Listen Lab

“Nature hath given men one tongue but two ears, that we may hear from others twice as much as we speak.” ― Epictetus

Welcome to Listen Lab

Listen Lab has been set up as a repository of resources enabling individuals and groups to become better listeners to others problems. With rising cases of mental health issues, political divisions & relationship breakdowns during and after the COVID-19 lockdown it became noticeable that the majority of individuals in the UK have simply lost the ability to constructively listen. Many people who need an ear are met with lectures, bad advice and sometimes dangerous suggestions; All they need is someone to listen. Our aim is to eventually … [Read More]

Join Us

If you are a trained active or retired therapist or even someone with a set of unique listening skills, based in the UK, and would like to become a contributor to Listen Lab please feel free to email us. we are looking for book reviewers, interesting videos, articles and all manner of stuff in pursuit of making the UK a listening society. Our main goal of course is to have these skills directly … [Read More]

Quiet Places to listen in the UK

Recommended Reading

The Zen of Listening by Rebecca Z. Shafir
Listening: The Forgotten Skill by Madelyn Burley-Allen
Time to Think by Nancy Kline
The Lost Art of Listening by Michael P. Nichols
Just Listen by Mark Goulston
How to Talk So Kids Will Listen & Listen So Kids Will Talk by Adele Faber
I Hear You by Michael S. Sorensen
LISTENING WELL by William R. Miller
You’re Not Listening by Kate Murphy

How to develop effective active listening skills

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Not strictly meditation by a long shot but this video does go into some interesting skills and techniques in a relaxing manner. Listening to this effective hypnosis session while you sleep will make you a better, more active listener and therefore, it will improve your emotional and social life. Having active listening skills enhances your social confidence because you stop focusing on yourself and direct your attention onto the other person - the opposite of self consciousness. Active Listening skills make you more confident. When you truly listen to someone you increase their confidence, … [Read more...]

Positive Mindset Garden of the Mind Visualization and Hypnosis Practice / The Mindful Movement

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Welcome to the garden of the mind visualization and hypnosis practice. Now more than ever, we need to take care of our mind.  Just like we use exercise and good nutrition to take care of our body and we take our cars to the mechanics for regular maintenance, our mind needs regular care.  Much like you can take precautions and change lifestyle habits to improve your physical health and to avoid any serious illness or injury, you can also take many precautions and develop practices to take good care of your mind. "The seeds that are watered frequently are those that will grow strong." ~Thich … [Read more...]

BBC article on stress lockdown places on friendships

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https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-53909243 This piece on the BBC website is really a no-brainer when you think about it however it misses some important points. Lack of face to face communication for vulnerable individuals especially children and elderly. The effect of diminishing social circles on those working solely from home day to day. The effect lack of travel to see friends has on individuals i.e. cabin fever. Future ability to enter group environments due to lockdown anxiety. The lack of non-verbal communication on individuals. Picking up of nuance, … [Read more...]

6 Tips for Active Listening – SpunOut.ie

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Based on the Samaritans guidelines for active listening, SpunOut.ie presents 6 easy tips on how to actively listen, and support a friend or loved one while helping them thorough a tough time. Full article: http://spunout.ie/listening SHUSH - active listening tips Show you care Focus on the other person, make eye contact, put away your phone. To really listen to somebody, you need to give them your full attention, maintain eye contact and be engaged. Getting into this habit takes practice so don’t be too hard on yourself and keep using these handy tips: When starting the … [Read more...]