Entries by Jeanne Strong

A Day in the Life of Healing Circles Langley

When Diana arrived at our last steering council meeting, she checked in, not with the latest saga of Kelly’s illness, but with a description of her day so far: “It is what I always dreamed Healing Circles could and would be.” The day started with an ongoing Qigong class, held in a small room upstairs […]

Roots: Exploring the Art of Wellness

In September 2019, a new wellness center offering a wide range of healing modalities opened in Langley, Washington. But before the doors of Soundview Center opened, a vision of a partnership between Healing Circles Langley and the new center emerged: Roots – Exploring the Art of Wellness. Roots is a program of Healing Circles Langley […]

Gracious Listening: Beyond the Edges of our Circles

 “It is not our differences that divide us. It’s our judgments about each other that do.”                          (Margaret Wheately) How do we listen to others? It is critical in this time of increased polarization that we learn to connect and work across lines of difference, whether the ‘other’ be family, neighbor or fellow citizen. Listening is […]