Join June’s General Circle Share
How are you?
How are you, really?
I’m here for the answer that’s longer than “fine”.
Hello fellow human!
You are cordially invited to a virtual General Circle Share on the third Thursday of June (19th). A general format welcomes you to show up as you are. Together, we will create a safe space that allows us to practice both holding and taking up space.
If you’re new to circling (or even if you’re a veteran and crave a reminder), I’ve written about why I circle. Quite simply, circle is one of my truths. It unlocks my way of moving more gracefully in this world.
We start with a short icebreaker and read aloud the General Guidelines. After a short grounding exercise, we’ll open the floor for anyone who wishes to share. You can talk about whatever is on your mind, heart, and soul…the focus in a General Share is you and your experience. We will close with another short grounding exercise to help you transition into whatever life holds next. We call this loose order of events a “flucture", which is a portmanteau of the words “flow” and “structure”.
This General Share marks a new cycle of what we’re calling “Graduated Circles”. Once a season, we will hold a General Share, a Focus Share, and an invite-only experimental space to play with new formats and higher levels of trust. Our Graduated Circles Bold Purpose is:
To create co-facilitated containers and safe spaces to speak our truths by practice the language of human emotions and experiences using General and Focus Circle Guidelines, along with the Assertive Bill of Rights
To provide opportunities for fostering future facilitators through General Circle Shares, offering opening/closing groundings, and co-facilitating General and Focus Shares
To cultivate meaningful connection by rumbling with vulnerability, leaning into discomfort and sharp edges, and developing grounded confidence, the courage to walk alongside, and story stewardship using the language of human emotions and experiences
To close the circle once a quarter/season with invited guests to experiment with circle fluctures. Let’s get weird!
You are also invited to share this invitation with others in your network. We welcome all deep divers, truth seekers, big dreamers, and creative catalysts!
Focused Circle Share: June 19, 2025
Time: 7:30-10:30 PM ET - Time zone converter - When the connections are flowing, it’s easy to get swept up, but we plan to keep a three-hour container!
Your Facilitators: Christy HartSmith and Na’la Phillips
Format: General Circle Share
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