What is The Original Circling® Approach?

The Original Circling® Approach teaches how to have a deep, meaningful conversation with someone. It is the “how-to” behind those conversations that we sometimes stumble out of in which we found ourselves feeling so deeply understood. It is not therapy, nor counseling. It is the kind of deep listening we wish was more common to our everyday interactions and not a rarity.

What to Expect

This will be a three-hour session designed to foster the experience of being and feeling truly seen, heard, and understood by others. 

After introductions and a few games, we will break into groups for circles. Each circle will include a facilitator who will guide a conversation with a group of 3-4 people. The conversation topic is chosen by one person, something they feel is currently present for them in their life or in the moment. The facilitator will guide the conversation to help explore the topic for that person and ask others in the group to also participate. 

As a group we all learn how to listen deeply to someone and really understand what it means to walk in their shoes, without indulging the common urge to give advice or problem solve.

About Your Hosts

Sylvie Béliveau and Faisal Mahbouba are currently students in the Circling Facilitator Training program. We’d like to share the gifts of this program with others as well as continue to deepen our own practice of this conversational art form that has had a profound impact on our lives and our relationships. If you wish to learn more about The Original Circling® Approach you can visit The Circling Institute™ at https://circlinginstitute.com

Event Details

Duration 3 hours* (*Approximate. May run over 5-10 minutes)

Advanced registration required. Please arrive early to allow for parking and to settle in so we can start on time. We will be ready to welcome you as early as 5:45 pm.

Doors will close to late-comers promptly at 6:10 pm to ensure the least disruptive environment for the group.

The term “Circling®” is a registered trademark. We, Sylvie Béliveau and Faisal Mahbouba, are students training for certification and practicing under the license of The Circling Institute™. The Circling Institute™ is licensed by The International Circling Federation to use the term, in accordance with their guidelines, in relation to the Circling facilitation we offer. You can read about the standards of service required of licensees, on the International Circling Federation website: https://internationalcirclingfederation.org