Zoom Speaking Circle regulars have experienced the clarity and delight of being the center of kind, intelligent attention for 10 minutes in each 70-minute session.
Having recognized the transformational impact of luxuriating in the “luminous listening field” in that period of time, I’ve been exploring a form of advanced Circle in which each participant gets 25 minutes to explore/inquire into a desired area of clarity they bring to the session.
The key to this new form is for each person to open their turn with a sentence that nails the realm of clarity they are inviting, for example, “Is it time for me to start considering retirement?” or “What schools should I apply to?”
It turns out that such black and white framing often lead to wheel spinning and dead ends. This problem was solved by Speaking Circles Facilitator Jean Kathryn Carlson, who began her inquiry with, “I am curious to find out how I might…..” Yes! That kind of phrasing gently opens the door to discovery from a place of willingness and possibility.
Applying this formula to the sentences above, they might be rephrased, perhaps, to, “I am curious about what retirement might look like for me,” and “I am open to receiving inner guidance around my next step in higher education.”
Cimone-Louise Fung, a Zoom Circle aficionado in Australia, suggests a number of possible openings that emerge from courageous curiosity, including:
*I am willing to receive clarity today on…
*I am filled with loving curiosity about….
*Today is a golden opportunity to be curious about…
*I open my heart to feel into…
*I wish to be released from my judgment around…
*I would like the courage to talk about…
*I am willing to listen to my higher consciousness on…
*I would like to shine more light on…
This way in has turned out to work like a charm, so Advanced Zoom Clarity Circles are happening and available to those who have attended at least three basic Zoom Circles. These 90-minute, 3-person sessions are arranged based on the schedule of the participants. I’m keeping the fee at $50 through September in order to prove the form and generate success stories.
If you are curious if this may be for you, email me to arrange a 15-minute Zoom chat (no fee) to see if it might be a match. I will not try to sell you, we’ll just be curious together.
Lee Glickstein
Speaking Circles International
8/14/20
