{"id":954,"date":"2022-10-07T15:56:17","date_gmt":"2022-10-07T05:56:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wellbeing.com.au\/being\/?p=954"},"modified":"2023-06-28T11:51:03","modified_gmt":"2023-06-28T01:51:03","slug":"what-we-can-learn-from-listening","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wellbeing.com.au\/being\/what-we-can-learn-from-listening\/","title":{"rendered":"What we can learn from listening"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p style=\"text-align:center\"><em>\u201cDon&#8217;t just hear, listen.\u201d \u2014 Roy T Bennett<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Listening is a tangible way we can press pause and connect with the present moment. In this way, we can look at listening as a way to be mindful. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I had the pleasure of interviewing singer-songwriter Michael Dunstan in issue 05 of our print mag to chat about how mindfulness permeates his life. The artist, wise beyond his years, shares some insights on the simple yet profound practice of listening. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWhen I need to pause, I close my eyes and sit somewhere for a while. I notice my breathing, but I mostly just pause and listen. Listening is something that I always find will bring me back and get me relaxed. I close my eyes and listen, and then after a minute or so I feel like a bit of normality is back,\u201d he says through a smile. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Nature is an easeful environment to put conscious listening into practice. \u201cI often just listen to what\u2019s outside nature-wise, whether that\u2019s birds or the wind \u2014 that\u2019s the kind of the stuff I\u2019m listening out for. You can choose what you want to listen to and how it affects you,\u201d he continues.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Listening to your surroundings is a powerful mindful practice that author Joey Hulin explores so eloquently in this very same issue of <em>Being<\/em>: \u201cConsciously bringing our attention to our ears, to the sound of the present moment, can help break being caught up in the fantasy of thought and transport us back to what is real: the present moment,\u201d she explains.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Not only is listening a mindful practice that connects you more intimately with what\u2019s happening right here, right now, it also allows you to deepen your relationship with yourself, others and the land on which you walk. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To explore the mindful concept of listening in more depth, you can grab a copy of <em><a href=\"https:\/\/wellbeingshop.com.au\/collections\/being-magazine\/products\/being-magazine-issue-5 \" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"To explore the mindful concept of listening in more depth, you can grab a copy of Being issue 05, or any of our other print editions and mindfulness companion publications, in our online store.  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