Mindfulness of Sound by William James Davies, DCMT (4m 53s)

Patty

Noise!

Living in a city, I am exposed to many sounds that, over the years, I have gotten used to and accepted. Pleasant sounds, particularly of birds, squirrels and other nonhumans are music to my ears. Unpleasant sounds like cars, machines and loud people are a part of our society and can be gotten used to. It's the noxious sounds of incessantly barking dogs or motor bikes screaming down the street late at night that are totally unacceptable. That leads me to be quite judgmental of those who allow/create it. Plus, it makes my face red and my hair stand on end. I'm not sure I could ever integrate and accept those sounds into my life.

Susie

Mindfulness of Sound

This concept of hearing sound without attaching a "story" to it will be an interesting challenge for me. I like the idea because I feel like my brain is easily distracted and often on high alert. This mindfulness practice offers me another opportunity to relax my central nervous system and be more present to what ever I am doing.

Anya

Aware without Concepts

Practicing being aware of sounds without labeling or utilizing concepts or stories for the sounds was completely new and a revelatory experience for me. I'm not particularly a feelings-driven person, but I honestly got chills at one point because the practice was so new and exciting for me.

Brandy

TIL

TIL that my mind subconsciously connects memories to sounds they make me tense and I feel a negativity and stress creep in when I associate those feelings. I also realized that the sound of a ticking clock is the most prominent sound I hear. It leave me wondering In which way and context that affects me most.

Iana

Ouch

I learned that meditation does not work well if you have just recently gotten your flu shot because I have and it hurts like all of the cus words in existence. And yes, it's true. Thank you all for caring. Good-bye.

Heidi

Too auiet

This doesn’t work well when you’re in a quiet environment.

Hailey

Beginners Sounds

I️ like the idea of listening to a sound without attaching a story to it.

Niarra

Removing the sound

When i listen to him say remove the sound in my mind my whole mind shut down on everything negative thing i was thinking every sad thoughts became an happy thought

Ali

Noticing sounds

Taking in noise and sounds, and to then process them differently.

Kelsey

A Fan and Headphones ANC into an Ocean Wave

I found this meditation quite interesting. Most mindfulness practices focus on a noting technique in which the meditator notices different sounds within a soundscape. This practice, however, tells me to let go of noting, and not to associate mental images or stories with the items I hear. It was neat because I heard my ceiling fan and the noise cancellation on my headphones. As the instructor pushed me to really be cognizant of the sounds, I realized that the two combined sounded like an ocean wave. I appreciate this new way of hearing sounds.

Ariel

Letting go of labeling

Feeling so much more open and receptive to experiencing things as they are without labeling, defining, interpreting them following this calming, and lovely guided meditation on beginner’s mind and learning to explore the soundscape as sounds arise and without judgement.

Kimberly

Day 2

Allowing the mind to hear without judgment Work: not labeling what I hear

Jorge

Los sonidos de la mente

Particularmente hoy mi mente estaba demasiado dispersa. Tan dispersa que, a pesar de razonar ciertas cosas, otra gran cantidad de situaciones se volvieron ruido. Y el ruido terminó por modificar el orden natural de la mente. Hoy no fue un día tan “presente”, sin embargo fue un día de valor.

Valerie

Mind matters

I learned that I can use the sounds around me to help my mind focus and blotting out the sounds is calming.

DorDor

This is the first time so many of us are

listening and commenting on the same meditation. It was really interesting seeing the different feelings this particular meditation brought up. I will be sad to loose your input.

Debbie

Listening to the sounds

I was able to imagine being in a peaceful place with the cars in the distance sounding like the ocean and wind and briefly not worrying about anything.

Kayla

I felt very relaxed for the first time in days..

It takes a lot to listen. It is much harder than you may think to focus in on one sense. But it is something that I want to work on more.

Justice

3/11/18

I still feel the same just a tiny bit better I noticed the sounds of the cars going by, my phone buzzing and the air vent making whistle noises as the air went through the cracks. I didn’t move one bit. Just focusing on the sounds around me calmed me down.

Matthew

Sounds abound around!

Noticed most of the usual household sounds during this session, but mostly? With earbuds in, the instructor’s voice!🤪

Markus

Mindfulness of sound

I learned about how to listen and not label sound and just take it for what it is be aware and listen to it.

Jeanne

3/19/18

It’s amazing how just three minutes of mindful listening can quiet the mind.

Paddy

Crazy creek

Sat in the loft on the crazy creek next to the book shelf, anchoring after meds. Starting a new habit