WHAT HAPPENS IN A CIRCLE?
Each circle offers a unique energy and experience, however there are certain aspects that you will find are common to most circles
Welcoming: a warm space and time to arrive an gather together
Opening: a time to invite gratitude, introduce a theme and create safe space with shared agreements
Sharing: The simple art of story telling -although our own stories- always brings a sense of connection and lightens ourselves; every person is invited to take this opportunity to share openly, authentically and without fear of judgement. However there is no pressure to share at all, just active listening is valid way of participating.
Movement: It could be by dancing, making or listening to music, gentle exercises or other creative activities.
Celebration: celebrating each other's brilliance.
Closing: we close the circle with gratitude. Each circle brings an opportunity to practice something that can be taken into your daily exploration of living wisdom
Each circle offers a unique energy and experience, however there are certain aspects that you will find are common to most circles
Welcoming: a warm space and time to arrive an gather together
Opening: a time to invite gratitude, introduce a theme and create safe space with shared agreements
Sharing: The simple art of story telling -although our own stories- always brings a sense of connection and lightens ourselves; every person is invited to take this opportunity to share openly, authentically and without fear of judgement. However there is no pressure to share at all, just active listening is valid way of participating.
Movement: It could be by dancing, making or listening to music, gentle exercises or other creative activities.
Celebration: celebrating each other's brilliance.
Closing: we close the circle with gratitude. Each circle brings an opportunity to practice something that can be taken into your daily exploration of living wisdom
WOMEN'S CIRCLES:
Full Moon and New Moon Circles
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These are inner exploration circles with guided meditations, sharing, reflecting , witnessing and experiencing. They can be quite potent and transformational for attendees, so please aim to allow time afterwards to reintegrate or check in with a friend. At each circle I invite you to go deep into self enquiry and share as much or as little as you are called to, dropping the masks and seeing each other. To be able to do this we create a safe space both through ritual and shared agreements.
Each woman is invited to be held and to hold each other, to be witnessed and to witness each other. FULL MOON CIRCLE, reverence and celebration: The Full Moon brings change and revelation and because of that energy it's an ideal time in the monthly cycle to illuminate any shadows, bringing focus and reconnecting with our own personal journey. In circle we witness and celebrate together and each other. This brings clarity to our path. My Full Moon circles follow ideas develop through my circle training with Sistership Circle an organisation committed to training women to bring out their leadership and unique gifts facilitating circles around the world, as well as many other influences collected along the way... most importantly... nature itself. NEW MOON CIRCLE, Intuition an dreaming: The New Moon brings an opportunity to plant the seeds that we want to nurture and grow. Witnessing our commitments to ourselves and supporting our future. |
MOTHER & DAUGHTER/son CIRCLES:
Mary Cassat
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These are topic exploration circles with a presentation and a dialogue. We aim to explore together how to support girls and us mothers. To remind us that one of our best tools is our own inner work as well as also prepare ourselves and our daughters for rites of passage.
THE HEROINES CLUB: we gather together to follow the book by the same name by Melia Keeton-Digby. MOTHER – DAUGHTER/SON GATHERINGS: we gather together to celebrate ourselves and our daughters and sons, their journey into blossoming women and our mother-daughter connections, this could be a seasonal gathering as a series of circles or a one off gathering. Currently meeting once a month, find out more MOTHER – daughters/sons GATHERINGS: we gather together to celebrate ourselves and our daughters, their journey into blossoming women and thriving men and our mother-daughter/son connections, this could be a seasonal gathering as a series of circles or a one off gathering. Currently meeting once a month with a mother-daughter circle, find out more Also looking for Mothers and their sons to start a coming of age circle for boys 9-14. If you are interested please email me to anistica@protonmail.com |
ACTION CIRCLES:
Water Songs
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These are opportunities to live out the truth and inner juiciness we remember when circling, bringing the circle model to other aspects our life. Bringing to the community action for healing, action for peace or action for learning sustainable everyday living practices
WATER SONGS: During 2019 we sang together for the healing of the waters... the same water that runs through our cells which is the same water that has been on the planet since all those eons ago. Inspired by Nalini Blossom's suggestion of continuing to make 11th of each month “The Day of Prayer for the Peace on Earth” I invite you to go near your nearest water to offer these songs for the healing of the planetary waters. Find more about Nalini and her songs (and support her by purchasing her songs!) here. |
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