Circle started around the cook-fires of humanity’s ancestors and has accompanied us ever since. We remember this space. When we listen, we speak more thoughtfully. We lean in to shared purpose.
Christina Baldwin and Ann Linnea, The…
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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…
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Toward the end of my brother’s life, he spent every waking hour in a faux-leather armchair by his living room window. He was companioned by the puff-puff-puffing of an oxygen concentrator, a walker with a basket full of pills, a laptop that…
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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…
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Gathering
by Gary Vallat (written after a massive circle for Kelly that took place at Soundview Center)
For Kelly and Diana Lindsay
The crowd enters the sanctuary
milling about appreciating
the beauty of the place,
anticipating the…
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Tributes from Healing Circles Langley
Kitty Adams: Kelly’s mind was brilliant, but it was his warm welcome that drew me into HCL. In my raw state after the death of my husband, every time I walked through that door, Kelly greeted me with…
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Claire Robson from Vancouver, Canada, joined a new healing circle at Callanish and shares her experience and perspective as a member.Â
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Deborah Baker first learned about healing circles at Commonweal’s Cancer Help Program. She describes her caregiver journey and how healing circles could have helped. She is inspired to start a healing circle for caregivers in Hawaii.
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As co-host of a new healing circle for caregivers at Callanish (in Vancouver, Canada), Susie lets the circle do the work. With minimal structure, the participants create their own healing and meet their own needs.Â
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The mission of Roots is to help improve individual and community well-being by creating a supportive atmosphere in which people are encouraged to make positive life decisions, build community, and learn ways to improve health and wellness.
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The guardian: noticing and sensing
Learn post, Practicing CircleThe roots of circle
About post, LineageDying without an elephant
Grief post, Kelly LindsayLet the Sacred Festivities Begin
Kelly LindsayPoems and Essays Written in Honor of Kelly
Kelly LindsayTributes to Kelly Lindsay
Cancer post, Kelly LindsayWords from a CaregiverÂ
Accessing Emotion, Addressing Meaningful Questions, Caregiving post, Practicing CircleCaring for a Soulmate
Accessing Emotion, Addressing Meaningful Questions, Caregiving postA Healing Circle for Supporters
Addressing Meaningful Questions, Healing Circles CentersRoots: Exploring the Art of Wellness
Healing Circles Centers