Ngarayamūrah meditation 1: Ngaranga Barray, Listening to Country

In this first episode of Great Minds season two, Warrimay Birrbay artist Nicole Smede will lead you through a beautiful Ngarayamūrah meditation, about listening to Country. Ngarayamūrah is a Gammēya-Dharrawal word explaining a listening to and connecting with Country. This meditation was created along the banks of Bungali (the Shoalhaven River) on Gammēya-Dharrawal lands. Imagine you are walking under a canopy of eucalyptus trees, their branches and leaves stretch out high above you, enfolding you and offering protection.

Cliffs along Bungali (the Shoalhaven River) Source: Getty / Getty Images

High above you leaves splay out and dance gently in the breeze. They inhale and draw energy from djukan, the sun.

Nicole Smede

Nicole Smede is a multi-disciplinary artist of Warrimay Birrbay, English and Irish descent, living and creating on Yuin Country. Proud of her heritage, she works with language to reconnect to ancestry and culture using voice, song, sound and poetry.

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Ngarayamūrah meditation 1: Ngaranga Barray, Listening to Country

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Great Minds is a podcast from SBS Audio that guides you through different meditation styles from around the world.

In season two, experience meditations led by practitioners of Ngarayamūrah, Mettā, Vipassana, Tibetan Tonglen, and sound bath meditation. Try three short episodes in each style.

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