Women's Circles - Peer support for mental wellbeing

Dates around the full moon: Thu 30 Apr, Sat 30 May, Thu 27 Aug, Sat 26 Sep, Sat 24 Oct, Tue 24 Nov. 

Time: 18:30pm to 20:30pm (please arrive 10 min earlier) . Plus 1 hour afterwards of community time together and a cup of tea. 

Facilitator: Claudia Goncalves

Women's Circles - Peer support group for women focused on mental wellbeing

We are inviting you to join us for The Women's Circles  — a programme offering a gentle, supported space to breathe, rest, reflect, heal and empower.

Rooted in the quiet wisdom of women, each session brings us together for grounding practices, guided reflection, shared listening, and simple creative activities. 

This programme is for women who are carrying the weight of life experiences —  be it trauma, grief, menopause, isolation, or exhaustion — and who are ready, in their own time, to begin finding their way back to unconditional love to the self. 

ABOUT CLAUDIA

Claudia has dedicated her life to building spaces where people — particularly women — can come back to themselves.

She is the co-founder of The Planetary Healing Centre and is also a passionate advocate for indigenous peoples through the Indigenous Project.

As the facilitator of Women's Circles for decades, Claudia brings not only her professional expertise but the hard-won wisdom of a woman who has lived what she teaches. Her circles are held with depth, warmth, and an unwavering belief in every woman's capacity to heal and be herself fully.

Women's circles and Men's circles

While Claudia facilitates this work, Mark facilitates the men's counterpart, both offering deep spaces for support, healing and personal development so you are welcome to invite your partner to participate as well.

Following these sessions, both groups converge at approximately 8:30 PM in the YURT for connection and sharing an hour of community time together.

OUR FUNDERS

Thank you to our current funders: Scottish Government/EVOC-ECMHWF, ECCAN, Mushroom Trust, Souter Charitable Trust, Stafford Trust, Volant Charitable Trust, Scottish Forestry and Planetary Healing Centre's Community.

IMPORTANT INFO

Note: Each date needs to be booked separately.

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WEATHER: We will be cosy inside the YURT where we have wood-burner stove, flab-back comfortable seats and blanket. 

QUESTIONS ? If you have any questions before or on the day regarding this event, please text: 075 0443 8763.

If you need any other support or have any concerns please contact our office on email holistic@planetary-healing.org or text: 075 0443 8763.

DONATIONS: Our work is made possible by our funders, supporting access for those facing financial hardship and wellbeing challenges. If that’s you, please book a FREE space. If however, you are someone who can contribute, it helps us cover core costs that usually are not supported by funders. Cash donation on the day is also okay.

WHERE : Meet at the YURT, 5 Cockdburn Farm Cottage,  Balerno, EH14 7JB. Bus 44 / 44A. At the village, stop at the third bus stop after the roundabout. From there, enter Cockburnhill Road and walk for approximately 12 minutes, turn right to the cottages and we are the 4th cottage, number 5. Google map will take you there if you use the postcode. 

PARKING: Free parking. Please park inside our driveway only.

ACCESSIBILITY: If you have a mobility impairment and are travelling by bus, please get in touch with us on 075 0443 8763 — we'll be glad to help, whether with a lift from the bus stop or by reserving a parking space closer to the Yurt. Sadly, the yurt is not wheelchair accessible.

EMAIL REMINDER: You will get an email reminder of your event 3 days before it. Please make sure you add holistic@planetary-healing.org to your email address book or safe senders list. Also keep a regular eye on your inbox and spam folders as sometimes our emails end up there. This way you won't miss out on any important updates regarding your booking.

NOTE: On your arrival, please feel free to let us know your preferred pronouns (e.g. he/him, she/her, they/them) and what name you would like us to refer to you by.

CANCELLATION POLICY: Space is limited, so if for any reason you need to cancel, please let us know asap, so we can free up the space for others on the waiting list. Due to the amount of work involved, donations are non-refundable.

PHOTOS: Occasionally we take group pictures for promotions, reports,  funders, newsletter and social media. If you would prefer not to be in the picture, please communicate this to the facilitator on arrival.