Do you run a group or a circle?
Join us for insights into circle facilitation. We speak to people who have created spaces where people can speak without interruption and listen without judgement. You will learn from people who have successfully facilitated groups in schools, universities, local communities, within government and in corporate environments. You will discover how these circles were created, funded and learn how you can create and build your own communities and circles. Listen to shorter episodes with Julia and Tessa for explorations into concepts about circle holding and practical tips:
* What is a talking circle?
* What is circle holding as a role?
* How do you manage big personalities and big feelings ?
* How do you support deep listening?
* Should it be free, by donation or a charge?
* Are talking circles just a bit woo woo?
* And favourite memories and challenging moments in circle time
Listen to longer interviews with diverse circle holders for fantastic insights into holding space:
Series 1
* Imposter syndrome and group dynamics with Kate Codrington
* Radical empathy with Narrative 4’s Lee Keylock
* Co-facilitation with Red School's Alexandra Pope and Sjanie Hugo Wurlizter
* Circle as a container for breathwork with Benedict Beaumont
* Working with children and talking about sensitive topics with Jane Bennett
* Creating space for health masculinity with Lee Stegels
* Funding what your community needs with Becoming Mum’s Liz Allum
* Including diverse voices through Participatory Democracy with Andy Pierce
Series 2
* Diversity and Inclusion in Circle with Mike Irwin of Mankind Project (part 1)
* Embodied Listening: Focusing as a Technique in Circle with Marta Fabregat
* Running A Circle at Home (and Plant Medicine) with Nicky Yazbeck
* The Nuts and Bolts of Circle Facilitation with Mike Irwin (part 2)
* Listening as Compassionate Leadership with Jenny Burrell
* Peace Circles in Schools with Roy Leighton
* Sex Education with Dr Sophie King Hill
* Sensual Circles with Henika Patel
You can help this podcast continue to broadcast by donating:
https://www.gofundme.com/f/spread-stories-of-communities-building-circles-of-hope/
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Do you run a group or a circle?
Join us for insights into circle facilitation. We speak to people who have created spaces where people can speak without interruption and listen without judgement. You will learn from people who have successfully facilitated groups in schools, universities, local communities, within government and in corporate environments. You will discover how these circles were created, funded and learn how you can create and build your own communities and circles. Listen to shorter episodes with Julia and Tessa for explorations into concepts about circle holding and practical tips:
* What is a talking circle?
* What is circle holding as a role?
* How do you manage big personalities and big feelings ?
* How do you support deep listening?
* Should it be free, by donation or a charge?
* Are talking circles just a bit woo woo?
* And favourite memories and challenging moments in circle time
Listen to longer interviews with diverse circle holders for fantastic insights into holding space:
Series 1
* Imposter syndrome and group dynamics with Kate Codrington
* Radical empathy with Narrative 4’s Lee Keylock
* Co-facilitation with Red School's Alexandra Pope and Sjanie Hugo Wurlizter
* Circle as a container for breathwork with Benedict Beaumont
* Working with children and talking about sensitive topics with Jane Bennett
* Creating space for health masculinity with Lee Stegels
* Funding what your community needs with Becoming Mum’s Liz Allum
* Including diverse voices through Participatory Democracy with Andy Pierce
Series 2
* Diversity and Inclusion in Circle with Mike Irwin of Mankind Project (part 1)
* Embodied Listening: Focusing as a Technique in Circle with Marta Fabregat
* Running A Circle at Home (and Plant Medicine) with Nicky Yazbeck
* The Nuts and Bolts of Circle Facilitation with Mike Irwin (part 2)
* Listening as Compassionate Leadership with Jenny Burrell
* Peace Circles in Schools with Roy Leighton
* Sex Education with Dr Sophie King Hill
* Sensual Circles with Henika Patel
You can help this podcast continue to broadcast by donating:
https://www.gofundme.com/f/spread-stories-of-communities-building-circles-of-hope/
Resolving Conflict Through Circle with Sophie Docker
Circle Holding
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3 months ago
Resolving Conflict Through Circle with Sophie Docker
Sophie and Tessa talked about:
• Moving away from right and wrong dynamics to a different way of engaging
• Restorative justice addresses harm after it has happened e.g. working with local police
• Restorative practice is about every interaction, shifting out of who’s right and wrong and to what really matters and how can we move forwards
• I-messaging means talking from my personal experience rather than you language or how it is (as if factual) – what’s true for me is indisputable and allows space for difference
• Speaking from multiple social truths
• Move away from divisive, binary debating to what matters
• Important to create a container for this different style of communicating, which involves getting consent to work WITH people rather than do a process to people
• Where there is conflict, a risk assessment needs to be done to determine if there is a willingness to shift – can ask, “What needs are being met by not moving and what needs are not being met by moving your views?”
• Having enough support is critical for facilitators – lack of support can show up as physical symptoms
• Debriefing helps to process the facilitation and move from reactivity to memory
• Constantly trying to prove rightness and wrongness is costly in terms of your nervous system
• Circle spaces can create a more equal space than other set ups – important to become ‘power literate’
• ‘Flat’ organisations usually hide power dynamics
• Ways of dealing with power differentials could be to decide the order in which people speak or not having everyone speak
• Want to avoid ‘group think’ where focus on sameness rather than making space for difference, although it’s understandable to focus on sameness to ensure belonging where there’s less power
• Bringing authenticity into communication is countercultural! E.g. Not to slip into saying “I’m fine” when you’re not.
• I-messaging is a way to be authentic and belong
Circle Holding
Do you run a group or a circle?
Join us for insights into circle facilitation. We speak to people who have created spaces where people can speak without interruption and listen without judgement. You will learn from people who have successfully facilitated groups in schools, universities, local communities, within government and in corporate environments. You will discover how these circles were created, funded and learn how you can create and build your own communities and circles. Listen to shorter episodes with Julia and Tessa for explorations into concepts about circle holding and practical tips:
* What is a talking circle?
* What is circle holding as a role?
* How do you manage big personalities and big feelings ?
* How do you support deep listening?
* Should it be free, by donation or a charge?
* Are talking circles just a bit woo woo?
* And favourite memories and challenging moments in circle time
Listen to longer interviews with diverse circle holders for fantastic insights into holding space:
Series 1
* Imposter syndrome and group dynamics with Kate Codrington
* Radical empathy with Narrative 4’s Lee Keylock
* Co-facilitation with Red School's Alexandra Pope and Sjanie Hugo Wurlizter
* Circle as a container for breathwork with Benedict Beaumont
* Working with children and talking about sensitive topics with Jane Bennett
* Creating space for health masculinity with Lee Stegels
* Funding what your community needs with Becoming Mum’s Liz Allum
* Including diverse voices through Participatory Democracy with Andy Pierce
Series 2
* Diversity and Inclusion in Circle with Mike Irwin of Mankind Project (part 1)
* Embodied Listening: Focusing as a Technique in Circle with Marta Fabregat
* Running A Circle at Home (and Plant Medicine) with Nicky Yazbeck
* The Nuts and Bolts of Circle Facilitation with Mike Irwin (part 2)
* Listening as Compassionate Leadership with Jenny Burrell
* Peace Circles in Schools with Roy Leighton
* Sex Education with Dr Sophie King Hill
* Sensual Circles with Henika Patel
You can help this podcast continue to broadcast by donating:
https://www.gofundme.com/f/spread-stories-of-communities-building-circles-of-hope/
