A kitchen bowl and spoon become a simple listening practice, with each light tap offering a sound that has never quite existed before. Follow its bright attack, blooming body and thinning tail until the ear finally lets go. In the changed silence afterwards, ordinary hums, pipes and distant traffic begin to ring with a life of their own.

Soft and spacious, with room between every line — lets a busy mind settle in its own time, never pushed.
Spoon Against Bowl is a guided audio session from Salūs — part of the mindfulness collection, narrated by Saoirse Quinn.
Salūs is an ad-free sleep and meditation app for iOS and Android — hundreds of guided sessions, long bedtime stories for adults and 325 free sleep sounds. Hear the full session with a 7-day free trial. Every session is signed off by our BSc (Hons) & MSc Psychology team.