MARTA’s story- FROM ‘WHO AM I TO BE DOING THIS? TO over 2 years of holding circles…

Marta completed her training with Sister Stories 2 years ago. If you want to hear about the long term holding we offer at Sister Stories beyond the course, this is the story to watch! She talks about the complex feelings she held during the training, the personal and professional gateway she went through and the transformational impact it has had.

A truly inspirational watch!

CHARLOTTE’s STORY- ‘It’s given me a business, it’s given me an income… it’s been life changing for me’

3 years on from training with us in 2022, Charlotte talks about how circle has had a HUGE long term impact on her life. From activism to birthing a business she’s truly passionate about, and the long term community she craved, training has had huge ripple effects for her.

SANDEEP’s STORY- ‘THIS TRAINING SETS THE GOLD STANDARD FOR INCLUSION’

Sandeep shares her experience of the training from a personal perspective, a professional perspective and talks about the programme’s inclusivity and diversity of thought. She shares about how coming from the structure and outcome based practice of being a Management Consultant and coach to circle required a perspective change and how refreshing circle space is…

LUCY’S STORY- ON HOLDING 60 circles STRAIGHT AFTER TRAINING

If you do lots of courses and worry you won’t take action if you sign up to this training- watch Lucy’s story. She talks about how she took action, how she created 60 circles in a few months of finishing the training. She also touches on how life was complex, but she kept showing up.

CHERI’S STORY - ‘HOLDING CIRCLE IS ORDINARY MAGIC- ANYONE AND EVERYONE CAN DO IT’

‘This training OVER delivers…’

Cheri discusses how she came to circles because she was interested in restorative justice and repair practices. She also discusses how she unlearned some of her professional instincts as a counsellor in the circle space and how magical it is. She also shares about the powerful ancestral connection she experienced as an adoptee through the work of Eva Glamaris, our Inclusion teacher.

Claire’s story- THE PATH TO PERSONAL TRANSFORMATION

Claire Calver, a holistic practitioner with 23 years of experience, shares her journey from hands-on body work to exploring deeper, more expansive spaces. She felt a strong calling for change, driven by a desire to be seen and a need for personal transformation. She shares that experience has been transformative, helping her confront her fear and embrace curiosity, leading to a shift in her work and life.

SIAN ROSE’S story- ‘IT OPENED MY HEART’

Sian talks about her journey to holding circle, despite never having been to one when she started. She talks about how she now holds circles online, in her home and at festivals. It feeds her creativity, her need for community and her desire to tell stories…

SARA’S STORY- ‘THIS IS HOW THE WORLD SHOULD BE…’

Some individuals arrive for training having never held a circle, while others come with prior experience - Sara had been facilitating circles for nearly a year when she began training with us. This training enhanced her facilitation skills and approach, giving her a sense of belonging to something greater.