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	Talking circle - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		A talking circle, is a method used by a group to discuss a topic in an egalitarian and non-confrontational manner.
		While highly decorated ceremonial talking sticks are often used, in some circles it is the practise to use a stick found on the ground and to burn it at the end of the circle.
		In some circles the rules are extended to not "speak across the fire" this means that the person speaking is not contradicted by another person in the circle; and comments should not refer to previous comments.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Talking_circle (441 words)

	Talking Circle
		The talking circle is the unity of mind, body, and soul.
		Talking Stick - this is used in the cirle, and is decorated with symbols that spell a prayer for everyone within the talking circle.
		Sage - this is used for purifing the ones in the circle, and the circle itself.
	members.tripod.com /ladyshadowfeather/id11.html (180 words)

	Technology Symposium 2006 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Talking circles are meetings of minds, often around points of difference or difficulty.
		The purpose of the Talking Circles is to give shape to a symposium which is wide-ranging in its scope and broad-minded in its interests.
		The Talking Circles meet for three 45-minute sessions during the symposium, and the outcomes of each Talking Circle are reported back to the whole symposium in the closing plenary session.
	ts6.cgpublisher.com /talking_circles.html (947 words)

	Facilitator skill of the week
		Talking circles are being used by facilitators of personal and spiritual growth, grade school teachers, highschool football coaches, religious groups, 12-step and other group therapy gatherings.
		Within a talking circle, all members are equal and each one belongs to the circle, which itself represents the interconnectedness of it's members and the cycles of life.
		Talking circles are usually convened to resolve a problem, discuss an issue, or to focus on a question of interest to all members.
	www.masterfacilitatorjournal.com /archives/skill98.html (1374 words)

	Prairie Science Class – Talking Circles (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Talking circles and talking sticks are a Native American tradition.
		A question or topic is posed, and as the talking stick is passed clockwise around the circle, the student holding the stick responds to the topic or question.
		If someone breaks a talking circle, he or she is asked to leave the circle.
	www.fws.gov /midwest/pwlc/talking_circles.html (277 words)

	1st International Conference on Technology, Knowledge and Society (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		The purpose of the Talking Circles is to give shape to a conference which is wide ranging in its scope and broad minded in its interests.
		The talking circles meet for three or four half hour sessions during the conference, and the outcomes of each talking circle are reported back to the whole conference in the closing plenary.
		The facilitator chairs the three talking circle sessions and, in the role of rapporteur, records the main points of the conversation during the talking circle sessions and reports back to the whole conference in the closing plenary session.
	t05.cgpublisher.com /talking_circles.html (1190 words)

	Providing Culturally Appropriate Education on Type 2 Diabetes to Rural American Indians
		Four Talking Circle facilitators were interviewed in a phenomenological research study to describe their experience of facilitating Talking Circles during a diabetes research intervention, Diabetes Wellness: American Indian Talking Circles.
		In this research project, the Talking Circle facilitator were four American Indian community members trained by the research staff in the goals of the research project, Talking Circle facilitation, and the medical aspects of Type 2 diabetes.
		In the experience of the Talking Circle, comfort was obtained utilizing a group approach and there was a shared sense of belonging, community identity within the group, and a deep-seated understanding of the complex historical journey of the American Indian.
	www.marshall.edu /jrcp/E6one_struthers.htm (4936 words)

	Talking Circles to Deepen Communication
		Then they talk, and they fully expect to be able to completely finish their thought before they'll be interrupted or the conversation goes off to another person.
		The circle goes around and around either until everybody has had one opportunity to talk (usually in a larger group with time constraints) or until each person, when they receive the object, expresses the feeling that they've pretty much said everything they have to say.
		I've seen Talking Circles have a powerful impact on groups of ADD adults and children, and in our family we often do them, and even will invite friends over to do them, as if they were a parlor game.
	www.thomhartmann.com /talkingcircle.shtml (858 words)

	Pathfinders interview - FireHawk, Pele, Veltrop
		A circle was present in every phase of our time together, and the act of doing that meant that what happened every single time we were together, was different than if we had not done that.
		Our two circles were distinct and separate throughout the year, and it wasn't until the retreat that they came together and we were able to experience what that potential birthing in the center might be.
		The Pathfinder Circle gave me a ground to come and not only see how my story was evolving in the mirrors of the other stories, but how the other people were doing it in their lives.
	www.collectivewisdominitiative.org /papers/firehawk_veltrop_interview.htm (6572 words)

	Creating a Talking Circle
		The talking circle itself is like water or the air we breathe—it can be mixed with anything that matters to the heart.
		In a recent conversation with David Rome about his own experience with talking circles, David recalled a moment when the Druk Sakyong told a group of his most senior leaders that they should be like “circle of arrows.” David did not say anything further than this, and apparently neither did the Druk Sakyong.
		While some circle traditions place something sacred in the center of the circle, I would suggest just letting the open and intangible space be the center and the binding element of the circle.
	www.shambhala.org /congress/adv-circles/creating-circle.html (1651 words)

