Our meditation group decided to try floating practice but some people keep treating the pool like a social hour while others want complete silence, and we never actually discussed what we're trying to create together. Everyone's getting quietly annoyed and our sessions feel more stressful than centering.
More people experience this than they realize.
Contemplative practices require shared agreements that groups often assume rather than negotiate.
“Where Are You with Water — drinking swimming immersion as practice?”
If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.