We are more connected than ever with technology, but lonelier than ever,” Ikroop Nijjar reminds us. As founder of The Listening Club, Nijjar seeks to counter this experience through listening sessions. “Why listening?

Because it is the one time we are truly present,” she says. This Saturday, she will join participants for a session, You had me at Hello! with podcaster and audio practitioner Mae Mariam Thomas. “The session is focused on voice as a means of experiencing emotion,” the founder adds.