Put the Self in Self Care - July Focus Circle Share
How do you care for yourself?
Would you like to share and hear other perspectives on cultivating a self-care tool kit?
Hello fellow human!
You are cordially invited to a virtual Focused Circle Share on the third Thursday of July. The theme of this Circle will be “Put the Self in Self-Care”.
“I had to examine, in my dreams as well as in my immune-function tests, the devastating effects of overextension. Overextending myself is not stretching myself. I had to accept how difficult it is to monitor the difference. Necessary for me as cutting down on sugar. Crucial. Physically. Psychically. Caring for myself is not self-indulgence, it is self-preservation, and that is an act of political warfare.” - Audre Lorde
July is hot and we neurospicy souls want to create some collective relief from the heat of the pressure cooker we currently find ourselves in. With so much chaos, violence, and heartbreak in the world we need the balm of self-care to bring us back to our center, to remind us of our truth and to help us maintain our health: mental, physical & emotional.
To that end, our focus for this summer circle is the cultivation of a collaborative self-care tool kit. The intention is to share our collective resources and rituals so that from this reserve we may each create or enhance a daily self-care routine / ritual. Prompts will be presented during circle so please bring a journal if that's a helpful processing tool.
The support and love found in the container of this Circle nourishes, encourages and supports all who are held within. The container is a space where you can freely speak your truth. You will be heard, received and held in respect, reverence and the utmost confidence. All are welcome here.
The light flucture—a portmanteau of “light flow plan / structure”—will consist of introducing the theme, a short icebreaker, opening and closing meditations to ground and center us, reading aloud of the Focus Circle Guidelines, an introduction of the current prompt, and then space in the center to hold us all as we practice sharing our truth.
Focused Circle Share: July 17, 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 will try to keep to a three-hour container!
Your Facilitators: Jenifer Mahanes and Kaya Nazworth
Format: Focused circle share on the topic of “Put the Self in Self-Care”
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