Circles of Connection: An Evening Circle on Listening with the Heart

Most of us know how to listen with our ears. We hear the words, wait for our turn, and start composing a reply. But there’s another kind of listening, one that isn’t about gathering information at all. What changes when you listen with compassion, empathy, curiosity, and love, and let what you hear land before you decide what to do with it?

Over Zoom, a life coach will guide a small group through these questions together. Nobody is here to perform wisdom, and nobody will be graded on how well they listen. Come ready to practice a different way of being with each other, and to notice what opens up when you do.
Questions we may wander into:

• How is listening with your heart different from listening to your heart, and why does the distinction matter?
• When have you felt truly heard, and what did that person bring to the moment?
• What gets in the way of your listening with compassion and curiosity, and what helps you soften into it?
• What becomes possible when you listen to someone without needing to agree, fix, or respond?

How the 90 minutes will flow:

• We’ll start by settling in and getting present
• Our coach will offer some framing on heart-centered listening: compassion, empathy, understanding, curiosity, possibility, and love
• The group opens up: speak when you have something, pass when you don’t
• We’ll finish with a short moment to leave with one thing, whether it’s someone you want to listen to differently or a question that stays with you

Details:

• Join from wherever you are; turn your camera on if you like
• The Zoom link goes out to everyone who RSVPs

Duration: ~75 minutes
Where: Online via Zoom (link shared upon RSVP)
Meeting ID: 857 9401 9378
Zoom Passcode: 983459