14:07

The Sounds Of Silence

by Michal

Rated
4.6
Type
guided
Activity
Meditation
Suitable for
Everyone
Plays
3k

This mindfulness meditation practice is an invitation to turn toward sound as an anchor and a guide. The intermittent sound of the gong and the silence which emerges from its passing encourage deep listening and awareness in one's immediate present moment environment.

MindfulnessMeditationSilenceDeep ListeningAwarenessPresent MomentMind WanderingSilence PracticeGongsGong MeditationsSoundsSound Meditations

Transcript

The intention for this practice is to turn toward listening,

And this time instead of words as guidance,

To use sounds as the anchor.

I will ring a higher pitched gong to start and to end,

And in between I'll use a lower pitched one and ring that intermittently.

So please settle into whatever posture will be supportive of your practice.

And when you notice your mind wandering,

Use the sounds that you hear and notice the silences between the sounds and make use of those as an anchor to bring the mind back to this present moment experience wherever you find yourself.

The intention is to use the sounds that you hear and notice the silences between the sounds and make use of those as an anchor to bring the mind back to this present moment experience wherever you find yourself.

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Meet your Teacher

Michal City of Cape Town Metropolitan Municipality, South Africa

4.6 (213)

Recent Reviews

Simon

January 2, 2025

I wish more guided meditations could be as simple and helpful as this one. Thank you.

Karen

October 18, 2023

If you want to meditate without listening to someone speak; this is perfect. Initial guidance and then sounds to bring you back from wherever your thoughts have taken you

Nancy

July 30, 2023

Loved this. No talking at all after 1:21 minutes of introduction. Beautiful bell tones and silence. Very calming and peaceful and centering.

Roy

January 13, 2022

Loved that experience. I was so focused the bells actually startled me

humbledaisy

February 24, 2021

Free of chatter and just what I needed.

Byron

February 5, 2021

A word to signal the end of the meditation might have made this more contained. It was beautiful anyway, thank you ๐Ÿ™ โค๏ธ

Nika

February 4, 2021

That was wonderful, thank you so much! ๐Ÿ™๐Ÿป

๐ŸŒŸJeevanpreโœจโœจ

February 4, 2021

A M A Z I N G !!! Iโ€™m really enjoying sound meditations. This was soothing & delightful. ๐Ÿ™๐Ÿฝ

Joy

February 4, 2021

I am really appreciating these simple yet profound meditations. No chatter, no ideas, just awareness.

Kerry

January 1, 2021

Outstanding. Thank you! ๐Ÿ™๐Ÿผ๐Ÿ’–โœจ

Anna

October 18, 2020

A wonderful practice with differing bells at random intervals and the slightest ambient sound in between to land your focus. Particularly helpful to me as my mind wanders and this keeps me alert. Thank you!

John

October 15, 2020

I became really focused on waiting for the next sound. For me, an effective meditation. Thanks ๐Ÿ™!

Toni

October 15, 2020

This was amazing! I love the beautiful reminders to return to the present moment So soothing I will return to this gorgeous offering over and again!

Nancy

October 15, 2020

Thank you Michal, beautiful meditation.

Bill

October 15, 2020

I like this concept and find it grounding.

Stephanie

October 15, 2020

Perfect this morning.

Lynette

October 15, 2020

Very soothing! Thank you!

B

October 15, 2020

I have never enjoyed silence so much. The silences were like a warm bath that I could sink down into. Wonderful!

Anilda

October 15, 2020

I really liked this. Enjoyed the quiet spaces.

LT

October 15, 2020

๐ŸŒฟโœจ๐Ÿ’œโœจ๐ŸŒฟ Thank you. Xxx

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