Check out how Whidbey Island has contributed to Healing Circles Global and consider joining an online global circle for:
New HCL Circles
Song Bath Sanctuary
Renew your body and soul in the comfort of your own home. Deborah Doff-Chapin has been offering Song Bath since HCL’s founding. Sundays, 6:00-7:00. Register at https://touchdrawing.com/song-bath-sanctuary/
Healing Circle for Mothers
We invite you to a Circle for mothers who want to connect with others for sharing and respite. We’ll meet twice a month, 1st and 3rd Wednesdays, 7:00 to 8:30pm.
Please register in advance for this meeting:
https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZ0pdeupqTMrE9BQHik3J9BYXilBbdhz0z1N
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Our circle is about “discovering what death can teach us about living fully.” It will include reading, sharing thoughts, questions, inspirations evoked by the reading. It is not necessary to read the book ahead of time. The circle is open, participants come when they can. The conversations tend to be deep, meaningful, moving, funny, thought provoking–even life changing. This circle is currently full. If you’d like to be waitlisted please contact info@healingcircles.org “I want to be like water. I want to slip through the fingers and hold up a ship.” ~Michelle Williams~ We invite you to MELTT Into your Being Offerings are drop in and held weekly on Thursdays from 4:00-5:00pm PDT. April Theme: Fluidy “Be like water, which is fluid, soft, yielding, as in time, water will overcome rock which is rigid and hard. Therefore, what is soft is strong” ~ Anonymous~ Come explore how we find fluidity nurturing our body, heart and mind into the strength and creativity of the season. April showers bring May flowers. A Seed nourished by water must overcome many conditions in order to fully bloom! COVID brings new challenges to our being and new opportunities to transform, heal, reduce stress and embrace health. In the MELTT practice way we learn through many different modalities and traditions to transform ourselves and transcend our habitual patterns of human experience. Each month we will post the theme of our weekly practices. Each week will vary allowing for ease of dropping in as it feels spacious to you. We will explore qigong, yoga, somatic body experiences, meditation, breath work, isometric strengthening, awakening the hands and feet, functional movement, chanting, sound and vibrational experiences, neuroscience brain plasticity concepts, communing with nature, etc. This offering will be coordinated by experienced hosts who offer different learning opportunities. We will also invite guest hosts as the MELTT experiences unfold over the coming months. Come ready to explore your being! *Helpful (but optional) in-home props include: Yoga mat, yoga blocks, comfortable chair, blanket, pillows, large towel and hand towels, and candle. ** Please remember to wash your hands prior to practice. We will do practices which involve face touch. *** By participating in these free, donation only offerings, I agree to waive and hold harmless Healing Circles Langley and all hosts, sponsors and providers of the offerings. I understand my participation in these offerings constitute agreement to all posted waivers. *Helpful (but optional) in-home props include: Yoga mat, yoga blocks, comfortable chair, blanket, pillows, large towel and hand towels, and candle. ** Please remember to wash your hands prior to practice. We will do practices which involve face touch. *** By participating in these free, donation only offerings, I agree to waive and hold harmless Healing Circles Langley and all hosts, sponsors and providers of the offerings. I understand my participation in these offerings constitute agreement to all posted waivers. AGREEMENT OF RELEASE AND WAIVER OF LIABILITY FORM For information and to register e-mail Catherine at peaceqicd@gmail.com https://us04web.zoom.us/j/ Meeting ID: 206 024 399 Password: 011618 Offered by Sarah Manchester Our circle is a nurturing, supportive place where anyone impacted by chronic pain can explore and engage in their own healing. We’ll share our stories and strategies for minimizing pain, alleviating suffering, and appreciating ourselves as whole people. Each circle is a blend of sharing and silence, compassion and curiosity, and honoring our own unique paths to healing as well as respecting each other. Hosted by Jane Klassen, trained therapist. Until we can meet again in person, we are Meeting on Zoom. Send an email to Jane Klassen: and she will send you the link to join the Zoom Meeting. Renew your body and soul in the comfort of your own home. Deborah creates a deep, resonant sound field with soul-infused vocal tones accompanied by crystal bowls, antique Himalayan bowls, and a large ceremonial drum. The music emerges as she attunes to the presence of the people who are gathered and the spirit of the moment. Make yourself comfortable, either lying down or sitting in meditation. During the Song Bath, you might go on an inner imaginal journey, or focus on the sensations of the sound in your body, or enter a state of deep rest. You may also engage in a creative activity if you prefer, like drawing or moving. This is not a zoom session where you see other participants. It is a private experience, but the energy of the group creates a supportive field for the music to emerge, and for each participant to engage in deep self-care. It is best to listen with earbuds, headphones or speakers. If ever there was a time for working on our immunity, this would be it. This practice is designed