Circling Intensive Weekend - Cost : $150 (Becoming a Ninja Circling Participant)

You are not signed up until payment is received (if there is a significant waiting list, I'll do another in the near future). 14 hours of Circling and Games. In addition to circles, we would do some skill building games and exercises on things to play with as a circling participant. Both Days will be from 11am through 6:30pm.

Please pay within 1 week of RSVP so that those who want to can get in. Payment options in order of my personal preference (but make no difference to anything else):

1) Hand me payment at yoga class or Circling Night
2) Paypal: [masked]

If payment is not received within a week, you will be moved to the waiting list until payment is received in order to be fair to the first come , first served policy. Again, if there's a sizable waiting list, I'll do another intensive weekend soon.

What is Circling?

Circling is an Intersubjective Meditation Practice where the participants all sit in a circle and essentially have a "meditative conversation". One person will be the “circlee” and will get most of our attention. The facilitator (Alex) will serve two roles: (1) As an air traffic controller and (2) as a type of yoga “communicative/verbal posture” adjuster. We (the participants) will be holding an intention of getting what its like to be the circlee (empathy) and having a meditative type conversation on how we experience the circlee in the moment. All participants are welcome to chime in. With multiple participants, the circle can be pulled in multiple directions. Therefore the facilitator will prioritize a particular direction (air traffic control) or thread in service of what is most alive or present.

This practice is not therapy. We are not in circle to fix the circlee, commiserate, give them advice, or tell them how they should or should not be. Still, we acknowledge what arises for us and share impact. This helps us explore any shared reality. We do this by owning our experience (stating what is inarguable) and checking it with the circlee. If this sounds confusing, no worries, it will be the facilitator’s job to help you (2, verbal yoga adjustments). .

This practice can help you tune into the things that you’re missing day to day and tune into the elements that help you see others, discover relational blind spots, be seen by others, connect, create intimacy, and discover things about yourself that you might not have found in 20 years sitting on a meditation cushion alone. . In the end, circling is exploring your true nature and the true nature of others.

For more, see: http://www.authenticworld.org/what-is-circling/

This Weekend Also Prepares you for the Big Mind Transformational Weekend in July.