Wisdom Circles
Self-Discovery and Community Building in Small Groups

 





Angeles Arrien  (www.AngelesArrien.com)  The work of cultural anthropologist Angeles Arrien has touched the minds and hearts of thousands. With drama, humor, questioning and storytelling, she reveals the relevance of indigenous wisdoms to our lives, our work and to our relationship with the Earth.

Banyen Books & Sound  (http://banyen.com/) Since 1970, Banyen Books has sought to represent the literature of the Great Wisdom Traditions of Humanity; to offer the fruits of contemporary research, and translations of the great books of the Human Adventure; and to provide a place of Reflection and Oasis, a Pool of Healing Waters for travelers, students and seekers.

Institute for Circlework (http://www.instituteforcirclework.org/) Circlework is a practice that uses the power of circle gatherings to heal individuals and communities, awaken people to their oneness, and contribute to the creation of a peaceful global community. Circlework was developed by Jalaja Bonheim, Ph.D., who currently trains circle leaders in the USA and Canada, and works with Jewish and Palestinian women in Israel.

Institute of Noetic Sciences  (www.noetic.org) (IONS) Offers leading-edge research in consciousness.  Some IONS chapters in the U.S. conduct wisdom circles as an activity for members.  IONS publishes a quarterly journal and a membership newsletter.

New Dimensions Radio  (www.newdimensions.org) Through its broadcasts on NPR stations and its large selection of audio tapes, ND offers a diversity of views from many traditions and cultures to help foster healthy personal and planetary development.

Reaching Out  (www.reachingout.org)  "... (the PBS) television series, a sequence of seven 30-minute programs, invites viewers to a healing process that combines racial bridge-building, compassionate caring, and deep ecological awareness."  Selected as a "Promising Practice" in President Clinton's Initiative on Race; linked on The Whitehouse home page @ www.whitehouse.gov/Initiatives/OneAmerica/OneAmerica_Links.html

Seva Foundation  (www.seva.org)  "...an organization dedicated to finding skillful means to relieve suffering. We call this compassion in action. We do not have an ideology or religious affiliation upon which we base our approach, but we do have guiding principles..."

Thinking Allowed  (www.ThinkingAllowed.com) is a series of television programs available on video cassette that feature conversations on the leading edge of knowledge and discovery. The host is psychologist, Jeffrey Mishlove.

 

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