Mindfulness of Sounds Meditation
There are many ways of incorporating mindfulness into our daily lives. We can seek to imbue our routine, ritual, commonplace daily tasks with mindful awareness. For example, we can do the dishes mindfully, or eat our dinner with clarity and awareness. These practices can help us connect with our day-to-day experience and may bring more ease into it.
Rather than focusing on mindfulness in a specific task, however, there are approaches which are intended to increase our awareness in all aspects of our lives. One of these involves being mindful about the sounds that surround us.
Mindfulness worksheet for sound
In this mindfulness exercise worksheet, you’ll learn to tune into the sounds that surround you. Indeed, one of the most fundamental, basic, and straightforward ways of getting in touch with your surroundings and engaging with the present moment is to draw your attention to the sounds around you. The sounds in your environment can help you notice what is here, however ordinary your circumstances might seem.
We rarely do so, but intentionally directing your focus to the various noises that present themselves to you can help you return to the present moment. Paying attention to environmental sounds may also help ground the mind and, over time, support how you listen to yourself and others.
Deep listening and meditation
In this mindfulness exercise, you might settle into a meditative posture and become aware of the sounds all around you. You don’t need to look for them; you can let them present themselves. When you notice yourself judging, you might acknowledge the judgment and let it recede. You can simply listen, without any need to identify the sounds.
