1-on-1 (or Pairs*) Circling-Facilitation Coaching
*new option available, details below
*new option available, details below
If you’re reading this, you’ve likely completed a Circling training like T3, SAS, AoC, or The Circling Comprehensive. You loved it. To some degree, it’s transformed you and your experience of the world. And it continues to reveal itself as a practice of powerful revelation.
And yet, it’s started to feel flat. You’re a little bored. Or you’ve had a sense that there is something less than alive about you when you Circle. You may be doing it how you were taught (and doing it well), but still feeling a sense of pressure or of holding back. At times you feel stuck, anxious, overwhelmed, or unable to focus and you don’t know what to do about it. So you power through and hope nobody notices.
And it works. And it’s exhausting. At times you feel like an imposter. More and more you’re feeling drained after leading a Circle. Maybe you’re even considering pulling out, quitting, giving up.
I think you’re struggling because your Circling doesn’t yet belong to you. On some level, often unconsciously, you’re likely caught up in trying to do it perfectly or “the right way”, making sure you’re constantly delivering value, or protecting yourself from people’s judgements. I think these were wise strategies at some point in your history, but now they are taking you away from the moment, your connection with others in the Circle, and your innate creative potential.
The good news: I can help you let go of these. I can help you make Circling your own.
“Mindfully paced and intimate, Josh took me to a deeper sense of self-knowing and acceptance. Josh is both sharp and compassionate, and brings a depth of conversation that will guide you to exactly where you need to go.”
– Cindy Riach, Relational Facilitator at Relational Ops
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Here’s how it works: You Circle me*. Then, at some point we call “time out” and I Circle (and supportively coach) you on your Circling.
*Note: In pairs coaching (new), you can also Circle your partner.
This is a unique opportunity to explore what happens within you as you Circle and unlock the places you get stuck. When I work with you, I put attention on the places within you that might not be getting direct attention in any other circumstance, especially when you’re leading Circles.
When I dig down with people, when we bring a loving spacious attention (Circling) to the places they get stuck, we often discover a deep insecurity or anxiety. Shame often lives here. Something that tells you that you’re not okay and it’s smarter to be someone else. A lack of space. A place where you’ve tied yourself in a knot.
How do you undo a knot? Not by pulling harder. As anyone with a pair of earbuds knows, this sometimes works, but usually it makes things worse. Tighter. No, we slow down and bring it up to our eyes. We investigate it, understand it. And then, usually, at some point instead of pulling, we actually need to gently push the string into the knot. It’s counter-intuitive, but it starts to create some space. And when a human being has a little more space, they tend to settle down and feel more secure.
The more that you feel secure within yourself, the more that you feel wholeness, the more at ease you’re going to be. The more open you are, the more available you’re going to be, and the more interested and curious you’re going to be about the other person. You’ll be able to go deeper with them, as deep as you are. Your ease with yourself will entrain safety to the people in your Circle and from there, you create a space that leads to a higher likelihood of profound experience.
The ways in which you feel insecure, or are holding back, or are captive to some pattern in your Circling leadership will to show up in everything you do: in your work, in your intimate relationships, in the way you treat yourself. Your congruence (a deep sense of aligned secure wholeness within you) or lack of it impacts every area of your life.
My goal in working with you is to build (or further build) your congruence, through attentive in-the-moment feedback and support.
My hope is that, in your Circles and all your interactions, you’ll be able to create richer, deeper, more meaningful, and more enjoyable experiences for everyone you touch (including you).
”I was absolutely blown away. [It] ended up giving me more space /
awareness / freedom around one of my biggest blocks in leading circles.”
Sara Ness, founder of Authentic Revolution
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Learn to speak more of what’s true for you with less fear
Sessions will be online via Zoom video conferencing
This might be for you if
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you’ve completed a formal Circling facilitation training (or can demonstrate equivalent competency leading a ‘birthday’ or ‘focus’ Circle)
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you relate to much of what’s in the opening text; feeling flat, drained, or ready to quit Circling
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OR, your ambition makes you want to see whatever it is about yourself that you may not be able to see, so you can know your power as a facilitator and take things to the next level
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you’re ready to take an honest and vulnerable look at yourself and some of your core insecurities, and willing to experience the discomfort that comes with that
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you want to be more impactful and of service in your life and work
This might NOT be for you if:
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you have not completed a Circling facilitation training, or do not know how to lead a birthday Circle
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you only want new tools but are not interested in looking deeper within yourself at the places you’re getting stuck
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you’re in it mostly for the connection high
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you wish to work on stuff that shows up more in groups than 1on1 (you may prefer group coaching)
Pairs coaching (new option). Split the price with a colleague and alternate who gets coached each session. A nice hybrid between 1on1 and group work.
Cost*:
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1 session** = 1504 sessions = 540 ( = 135 / session)8 sessions = 1,000 ( = 125 / session)
*Notes on currency & payment:
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If you live in the US, EU, or UK, pay US Dollars. Everyone else pays Canadian Dollars (1 CAD = ~0.80 USD).Outside of Canada, I only accept payments via Paypal. Canadians may pay by Interac email money transfer.Sessions and packages are paid upfront (before starting) and in full, and there are no refunds.**If it’s your very first session, you have the option afterwards to roll this into a package of 4, 8, or 12 sessions by paying the remainder.
Sessions are 75 min over Zoom video. You may record on your end if you wish.
Notes on timing & cancellation:
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Please be available for 90 min, in case we need to go over. I advise you don’t book anything immediately before or after and do your best to start on time.If you are running late, please let me know as early as possible; after 15 min, the session will be cancelled and forfeited.If you must cancel, please give as much notice as possible (ideally 24+ hours notice). Sessions cancelled with less than 12-hours notice will be forfeited.
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