Practicing Circle Archives - Healing Circles Global

The guardian: noticing and sensing

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.

Safety in Numbers: Five Circle Agreements

Deepening circle practice, Front Page, Learn post, Practicing Circle

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?

Deepening circle practice, Front Page, Front page post, Learn post, Practicing Circle

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.