Join In Person for Circling at the “Beyond Unworthiness” Retreat in Colorado

Most people will spend their whole lives feeling what they are allowed to feel and calling the rest overreaction or weakness.  The rare ones will ask what is actually there and discover that the feelings they were most afraid to admit were the most honest things about them. 

During the upcoming 7-day retreat at the retreat house in La Veta, CO called “Beyond Unworthiness,” Revs. Anne Blanchard and Rhoda Makled will offer the opportunity to join in the release of the “I am bad” belief through the process of circling.

So, what is circling? Circling is a process where members of the circle choose to join in the intention to be as present as possible to what is actually arising in them, moment to moment. While all members of the circle are inherently equal, symbolized by sitting in an actual circle, there are members who have more experience both navigating and guiding others through this joined experience of undefended emotional truth-telling. 

Circling typically starts with a round of check-ins by the members. This consists of sharing, not so much all the details of the story, but what it feels like to be within whatever story is playing out in life at present. The invitation at the conclusion of the check in is to identify if one were to do “work” today, i.e. go deeper into the fullness of the current experience, what the “work” would be done on and how intense the current charge is.

The heart of circling is when, after check-ins, a member recognizes their willingness and desire to do the work, to sit in the fire of their feelings and their current reactivity while being supported and guided to stay connected to their actual experience. Often continued encouragement is offered to let go of conceiving of this moment as something to fix or containing something to get rid of. Instead the continual invitation is to simply allow and become more conscious of all the layers and expressions of sensations, emotions and thoughts. In short, we allow the energy that’s arising to be felt so fully that it processes itself.

If this calls to you you can register below. If you’d like to hear more about circling here’s a link to Rev. Anne’s most recent weekly gathering where she does a live demonstration of check-ins.