March 1, 2019

The need for circle to build connections in organizations

March 1, 2019

Organizational consultant Jonas David Hunter reflects on his practice of applying circle with his global teams and clients.

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February 1, 2019

Tips: Seeing our blind spots

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February 1, 2019

This month’s story about the Moose Hide Campaign to end violence against women and children inspired this reflection on blind spots and how we begin to have eyes to see our own.

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February 1, 2019

The Moose Hide Campaign

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February 1, 2019

Paniguvluk, Stephanie Papik shares her reflections as she makes preparation to again attend and witness The Moose Hide Campaign in Victoria BC, one of a network of global gatherings to end violence against all women and children worldwide.

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January 1, 2019

Tips: Using circle to create family rituals

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January 1, 2019

Tips: Using circle to create family rituals

Jan Adam offers encouragement and considerations for using The Circle Way to create family rituals.

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January 1, 2019

Bringing The Circle Way home into our family rituals

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January 1, 2019

Jan Adam, a practitioner from the Netherlands, shares a beautiful story of how he and his family used The Circle Way to create the ritual to say good-bye to house that had been their long-time home.

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December 1, 2018

2018 year in review

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December 1, 2018

We close out 2018 providing “a year in review” of the monthly blogs and tips, to catch the rich diversity in how The Circle Way is re-igniting circle in our communities and organizations around the world.

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December 1, 2018

Tips: Addressing diversity, equity and inclusion by asking systemic questions

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December 1, 2018

Tips: Addressing diversity, equity and inclusion by asking systemic questions

Barbara Kerkhoff shares questions to ask at an organizational level when considering diversity, equity and inclusion, from their experience with the Indiana Voices of Women program.

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December 1, 2018

The dandelion effect: addressing diversity, equity and inclusion

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December 1, 2018

The dandelion effect: addressing diversity, equity and inclusion

The Indiana Voices of Women shares their story of empowering multigenerational and culturally diverse women to integrate feminism, spirituality and leadership.

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December 1, 2018

Me and white supremacy workbook

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December 1, 2018

Layla F. Saad has just released “Me and White Supremacy Workbook”, described as “Part education, part activation, the Me And White Supremacy Workbook is a first-of-its-kind personal anti-racism tool for people holding white privilege to begin to examine and dismantle their complicity in the oppressive system of white supremacy.”

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November 1, 2018

Tips: The Circle Way for teachers

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November 1, 2018

Youssra Badr shares the following tips from her experience of creating classroom meetings using The Circle Way.

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November 1, 2018

Using The Circle Way in the classroom

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November 1, 2018

Youssra Badr shares how she applied The Circle Way components to create community among her elementary students using the class meeting protocol.

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October 1, 2018

Tips for making your heart wish real

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October 1, 2018

Paige Nelson offers what she has learned about taking her “heart wish” to intention and then to a program of community education and support using The Circle Way.

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October 1, 2018

Cultivating conscious parents

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October 1, 2018

Paige Nelson describes her intention for designing a circle-based education and support program for parents to combat the rise in teen suicide in her community.

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September 1, 2018

7 tips for generative check-ins

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September 1, 2018

Beth Sanders offers thoughtful depth to the conversation on hosting check-ins.

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September 1, 2018

Welcoming our humanity with a check-in question

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September 1, 2018

Welcoming our humanity with a check-in question

Amanda Fenton describes how crafting a timely and responsive question for a structured online space helped an international gathering arrive and step into their learning together.

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August 1, 2018

Tips: Bringing center into online Zoom circles

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August 1, 2018

Tips: Bringing center into online Zoom circles

Increasingly we’re seeing circle effectively used in virtual space. Here, Sharon Wichman shares her experiences with creating a physical centre in online circles.

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August 1, 2018

My first circle: A series focused on self-care

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August 1, 2018

My first circle: A series focused on self-care

This month we feature a wonderful “how to” story about offering a “real” circle to the community on the topic of self-care.

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July 1, 2018

Tips for creative talking pieces

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July 1, 2018

Tips for using stuffed animals as creative talking pieces, their symbolism, and how they help people broach difficult topics.

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July 1, 2018

Puppets in the centre – Easing into heartful conversation

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July 1, 2018

Puppets in the centre – Easing into heartful conversation

This month we read how five librarians from a large metropolitan public library use stuffed animal puppets in their staff circles to ease and deepen the conversation about the impact of job relocation.

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June 1, 2018

Tips: What to consider when applying for a grant from The Circle Way

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June 1, 2018

When the Arizona Council of Grandmothers made application to board of The Circle Way for a grant to assist their circle facilitator training day, they included the following elements.