	Talking Circles, Native American Talking Circles, What are Talking Circles? . . .
		In one instance, the group gathers in a circle and uses what is called a "talking feather." Whoever has the feather is the one that states what has been on their mind but hasn't been said.
		When the "talking feather" comes to you, you may talk about "whatever is in your heart or on your mind." There may be an overall topic that the Talking Circle is discussing but you are in no way limited to discussing or commenting on anything anyone has said.
		Talking circles are safe environments and you should feel comfortable knowing that no one will interrupt or criticize you.
	www.drstandley.com /nativeamerican_talking_circles.shtml (810 words)

	The Talking Stick Circle (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		In the Circle, a specially chosen object -frequently a "talking stick"- is passed around, and each person in turn speaks his or her truth.
		Developing competence in holding Circle around relatively simpler issues, pays off when the issues are hot, complex, requiring immediate attention, and it's challenging to rapidly grow listening/speaking discipline necessary to its success.
		Good facilitation is usually "transparent," in the sense that members leave the Circle less impressed with the wisdom and power of the facilitator(s) than with a strong feeling of the movement and interconnectedness of the whole circle.
	www.vision-nest.com /btbc/kgarden/tscircle.shtml (1387 words)

	Turtle Mountain Community College
		A Talking Circle format will be developed to promote a healthy lifestyle which emphasizes proper nutrition, being physically active and a positive attitude.
		The Talking Circle is a mutually-supportive group convened for a specific purpose.
		To provide a framework for the Talking Circles, this Special Emphasis Project will develop a binder which will serve as a educational lifestyle resource for the individuals that will be trained to facilitate the Talking Circle sessions.
	www.turtle-mountain.cc.nd.us /special_emph.htm (281 words)

	Talking Point - The Circle - OccultForums.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		The look of the circle is the one that was given to me the first time I did it, and I felt it was so ‘as it should be’ that I have never altered it or tried to perfect it for this reason, because it seems perfect already.
		On one occasion I disappeared into it so that just the circle was left and on another it shrank and very nearly disappeared beneath me, yet I still knew that I was in it and I think this may be what I AM is referring to when he talks about ourselves being the circle.
		My circle is generaly 'seen' by me as a glowing white beam, probably around 2 or three feet from me. I guess the closest analogy would be a white version of the 'Light Sabre' light in the Star Wars films.
	www.occultforums.com /showthread.php?t=5376 (4882 words)

	Ripple Effect #18 Spring 2000
		Class meetings/Talking Circles may take a variety of forms but what remains constant is that we all gather in a circle, students and teacher alike.
		Three children from the circle are then chosen to give a compliment to the student in the center.
		Another effective sharing is the traditional Talking Circle where an object of choice is passed from student to student.
	www.neiu.edu /~team/ripple/2000/cleve.htm (1128 words)

	Talking Leaves: Spring/Summer 2000 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Together we will create Sacred Space--a circle of safety where compassion and truth-telling can happen in harmony--where the medicine of honest communication with our peers may be taken in large doses.
		I must say, however, that the greatest beneficiaries are already in the circle, sharing the affirmation and wisdom of a lifetime of learning with one another.
		Even though many in the circle lead busy lives, the mutual support of being seen and heard by their peers is a strong calling.
	www.talkingleaves.org /s00circleofelders.htm (1482 words)

	Zen Peacemakers: Starting Circle: Council
		The listening circle teaches us that, often what we forget to say is either not essential or will be brought to the circle by someone else.
		The listening circle is an excellent arena in which to improve one's ability to be concise and to find words and images that bring what is in our heart to life.
		This intention allows everyone in the circle to have a safe environment to share what is in his or her heart without fear of gossip.
	www.peacemakercommunity.org /zp/circles/starting/council.htm (883 words)

	Student paper: The Talking Circle
		This was the woman who would be facilitating the talking circle.
		I have no way to know for sure, but I am confident that the clients who participated in the talking circle made a more substantial step toward health and sobriety than during any five hours of AA meetings.
		If any of the staff members attended the talking circle, I am sure they would see the sense of renewal that the ceremony attempts to bring to the patients.
	www.med.upenn.edu /gallup/talkingcircle.html (2083 words)

	Lewis Article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		In circle people are in visual contact at all times, they are focused on the speaker without the distraction of desks, books, pens and paper, etc. Stories naturally flow in this environment.
		In the center of our classroom circle we have books with thoughts for the opening and closing, examples of student projects or other work, flowers, and a jar in which students can contribute thoughts, quotes, etc. on slips of paper.
		In late October, while examining the grief process in a Death and Dying Class at Mount Saint Joseph Academy, I introduced the concept of circles to the class and suggested a Talking Circle.
	www.campus-adr.org /cmher/ReportArticles/Edition3_2/Lewis3_2c.html (742 words)

