Author: Niki Laan

1. There is an ‘Inquiry’ group to find a partner when you feel the need to do an (online) inquiry with someone.
2. A ‘Sharing’ group is available for sharing events, thoughts, etc., related to the school and the spiritual work.
3. There is also a ‘Remote Participation’ group for those who are joining a retreat online and are looking for an inquiry partner for the exercises (at DHNL1, online participation is only facilitated via a livestream with a laptop, but not through, for example, breakout rooms).
4. In addition, there are various smaller groups for the small groups.

The vast majority of members participate in the ‘Inquiry’ and ‘Sharing’ groups.

The existence of these groups is communicated through various channels. Among other things, we have our own website where documents related to the group and the retreats are posted (such as Zoom links, small group assignments, retreat programs, student fund accountability, list of available teachers, etc.), and the links to the different Signal groups can be found there. 

We deliberately chose Signal as our communication platform instead of WhatsApp, and this has not caused any issues.