A soothing meditation designed to help you cultivate inner calm and resilience when you feel ignored or overlooked. Through guided breathing and mindfulness practices, you'll learn to reconnect with your inner voice, find self-validation, and embrace a sense of peace and self-worth, regardless of external circumstances. 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 6 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. FREE TOOLS: For free meditation tools to help you meditate please head over to my website at www.SipandOm.com, and there you'll find free resources to help you on your Meditation Journey. Enjoy access to more than 3,000 guided meditations without ads on the Sip and Om app. Try it for 7 days of free access to the full app! Listen on iTunes for 1-Week Free! https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/sip-and-om/id1216664612?platform=iphone&preserveScrollPosition=true#platform/iphone 1-week Free Access to the Android app! https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.sipandom.sipandom ***All meditations are Mary Meckley's original copyrighted content unless otherwise stated, and may not be shared without her written permission. RESOURCES Music composed by Christopher Lloyd Clark licensed by RoyaltyFreeMusic.com, and also by musician Greg Keller. I'D LOVE TO HEAR FROM YOU I'd love your feedback! Please let me know how you're enjoying the meditations by leaving me a review on iTunes. **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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May 20 202413 mins