Become a World Class Listener, Day 7: "The Art of Listening" meditation series

Daily Meditation Podcast

Mary Meckley

Health & Fitness, Mental Health, Alternative Health

4.1 • 1.5K Ratings

🗓️ 18 May 2024

⏱️ 15 minutes

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Summary

Be guided in a meditation to transform your conversations and relationships with 'Become a World Class Listener,' a meditation focused on developing mindful and empathetic listening.

Welcome to "The Art of Listening: Deepening Connection Through Presence," a 7-day meditation series dedicated to enhancing your listening skills and cultivating deeper connections in your life.

In this series, you will explore the transformative power of listening with intention and presence, learning to connect more deeply with others and ourselves. Each day, you will be guided through a meditation practice designed to help you become a more attentive and empathetic listener, fostering stronger relationships and a greater sense of connection.

Listening is more than just hearing words; it is about being fully present and open-hearted, creating a space for others to be heard and understood. As you embark on this journey, allow yourself to let go of distractions and judgments, and immerse yourself in the art of listening.

Through these practices, may you deepen your connections, foster empathy and understanding, and experience the profound joy that comes from truly being present with others.

This is episode 7 of this week's 7-day meditation series, "The Art of Listening: Deepening Connection Through Presence" 3114-3120.

THIS WEEK'S CHALLENGE: SPEAK LESS LISTEN MORE QUEST

As you go throughout the week, consciously listen more to what others say, even non-verbally. speak less and allow others to say more.

A DIFFERENT MEDITATION TECHNIQUE EVERY DAY FOCUSED ON A WEEKLY THEME:

Get ready for an exciting journey with a new meditation technique every day, perfectly tailored to the week's theme! Infuse these powerful practices into the most stressful moments of your day to master difficult emotions. These dynamic techniques will help you tame the "monkey mind," keeping your thoughts from interrupting your meditation and bringing peace and focus to your life.

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RESOURCES

Music composed by Christopher Lloyd Clark licensed by RoyaltyFreeMusic.com, and also by musician Greg Keller.

I'D LOVE TO HEAR FROM YOU

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**All of the information shared on this podcast is for your enjoyment only. Please don't consider the meditation techniques, herbal tea information, or other information shared by Mary Meckley or any of her guests as a replacement for any medical or psychological treatment. That being said, please enjoy any peace, energy, or clarity you may experience as you meditate.

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0:00.0	Welcome to episode 3,120 of the Daily Meditation Podcast.
0:07.0	I'm Mary Meckley and here you are getting ready to give yourself permission to slow down, to connect to the best part of who
0:19.6	you are.
0:20.6	And as you're guided in today's meditation, this is day seven of this series you've
0:28.6	been exploring all week long. You've been exploring a powerful series that can impact your relationships and your
0:38.1	connections with others and the theme has been the art of listening.
0:45.0	Listening is one of the most powerful skills
0:48.4	you could cultivate.
0:50.0	And I'm going to guide you with insight as always so you can explore the theme a little more in depth and then I'm going to guide you in a meditation as I always do on day seven where you look back over your week and you begin to notice
1:09.1	how you were able to weave the week's theme into your week.
1:14.1	So for the theme of the art of listening,
1:17.4	how well did you listen this week?
1:19.6	You're going to notice your big wins
1:22.4	and also things you would do differently or ways you can improve.
1:28.0	So this is one of the most powerful things as well that you can do for yourself when you do a weekly reflection.
1:35.0	It's how you fine tune yourself.
1:39.4	So I thought I would share with you
1:42.4	as your insight for today what world-class listeners do and you've
1:50.8	explored lots of meditation tactics to help you become a better listener such as
1:58.6	tuning into the meaning behind the words, looking for nonverbal cues, and asking questions to clarify
2:09.2	what the speaker is saying, you also discovered how you can keep your attention on this speaker when you feel like you're fading from the conversation by asking yourself, how can I use this information why is this information important
2:26.9	how could this help me or anyone else in some way so those are just a few of the
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