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.

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.

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

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.

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

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

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

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.

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.