A participant is free to just sit
2020年10月22日 友達So if we had paranormal as a topic, we will have all blends of people from strong believers to skeptics to absolute disbelievers. "We are living in a time when we are constantly moving in the direction where human interaction is becoming more about touchscreens and online chatting.The group has completed around 26 meetups and six retreats so far, with an audience as young as a 16-year-old to a 55-year-old."How artery carries the blood away from the heart to other parts of the body for smooth functioning, in a similar way conversations do that for one’s mental being.Taking it a notch up, in every three-four months, Artey goes for a retreat too. We don’t believe in imposing beliefs especially for the kind of subjects we chose, as they are quite open-ended. You can contradict or cross-question anybody, but you are expected to be polite while doing that," lists Swathi, adding that members are advised to not address a question in the first person. Conversations are a way to connect different aspects of life and people’s stories together.
It was about paranormal and we had also invited a paranormal investigator for the event. This platform is a medium to express yourself and share whatever knowledge you have," she states.Since the time of her forming the group to now religiously holding a monthly affair, the group has grown organically with around 30 people always in attendance at the meet-ups. A few days later, I realised there were a lot of pending requests to join the group and various messages," she recalls. The idea here is to disconnect from daily life for a span of 24 hours in a no network zone. Be it electricity, water, clothes, etc. "I had more than 60 responses and a non-stop buzzing inbox. "The idea is to invoke the thought as to whether we are really conscious about all the things we are consuming. "We ask them to pose the questions prefixed ‘According to me’. Artery’s next meet-up taking place this Sunday (December 16) is about Conscious Consumption of food and other resources. This initial step resulted in the formation of Artery — A link to life. "It is for people to come and share their perspectives. It was a random thought but we realised we are at least trying to bring back the art of conversation," she adds.Taking place once a month on a Sunday — either at a volunteer’s or a public place — the topics for the meet-up range from philosophy, existence, cosmos, spirituality, subtle energies, frequencies, psychology, paranormal, telepathy, inter-species communication, parallel https://www.autocontrolcable.com/product/auto-brake-hose-opel.html worlds, among others. Everyone has the right to place their opinions, whatever that is.," she concludes. A participant is free to just sit, observe and indulge at one’s own pace. An uncertain Swathi took to the Facebook page — Put Me In Touch With Mumbai — calling out to fellow artists in the city who would be interested in the art of conversing on subjects falling under the metaphysical realm. "You speak only when your turn comes.
With an immediate lack in her friend circle and for an introvert who loves deep, meaningful conversations, she wanted to connect with like-minded people sharing mutual interests."However, the most unique part of this group is that no conversation ends with a conclusion as the aim is for people to take back whatever they feel like. But there are a few ground rules. While the idea was to paint and engage in conversations, to her complete surprise there was a huge response. "We also have a few activities as part of our retreat. "In one meet up it went up to 90 people. Conversations are definitely one and apart from that, we do activities like dreamcatcher making, painting workshops, etc. I realised people were not interested in painting as much as they were curious to have conversations," says Swathi who panicked at the response and rushed to her best friend. So when we meet and have conversations it is different from one’s usual life setting. We also have an open mic," smiles the founder.
A participant reading a pieceThe intention the 27-year-old lays out, is to bring people together and revel in the art of conversation rather than holding discussions or seminars.After quitting corporate slavery in 2016 to pursue her passion for art, textile print designer Swathi Nair had a lot of spare time on her hand and wanted to utilise it by indulging in meaningful conversations.The interaction that lasts for about three and a half hours is not only for the opinionated ones. Also, make sure you speak precisely on your turn. It naturally makes the sentence sound polite and like a personal opinion rather than an argument. In fact, one is here to get exposure to the various perspectives on a subject. It is a platform for people to share views, experiences and opinions openly without any fear," she asserts.
It was about paranormal and we had also invited a paranormal investigator for the event. This platform is a medium to express yourself and share whatever knowledge you have," she states.Since the time of her forming the group to now religiously holding a monthly affair, the group has grown organically with around 30 people always in attendance at the meet-ups. A few days later, I realised there were a lot of pending requests to join the group and various messages," she recalls. The idea here is to disconnect from daily life for a span of 24 hours in a no network zone. Be it electricity, water, clothes, etc. "I had more than 60 responses and a non-stop buzzing inbox. "The idea is to invoke the thought as to whether we are really conscious about all the things we are consuming. "We ask them to pose the questions prefixed ‘According to me’. Artery’s next meet-up taking place this Sunday (December 16) is about Conscious Consumption of food and other resources. This initial step resulted in the formation of Artery — A link to life. "It is for people to come and share their perspectives. It was a random thought but we realised we are at least trying to bring back the art of conversation," she adds.Taking place once a month on a Sunday — either at a volunteer’s or a public place — the topics for the meet-up range from philosophy, existence, cosmos, spirituality, subtle energies, frequencies, psychology, paranormal, telepathy, inter-species communication, parallel https://www.autocontrolcable.com/product/auto-brake-hose-opel.html worlds, among others. Everyone has the right to place their opinions, whatever that is.," she concludes. A participant is free to just sit, observe and indulge at one’s own pace. An uncertain Swathi took to the Facebook page — Put Me In Touch With Mumbai — calling out to fellow artists in the city who would be interested in the art of conversing on subjects falling under the metaphysical realm. "You speak only when your turn comes.
With an immediate lack in her friend circle and for an introvert who loves deep, meaningful conversations, she wanted to connect with like-minded people sharing mutual interests."However, the most unique part of this group is that no conversation ends with a conclusion as the aim is for people to take back whatever they feel like. But there are a few ground rules. While the idea was to paint and engage in conversations, to her complete surprise there was a huge response. "We also have a few activities as part of our retreat. "In one meet up it went up to 90 people. Conversations are definitely one and apart from that, we do activities like dreamcatcher making, painting workshops, etc. I realised people were not interested in painting as much as they were curious to have conversations," says Swathi who panicked at the response and rushed to her best friend. So when we meet and have conversations it is different from one’s usual life setting. We also have an open mic," smiles the founder.
A participant reading a pieceThe intention the 27-year-old lays out, is to bring people together and revel in the art of conversation rather than holding discussions or seminars.After quitting corporate slavery in 2016 to pursue her passion for art, textile print designer Swathi Nair had a lot of spare time on her hand and wanted to utilise it by indulging in meaningful conversations.The interaction that lasts for about three and a half hours is not only for the opinionated ones. Also, make sure you speak precisely on your turn. It naturally makes the sentence sound polite and like a personal opinion rather than an argument. In fact, one is here to get exposure to the various perspectives on a subject. It is a platform for people to share views, experiences and opinions openly without any fear," she asserts.
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