3:00PM – 6:00PM EST
$288.00 - $488.00
Power of The Circle is a collaborative leadership training for women led by Luna Ray, Laura Billings, and the When Women Come to Pray community.
For thousands of years, people have gathered in circles to heal, learn, and cultivate harmony within community. Circles invite us to hold space for one another and to listen more deeply—to our own wisdom, grief, and inner knowing. In these times, we are being called back to the old ways to support the emergence of a new paradigm of living and working in peace, connection, and healing.
This six-week training offers a deep, intimate experience of collaborative leadership and shared vision. Each session will include singing, learning, open and authentic conversation, and ritual. Participants will gain greater self-understanding as well as practical tools and skills for facilitating circles and modeling empowered, heart-centered leadership. These skills are applicable across many contexts, including family circles, women’s circles, corporate settings, yoga communities, community projects, and one-on-one relationships.
If you choose, this six-week training is the beginning of an ongoing mentorship program with When Women Come to Pray that will support your learning and growth, as you become a skillful circle leader in the community.
Week-By-Week Teaching Outline
January 17 – The Power of the Circle
January 31 – The Soul of the Voice
February 7 – Ancestral Remembering (with special guest Jessica Durivage)
February 14 – The Taoist Leader
February 28 – Elements of the Circle (leadership essentials, practical tools, resources, and more)
March 7 – Stepping Up, Stepping Out: Love in Action
Who Is This Training For?
Those interested in leading women’s circles or other community-based circles
Those seeking safety, trust, and healing within a circle of like-minded women
Teachers and leaders wishing to expand their toolkit with new prompts, rituals, songs, themes, and facilitation techniques
Anyone in need of nourishment and renewal through a rich, resourcing experience that continues to support you beyond the six weeks
Those longing for a safe haven and the opportunity to build deep, meaningful relationships with other women
What You Will Take Away
A deeper understanding of embodied, collaborative leadership
A deeper understanding of the power of collective healing
New relationships within an intergenerational circle of women, with opportunities for continued collaboration
Support and guidance for creating your own unique circle after the training
A songbook with chords and more than twenty circle songs
Inspiration, growth, and personal transformation
No prior training or experience is required.
Registration is priced on a sliding scale. Please pay according to your financial ability and relative privilege. Financial assistance available by request.
Recommended reading for the course:
The Tao of Leadership by John Heider
Rise Sister Rise by Rebecca Campbell
https://whenwomencome2pray.org/
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Luna Ray is a Somatic Experience Practitioner, a ERYT-200 Certified Yoga Teacher, Singer/Songwriter, Non-profit founder, wife, mother, and community leader. For over 20 years, Luna has been leading a variety of body-centered, spiritually-center classes, sessions, workshops, and retreats locally and internationally which enhance community resilience. She is a musician and international recording artist, and an activist for developing holistic and sustainable community collaboration. Luna has traveled extensively through Central & South America, New Zealand, Fiji, and India to learn about healing, diversity, and the power of community. Luna has a BA in Community Studies, is a founder of the non-profit When Women Come to Pray, and a co-founder of True Nature Education & The Believe Service non-profit organizations.
Laura Billings is an educational reformer, a yogini, and interfaith minister who weaves cognitive awareness, meditation, and heart-centered devotional chanting into her offerings. After earning a doctorate in education from UNC Chapel Hill, Laura co-led the National Paideia Center—a nonprofit supporting K-12 teachers—and coauthored several articles and books on collaborative dialogue and critical thinking. Laura has led offerings at several women’s prisons, correctional centers, and low-income senior housing.
Cancellation & Refund Policy
All tickets are nonrefundable. If you’re unable to attend, your ticket may be transferred to another participant or exchanged for a credit toward a future When Women Come to Pray event. Credits are not redeemable for cash. Please contact us at wwc2p.whenwomencometopray@gmail.com to request a transfer or credit.
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This is the base ticket price for this workshop.
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$388.00 | |
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For those who can afford to pay more and contribute to making this event accessible to others.
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$488.00 | |
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For those requiring community support to make this event accessible.
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$288.00 |