CIRCLE FACILITATOR
ONLINE TRAINING
27 February- 26 March 2024
Ready to create transformational spaces?
Join us to learn how to create safe spaces for people to share from the heart, feel heard and be transformed.
Circle practice is in our bones; most people describe their first experience of sitting in circle as ‘coming home’. Whether we find ourselves in a corporate setting, boardroom, classroom or around a campfire, we all yearn to belong; to be seen and heard.
Everyone’s story is unique and longing to be shared and witnessed.
Over the course of 4 weeks you will learn to become confident in creating safe and brave spaces for people to come home.
Circle practice has proven to enhance:
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empathy
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understanding of different perspectives and backgrounds
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creativity and innovation
- connection and collaboration
- focus and deep listening
all whilst cultivating a sense of belonging, trust and safety amongst groups, teams and communities.
Join us today to become a Circle Facilitator.
In Circle we:
- Connect to ourselves and others in a deep, authentic way
- Cultivate our imagination
- Practice our capacity for non-judgment and true understanding
- Explore our ability to hold paradox
- Deepen our skills in witnessing, listening and reflecting
- Gain greater understanding of our own story
- Share in the moral beauty of others
- Boost our 'feel good' brain chemicals: oxytocin and dopamine
- Embody self-leadership and responsibility
- Celebrate vulnerability and the freedom it brings
- Spark our desire for co-creation and collaboration
- Honour an ancient and modern tradition
We'll give you everything you need
1. The confidence and all the tools you need to facilitate your own Circles in a safe, responsible and inclusive way
2. A deep, embodied understanding of the tool of Circle
3. A strong connection to your own unique story and voice as a facilitator and how you can serve your community
4. A library of personal practices to support your growth as a facilitator
5. A crystal clear, proven framework with everything you need to know to start running your own Circles
6. The most comprehensive Circle manual out there; a combination of ancient teachings and modern practices (with all the Circle elements, different lineages, styles, design templates and further resources)
7. Ongoing support through access to a Facebook group of Circle facilitators
Need to know more? Email any further questions to [email protected]
'This training will stay with me forever and has thoroughly changed the way I communicate and hold space for others. Nele's ability to read the field, engage, coach and lead is first class and her enthusiasm about the practice infectious. I would highly recommend this training to anyone who is passionate about holding space for others, positively supporting communities and growing personally. '
Rebecca T
'Nele is an incredible facilitator who throws her entire being into the process of leading and teaching Sharing Circles. She is a force of nature that leads the sharing process in both strength and vulnerability. There is real authentic depth and wisdom here. I recommend joining her with any and all of her offerings she may present to you. Join her. You will realise your luck when you do.'
Rich L
“An enemy is a person whose story has not yet been heard.”
Gene Knudsen Hoffman
INTRODUCING...
CIRCLE
FACILITATOR TRAINING
CONNECTING PEOPLE TO WHAT MATTERS MOST
This training will give you all the elements and tools to facilitate your own circles with confidence.
You will have lifelong access to a library of information including videos, audio and a workbook.
As a facilitator you will learn how to:
- Create a safe space + container (whether online or in person)
- Instil psychological safety
- Design and adapt the content based on your audience
- Use Circle in all different types of organisational and life settings
- Use different types of circle format to suit different intentions (connection, innovation, ideation, healing, etc.)
- Hold space and stay with your intention as a facilitator
- Navigate difficult situations
- Facilitate (in practice)
- Read the field and adapt your facilitation style
- Build your confidence as a space-holder
As a participant you will learn how to
- Walk away with all the tools to facilitate your own circles
- Be a better listener
- Increase and trust your intuitive perception
- Practice spontaneity
- Tap into your own well of stories and start connecting the dots
- Witness your own process and physiological and emotional responses
- Lean into creative storytelling
- Build instant connections
In order to enable sharing and personal feedback, this training is limited to a small group of people.
WEEK #1
We learn the background of circle practice as well as the basic elements: creating the space (online or in person), setting the container, elements of the center, the talking piece, opening and closing.
WEEK #2
We learn the personal aspects of good facilitation; grounding, preparation and intention setting.
We also cover different circle formats and how to facilitate them online and in person.
WEEK #3
We learn about reading the field: energetics, verbal and non-verbal communication and flowing with what is wanting to be revealed.
WEEK #4
We learn about prompt creation and circle design; how to design your circle around your intent.
We delve into psychological safety and how to respond to different scenarios
WEEK #5
Week 5 is a time for Q & A: bring any question or idea you have and we will bring the answers!
Your Trainer
Hi, I'm Nele!
The practice of Circle changed my life and now I love sharing it with others.
I've had the enormous privilege of facilitating more than 1200 circles to participants in over 15 countries in the past 9 years. In 2018 I joined Snapchat to set up their Council (Circle) practice in APAC, a practice that contributed to a world class company culture. I've led global workshops, retreats and designed gatherings from 3 up to 250 people using Circle frameworks.
One of my greatest passions is training and mentoring Circle facilitators. Nothing makes me happier than hearing about the magic they are creating in their communities; whether they are incorporating Circle in work places, women's or men's spaces, family gatherings, retreats or networking events. The options are endless.
I believe that each Circle facilitator has a unique genius to share with their community and it is my greatest joy holding space for them to allow that medicine to emerge.
Circle facilitators are purveyors of magic; the holders of sacred space for people to connect with themselves, others and the wider world. More than anything people long for belonging and being able to create spaces for them to come home to is needed now more than anything.
I look forward to welcoming you to our training!
How will it work?
The training is entirely online so you can join from wherever you are.
We will meet 4 times for the duration of 2 hours and each week you'll receive a video with practical information in preparation for the next session. The videos are hosted on our online platform. After the training we will have one Q&A session.
We'll also have a Facebook Group for the duration of the training that is open to share experiences and ask questions.
The dates and times for the live online sessions are:
27 February 7PM-9PM AEDT
5 March 7PM-9PM AEDT
12 March 7PM-9PM AEDT
19 March 7PM-9PM AEDT
26 March 7PM-8PM AEDT (Q&A)
