Newsletter #6 - The Power of Real Listening

During yoga class last week, I had a WOW moment. My teacher* quoted Pema Chödrön. To paraphrase…"you can’t really hear what is going on around you if you are listening to the story in your head." This is so simple, yet so important and true.
 
When we live in our head, we are not really engaged—and therefore we lose out on connection with others and the opportunity to form new ideas. Truly listening allows us to experience another’s entire world.
 
Simply put, we can connect, grow and empower…just by really listening.
 
Mark Nepo says it so beautifully,
“To listen is to lean in softly, with willingness to be changed by what we hear"

*Tracy Davis @WestEndYoga