Many of us experience life as if we’re taking it in through a pair of headphones. We strip away the full register. We hear information, but don’t detect the subtler vibrations of feeling in the body. When you practice listening with the whole self, you expand the scope of your consciousness to include vast amounts of information otherwise missed,

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Deep listening

Deep listening, a term coined in the 1960s by composer-experimentalist Pauline Oliveros, dives headfirst into that radical attentiveness. It encompasses the full-bodied, immersive act of being present and listening as a way to explore depths beyond what is simply heard. It toes the line between what is felt physically and emotionally... See more

In the era of the never-ending playlist, when tunes are almost too algorithmically available, these writers remind that a regular appointment of conscious listening, playing or singing can be better than a visit to the clinic.