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Tiempo de Mirar
Mindfulness in Sound: Tune in to the world around us
Our world is brimming with sound: from the detonation of distant thunder to the drip, drip drip of a rusty drainpipe. Once we’ve been shown how to listen more attentively and creatively, we can access a deeper, more lasting meditation. Our thoughts, dreams and daydreams might be carried along a stream of birdsong, or punctuated by a rush of unexpected laughter. Learning about sound––where, how and why it comes into being––is learning about the world itself.
In Mindfulness in Sound, Mark Tanner encourages us to consider afresh the origins of resonance and the wider impact of natural sound in our daily lives. Through simple meditations, he shows us how we can become more receptive to a hinterland of beautiful as well as challenging noise, and tune into the soundtrack of our own imagination. As we consider the nature of sound––and the sound of nature––we will find ourselves connected more vibrantly to the world we live in and to a more sustainable inner peace.
In Mindfulness in Sound, Mark Tanner encourages us to consider afresh the origins of resonance and the wider impact of natural sound in our daily lives. Through simple meditations, he shows us how we can become more receptive to a hinterland of beautiful as well as challenging noise, and tune into the soundtrack of our own imagination. As we consider the nature of sound––and the sound of nature––we will find ourselves connected more vibrantly to the world we live in and to a more sustainable inner peace.
144 pages, Hardcover
Published May 5, 2020
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Mark Tanner
44 books5 followersLibrarian Note: There are more than one author in the Goodreads database with this name.
Mark Tanner is a concert pianist, composer, teacher and writer.
Mark Tanner is a concert pianist, composer, teacher and writer.
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August 13, 2022
Some nice insights in very few spots but never really drills deep on any topic. Feels like it was written for a specific reader - one who's never been curious about any of these topics before in their life and thusly many pages are spent explaining simple concepts. It's more like an extended magazine article than a holistic exploration of the interplay between meditation & sound
Special negative callout to the Cityscapes section where the author invites us to embrace all the sounds of a crowded city, even if they're bad sounds like traffic. He chides the reader for blocking out these sounds and says in the spirit of meditation to let them all into our lives. While I understand and appreciate the sentiment, obviously the author has never lived sandwiched between 2 flats both being completely demolished & rebuilt day and night. Nor has he ever lived right behind the construction of a 20 storey hotel. People do end up in extended torturous situations as a direct result of the machinations of urban life and should not attempt to embrace them if they wish to maintain their sanity. Maybe reconsider that section for the next edition ;)
Special negative callout to the Cityscapes section where the author invites us to embrace all the sounds of a crowded city, even if they're bad sounds like traffic. He chides the reader for blocking out these sounds and says in the spirit of meditation to let them all into our lives. While I understand and appreciate the sentiment, obviously the author has never lived sandwiched between 2 flats both being completely demolished & rebuilt day and night. Nor has he ever lived right behind the construction of a 20 storey hotel. People do end up in extended torturous situations as a direct result of the machinations of urban life and should not attempt to embrace them if they wish to maintain their sanity. Maybe reconsider that section for the next edition ;)
July 10, 2023
The facts are nice. His opinion I could have skipped over.
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June 15, 2020Thank you Quatro/ Leaping Hare Press And Netgalley for this ARC.
I absolutely adore this wonderful series of books and this book was another fabulous addition.
Sound is one of my favourite ways of being mindful and many of my happiest memories are of sounds of places I have been. I love the exercises given to incorporate mindfulness of sound into daily life.
Again, the writing and the premise of the book is fabulous.
Highly recommended.
I absolutely adore this wonderful series of books and this book was another fabulous addition.
Sound is one of my favourite ways of being mindful and many of my happiest memories are of sounds of places I have been. I love the exercises given to incorporate mindfulness of sound into daily life.
Again, the writing and the premise of the book is fabulous.
Highly recommended.
May 7, 2021
This guy talks about baths and chicken sex a lot
April 23, 2020
Mindfulness in Sound brings people to look at meditation in a different light. It's not always about blocking out externals to be more relaxed but to let everything in and be more in tune with the given moment. Filled with many exercises to help, i would recommend for people interested in meditation.
April 23, 2023
This book is a mixed bag for me. I love the portions on sound and listening (which is most of it), but the moments of pop spirituality threw me off every time. Also, there are many subsections that add to the topics being covered and then end abruptly.
Overall, this is a decent and light read.
Overall, this is a decent and light read.
May 17, 2020
This entire series has been outstanding in my opinion. Each book shows how to incorporate mindfulness in your daily life with things that are already there.
Unlike the books in the series that have specific activities focused (for example, MINDFULNESS IN CRAFTING is, of course, about incorporating it into crafting), MINDFULNESS IN SOUND takes on how to incorporate mindfulness from the world around us all the time. There are exercises to really see how this works. I think my favorite exercise was the one that involved recording your own meditation background soundtrack.
Unlike the books in the series that have specific activities focused (for example, MINDFULNESS IN CRAFTING is, of course, about incorporating it into crafting), MINDFULNESS IN SOUND takes on how to incorporate mindfulness from the world around us all the time. There are exercises to really see how this works. I think my favorite exercise was the one that involved recording your own meditation background soundtrack.
February 8, 2023
Got this book to learn how to meditate and while I can appreciate having to learn about sound and how music is used as forms of therapy, I was disappointed that there was hardly any exercise or techniques to practice.
October 14, 2025
As someone who is often overstimulated, this book gave me a new outlook on sound and how to use it as a meditative tool. I enjoyed the little exercises throughout, such as making your own soundscape. This book is a breath of fresh air.
November 30, 2020
Nice book to skim through and pause as you see fit. I was reminded that I pretty much never pause and listen to music as a form of meditation.
July 14, 2022
a pleasant surprise
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