Listening To Sounds (3 Minutes)

Feeling tense? Over-focused? Mindfulness of sounds can help our attention soften and our minds relax - a great antidote to working on screens.

Part of a series of practices to help your animal body sense and feel the world around you.

A very grounding and enjoyable way to experience the flow of life!

Transcript

Hello, Pashalindi here. Here's a short mindfulness practice designed to help us let go of thinking and come back to the present moment using sounds. So first, Finding yourself a comfortable sitting, Standing or lying position. Closing your eyes or leaving your eyes open with a soft gaze. And taking a nice, Long, Deep breath. And now bringing our attention to our breathing. Just a light attention, Not changing anything. It's like the body's breathing and we're just following along with our attention. And if we listen carefully. . . We might even hear the sound of our own breathing. And now, Opening up our awareness to include all of the sounds we can hear around us. Not fixating on any one sound, But allowing sounds to come and go in our awareness. And when we notice ourselves reacting to the sounds, Or lost in thoughts about the sounds, We notice, Let go, And return to a rather spacious awareness of our environment. Ready for the next sound to arise. And if you wish, You can continue. Becoming mindful of the sounds you can hear around you at other times during your day. Thanks for taking time to reconnect.