How Whales Communicate Without Words (How I Learned to Listen)

Sound is not the only way Whales communicate.

Yes, their incredible songs travel around our world, weaving threads of memory through our oceans. But their communication also happens in silence - (and in bubbles) - this is how they communicate with us. 

Learning to hear the Whales is not about sharpening your hearing, it’s about softening all your senses, and allowing your heart to float open. 

When I first began entering the water with the Whales, I was listening outwardly…watching for their special movements, scanning for communication cues, waiting for the penny to drop. Over time, I’ve come to know the Whales, and they have gently taught me a different way to be with them. 

As the largest sentient beings on the planet, our beloved Whales feel far more than they signal outwardly. They feel who we are, this is how they communicate with us. They feel us with their eyes, and they also see our energy. They sense our stillness, our loving, joy filled hearts, and they know our emotional state instantly. 

The Whales taught me that my entire body is the receiver, but my heart is the translator. And to truly listen, my body mind needs to completely step aside. In the water this means I drop into a space where I breathe deeply and focus on my breath, and allow myself to feel enormous emotions of love and pure joy, and this is what holds me there with the Whales. 

This is why two people can be with the same Whales, and have entirely different experiences.

The difference is not luck, it is all about the intentions you hold and the heart space you inhabit.

Learning to listen to the Whales required me to become deeply honest with myself, and to listen with the ears of my heart. To notice honestly, when I was hoping for an outcome instead of just being in the moment. 

Two way communication with the Whales also requires incredible trust - especially in silence when there often isn’t anything or anyone to share with, or bounce off. Silence is where most people become uncomfortable. We rush to fill it, or escape it. But silence is where our Whales “speak” most clearly to us. And if we can build up a comfortable base of silence, where there is no room for chatter, then we can hear the really important messages. 

In silence, our hearts become open and more receptive, and the communication becomes mutual. This is why I place such importance on energetic preparation before we meet the Whales. Throughout the months leading up to the retreats, we learn to sense our bodies, and listen to the “body talk”. We drop into meditation and imagine how it feels to be with them in the water, and we picture ourselves being seen by the Whales eye. We really get to know, and fall in love with them, sending love out into the quantum field. We feel our fears too, and learn to bring them into our hearts with love and light. 

So listening to Whales is not about decoding messages, or making experiences with them mean something. It is about becoming available to them. Available to be met.

You might think the messages come immediately - but it’s usually not that way. Their messages keep developing, becoming richer and richer with the more attention you give them. 

And when we listen and pay attention in this way, through the ears of our hearts, we often realise that the Whales have been communicating with us all along - though not through words, but through the intelligence of our beautiful hearts.