'Evening in the Colony' Grant Wood Colony House Iowa City

5 minutes being together In silence To experience the space of being together in silence: Choose a time after everyone has arrived and there is no pressing activity. Turn off all electronic devices and put them physically out of view and out of reach. Remove any watches and put them out of view. Turn off any music. Dim the lights. Put down food and beverages. Gather everyone together in a room (or two adjacent rooms if need be). Sit so everyone can see one other. Sit comfortably. One person will need to arrange to set a timer for five minutes, put the timer out of sight and join the others. At the end of five minutes, while maintaining silence, shake hands with one other. Be still. Be silent. Be here