Stop the Small Talk

GROUP 6-22 EVENTS

Stop the Small Talk

A six-week relational practice
hosted by Group 6-22.

For people who want more than polite conversation — and less than performance.

Join the TIDE

This is how we announce the next cohort opening.

The current cohort is in progress. New participants are invited when the next practice opens.

What Is Stop the Small Talk?

You can be in a room full of people and still feel alone.

You can live with others and still feel unseen.

You can talk all day and never feel met.

You’re not broken. The way we’ve been taught to connect is.

For generations, we’ve been conditioned to replace presence with performance. To avoid risk, silence, and anything that might slow us down. Small talk isn’t the enemy—it’s the habit we reach for when we’ve forgotten how to actually be with each other.

Stop the Small Talk is a practice space for learning how to be with people more honestly, without performing insight, fixing the moment, or rushing toward closure.

HOUSE RULES

No fixing.

No explaining.

No rescue.

No rush.

Practice before interpretation.

How It Works

Live Gatherings

  • One live gathering each week
  • Format varies (Zoom, in-person, or hybrid)
  • Time & location shared with registrants
  • New cohort openings announced via the TIDE

Between Sessions

  • Daily attention practices (5–10 minutes)
  • No homework to submit
  • No pressure to share
  • Bring what happened. We work with what’s real.

ACCESS

Cohort openings and access details are shared by email through the TIDE: Join the TIDE →

Who This Is For

This practice is for people who:

  • Are tired of performative conversation
  • Want deeper connection without spectacle
  • Are curious about presence, not perfection
  • Can commit to six weeks of practice
  • Want structure without pressure
  • Prefer honesty over polish

You don’t need prior experience. You do need willingness.

Hosted by Group 6-22

Stop the Small Talk is hosted by Group 6-22—an organization cultivating presence, relational intelligence, and new forms of gathering beyond extraction and performance.

This practice is a doorway into the larger ethos we steward: time, attention, and relationship as real currencies—and presence as infrastructure.

Stewarding the Practice

This practice is stewarded by Marquis D. Hunt, founder of Group 6-22.

Read Marquis’ bio →

Stay Oriented

Stop the Small Talk opens periodically. If you want to receive information when the next practice begins, join the TIDE.

Join the TIDE

You’ll get cohort announcements and next steps by email.

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