoming AdversityHand On Heart

Transcript

Hello,

I invite you to find a comfortable place for yourself.

You can put one hand on your belly,

One hand on your heart,

And take a few deep breaths.

I'm going to read you The Journey by Mary Oliver.

One day you finally knew what you had to do and began,

Though the voices around you kept shouting their bad advice.

Though the whole house began to tremble,

And you felt the old tug at your ankles,

Mend my life,

Each voice cried.

But you didn't stop.

You knew what you had to do.

Though the wind pried with its stiff fingers at the very foundations,

Though their melancholy was terrible.

It was already late enough,

And a wild night,

And the road full of fallen branches and stones.

But little by little,

As you left their voices behind,

The stars began to burn through the sheets of clouds.

And there was a new voice,

Which you slowly recognized as your own,

That kept you company as you strode deeper and deeper into the world,

Determined to do the only thing you could do,

Determined to save the only life you could save.

Meet your Teacher

Nicole AmberOlympia, WA, USA

4.6 (173)

Recent Reviews

Mark

December 13, 2025

In two short minutes Mary Oliver summarized my entire life’s journey.

michelle

November 21, 2025

Thank you for sharing these beautiful words β˜ΊοΈπŸ™πŸ’–βœ¨πŸŒΈπŸ’œ

Becca

January 31, 2024

Empowers personal growth with visualization. Great choice! Thank you.

Kate

December 15, 2023

Well that was just incredibly powerful. Thank you. πŸ™πŸΌπŸ’«βœ¨οΈ

DeeDee

April 13, 2023

Poem - Inner Voice Rings true. Just what I needed to hear this today πŸ™πŸ’—

Stefi

November 9, 2022

Thank you! πŸ’πŸ™

Brandy

August 1, 2022

Very calming voice

Astrid

July 4, 2022

Loved this.. thank you πŸ˜ŠπŸ’“

Peggy

October 2, 2021

Poem was lovely. Courage to be be true to oneself. Lovely voice. Thank you

Kate

September 5, 2021

Thank you πŸ™

Srimanju

September 3, 2021

Love this Nicole ❀️

Michelle

June 9, 2021

Beautiful

Lisa

June 6, 2021

Beautiful reading of one of my favorite poems πŸƒπŸ’œπŸ¦‹

Sharon

June 3, 2021

Thank you πŸ™. Timeless message

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