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2.5 | What have you learned from/observed in practicing with the Wisdom Circle in your team?
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Unfortunately we have not been able to find a day and time that work for everyone. It was wonderful to reconnect during our full day of training, though!
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The team really does have a lot of wisdom and points of reflection for myself and my own situations. As individuals they are wise and collectively even more so.
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The Wisdom Circles have given me a not only a different perspective of the situations we are sharing but I’ve also noticed that I’m gaining capacity for self-compassion as well. With my wisdom circle share in particular, it resulted in me sharing with the director of my education department, which was not an outcome I expected to have. I’ve gained more in one wisdom circle share than I’d imagined.
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I’ve learned how profound it is to be able to enter a safe space earmarked for curiosity and sharing. I can’t help but think how impactful it would be if everyone could have a Wisdom Circle.
I’m reminded of something Sylvia Boorstein said after a Lovingkindness (Metta) meditation:
“It’s a lovely feeling to be in a room full of blessing people. If the whole world would . . . wish themselves well, we’d have a different world.”
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The wisdom circle is one of the most interesting and powerful new practices I have learned in the training. I feel that each time the team becomes more connected and that we create a respectful, loving bond with each other. We care for each other.
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Being open to listening to other’s experiences has widened my view of what others may have dealt with in the past. There is a feeling of “I am not the only one that has experienced this” that is incredibly helpful.
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The process still feels a little stilted to me, but I can also see the value the person with the situation gets out of it and I can see how learning to ask clarifying questions is a skill that would transfer to mentoring or supervising someone. It still doesn’t come naturally to me, but it something I hope to continue practicing.
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This course has been my first exposure to Wisdom Circles. Our group consists of such compassionate, thoughtful, inspiring, and resilient individuals. I am grateful for the time we all share and for what has brought us together. I see it as a non-judgmental space in which to share, seek guidance, be receptive to alternate and fresh perspectives, gain knowledge + clarity, and grow. I find it easier to focus on the concerns of other individuals rather than bringing attention to myself. Through the various steps in the practice, I’m able to draw connections to my own personal experiences.
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The wisdom circle has been highly valuable. It feels nourishing to have trusting individuals simply listen without attempting to solve the problem and their questions are helpful in gaining in your own further insight and seeing the situation from a different perspective. Furthermore, it’s been fun to meet a group of women I otherwise would never have encountered!
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The WC has made me fall in love with each person on my team.To move from “all business” to tendernes in an instant.
I talked with my partners and we are going to try one. It’s a very diverse group, some of whom will hate it but I’m hopeful they will see the value. It’s supportive, a great way to help save problems and creates connection. It might be uncomfortable for some but if they bring their whole selves they might enjoy it.
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I am truly shocked and amazed how impactful and powerful this construct is. It gives a space and structure to connection and listening that is really profound.
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The Wisdom Circle has been a deeply helpful way to think about convenings within and outside of organizations. Over the years I have worked to facilitate spaces where people with different expertises can come together to exchange knowledges/questions; if everyone arrives as an expert in one thing and simultaneous beginner in something else, it supports a sense of humility, curiosity, and openness to listen and learn. The framework of the Wisdom Circle offers a different powerful model, and I am grateful to Nikki and Marc for introducing us to this practice (new to me, at least). Much gratitude especially to my group for their warmth and generosity, as we hone our abilities to ask questions and hold space for communal support and growth.
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I love this practice, each time I come away with such a sense of our common humanity and kindness. The quality of communication and connection that is generated though this practice is extraordinary.
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I love the wisdom circle process. To concurrently– with a group of heart-centered leaders — practice mindfulness and loving kindness and discuss the nitty gritty places in our lives is so profoundly healing. I am eager to practice more in this space as so much comes up and so much is blessed and healed in the process. I am learning to see my stories that keep me as separate (too busy, health stuff, imposter, etc.) as something to notice and be kind with rather than something to believe.
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I was inside the spotlight and felt genuinely seen and heard by a diverse group of women. Not often in our daily encounters do I get opportunities to interact with a group in this manner. It was deeply safe, nourishing, and wise, and I gained so much beyond insight, but also in energy level, some a sense of validation beyond the egoic approval, but a resonance frequency I find hard to put into words.
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