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Scenario

How to address difficult group dynamics in spiritual communities

Our prayer group has one member who dominates every conversation and several of us are quietly frustrated but no one wants to be the person who creates conflict in what's supposed to be a sacred space. The silence is eating away at the trust we've built and I can feel people starting to withdraw.

More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Sacred spaces can become prisons when we mistake peacekeeping for peace-making.

Your guide for this
Rumi
Rumi works with people navigating exactly this kind of situation.
Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Spiritual practice without community?”

Peri

Peri can explain why this happens, help you decide if this is the right situation for you, and point toward the right journey or coach.

If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.