What we’re about
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Join thousands of women around the world gathering in circles around the time of the new moon and the full moon.
Every month thousands of women in 100+ countries gather in Sister Circles to connect, grow, empower one another, and catalyze the transformation and progress of our world.
Imagine the power of women all over the world gathering in circles, sharing our hearts and unifying our intentions so that we can navigate our lives with greater clarity and power. And, with the guide of transformational themes and unifying meditations, we expand and uplift ourselves and our global community.
Inspired by the Global Sisterhood's call for women to organize Sister Circles, the Raleigh Sister Circle began on International Women’s Day, March 8, 2016 along with 650 women’s circles sprinkled around the globe. Since then over 15,000 women circles in over 100 countries have gathered on every new moon to plant seeds of intention around a unifying theme of transformation. These circles cultivate deep bonds of sacred sisterhood and elevate the ways we relate to feminine power, ourselves, and each other.
Raleigh Sister Circle
The Raleigh Sister Circle participates in the Global Sisterhood's monthly meetings and meditations on or about the New Moon. In 2022, we also added a monthly Full Moon circle.
Each New Moon Sister Circle includes:
· The Global Sisterhood’s Unifying Heart meditation – participated in by thousands of women around the world;
· A theme for discussion and sharing;
· An opportunity to reflect and set new intentions.
Full Moon Circles are an opportunity to release energy, beliefs, and ways of being that no longer serve us.
Our group celebrates diverse backgrounds, perspectives, and honors our interdependent existence. Together we transform and empower in a sacred space of mutual respect and clear focus.
What is a Sister Circle?
A Sister Circle is a virtual or in-person women-only space. It’s a safe and sacred place where we share our journeys, insights, and stories, and are all seen and heard for who we truly are. Each Sister Circle is a unique experience influenced by the facilitator, the women participating, the location, and cultural traditions.
When we come together in equality and acceptance, we allow magic to take place. When we are seen, heard, and held we can transform our insecurities, wounds, jealousies, competitive patterns, and claim our true radiance, unity, and power.
To host or participate in a sister circle nourishes the natural yearning for authentic connection and creates opportunities for deep friendships to be cultivated.
WOMEN GATHERING TOGETHER IN CIRCLES IS THE FORCE THAT WILL HEAL OUR WORLD.
Magic happens when women gather in circles to share what’s really going on inside their hearts. When a woman is given an invitation to open up, dig deep, and share her truth with a group of women, she taps into a wellspring of wisdom inside herself. Her heart becomes lighter and fuller at the same time.
Within the heart of every sister is the power to transform and heal our world. So just imagine what happens when thousands of women’s circles gather with unified intentions around a transformational theme and the energy of the new moon…
Will you join us?
Everything you’ve been through has shaped you into the woman you are, and now you are ready to step into the next dimension of yourself… your love, your wisdom, your power, and your purpose.
Will you join us? If you do, know that your presence is appreciated and welcome here.
Upcoming events (4+)
See all- Grateful GatheringSouly Holistic, Raleigh, NC
(Feel free to bring your lunch. You are also welcome to leave early if you need to get back to work.)
Theme Eleven: Belonging At Home in Nature
Feeling inextricably connected yet small in relationship with the natural world can lead us swiftly to a sense of the sacred. ~ Kristi Nelson
Summary
The natural world is one of the most resplendent and consistent sources of generosity in our lives — whether we experience it directly moment-to-moment or not. When we allow ourselves to tune in and pay attention, our Earth is perpetually nourishing and providing for us, sustaining life and offering its abundant gifts with a breathtaking and consistent flourish. We are fed, literally and figuratively, by the Earth’s offerings every day. All manner of things born of the Earth can awaken us to perspective. All manner of moments in Nature can offer us gratitude for life’s preciousness and remind us of our fragile and powerful bonds of connection.Resources
Media
Falling in Love with the Earth: An Invitation to Healing and Connection (2:30): This reflection by ANGL’s executive director Kristi Nelson invites us to consider our deep and inextricable connection to the community of Earth and how we might honor and celebrate this mutual belonging. https://gratefulness.org/blog/falling-in-love-with-the-earth-an-invitation-to-healing-and-connectionO Gaia (6:30): In this essay, Br David suggests that we might address our environmental concerns by cultivating more depth in our lives through the rootedness that comes with a heart-centered commitment to the local world around us and through the play that comes with our storied human identity as gardeners and poets. https://gratefulness.org/resource/david-steindl-rast-gaia-poetry-intuition-nature/
Poem
Thank You by Ross Gay https://gratefulness.org/resource/thank-you/Practice
Mother Earth Practice: This practice by John Bell and inspired by Thich Nhat Hanh invites us to express gratitude, regrets, and apologies to the Earth. https://gratefulness.org/resource/mother-earth-practice/Additional Resources
Returning the Gift (6:00): In this essay, Robin Wall Kimmerer calls us to cultivate a more grateful relationship with the Earth by practicing reciprocity for the many gifts it bestows. https://gratefulness.org/resource/returning-the-gift/Behold (3:20): This video by Katie Teague sparks a sense of belonging with nature through lyrical meditation and inspiring time-lapse photography filmed within 20 miles of Ashland, Oregon, the filmmaker’s home. https://gratefulness.org/resource/behold/
Pale Blue Dot (3:26): In this video, Carl Sagan inspires humility and gratitude as he reflects on the Earth’s place in the cosmos, our place in the world, and our responsibility to cherish and care for it. https://gratefulness.org/resource/pale-blue-dot-carl-sagan/
Question for Reflection and Discussion
- What kinds of feelings, thoughts, and sensations tend to arise in you when you are present to nature?
- What opportunities do you have throughout the day to pause and tune in to the natural world? How might you increase these opportunities?
- What kinds of reminders help you to have a more grateful perspective on nature and its many gifts?
- How does the natural world offer you a more grateful perspective?
- When you see yourself — and all of life — as inextricably connected to the natural world, what opportunities do you feel moved to explore?
- How might honoring the aliveness, fragility, and gifts of nature invite you to act differently in the world? What might it inspire?
This event is free.
Facilitated by Karin Cross.
