Deep Listening
An invitation to slow down and reconnect—with yourself, your loved ones, the land, and your culture. Rooted in Indigenous values, this journey celebrates the wisdom of our ancestors and the transformative power of deep listening.
🌲 Why Deep Listening?
Deep listening is an act of stillness and presence. By listening deeply—to ourselves, the land, and one another—we honour the teachings of our ancestors and create space for healing, growth, and cultural revitalization.
🌟 How It Works
Each month features prompts and practices to help you:
- Pause and embrace stillness
- Deepen your connection to yourself, your community, and the land.
- Find wisdom in reflection and growth.
✨ Ways to Participate
- Explore your reflections through journaling, art, storytelling, or meditation.
- Connect with our monthly themes and activities in a way that feels meaningful to you.
- Join our Facebook Group to share your journey and insights!
This journey is yours to shape. Whether you join every month or just a few times a year, let it guide you toward meaningful connection and reflection.
- Start the new year with clarity and purpose! Let’s honour the wisdom of 2024 while planting seeds of intention for 2025.
- ❤️ What intentions will guide you this year as you listen to yourself, the land, and your community?
- Choose one powerful intention for each month that uplifts and energizes you.
- This isn’t about rigid resolutions—it’s about cultivating practices that give you life, connection, and meaning.
- What wisdom from 2024 has shaped your understanding of yourself, your relationships, and your connection to the land? How can this guide your intentions for 2025?
- When you take a moment to truly listen—whether to yourself, the natural world, or your community—what do you hear calling for your attention or care this year?
- What role does your connection to your culture and ancestry play in shaping your intentions for 2025? How does this connection inspire and guide you?
Pause & Feel
Close your eyes and connect with winter—feel the wind on your skin, the vibrations beneath you, and the distant sounds around you. Let this moment of stillness ground you in the season.
Listen to Sounds of Winter
Click the link to hear a short audio clip and immerse yourself in the serene rhythms of winter—let the sounds transport you to the heart of the season.
🎧 Listen Now
Letter to You
Write a letter to yourself, dated for this day in 2026. Reflect on what the past year has taught you and the intentions you hope to carry forward into 2025. Include words of encouragement, hope, and self-compassion. Seal the letter, place it somewhere safe to revisit next year and set a reminder for yourself (on your calendar) to return to it. By writing a letter to yourself, you are creating a personal tradition of reflection and growth.
Create
Create something inspired by your culture—art, a craft, or a recipe—and reflect on its connection to your roots. Draw inspiration from winter’s stillness and your cultural teachings. Paint a snowy scene, craft with winter-inspired colours, or prepare a traditional winter recipe to honour the season. Reflect on how your creation connects you to the lessons of resilience and renewal.
Gratitude Jar
Decorate a jar to use throughout the year. Begin by writing down things you’re grateful for from 2024 and intentions for the new year on slips of paper. Add to the jar regularly, creating a collection of positive reflections to revisit when you need inspiration.
Together, we’ll explore, reflect, and connect with intention.
Share your Experience
If you are comfortable sharing some of your reflections or your experience participating in our Year of Listening journey, we invite you to continue the conversation over on our social media pages!
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