Threshold (midlife) Dialogue

“It is necessary to go through the Middle Passage to more clearly achieve one’s potential and to earn the vitality and wisdom of mature aging”. - James Hollis, The Middle Passage: From Misery to Meaning in Midlife

This dialogue is for anyone aged 40 - 65 who would like to co-enquire into the experience of midlife. Whether you are sensing yourself entering or leaving this period, or anywhere in between, this is a space to come together with others in dialogue to share experiences, reflect and think together on this particular phase of life.

If you have not previously attended a Bohm Dialogue workshop it is a facilitated process of powerful group listening and thinking that allows people to:

• Connect with what is important to them
• Create time and space for reflection on our commonalities and differences in a way that creates meaning for all
• Allows people to uncover assumptions and biases that inform judgements
• Can lead to a change in thinking and meaning as a result of deeply listening to new perspectives and the experiences of others

Session overview

Following on from our shorter Threshold Dialogue in January, this is an invitation for a deeper inquiry into the experience of midlife. (Please note you do not have to have attended the January dialogue to attend).

The session will incorporate simple framing exercises, individually, in pairs and small groups. These simple creative exercises are designed to cultivate curiosity and stimulate deeper thinking on universal experiences and feelings related to midlife that can be explored in more depth during the dialogue. The dialogue itself is practised in a circle: creating an inclusive and non-hierarchical space. The process requires deep listening that allows for inquiry into what is important to individuals and the group. Participants are not required to speak unless they feel moved to do so; the group will follow the ‘flow of meaning’ and moments of silence are welcome. Dialogue does not require agreement during the process or specific outcomes. However, it does require a willingness to participate with respect, openness and non-judgement.

“Without a community you cannot be yourself. The community is where we draw the strength needed to effect changes inside of us.” - Malidoma Patrice Somé

A note on pricing
I believe that the world urgently needs more dialogue, and that the experience and skills of dialogue should be accessible to anyone. I keep my public facing dialogue workshops as low-cost as possible, to cover the cost of venue hire for in-person workshops and a small contribution for online sessions.

• If the cost is still inaccessible to you and you would like to attend please get in touch.
• If you are an organisation and would like to discuss how dialogue could benefit you please get in touch. My facilitation and dialogue work in organisations is what allows we to offer low-cost public dialogues.
  jessica@creatingmeaning.club