Tag: deep listening
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From Gaia: 9-13-22
Dipping yourself in these words from the Great Mother can be so very nourishing, especially if you invite yourself into stillness, first. A quiet space, a few focused breaths…. You have noticed more disquiet in my patterns, my rhythms, dearest ones. You have noticed more disquiet in your own patterns and rhythms. Of course. We […]
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From Gaia: 7-5-22
How you communicate with with your wild kin doesn’t matter. What matters is that you start the conversation. Gaia
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Immersed in birdsong {practice}
Sat quietly immersed in birdsong – well, more like bird conversation – this morning. Feeling the boundary between skin and earth and air dissolve, I floated there, both all and nothing, in the quietest peace I’ve felt in months. Years, possibly. There is something so extraordinarily potent in surrendering my individuality only to become more […]
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From Gaia: 6-8-22 “Encouragement”
Dipping yourself in these words from the Great Mother can be so very nourishing, especially if you invite yourself into stillness, first. A quiet space, a few focused breaths…. rest your belly on mine… …we are one slip your soft-bodied self in my waters… …we are one spread your arms and dance with the winds… […]
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Communicating without words {practice}
I’ve been immersed in non-language communication for weeks. It makes staying connected with other people a bit challenging. The world is such a word-filled place. We’re such a language-centric species. Switching back and forth is bemusing. And… The richest conversations I experience happen between my body and the living world. No words. Simply a generous […]
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From Gaia: 5-18-22
A wise friend recently commented that reading these conversations from Gaia requires stillness. It makes sense. I know I need stillness to participate in them. So, if it feels right, perhaps invite yourself to pause, invoke whatever stillness means for you, and then dip yourself into these words. See what happens. —Tracie Listen for the […]
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Meet the neighbors
Earth Day – at its best – is a state of being that self perpetuating, much like life. It inspires worldview shifts and action. What it inspired in me today was the urge to listen deeply to the ecosystem where I live. To better know this place, so I can make more aware choices and […]