The Silent Conversations Course

Mark McCartney
Oct 29, 2024
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Why

A space to feel human again.

To feel the undeniable significance of our humanity. A space where you can sense a lived, almost tangible experience of connection—simply by stepping out of your own way. By stepping away from the habits and conditions that leave us feeling separate or incomplete.

Where words, for once, take a backseat to the importance of presence.

There is no plan or curriculum—only silence and genuine, emergent expression over five weeks.

These conversations offer an alternative to the usual ways we communicate. They unfold in a way that invites aliveness, authenticity, intimacy, and a much-needed shift from the norms of modern conversations.

What

5 sessions over 5 weeks within a closed group of 8 people that take place on Zoom.

If you are yet to join one of these discussions, the format is simple. We open up with 15 minutes of silence, no hellos or intros. I then ask you to share or reflect on your experience in the silence. It is followed by two more 10-minute periods of silence with a question to contemplate on the day’s theme and then further rounds of talking in between.

Key guidelines include:

  • Only talk if you feel like it, no obligation to at any point (we don't do personal introductions, etc.)

  • Please don’t try to provide solutions for others or deal in advice / coach, speak from your own perspective

  • Please don't ask each other questions, it avoids any obligation for someone to speak

  • These sessions aren’t about sharing our life stories, clever quotes, or being the most profound, and so on. Please try to speak from what is genuinely emerging from your experience in the silence.

  • Please be on time, people won't be allowed in if more than a couple of minutes late, and stay until the end

  • Please commit to showing up for all 5 sessions

  • Confidentiality is a must

These are just suggestions for the spirit of these conversations, they are not rules (except for confidentiality, timekeeping, and attendance) nor intended to restrain. I will nod to them if they are being ignored or if the conversation is becoming too chatty.

Here are the upcoming courses:

March 2025 cohorts of The Silent Conversations:

Group 1:

📅 When: Starting March 4th (Tuesdays, 6:30–7:45 PM CET on Zoom - 5 sessions in total)

💶 Cost: €150 (If the price is a barrier - reach out)

Group 2:

📅 When: Starting March 6th (Thursdays, 1:00–2:15 PM CET on Zoom - 5 sessions in total)

💶 Cost: €150 (If the price is a barrier - reach out)

Please contact me here if you’d like to reserve your place .