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Free Weekly Heart Circle for GBTQ Men From the earliest days of the gay liberation movement and the radical faerie uprising, Heart Circles have given soulful LGBTQ people an opportunity to drop into their bravest authenticity with each other, and offer each other the deepest listening, and their most heartfelt compassion and wisdom ... Come once, or come every time ... |
From the earliest days of the gay liberation movement and the radical faerie uprising, Heart Circles have given soulful LGBTQ people an opportunity to drop into their bravest authenticity with each other, and offer each other the deepest listening, and their most heartfelt compassion and wisdom. Heart Circles foster open, honest, and loving community and build resilient community, one sharing at a time. A heart circle is a place where people meet in safe, sacred* space to speak from the heart and be listened to from the heart.
Our heart circle will be specifically for alumni of Spirit Journeys, Gay Spirit Friends, and Gay Spirit Visions, three organizations that share a profound commitment to building soulful gay community. Spirit Journeys is the sole sponsor, facilitator, and administrator of this heart circle, however.
Here are our agreements for our online heart circles:
Our heart circle will be specifically for alumni of Spirit Journeys, Gay Spirit Friends, and Gay Spirit Visions, three organizations that share a profound commitment to building soulful gay community. Spirit Journeys is the sole sponsor, facilitator, and administrator of this heart circle, however.
Here are our agreements for our online heart circles:
- Confidentiality: we keep everything expressed by others in the heart circle confidential, and do not refer to it after the circle ends.
- ‘I’ statements: We only speak about ourselves, and talk about what is going on for us now.
- No cross-talk: This is not a place for discussion or debate. No one is interrupted or verbally responded to.
- We ask everyone present to participate, to contribute to the safety of everyone -- no "audience members"! One person speaks at a time, beginning with a first name and where they are calling from, and ending with "Thank You." Beyond this, you do not have to speak – you can just be witnessed in your space before concluding.
- This heart circle is not a replacement for therapy, coaching, or professional intervention, and should not be used as such.
- Each heart circle has a specific start and end time and it is important for you to be there at the start. New participants will not be admitted after the review of our agreements at the beginning of the circle. Sometimes the sharing may naturally end a little early but the always the aim will be to find ways to end it on time.
- Sharing times will be limited based on the number of people attending each circle, so everyone has a chance to speak. A "mindfulness bell" will gently remind you to bring your sharing to a close when necessary.
- Participants are required to join with video, to create a sense of safety, support, and encouragement on the call, and joining by phone or watching recordings of the webinar are not available.
- We meet in a spirit of respect for the inherent worth and dignity of every voice and every person, and a commitment to the safety and empowerment of the entire group. Any person who acts against this spirit, who does not keep these commitments, or who engages in aggressive, disrespectful, marketing, or inappropriate communication will be stopped, and the person communicating in that manner may be respectfully held accountable and potentially expelled from the group.