I’ve been putting my belly on the earth a lot lately. Sometimes I think I can hear better that way. There are so many ways of hearing. We hear with our hair, our eyes, our skin. There is a hearing in the belly that is deep. It’s aligned with that saying “you know it in your bones”.
Ears can pick up surface sounds. They are helpful. They can pick up the daily events. They hear tea kettles. They listen for a dripping sink. But there’s a deeper listening available…
When we’re out of our hearing, we feel disconnected. We can feel unrooted and scared. All our senses may seem to be haywire. Maybe our nose is leading us astray. Our normally precise intuition is not seeming as reliable. I’ve been feeling this lately and I think a lot of others have, too. This is what I’ve been doing to remedy it:
I lift up my shirt a little to put the skin of my belly against the earth when no one is looking but the oaks and tulips. I breath down deep and feel myself, this body I’m in, press against the earth. I soften my hearing so those daily sounds become like a far off train whistle. These usual sounds sound softer and like they are happening in slow motion. When this happens, the deeper listening blossoms. I can hear thunder on the other side of the earth. I can hear my old aches surging up to make their swan song. This deeper hearing let’s me hear the heartbeat of the earth. It is long, steady, and relentless. This beat isn’t good. It isn’t bad. It doesn’t care that we exist or not. It’s there. It’s been there since before I was here. And it will be there when I go.
I try to sync my rhythm to the deeper rhythm. I let go even more of the surface listening. I let it all go – all the grumblings, mumblings, and screeches that echo. I feel these sounds fall around me like tulip petals. Beautiful, bright, and falling.
The way to hearing the deeper music is my softening into the earth, and releasing your tired songs – releasing the songs you’ve been singing for too long. The songs you play only because you know them. Release them. The earth has so many new songs to teach you. These songs only pull you deeper into who you really are. Are you ready to learn?
Contact me if your listening feels off. I’m happy to set up a session to help you get your hearing back! Email me for details and scheduling.
Blessings,
Nicole
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