The Repeating Question

Depth · what it can open●●●○3 — emotional

Holding · facilitation2 — facilitator

Trust · group readiness★★some

Disclosure · what is sharedrequired

In pairs, walking: one person asks the same question again and again — "What do I find enjoyable and important in life?" — receiving each answer in silence and asking once more. The repetition wears through rehearsed answers to what actually matters. Roles swap; notes afterwards.

Hold with care

The question digs deeper with each round — askers hold neutrality, never comment on answers; answerers may stay at whatever layer they choose

Practical

Time: 60-90 min
Group: 6–20 · pairs
Settings: in-person, outdoors
Materials: Pens, paper or notebooks; walking space
Mechanisms: dialogic-encounter, narrative-identity, stillness-silence
Change scope: state · repeatable

Origin & where it lives

Maleah Knevel, Margreet Smit & Miranda Trippenzee via Transition Makers Toolbox (IIS UvA); repeated-question dyad tradition (Enlightenment Intensive lineage) — Contemplative dyad inquiry

Instructions: open online

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status: checked · added 2026-08-25