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Are you a karmic yogi?

When we opened the doors at Healing Circles Langley in 2015, we were so moved by the number of people who walked in wanting to be of service. What little training we had to offer at the time was for how to host healing circles of eight to 10…

Circles for teachers and their students

Front page post, In Your Organization, In Your Profession, Practicing Circle

Angela (Ang) Coxen is a retired educator who first learned about circle work at an Art of Hosting training offered through her union. There, she was exposed to a number of hosting methods, but The Circle Way stood out. “This one lands for…

Lifting the veil and encountering Truth

Cancer post, In Your Community, Practicing Circle

You wouldn’t think a 37-square-mile area inhabited by 11,055 people would feel like a small town, but Vashon Island does–especially for someone like Gail Labinski. During her decades as a teacher, she has watched many an islander grow up…

The guardian: noticing and sensing

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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…

Words from a Caregiver

Accessing Emotion, Addressing Meaningful Questions, Caregiving post, Practicing Circle

Claire Robson from Vancouver, Canada, joined a new healing circle at Callanish and shares her experience and perspective as a member.

Healing Circles for Youth

Discovering Self through the Arts, Practicing Circle

Heart Circles at the Power of Hope camp take place in a safe space and a familiar community, allowing teens to drop into their authentic voices. The space is deeply respected. Many young people report that this is the peak experience of the camp.

Healing circles: rooted in five agreements

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For everyone in the circle to feel truly safe, the underlying assumption must be that everyone in attendance will honor the Circle Agreements, and that the Host and Guardian will be resolute in attending to them.

What Makes a Circle Healing?

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The only person who can accurately perceive a circle to be healing is the individual circle participant. Healing, as with pain, is what the person says it is.