Hey everyone, it's K-Sunga here. I just want to let you know that we've launched a brand

new call and advice podcast called Dear Headspace. Each week the headspace teachers, along

with some amazing new friends, are answering your questions about relationships, work,

life, mindfulness, and just about everything else. It's so different from anything we've

ever created and we're so excited for you to hear it. Dear Headspace comes out every

Tuesday on the Headspace app and anywhere that you listen to podcasts. Thanks for listening.

Hi, it's Dora. Welcome to Radio Headspace and to Thursday. Now I want to begin today's

episode by asking, when was the last time you really listened to someone? And when was

the last time you listened to yourself? Free of judgment and free of distraction. Oftentimes,

when we listen to someone, there's something that we're listening for. We may hope that

they say the right thing or they share something with us that we can respond to. By being

able to practice deep listening, we can hear things that often go unnoticed. My friend

in colleague Sam says, when she listens to someone in her mind, she's telling herself,

in this moment, this person is the most important thing in my life. So I had a chance to

practice his exercise a few Sundays ago at Spirit Rock Meditation Center. Every week, Spirit

Rock hosts a virtual BIPOC songa. Songa and Buddhism refers to a sense of community. The teacher

presented the topic of grief. She invited folks to the Zoom stage to talk about whether anything

had come up for them during the practice. There was a lady in the group who bravely expressed

that she had been feeling exhausted from working in healthcare the last two years and was finding

it hard to maintain a sense of compassion. During the meditation practice, she recognized that

she was tired of grieving. There are many people in the chat who chimed in and shared the same

sentiment as her. They too felt tired, exhausted, and filled with grief. Our meditation teacher then

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