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facilitating & hosting

Leaving With Confidence: The Circle Way With Family

“Tell me a little more about what you hope for from the practicum?” This is a question that pops up during our phone calls with the people who have applied to attend The Circle Way practicum happening on Whidbey Island, Washington this August. One of the common themes in the answer to this question is […]

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personal reflections

Spontaneous Circles

At my uncle’s last night; a gathering of family from far and wide (the second time in just over two weeks) to celebrate my Auntie Sylvia’s life. As more and more people arrived to give hugs, enjoy food and settle in some of us moved downstairs where it was cooler; plunked in comfy chairs, loveseats […]

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personal reflections

Siblings

One of the silver linings of the trek back to Saskatchewan was seeing my siblings. One is in north eastern Alberta with my awesome sister-in-law, one was in Calgary (soon to be Washington DC) and my other sister is here in Vancouver. As we’ve grown into our adult lives we don’t get the chance to […]