to do that and lower our stress in the process. It’s a gentle practice that can be done sitting or standing. To register and for more information e-mail info@healingcircleslangley.org The practice is based on the work of Dr. Guan-Cheng Sun at the Institute for Qigong and Integrative Medicine in Bothell, WA. Please review this waiver: AGREEMENT OF RELEASE AND WAIVER OF LIABILITY FORM The past year has been one like no other. We have learned to wear masks that cover our smiles or tears; we have learned to work at home or have even given up our work in order to care for and homeschool our children. We have kept kids home instead of arranging playdates. We have endured a contentious election season, while the vast racial inequalities in our country have been splayed across the news and peoples’ lives. We invite you to a Circle for mothers who want to connect with others for sharing and respite. We’ll meet twice a month, 1st and 3rd Wednesdays, 7:00 to 8:30pm. Please join us and invite others who can benefit from such a circle. Hosted by: Dana Kelly, retired community health nurse and Lactation Consultant. Autumn Preble, now retired, has been involved in community building on Whidbey for 40 years. Our circle is about “discovering what death can teach us about living fully.” It will include reading, sharing thoughts, questions, inspirations evoked by the reading. It is not necessary to read the book ahead of time. The circle is open, participants come when they can. The conversations tend to be deep, meaningful, moving, funny, thought provoking–even life changing. This circle is currently full. If you’d like to be waitlisted please contact info@healingcircles.org “I want to be like water. I want to slip through the fingers and hold up a ship.” ~Michelle Williams~ We invite you to MELTT Into your Being Offerings are drop in and held weekly on Thursdays from 4:00-5:00pm PDT. April Theme: Fluidy “Be like water, which is fluid, soft, yielding, as in time, water will overcome rock which is rigid and hard. Therefore, what is soft is strong” ~ Anonymous~ Come explore how we find fluidity nurturing our body, heart and mind into the strength and creativity of the season. April showers bring May flowers. A Seed nourished by water must overcome many conditions in order to fully bloom! COVID brings new challenges to our being and new opportunities to transform, heal, reduce stress and embrace health. In the MELTT practice way we learn through many different modalities and traditions to transform ourselves and transcend our habitual patterns of human experience. Each month we will post the theme of our weekly practices. Each week will vary allowing for ease of dropping in as it feels spacious to you. We will explore qigong, yoga, somatic body experiences, meditation, breath work, isometric strengthening, awakening the hands and feet, functional movement, chanting, sound and vibrational experiences, neuroscience brain plasticity concepts, communing with nature, etc. This offering will be coordinated by experienced hosts who offer different learning opportunities. We will also invite guest hosts as the MELTT experiences unfold over the coming months. Come ready to explore your being! *Helpful (but optional) in-home props include: Yoga mat, yoga blocks, comfortable chair, blanket, pillows, large towel and hand towels, and candle. ** Please remember to wash your hands prior to practice. We will do practices which involve face touch. *** By participating in these free, donation only offerings, I agree to waive and hold harmless Healing Circles Langley and all hosts, sponsors and providers of the offerings. I understand my participation in these offerings constitute agreement to all posted waivers. *Helpful (but optional) in-home props include: Yoga mat, yoga blocks, comfortable chair, blanket, pillows, large towel and hand towels, and candle. ** Please remember to wash your hands prior to practice. We will do practices which involve face touch. *** By participating in these free, donation only offerings, I agree to waive and hold harmless Healing Circles Langley and all hosts, sponsors and providers of the offerings. I understand my participation in these offerings constitute agreement to all posted waivers. AGREEMENT OF RELEASE AND WAIVER OF LIABILITY FORM For information and to register e-mail Catherine at peaceqicd@gmail.com Mindfulness meditation in the insight tradition is about seeing life as it really is, free from belief and delusion. By gently noticing and investigating sensations, thoughts and emotions, it trains the mind and opens the heart. Intended for new and experienced meditators, this circle will support you in creating and sustaining your own regular meditation practice. Everyone is welcome. This spring, we will explore taking mindfulness “off the cushion” and how we can cultivate it in our everyday lives and activities. April 22 5:00 – 6:30 pm Mindfulness in Everyday Life April 29 5:00 – 6:30 pm Living with Integrity May 6 5:00 – 6:30 pm The Noble Eightfold Path May 13 5:00 – 6:30 pm How Can I Help? (1) May 20 5:00 – 6:30 pm How Can I Help? (2) May 27 5:00 – 6:30 pm The Power of a Pause June 3 5:00 – 6:30 pm Living in the Present June 10 5:00 – 6:30 pm Wrapping Up Please email Kate for further information and Zoom log in information at: katherinestefaniedavies@gmail.org Hosted by Kate Davies, http://www.katedavies.org/, who is a certified mindfulness meditation teacher and has had a meditation practice for about twenty years.
jane klassen shesjanie2@gmail.com
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