{"id":7477,"date":"2023-09-17T18:29:07","date_gmt":"2023-09-17T11:29:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/loudhdtv.com\/?p=7477"},"modified":"2023-09-17T18:29:07","modified_gmt":"2023-09-17T11:29:07","slug":"7-ways-to-listen-to-yourself-identify-your-needs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/loudhdtv.com\/?p=7477","title":{"rendered":"7 Ways To Listen To Yourself &#038; Identify Your Needs"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/mindbodygreen-res.cloudinary.com\/image\/upload\/c_fill,w_700,h_400,g_auto,q_85,fl_lossy,f_jpg\/org\/sr7umd48lknz2hqo1.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mindbodygreen.com\/articles\/types-of-listening\">Listening<\/a> is a natural instinct, just like eating, breathing, or sleeping. We\u2019re born good listeners, but somewhere along the way most of us forget how to listen. Sometimes it\u2019s safer for us, emotionally, to block out the things around us and close ourselves off.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>But when done thoughtfully in safe conditions, listening can be a form of care. It\u2019s a way to make space for people and uplift their voices. Listening helps us become better partners, better <span data-citation-wrapper=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.annualreviews.org\/doi\/10.1146\/annurev-orgpsych-012420-091013\" data-citation-link=\"\">coworkers<\/a><a href=\"#citations\" data-citation-number=\"1\">1<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"11\" height=\"10\" viewbox=\"0 0 11 10\"><path d=\"M10.5616 1.47255C10.7935 1.16327 10.7308 0.724508 10.4216 0.492549C10.1123 0.26059 9.67352 0.323271 9.44156 0.63255L4.41852 7.32996L2.03106 4.54448C1.77947 4.25094 1.33756 4.21694 1.04403 4.46853C0.750497 4.72012 0.716495 5.16203 0.968084 5.45556L3.77335 8.72851C3.81859 8.84955 3.89785 8.9595 4.0089 9.04279C4.09758 9.1093 4.19691 9.15159 4.29895 9.17078C4.51931 9.23643 4.76744 9.19227 4.955 9.03151C5.07764 8.92639 5.15498 8.78804 5.18511 8.64118L10.5616 1.47255Z\"\/><\/svg><\/a><\/span>, better friends\u2014and it even has health benefits. Listening <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mindbodygreen.com\/articles\/signs-you-have-too-much-cortisol\">lowers cortisol<\/a> levels, which helps us to relax, and in turn helps us open up to the listening process.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>But there is a\u00a0<em>reason<\/em> we don\u2019t listen more: most of us are caught up in various stress responses due to daily pressures in our lives. Individual and collective trauma, illness, corporate <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mindbodygreen.com\/articles\/how-to-recover-from-burnout\">burnout<\/a>, compassion fatigue, and many more obstacles face us each day. Our bodies need to be relaxed in order for us to truly listen\u2014but if we can\u2019t relax, how can we listen?\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>When you listen to all the parts of <em>yourself<\/em>, you offer healing and attention to areas that have been ignored. And as you do this for yourself, you practice doing it for others.<\/p>\n<p>This kind of listening has very little to do with sound coming in through the ears. It\u2019s about offering your <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mindbodygreen.com\/articles\/how-to-be-more-present\">full presence and attention<\/a> to the world around you. Begin by offering\u00a0<em>yourself<\/em>\u00a0your full attention.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The best, most time-honored way to deepen your listening is through stillness and relaxation practices. They strengthen an overall orientation toward stillness. Some may work better for you than others.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>You can achieve meaningful listening results by practicing one or more of these relaxation exercises, meditations, and breath exercises:\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div data-type=\"_mgwidget\" data-widget-id=\"1675549\">\r\n<\/div>\r\n<script>(function(w,q){w[q]=w[q]||[];w[q].push([\"_mgc.load\"])})(window,\"_mgq\");\r\n<\/script>\r\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Listening is a natural instinct, just like eating, breathing, or sleeping. We\u2019re born good listeners, but somewhere along the way most of us forget how to listen. 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