How to Begin Opening Up Your Clairaudience

Clairaudience, “clear hearing” starts with a skill anyone can develop: learning to truly listen. By sharpening your awareness of sound in everyday life, you train your mind to tune into subtler layers of communication, both from within and from others.

Here are three fun and actionable practices to begin opening your clairaudience and listening more deeply, for yourself and for your clients.

The Sound Mapping Game

Take ten minutes a day to sit quietly and map every sound you hear. Start with the obvious (a car passing, someone talking) and work your way toward the subtle (your own breath, the hum of a fridge, distant bird calls). Write them down in the order you notice them.

Why it works: It stretches your auditory awareness and helps you distinguish between layers of sound. Over time, you’ll catch details most people miss.

Try this in different environments, city, nature, indoors. Notice how your ability to “tune in” adapts.

Whispered Word Practice

Ask a friend to softly repeat a single word from across the room or in a noisy space. Close your eyes and focus on catching it, not by straining your ears but by relaxing and letting the sound come to you.

Why it works: It teaches you to shift from active “trying to hear” into receptive listening, the state where clairaudience often emerges.

Rotate through neutral words, then try emotionally charged ones. Notice if the energy of the word feels different as you hear it.

3. Inner Voice Journaling

Set a timer for five minutes. Close your eyes, take a few breaths, and then “listen inward.” Write down any phrases, words, or snippets that arise in your mind, even if they don’t make sense. Do not filter or judge, just record.

Why it works: Clairaudience often shows up as a thought or word that doesn’t feel like your own. Journaling helps you capture those fleeting impressions before your logical mind dismisses them.

Review your notes later. Patterns and insights often reveal themselves in hindsight.

Bringing It Into Client Work

These practices aren’t about hearing voices in a dramatic way. They’re about cultivating sensitivity. The more attuned you are to sound, both inside and out,  the easier it becomes to pick up subtle cues when working with clients: shifts in tone, the “feeling” behind their words, or even intuitive insights that arrive as sound in your mind.

Like any muscle, clairaudience strengthens with practice. Start small, play with it daily, and notice how your listening changes, not just with clients, but in every corner of your life.

If you are interested in practicing and learning how to sharpen your clairs, consider attending one of our retreats. The next one is in Mexico this November. Learn more https://www.nissaretreats.com/mexico