	Teaching and Learning in Circle
		The talking piece is passed once around the circle and each participant is invited to share how she is feeling at this particular moment.
		The talking piece may be suspended during this phase of the circle — as very often one or two people will be the providers of the bulk of the information of the presentation of the problem.
		Outside the circle, on the perimeters of the classroom are eight "workstations".
	www.csudh.edu /dearhabermas/restorjustbk09.htm (6163 words)

	Wicca 201 -- Talking Circle
		In many cultures, a Talking Circle is formed when a community wants to discuss an issue, or a number of issues, at a public gathering.
		When the comments are over, the group sits down, and the Talking Stick is placed on its table in the center of the Circle.
		At the end of each Circle, all members of the Circle stand in a circle, and all are invited to make comments to the group.
	www.stonedragonpress.com /wicca_201/how_do_i_use_it_b.html (580 words)

	Teen Talking Circle Project
		The Teen Talking Circle model was developed in 1993 by Wind Hughes and Linda Wolf, the founders of the Daughters Sisters Project, during research for their book Daughters of the Moon, Sisters of the Sun: Young Women & Mentors on the Transition to Womanhood.
		Teen Talking Circles are safe spaces where youth can tell the truth about their lives, look at the issues they're living with, and practice the skills it takes to maintain healthy with self and others, and create sustainable relationships.
		The Teen Talking Circle Project has a local and national Board Council and Board of Advisors, made up of highly dedicated colleagues in the fields of education, women's history, men's work, nursing, activism, counseling, education, the legal system, and the arts.
	www.teentalkingcircles.org /2_about/about.htm (598 words)

	Teal Talking Raven Tells...
		Companions Circle Church Inc. now exists and in several weeks or months will have the official IRS letter of recognition as a tax-exempt 501(C)3 organization (that is optional for churches) so we can begin applying for grants to continue and begin fund-worthy, life-enhancing projects in Milwaukee WI (and possibly online).
		The circle of circles I join into is interconnected by individual direct experience, spiritual companionship and covenanting, and shamanic shifting for laughter and fun restoration.
		We are a circle that is a church as far as the state is concerned although we have no canon of eccelsiastical law or dogma, no earthly hierarchy or book.
	teal-talking-raven.blogspot.com (2269 words)

	Circle
		also be called a talking circle, or sharing circle, or prayer circle.
		Talking circles are useful when the topic under consideration has
		It is often better to hold talking circles in groups of ten to
	members.tripod.com /ENHC/circle.htm (675 words)

	Supplemental Information
		The Talking Circle is an excellent teaching strategy which is consistent with First Nations values.
		In a Talking Circle, each one is equal and each one belongs.
		Talking Circles last, in genera,l from eight to fifteen minutes at the start of the lesson or to bring it to closure.
	www.saskschools.ca /~aboriginal_res/supplem.htm (3069 words)

	Talking Circle Journal
		The purpose of the Talking Circle Journals is to present important issues and topics that impact ministry among the Native American people.
		The Talking Circle Journal is a Native journal.
		Part of our vision for the Talking Circle Journal is to provide a platform for Native leaders to share their wisdom and insights with the larger Body of Christ.
	www.healingtheland.com /journal/tcj1.html (430 words)

	Talking Sticks - Handcrafted Power Animal Motifs
		The Talking Stick is an ancient tribal tool used to facilitate group discussion.
		The Talking Stick Circle is effective in such group processes as problem solving, conflict resolution, decision making, and prioritizing.
		Introduce the circle, or council process -- the origin of which can be traced to the Iroquois, the People of the Plains, and the Southwestern Pueblos -- to your group work.
	www.lewallenjewelry.com /ross/talkstick.html (354 words)

	CNN.com - American Indian radio show gathers nation in 'talking circle' - August 3, 2000
		The show's goal is to expand the ancient Indian tradition of communicating as equals known as the talking circle.
		The circle allows each participant to see the others' faces and speak in turn as a stick or feather is passed from hand to hand.
		The Monday-through-Friday talk show has created a forum for Indians to speak out on issues that are not addressed on or off the reservations, Chato said.
	archives.cnn.com /2000/US/08/03/indian.radio.ap (907 words)

	pitch.com \| News \| Talking Circle brings 'two-spirited' Native Americans together
		The coalition recently was awarded a grant from the U.S. Conference of Mayors that includes HIV outreach funds and educational funds.
		The Talking Circle is a group of people who get together to talk about health issues that affect people who are "two-spirited," the English translation for gay identity.
		Goodtracks also attends the Talking Circles, and as a licensed social worker he tries to address concerns about how two-spirited members are perceived in the community.
	www.pitch.com /issues/2000-02-10/points.html (914 words)

	The Red Road Video Talking Circle
		One of these traditions is the "talking circle." In a talking circle, a participant holds a sacred eagle feather while talking about whatever is on his or her mind.
		During this time, the other participants listen respectfully, encouraging the speaker to open his or her mind and heart, to share stories, feelings, and prayers.
		When finished, the speaker passes the feather to the next person in the circle and becomes a listener; and so on around the circle.
	www.kifaru.com /redroadcircle.html (313 words)

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