With a volunteer and a countdown timer with a pleasant sound. Let your helper know what you both are about to do. Sit facing them. Direct them to sit in total silence with you. Set the timer for 7 minutes, then pace it out of sight as well. Ask them to think about an unpleasant experience of their choosing and then a pleasant experience, and then in the remaining time direct them to think about their breathing in and out slowly and deeply until the timer chimes. While they are thinking you are to pay attention to their nonverbal behaviors (face, skin, movement, breathing, posture). Notice your own internal reactions to their nonverbal behaviors. Observe yourself as you sit in total silence with someone as you observe them. Afterward process this shared experience with them

Describe observations, and explain what you learned from sitting in silence with another person