Positive Affirmation, Day 2: "The Art of Listening" meditation series

Daily Meditation Podcast

Mary Meckley

Health & Fitness, Mental Health, Alternative Health

4.1 • 1.5K Ratings

🗓️ 13 May 2024

⏱️ 12 minutes

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Summary

Be guided in an affirmation to open your heart and provide clarity in today's guided meditation.

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 2 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:

You are guided with a different meditation technique every day that is customized for the week's theme. Weave the techniques into the most stressful times of your day to manage difficult emotions. The meditation techniques help to calm the "monkey mind," when your thoughts continuously interrupt your meditation.

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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 3,115 of the Daily Meditation Podcast. I'm Mary Meckley and I welcome you to day
0:10.4	two of our series this week. You are exploring a very important topic and it has to do with
0:18.9	listening. So you're going to explore the actual art of listening and this will deepen your connection with others and with yourself.
0:33.2	And I'll share your insight for today
0:36.9	to guide you deeper into the week's theme
0:40.5	and then you'll be guided in a meditation using the meditation technique of the day, which for
0:49.3	today, day two is always an affirmation.
0:54.0	And I like to share an affirmation with you
0:57.7	on day 2 because it helps you to lock in your mindset for the week. So as you're exploring the art of
1:06.8	listening I want to share with you that affirmation. So the affirmation is I listen with an open heart and a clear
1:19.8	mind and this is your goal this week as you listen more and speak less.
1:30.0	That's actually your challenge so every day you are challenged to listen more to others
1:35.8	and to speak less allow them to express themselves but there's a particular way to listen. And that is with an
1:48.7	open heart, and this means to be able to listen to the meaning behind the words.
1:58.0	So open your heart and then a clear mind is not to judge others as they're speaking. So not to be thinking
2:10.4	about what you want to say next because you already feel like you get what they're trying to say
2:18.6	because you're not really listening to them, you're hearing what you want to hear.
2:25.4	So you're already putting judgment on them
2:28.9	as they're speaking, and you're not really
2:31.8	focused on the meaning of the words.
2:35.0	So listen with an open heart and a clear mind.
2:40.0	And I want to mention, make sure that you do subscribe because this is an important theme and share it with others because everybody could improve their listening skills, especially these days when communication is
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