Wheaton Franciscan Sisters learn that, “Circle incarnates the value of hearing each voice and strengthens a common sense of wholeness.” Meeting in circle regularly gave them great hope that they would hold together in uncertain times and could do what they needed to.
Archive: Calling the spirit circle – creating a spiritual community
Archive: Creative giving
Archive: A community disagrees on how an abandoned railroad should be used
Archive: The circle that should have closed
Archive: The circle that heals physicians’ hearts
Archive: The circle that wouldn't close
Archive: The Yurt Blessing
Archive: Two Circle Tales
Archive: Circle Way in Discussion Groups
Archive: First Circle Among Friends
Archive: Resolving a Problem in a Large Organization
Archive: A Circle Tale in Three Countries
Archive: Reigniting the Spirit of Caring
Sue Edstrom shares the following story from one of her organization's 3-day Reigniting the Spirit of Caring workshops that are transforming health care through the implementation of Relationship-Based Care to strengthen leadership, improve patient care, design effective systems and build winning teams.
Archive: Learnings for the New Now
Archive: Circle and Centering Pregnancy
Sharon Schindler Rising founded an organization on the belief that the most important thing pregnant women can experience is community and confidence in their mothering skills. The Centering Pregnancy model circles share some of the The Circle Way circle components, but have style all their own. After Sharon attended a The Circle Way Circle Practicum, she shared this story of how she used her learnings with her board, faculty and women's groups.
