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August 1, 2020

Reflecting on race equity work

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August 1, 2020

In this video, Diane Jordan, Nancy Fritsche Eagan and Richard Rivera discuss their work hosting race equity circles.

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July 1, 2020

Exploring how a meditation circle develops authentic self-expression

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July 1, 2020

Exploring how a meditation circle develops authentic self-expression

This month’s story comes from Nam Pham, who hosts online meditation circles, workshops, and conversation gatherings for participants around the world.

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July 1, 2020

Tips: reducing zoom fatigue and humanizing online connections

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July 1, 2020

Tips: reducing zoom fatigue and humanizing online connections

Some ways circle practitioners are reducing ‘zoom fatigue’ and how to help humanize online connections.

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June 1, 2020

Tips: designing online circles

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June 1, 2020

Penny Hamilton and Jan Elston connected with circle practitioner Amanda Fenton to surface some considerations for designing their online circles.

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June 1, 2020

Creating an online circle experience in times of physical isolation

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June 1, 2020

Creating an online circle experience in times of physical isolation

Penny Hamilton shares the story of shifting a series of in-person workshops to online, without losing the circle experience.

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May 1, 2020

Five tips for cultivating powerful presence in circle

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May 1, 2020

Circle practitioner Tenneson Woolf offers five tips for cultivating powerful presence in circle.

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May 1, 2020

The power of the circle

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May 1, 2020

Sandra Walters shares her story of experiencing the power of the circle.

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April 1, 2020

Five tips for re-humanizing meeting structure and process

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April 1, 2020

Five tips for re-humanizing meeting structure and process

Tenneson Woolf offers tips that can re-humanize through the simple, ongoing practice that circle can so beautifully provide.

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April 1, 2020

The Circle Way in practice in medical teams

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April 1, 2020

Natalija Vrhunc shares how she created a ‘training in communication’ workshop based on The Circle Way for people working in the medical profession.

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March 16, 2020

Resources: Hosting circles online

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March 16, 2020

With many people finding themselves suddenly shifting their in-person circles and meetings to virtual/online, here are some previous blog posts and resources.

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March 1, 2020

Life-friendly tips to process grief – in and out of circle

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March 1, 2020

Life-friendly tips to process grief – in and out of circle

Rebecca Puterbaugh offers her wise, lived experience practices to help process grief, both in and out of circle.

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March 1, 2020

Healing grief in the midst of modern life

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March 1, 2020

Healing grief in the midst of modern life

This month features a story from Rebecca Puterbaugh about powerful support in helping her heal grief.

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February 1, 2020

Tips for hosting writing circles

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February 1, 2020

Lynda Monk, a writer and circle practitioner, offers the following tips for hosting writing circles in your community.

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February 1, 2020

The Circle Way for writers

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February 1, 2020

This month features a story by Lynda Monk who attended The Self as Source of Story, and describes how the skilfully held circle created the requisite trust and community for deep reflection, enduring relationships, and meaningful writing.

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January 1, 2020

5 tips for hosting non-verbal circles

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January 1, 2020

Jamari Michael shares his tips for hosting non-verbal circles

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January 1, 2020

The beauty & benefits of non-verbal circle

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January 1, 2020

The beauty & benefits of non-verbal circle

Jamari Michael describes how he crafted a non-verbal start point and check-in for his colleagues from his appreciation for silence.

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December 1, 2019

2019 year in review

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December 1, 2019

We close out 2019 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, 2019

Tips: Building safety, respect and trust with agreements

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December 1, 2019

Tips: Building safety, respect and trust with agreements

Tips from the Innovative Young Indigenous Leaders Symposium on how they used components from The Circle Way to design and successfully create the safe and respectful container for their symposium.

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December 1, 2019

Innovative Young Indigenous Leaders Symposium

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December 1, 2019

A story from the Innovative Young Indigenous Leaders Symposium, on how their work together was supported and framed by The Circle Way.

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November 1, 2019

Tips: Practices for sustaining authentic leadership in complex times

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November 1, 2019

Tips: Practices for sustaining authentic leadership in complex times

Inspired by Kristen Lombard’s article “The Circle Way to Authentic Leadership'“, here are several practices for sustaining authentic leadership in complex times, borrowing from Susan Szpakowski’s “Little Book of Practice: For Authentic Leadership in Action”.