Throughout 2018, I worked with two friends, Peter Fried and Paul Budnitz, to develop a protocol for a special kind of conversation that could function as a meditative practice — helping us to access deeper forms of presence.

We tested out various possible rules, and eventually identified a set of guidelines that seemed to deliver the kind of experience that we were seeking. We began to invite others to join us for this “Conversation Club” — ultimately describing our findings through a simple website so that others could experiment as well.