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Welcome to the Circle School Blog. Musings, personal essays and writing by Mitlé, our Certified Circle Holders and the wider Circle School Community. You can expect to read about topics such as holding space, ceremony and ritual, mythology and folktales, storytelling, sacred practices, ancestral healing, rewilding, book reviews, recipes and more.

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What an absolutely incredible week so far! The G What an absolutely incredible week so far! 
The Grove have called in the most wonderful co-conspirators to join us. We had a powerful sharing circle and heartfelt Book Cabin gathering this week. 
 I’ve written on Substack, and welcomed in a new one on one client.
And still to come, I’m visiting a venue tomorrow that is likely to be where @kathryn__sullivan and I will be holding our Sacred Grief Retreat for space holders (more details coming soon).
And on Saturday I’m speaking at the @doulauk Conference 2023 on “Birthing Your Circle: the (r)evolutionary power of sharing circles as collective care and sacred activism” (there’s still time to book your ticket). 
Feeling a little tired tonight, but deeply grateful for all those that I am collaborating, co-creating and conspiring with. We are showing up with love and hope, and a willingness and commitment to contribute.
With you in Circle in these (r)evolutionary times
Mitlé 🌳💫🧡
🌼Some musings on balance🌼 Like energy, bala 🌼Some musings on balance🌼
Like energy, balance can neither be created nor destroyed.
We don’t find balance in a particular moment but rather it is woven through our existence, thread by thread. 
It is there in the swinging pendulum of our lives, the ebb and flow of our experiences, the changing seasons, the cycles of life, death and rebirth, in our joy and our grief, in our rage and our love, and in our yearning and our satiation.
And it is this understanding that teaches us how to hold contradictory ideas, embrace contrasting perspectives and reconcile opposing beliefs.
I submit that embracing the improbable art of balance is deeply needed in these wild and (r)evolutionary times.
And Circles show us one way to do that.
Read in full over on Substack. Let me know if you’d like the link to subscribe for free. 
With you in Circle in these (r)evolutionary times
Mitlé 
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💦World Water Day 2023💦 Behind my rage at ou 💦World Water Day 2023💦
Behind my rage at our water crisis around the world, including the sewage in our waterways is my love of our rivers and oceans, and all the creatures that live in them, together with my love of river swimming and my love of justice (private water companies make large profits and I believe, until water is re-nationalised, that they should be required to invest in and upgrade their treatment plants). 
My son is named River.
My love of rivers flows into Circle School; the symbol for my holding space course, PRESENCE, is a river and I often draw on how river systems work to explain how Circles work. 
When I act from this space, I can make loving choices; I can join and support organisations who are already campaigning on this issue such as @surfersagainstsewage , I can write to my water company and my MP, I can have conversations with friends and family and help raise awareness of what is happening, I can keep visiting our waterways as a sacred practice listening to their stories and the memories they hold, and creating rituals of gratitude and reverence. 
This approach may not solve everything, but it is sacred activism and so much more helpful than despair. 
With you in these (r)evolutionary times
Mitlé 💦🌊💧
🌳Become a Grover🌳 I believe in the power of 🌳Become a Grover🌳
I believe in the power of connection, community and circle to provide a path of integrity back to ourselves and authentic relationship with the more than human world. 
As a woman of British heritage, my work is deeply rooted in the old Western wisdom traditions and British native mythology.
In bringing The Grove into form, I have drawn on my experience of teaching internationally and facilitating circles, retreats and courses since 2016; including facilitating the Sistermind for 3-years and the Crone Coven for 12-months. 
As a former lawyer now learning the old ways, I am seeking ways to fracture the current systems that uphold oppression.
I am committed to continually learning and increasing my capacity to hold diverse, inclusive and safer spaces for those marginalised by our current systems.
My intention is to provide an  online space that serves as a sanctuary for rebellious Circle Holders seeking co-conspirators.
I desire all Circle Holders who resonate with my work to feel invited, included and welcome in The Grove.
Join our inclusive collective of wellbeing practitioners, community organisers and creatives to explore the heart and edges of holding Circles in these wild times. 
The Grove is open for new co-conspirators to join until Thursday 23rd March. 
Share a 🌳 in the comments or message me if you’d like full details. 
With you in Circle in these (r)evolutionary times
Mitlé 
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