3:00PM – 6:00PM EST
$222.00 - $384.00
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.
Week-By-Week Teaching Outline
February 8 – The Power of the Circle
February 15 – The Soul of the Voice
February 22 – Ancestral Remembering (with special guest Jessica Durivage)
March 8 – The Taoist Leader
March 15 – Elements of the Circle (leadership essentials, practical tools, resources, and more)
March 29 – 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
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
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Luna Ray is an SEP (Somatic Experiencing Practitioner) and is ERYT-200 Yoga Certified. For over 15 years, Luna has been leading a variety of body-centered classes, workshops and retreats locally and internationally. She is a musician and international recording artist, and is an activist for developing holistic and sustainable community collaboration models. Luna is a co-founder of local nonprofit, When Women Come to Pray.
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.
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This is the base ticket price for this workshop.
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$303.00 |
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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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$384.00 |
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For those requiring community support to make this event accessible.
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$222.00 |
