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Programmes · Connection

Open

Slow down, speak honestly, and experience being heard all the way to the end.

Most conversations are a rush to speak, advise, or reply. Open is 90 to 120 minutes of uninterrupted attention, where you don't have to perform, fix anything, or compete to be heard.

90–120 minIn personNothing to prepare
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01The session

How a session moves.

01

Arrive & connect

Light games to break the ice: no room of strangers.

02

Settle in

Guided breathing to shift out of thinking mode.

03

Speak without management

Take your turn in the circle. No interruptions, advice, or judgment. Silence and prompts are available; passing is always allowed.

04

Listen without fixing

Give others complete focus without planning your reply.

05

Land quietly

Brief journaling and guided rest so you leave settled, not overwhelmed.

People standing in loose pairs mid-game, laughing, warm light across a wooden floor, coats hung by the door

02Afterwards

What you take home.

You leave having said something you had only half-thought, and having been heard without interruption. The change often appears first in your own listening: you notice yourself planning a reply, and discover you can put it down.

Ideal forHold off if
  • People used to being the listener for everyone else.
  • Anyone feeling their conversations stay on the surface.
  • Quiet voices who usually get talked over.
  • You want advice, debate, or structured answers.
  • You are in acute crisis or processing raw, unmanaged trauma.
  • You are looking for group therapy or clinical treatment.
Seen from above, a small circle of people sitting cross-legged on a warm sunlit floor, one person speaking while the others listen

03Agreements & care

Our room rules.

04Questions

Things people ask.

What should I talk about?

Whatever is true right now. Prompts are provided if you are stuck.

Can I just listen?

Yes. You are never forced to speak.

What if I get emotional?

Emotions are welcome. No one will jump in to “fix” or suppress them.

Is this religious?

No. It is a grounded, structured practice of human attention.

The room at the end of a session in low golden light: people scattered with notebooks, one lying on his back with his notebook closed on his chest

You don’t have to earn your share of the conversation here.

Come with nothing prepared. The listening is already yours.

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