Mothers' Circle

Welcome to this monthly Mothers' Circle at The Studio - Levenshulme Old Library.

I would like to invite you to sit in circle with me, Lily, a fellow mother, and trained women's circle facilitator.

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I'm hosting these circles because, if your mothering journey has been anything like mine - beautiful, intense, scary, hilarious, triggering, traumatising, empowering, demoralising, confusing and so much more, then you probably need a space where you can express all of this in your own unique way.

You will likely benefit from being fully seen and understood by those who can relate to your motherhood story.

And through some magical reciprocity, you will almost certainly find comfort in the stories and experiences of other mothers.

In days gone by, circle gatherings were a normal part of a woman's every day life and it was here that our ancestors shared wisdom, relieved themselves life's stresses and celebrated their honourable roles as mothers, healers, carers.

I am delighted to be part of a growing movement to bring circle back into our lives and I really hope you join me, many times over. My deepest hope is that we will all come away from the sessions feeling more relaxed, uplifted and inspired, with an increased capacity to love and care for ourselves and our families.

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Limited to 12 women, the sessions will be fully guided and will include a welcoming hot drink, grounding meditation and open sharing. No previous experience is necessary and there is no pressure to share if you do not feel like it on the day. Quiet reflection and deep listening are just as valuable.

The space will be private, safe and calm and suitable for non-walking babies if you would like to bring them along. I will have my 3 month old daughter with me. Feeding, crying, and changing are all inevitable and completely welcome in the space too.

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Never sat in circle before? Here's what you can expect:

• We will share a comforting herbal brew on arrival (or bring your own drink if you prefer)
• We literally sit in a circle
• I will guide us through a simple meditation or visualisation exercise to help us all relax and settle in
• We will then do some introductions
• I will then guide us into open sharing where each of us has a talking piece that we pick up if and when we wish to share something that is on our heart or mind. It doesn't have to be related to being a mother. When we are not sharing, we try to sink deeply into compassionate listening, witnessing and attention, even if there is silence.