This online event is an opportunity to experience a Quaker Listening Space - a potential new practice for Quaker Meetings.
About this Event

In our Quaker Meetings we spend the majority of our time in Meeting for Worship or making decisions in Business Meetings.

A Quaker Listening Space is an opportunity for people to come together in a facilitated space to share experiences and thoughts to better appreciate and understand a situation or topic.

In a listening space we don’t make decisions, look for solutions or hold a debate. We simply listen and explore to gain a better understanding of the wider truth – welcoming diversity of views and experiences.

However, the value of a listening space goes beyond discovering new information. Being heard in a safe space fulfils many of our fundamental human needs. Listening spaces help people connect at a deeper level, improve discernment, help in emotionally charged situations, are a better way of handling disagreement and conflict, bring healing after trauma, and can be a means of outreach.

This online event is an opportunity to experience a listening space online. The subject of the event is 'dealing with difficulties lovingly'.