The circle is a common first culture that is indigenous to all peoples, including the white tribes of pre-Roman Europe. Campfire rings in Africa and the Nile Delta date back more than 100,000 years. Evidence of these long-cooled ashes of culture-building councils spread with humanity as we populated the globe. We, who practice circle today, […]
Christina Baldwin was the “sacred emcee” at Kelly Lindsay’s celebration of life. What follows is her introduction, which makes more sense if you kept up with Kelly’s CaringBridge blog. Christina and Ann Linnea are founders of The Circle Way and “godmothers” of Healing Circles. Welcome to this celebration of life. We are here because—our […]
The very nature of healing circles invites what is unhealed to present itself in hopes of healing. People can arrive raw without being quite sure themselves what their emotions are, how to hold themselves together, or how to let themselves fall apart. Hosts set a calm environment and tone and recite circle agreements that are […]
