sharing circle
Seated communal discussion
A sharing circle is a group practice, often in schools or therapeutic settings, where participants sit in a circle and take turns speaking while others listen without interruption.
The format encourages emotional expression and equal participation: We started each morning with a sharing circle.
The practice draws from Indigenous traditions and appears in settings ranging from elementary classrooms to support groups and corporate team-building.
- talking stickTurn-taking ritual object
- taking turnsActing in sequence
- communityCollective of connected people
- gatheringCollection of people meeting
- indigenousOriginating in a region
healing · sacred · dialogue · ceremony · listening · deep listening · elders · wisdom · round · unity · storytelling · pass · speak · respect · tradition · ancestors · classroom · group therapy
- support groupssupport groups, support group, self-help groups, group therapy, peer support
sharing circleinterrogation
Formal, probing examination
debate · cross-examination · shouting match · heated argument · argument
sharing circlewall of silence
Coordinated refusal to disclose
closed session · stonewalling · secrecy · cold shoulder · silent treatment
sharing, circle, share, shares, shared, sharer, sharers, circles, circled