Wayfinding (Life Coaching) for Hippies and Sacred Sister Circling.
Come gather in circle, where soul-nourishing community and sacred sisterhood are fostered, where women connect, feel validated, and know that they truly belong just as they are.
Explore: Full Moon Circles | Virtual Circles | Cacao Journeys
Come close, sister.
Come join us around this sacred fire.
Let’s sit in ceremony, together.
Rise, sister.
Let’s rise together
Sister, it’s your time to be seen, be heard.
To share with silence.
To share with words.
As you’re held in deep space.
In the womb of our gathered sisterhood.
Sister, it’s safe to…
Fall apart.
Rise up.
Cry, wail.
Sing, rejoice.
Be silent, be loud.
Be you.
Without apology.
Sister, see how our fire dances.
Coals shape-shift.
Souls connect.
Ritual happens.
We release shit.
Our shit, their shit.
Sister, witness our souls awakening.
Our hearts cracking open.
Our light illuminating the darkness.
Our vulnerability emerging.
Our callings becoming clearer.
Our ripple effect…
Sister, will you shine your light, your love?
To heal our hearts.
To inspire sisters who couldn’t join us.
To honor the young girls we once were and the wise women we’re becoming.
As we hold sacred space for each other, in circle.
Most sacred sister circles follow this general format: (1) A brief centering or grounding exercise/meditation, (2) A collective review of our sacred circling agreements, (3) A reading or reflection or journeying, followed by a prompt, (4) The opening of our sacred circle, (5) Sharing, (6) The closing of our circle, (7) A releasing or intention-setting ritual accompanied by a sacred song or chant, (8) An opportunity to mingle and connect.
Each sister will receive equal time to share either with words or silence as we all hold sacred space for her. This means that we won’t offer her advice, condolences, or even encouragement. Instead, we offer her a far more potent and beautiful gift – our focused presence. In this way she is truly seen, heard, and witnessed at a soul level. In-person circles will gather around a fire if outside and candles if inside.
I host these circles on the day closest to the full moon when my house is empty. Weather-permitting – dry and 45+ degrees – we’ll gather around my fire pit from 7:15-9pm. Otherwise, we’ll gather in my living room. IMPORTANT: please arrive between 7-7:15pm!
Anyone who identifies as a woman is welcome, including our trans sisters. Note that I’ll post time-sensitive updates on The Sisterhood Project (Chicago) Facebook group.
I don’t publish my address online. Please complete this short form to get my address. Time-sensitive updates are posted to our FB group.
This is important! Our circles are sacred containers that open and close with intention, and arriving late is very disruptive to the circle’s energy.
Do: turn off your phone.
Don’t: bring children or men, arrive intoxicated, or share my home address.
Virtual circles are a relatively new addition to the lineup. They are currently small and deeply intimate in nature.
These circles are great if you can’t make the live circles, attend the live circles but want to circle more often, or like having the time to journey and/or journal. Note that we don’t always journey or journal, but they are often a part of these virtual circles.
Please note that these are paid circles, and you must register in advance. Thanks!
Bring a lawn chair for outdoor circles (if you have one) | arrive early or on time | turn off your phone | plan to remain present for the entire duration of the circle | leave children at home (we’ll be having adult conversations) | remain sober
Have a candle & “talking piece” nearby (to hold while you share) | have a comfortable seat | arrive early or on time | keep your camera on | blur your background if it’s distracting | plan to remain present for the entire duration of the circle
Holding space and sacred circling may be unfamiliar to you, but you’re curious about and open to experiencing both.
You welcome without condition those who hold different spiritual or religious beliefs than you do.
These circle are open to anyone who identifies as a woman and adheres to our sacred circling agreements.
In 1999-2001, I sat in the sacredest of circles.
In sacred Mendota Mdewakanton Dakota pipe ceremonies and sweat lodges.
In a sacred Diné sweat lodge…my first sister circle, held by a Diné grandmother, for her supporter daughters and granddaughters.
And then again, with my sisters around candlelight, on the full moon.
In 2004 – 2011, I sat in circle again, often twice-weekly.
Spiritual healing circles, recovery circles.
In 2021, I sat in circle again.
Initiated into sacred ceremony with Mama Cacao.
Honoring her and the elders who initiated my own teachers with her sacred plant medicine.
In 2022, I sat in circle again.
A sacred sister full moon circle, around my fire pit.
Sisters I’d just met gathered round, voicing their hunger for sacred connection.
Now many moons later, we continue to sit in sacred circle…
I generally send out a weekly email that includes our circling lineup, my musings on a topic, the latest blog post or podcast (maybe!), and a plug for something or other. I don’t do spam or share emails. Ever.
