Welcome Circles
Shared explorations and curiosity-inspired intuitive learning.
The next Circles happen on:
September 28th at 11am PST
September 30th at 5pm PST
Intuitive awareness is nurtured in non-competitive environments.
Among friends and peers in an open-hearted space, your participation helps shape and expand a global community of like-hearted people who are exploring life as perpetual learners.
Our priority is to generate a coherent space where people share and listen from the heart, where self-awareness and honesty are celebrated, and together we receive each other in the absence of judgment.
Welcome Circles
Tuesday September 28th at 11am PST.
Sunday September 30th at 5pm PST
Each Welcome Circle offers a brief space of silence to open the event, followed by a short passage and seed question read by one of our facilitators.
Each member of the circle will be welcome to share their reflection - some will be prompted by the seed question, others will share from their heart in a different way. Some participants may choose to pass and not speak at all. The value of these circles is presence, listening, hearing and learning, side-by-side.
RSVP for one or both Circles.
Read the September passage below!
In the spirit of collaboration, we are so happy to introduce the new “Welcome Circles”.
Each Welcome Circle offers a brief space of silence to open the event. A volunteer will read a short passage and invite the first participant to share an opening reflection. After opening, they will offer seed questions. Each member of the circle will be welcome to share their reflection — some will be prompted by the seed question, others will share from their heart in a different way. Some participants may choose to pass and not speak at all. The value of these circles is presence, listening, hearing and learning side by side.
September 2025 Circle of Sharing Passage and Seed Questions
From ‘The Rhythm of Rest and Action’
by Paulette Clark
Voluntary rest is a radical act. It's not weakness - it's wisdom. And rest doesn't only mean sleep. It's quiet. It's solitude. It's the breath between things. It's time spent in nature, or with animals, or in creativity that asks nothing of you. It's any experience that reminds your body you are safe, and your being that it's allowed to just be.
Involuntary rest is what happens when we ignore the signs. It's the crash that follows long-term override. It's when the system collapses, not out of laziness, but from wisdom - the kind of wisdom that says: I can't do this anymore. Even that is sacred. But it's often accompanied by shame, confusion, or frustration, because we've been conditioned to believe that rest must be earned, not needed.
That's why conscious regulation matters. Small daily choices - like pausing to breathe before responding, stepping outside between tasks, or checking in with how your body feels instead of just what your calendar says - can change everything. These aren't fixes. They're recalibrations. They remind you that you have the power to live in right relationship with your energy.
Boundaries are part of that too. You don't need to do it all. You're allowed to say no. You're allowed to choose depth over speed, and presence over pressure. That's not selfish. It's how coherence is cultivated.
Reflective Questions:
How do you relate to voluntary rest as a radical act?
How do you recognize the opportunity to consciously regulate?
Can you share a time when setting a boundary resulted in presence?
ILF offers these gently facilitated circles in the spirit of community connection from an open heart. We value an approach to conversation described by appreciative inquiry - we look to amplify what we like and perpetuate what is working. The result tends to be a mutually created space of listening without judgment where all participants can feel safe to share a reflection. If you have more questions about how these Circles are conducted, please write to us.
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