Playformation
Connector · Transformer

Silent Seeing

An invitation to pause and notice another person without speaking. Offer it only when the group is ready; looking away or passing is always welcome.

10 minutes · Pairs

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How to facilitate it

  1. Pairs sit facing. Invite soft eye contact for two minutes. Looking away is always fine.
  2. Share in one sentence what it was like.
  3. Return to the group in silence.

Reflection prompts

  • One sentence: What was it like to be seen?

Credit & lineage

Related to contemplative and authentic-relating practices; exact lineage unresolved.

The supplied prototype named a broad tradition but no specific creator. No definitive source for this exact two-minute exercise was established in this review.

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