Circlework Leadership Training

September 23 - 30, 2010

Registration form and Scholarship information

• Do you want to work with groups in ways that foster authentic, transformative connection?
• Do you want to contribute to the creation of a peaceful global community?
• Are you ready for a radically non-religious, inclusive approach to spirituality?
• Are you committed to healing, personal growth, and peace?
• Do want to connect with other powerful women?

If so, taking the Circlework™ Training may be your next step. Used skillfully, circle gatherings are a potent medicine for healing ourselves and the planet. Jalaja Bonheim, the originator of Circlework™, teaches throughout the US and Canada, as well as in Israel, where she helps Jewish and Palestinian women connect in life-changing ways. The Circlework™ Training empowers women of all ages and professions to lead circle gatherings, be it in schools, hospitals, businesses, churches, or any other arena.

Schedule: Assuming our three Afghan sisters join us this year, he Training will begin on the evening of September 23rd. Participants should arrive no later than 5pm; however, we encourage you to come early in the day in order to get settled and meet our Middle Eastern sisters. The training will end at noon on the 30th.

If the Afghan women do not come, we will end on the 29th instead of the 30. Please check in closer to the date to confirm the correct dates.

"The circle is one of the most potent medicines we possess for healing ourselves and our planet, but most leaders still have little understanding of how circles function and how to use them effectively. If the circle is a generator of power, they're tapping just 20 percent of its capacity. This is why for the last two decades, I've been on a mission to educate people about the value, importance, and skillful use of circle gatherings."

— Jalaja Bonheim

The Circlework Training will:

• Empower you as a woman, leader, and peacemaker.
• Help you clarify your direction and goals.
• Give you a new perspective on the extraordinary transformation our planet is currently undergoing, and your role in it.
• Immerse you in a field of nurturing, healing energy.
• Prepare you to bring a greater sense of sacred presence to all your relationships.
• Clear inner blocks that hold you back from stepping into your full power.
• Teach you to use circle geometry as a tool for healing and awakening.
• Help you respond skillfully to the most common challenges that circle leaders face.
• Provide a wealth of practical tips and tools, including body-centered and non-verbal practices.
  Connect you with a beautiful community of powerful, open-hearted women.

The fastest way to change society is to mobilize the women of the world.                                              

Charles Malik, former president, United Nations General Assembly

The Circlework™ Training includes theoretical sections and discussion, as well as hands-on experiential practice. You will explore your personal relationship to the circle and identify your challenges and your calling in working with circles. Subjects addressed include boundary and safety issues, creating sacred space and invoking spirit, the historical development of Circlework, the geometric elements of the circle, working with ritual, symbol, and myth; Circlework and the healing of the feminine, and the role and challenges of leadership.

Each participant will receive the support she needs to clarify her personal relationship to the circle and to Circlework™, identify and overcome her challenges, hone her unique gifts, and acquire new skills. Apart from knowledge, skills, and tools relating to circle leadership, she will receive in-depth guidance and support to move through daily life in a state of centeredness, harmony and balance.

Light on the Hill is one of the most beautiful retreat centers in the US, located on over 300 acres of rolling hills with hiking trails, ponds and endless vistas.

Accommodation in a private room and gourmet vegetarian food is included in the price of $1800. Scholarships may be available; please inquire. The closest airport is Ithaca Tompkins Regional Airport. We are happy to pick you up from the Ithaca airport.

Questions? Don't hesitate to contact us!

Registration Form — PDF, 85 KB

Scholarship Information — PDF, 91 KB