11/02/2024
Yesterday marked 10 years of our Red Tent circles in St. Albans. That’s 121 times that we created a space for women to gather, to sit in circle, to be heard without judgement, to listen deeply, to bring all of us…
We have traversed so much… births, deaths and loss, illness, pain, joy, celebrating each other and holding each other when we needed it most.
Often women feel hesitant to come to their first circle… the subtle mistrust of whether we can truly feel safe with others often sits deep….
For me, I wouldn’t know who I would have become without them. It made a huge impact on every aspect of my life, deeply personal parts as well as professionally. I found my people- it made me feel connected and I didn’t know how much I needed to be in a group of women that was not just made up of -in my case at the time- new mothers.
Red Tents are not for profit, we all do the work on a voluntary basis and we drop the roles we otherwise hold when we gather in circle. It’s a beautiful and precious and much needed movement - and I love how it spreads through the roots around the world.
Do you sit in circle with other women? How does it support you? And if not, why not?
⭕️❤️🔥🐺
PS: if you live close by and would like to join us, dm me and we’ll ll direct you. Otherwise have search in google and see if you can find one near you.
🎶 by Eleanor Brown, forever ally of the Red Tent and beautiful musician (check her out on Spotify)
