Healing circles, right on

More links on one of my favourite topics: healing circles. If properly facilitated and treated with respect, circles have amazing potential to transform society and solve many of its ills. Below, are some guidelines for starting a circle with friends, colleagues, family, or people in your community:

1. Basic Guidelines for Calling a Circle by PeerSpirit.com



2. Getting Started: Calling the Circle by Wisdom Circles

TYPES OF HEALING CIRCLES

Note: Some links have been posted before.

Personal

- http://www.healing-circles.org/Articles.htm (It says it's for children, but anyone's inner child could probably benefit from the advice given here.)


Social/Community

- http://www.nativechild.org/mo.htm

- http://www.kporterfield.com/healing/Sisters.html

- http://studycircles.org

- http://peerspirits.com

- http://www.wisdomcircle.org


Judicial

- http://www.tinyurl.com/5vwxr

(There can be downsides to sentencing circles, as this article, 'Healing Circles Protested,' indicates: http://sisis.nativeweb.org/resschool/jul2198cri.html.)


Environmental

- http://www.earthwins.com/healing_circles/home.html

- http://www.spiritearth.net/healingcircles (under construction)


Cultural

- http://www.iisd.org/7thgen/healing_circle.htm


Spiritual

- http://www.crystalinks.com/healingcircle.html