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John (Geo) Errante

Re-entry circles with incarcerated men

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In 2001, my son was sentenced to 2.5 years in the Kansas Juvenile Correctional Facility. Let's just say it was God's way to open my heart to the flock that He was calling me to shepherd. For more than two decades, I've been teaching, mentoring,…

Are you a karmic yogi?

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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…
Nate and Angela

Circles for teachers and their students

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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…
Beth Light and Harmony Hill

Circles at nursing retreats

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Harmony Hill, once a brick-and-mortar retreat center in Union, Washington, has merged with CancerLifeline and brings to that nonprofit its beloved in-person retreats for cancer patients and their loved ones. It also brings its “Harmony retreats”…
Jaune Evans and Commonweal labyrinth

Circles at cancer retreats

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When illness enters our life experience, a spiritual change can occur. We can feel alone—outsiders to the vital flow of energy that sustains us when we’re in community. One antidote for feelings of isolation is to belong, to find kindred…
Cynthia Clough with Italian flag in background

A culture of healing

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“Third culture kids” are children who are raised in a culture (or several) other than the one that is native to them. They grow up feeling that they don’t truly belong in their adoptive countries or in their country of origin. My father…
Mandala created by members of LWC 8

The traveling mandala

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Our Living with Cancer circle formed in 2020, when in-person support groups were rare. One of our members had tried other online cancer support groups, but ours was the one that stuck for her. We were creating bonds of support, love, and friendship,…
“Low tide at Brighton Beach” by Helen Haden.This photo is licensed under CC BY-NC 2.0

Far apart, yet so close

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Sitting on Brighton Beach and watching the large grey and white waves, I want to enter the sea and jump over each one. Childhood memories of doing so in warmer Mediterranean climates come flooding back. But I am no longer a child. I…
Nicci de Wet-du Toit

Sitting at the feet of masters

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Death in all forms has been a part of my life since I was a six-year old growing up in South Africa. Each death felt like something that was connected to me got lost or broke off. I was drawn to discussions about death and found it odd and irritating…
Christine Flagler

The gift of living with cancer

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Christine was first diagnosed with breast cancer when she was 39, and when it recurred at 42, her doctors told her she probably wouldn’t survive. Now, at 80, she’s lived with cancer for more than half her life. “When I didn’t die…