Have an environmental dialogue.

Montreal, Nov 23, 2018, 6:47 pm (“Environmental Dialogues” action; from Pauline’s Sonic Meditations document) Action notes: Following instructions: I settle in the living room, with O playing the next room over and N on the couch next to me. I observe my…

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Let your feet become ears.

Montreal, Nov 22, 2018, 7:17 pm (from Pauline’s Sonic Meditations document) Action notes: Wandered around the apartment, barefoot, feeling both the cold of the floor and the gentle vibrations of the space — presumably heating and suchlike making gentle vibrations….

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Observe Breathing. Observe Audible Breath. Observe Breath-to-Sound.

Montreal, Nov 21, 2018, 3:26 pm (“Teach Yourself to Fly” action; from Pauline’s Sonic Meditations document) Action notes: Here, the action of breathing, tuning in to the sound of breath, and allowing that sounding to amplify, had the effect of…

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Make Sounds. Imagine Sounds. Listen to Present Sounds. Remember Sounds.

Ottawa, Nov 19, 2018, 1:44 pm (“special procedures” action; from Pauline’s Sonic Meditations document) Action notes: This action was joyful. The act of making playful sounds helped uplift a body (mine) that has been feeling unhealthy. Imagining playful sounds similarly “lifted”…

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Listen. Listen to Sound. Listen to Pitch. Listen Louder. Listen Softer. Listen to Metrical Rhythm. Listen to Organized Rhythm.

Ottawa, Nov 18, 2018, 11:29 pm (graph action; from Pauline’s Sonic Meditations document) Action notes: I begin by listening to the sound of the generalized hum of this space. I hear the steps upstairs; the water in the pipes as…

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Lie down in a neutral position and think about how sound is hitting not only your ears but your whole body. Listen as if your whole body was an ear.

Ottawa, Nov 17, 2018, 9:42 pm (action for attuning; given to me by Stephanie) Action notes: I lay on the bed, listening to the sounds of everyone talking downstairs. Feeling the waves of sound like something palpable, material, washing over…

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