How long is a sharing circle?

Sharing Circles can vary from being a quick one minute check-in to a good ten minutes per person. From there the circle can go around in seating order.

What is a share circle?

We are referring to “talking or sharing circles” - bringing youth together in a circle and asking each individual to speak while the rest of the group practices active listening. In youth programs, these circle meetings are often called “sharing circles” or “community circles”.

How do I run a share circle?

The host (the person whose house we are in that week) opens the circle and we pass the Talking Stick around for a quick check-in. Then we place the stick in the middle of the circle and people grab it to share something that's in their heart and put it back for someone else to follow.

What happens in a talking circle?

Talking circles can be used for discussion, problem solving, and/or decision making. The basic purpose of a talking circle is to create a safe, non-judgmental place where each participant has the opportunity to contribute to the discussion of difficult and/or important issues.

How do you end a shared circle?

If all participants that have chosen to speak are finished, the circle will end with the faciltator holding the talking piece. Everyone who didn't speak should be offered another opportunity. It is okay to pass the talking piece back around the circle to that person, should they choose to speak.

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What is a healing circle?

Healing circles are often called hocokah in the Lakota language, which means a sacred circle and is also the word for altar. The hocokah consists of people who sit together in a talking circle, in prayer, in ceremony, and are committed to helping one another and to each other's healing.

How do you lead a talking circle?

The participants sit in a circle and pass a talking stick or an eagle feather from one to the other, always to the left. The holder of the (sacred) object is the one allowed to speak. All other participants must give their full attention to the speaker and not interrupt.

How do you start a healing circle?

What does a circle mean for First Nations?

First Nations people observed that the circle is a dominant symbol in nature and has come to represent wholeness, completion, and the cycles of life (including the cycle of human communication).

How do I start sharing?

How do you hold a virtual circle?

Hold their talking piece up so it's visible to participants, which indicates they wish to speak. Say, “I'm passing the talking piece to [name].” Pick up their talking piece from an imaginary center and say “I'm picking up the talking piece.” Then say “I'm returning the piece to the center” when finished.

What are types of circles?

There are three different types of circles which are tangent circles, concentric circles, and congruent circles.

What is a circle facilitator?

The facilitator sets the tone and atmosphere of the circle through voice tone, body language, attentive listening, depth of prompts for each round, and adherence to mutually agreed upon values and guidelines.

How do you run a Reiki share?

During a Reiki share, the recipients ultimately break into small groups and take turns lying down on massage tables. Multiple practitioners gather around each recipient and place their hands on or over them, rotating to make sure all attendees receive a similar amount of attention.

What is a releasing circle?

Releasing circles also include state actors, but usually come together in prison after an offender has served part of their sentence, and are up for parole (Canadian Resource Centre for Victims of Crime 2011).

What is a Reiki healing circle?

The premise behind reiki circles is simple: A certified reiki practitioner will gather a group of people to assemble (either virtually or in person) around somebody or something who is in need of positive energy. It can be a person who is recovering from trauma or injury, a philanthropic cause, or a social issue.

How would you implement circle sharing in the classroom?

What is a circle discussion?

A discussion circle is when a teacher and their students sit in a circle and participate in a student-led conversation that explores ideas, questions, experiences and opinions.

What happens in a women's circle?

Women's circles are an opportunity to meet with others from all walks of life and share the wisdom of experience. Rather than carrying on as normal during their menstrual cycle – or attempting to ignore it altogether – women are encouraged to rest and honour a time of natural change in the body.

What are trauma circles?

These Circles explore Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) and raise awareness of the prevalence of ACEs throughout society. We've found that sharing, addressing and examining the impacts of childhood trauma through open dialogue creates a tremendous opening for healing to begin.

What is a sacred circle?

The Sacred Circle is a “traditional symbolic circle” that incorporates the spiritual beliefs of many Indian tribes of North America, including Dakota Nations, Blackfoot Confederacy, Cree, Saulteaux, and Assiniboine nations in Canada.

What are sister circles?

Sister Circles is a group for women of self-identified women of color who gather as a collective community. This group was designed to provide a secure space for women of color to explore their identity/s, discuss challenges and strengths, and explore the needs of women in different spheres of life.

What should a woman bring to a circle?

Invite the women to each bring a flower, candle and/or a sacred object to place in the centre of the circle. By creating the altar together, everyone sees themselves in it.

What are moon circles?

A moon circle is exactly what it sounds like: a group of people—typically women, but moon circles are all-inclusive—gathering in the evening to harness the potent energy of the moon.