Thinking like water – Voices of heart politics

Abstract

Based on the author's personal involvement and material from interviews with other people attending, this article offer a personal reflection on the history of Heart Politics, a New Zealand social change gathering, since its inception in 1989, and includes reference to wider influences on the gathering. Although the gathering itself is not designed to be a personal development or therapy group, the article presents an opportunity to consider how long-running intentional groups can have a transformative effect on committed attenders.