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.

The Circle Way Board is committed to providing grants to financially support new initiatives that further the growth of circle practice in the world. This month’s story describes how such a grant offset expenses allowing a small group of women to come together for a day to prepare themselves to host small circle conversations at their annual gathering of Grandmothers.

Reflecting on her time planning and hosting a women’s wilderness canoe trip, Sharon Wichman shares some tips for success.

Get comfortable as Sharon Wichman tells a beautiful story of embedding The Circle Way into the wilderness canoe trip she organized for seven women.

Collaborative hosting requires comfort and trust within and with each other to ensure the intended goals and outcomes will be achieved, while getting there in different ways. Enjoy these tips on collaboratively hosting The Circle Way.

Through participating in The Circle Way training hosted by Edmonton Public School district, retired high school counsellor Mary Frances Fitzgerald describes how she and her colleague, Melinda McNie, boldly applied its components to structure a new and effective way of engaging their partners in service of youth at risk.

Roq Gareau reminds us that beyond sitting in a circle with the basic agreement of confidentiality, three essential practices ensure the well-being of a group.

Roq Gareau shares his experience as both host and participant in a men’s healing circle, guided by The Circle Way principles.

TravelPoet and circle practitioner Kristie McLean shares her beautifully told story of hosting circle in rural Ethopia. 

Kristie McLean shares four thoughtful, important considerations for using circle in international humanitarian work.

Some tips on the continuum of practice of facilitation and hosting.

From the UK, Linda Joy Mitchell shares what it means to trust the process and herself as she accepts an “atypical” invitation to circle up in support of family healing and end of life planning.

Here is “a year in review” of the monthly blogs and tips from 2017 to catch the rich diversity in how The Circle Way is showing up around the world.

A few practitioners share their favourite items in their circle kits, as well as some suggestions for a beginner's circle kit.

Mark Forrester shares how he uses circle practice in his role as rugby coach.