5. Build your mindfulness muscle - external sounds

If we silence all the inner voices, outer noises and become aware of our personal filters which we overlay on top of the present moment, only then can we listen with an open mind to another person, what is happening around us, and ourselves. When this is achieved, we are fully conscious in the present moment.

The increasingly noisy environment in which most of us find ourselves is stumping our ability to listen with a conscious and active attitude. Our brains get overwhelmed by a bombardment of stimuli and it is sometimes easier to simply 'shut down' and ignore what is happening around us (for example - play on our phone and ignore the world outside of it). However by doing this, we enter into a prison of our own making in which we deny ourselves the connection with healing and soothing sounds, as well as the inability to 'live in the present moment'.

With mental health being brought into the spotlight following the pressure cooker of covid lockdowns, 'mindfulness', as a concept, has become super trendy. That said, there is minimal material out there to help you understand and practice how to be mindful on a day to day basis.

Many people equate mindfulness with meditation, but meditating is only one way of practising mindfulness. Mindfulness practice in conjunction with sound healing can be used for dramatic results (luckily for you, this meditation does this!).

Mindfulness can be described as being fully aware of everything, both inside and outside, of your body, without passing judgment on anything you are observing. Being 'fully aware' requires us to remove ourselves from all distraction (no phone, tv, computer etc - sitting by yourself away from others), sit quietly, begin to detach from our thoughts, connect with the breath, and then notice the world both outside, and inside of yourself.

In this meditation, I begin your mindfulness journey by encouraging you to connect with the external sounds, being those heard through your ears. The point is to listen to external sounds in such a way that it opens up the door for you to travel inwards, into yourself. Once you are aware of what the external sounds are, then you can distinguish them from your internal sounds, ie those occurring inside your physical and energetic body, being the sacred inner music that is unique to each individual. Connecting with your internal sounds allows you to become aware of your inner self, true nature and purpose, thereby re-establishing a connection with your true divine self allowing you to live a fuller, more purposeful life that is true to you.

Enjoy exploring your external soundscape.

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Namaste.

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Inspo for today's meditation from 'Sound Healing for Beginners' written by Ascending Vibrations, 2021.