What is an Empowerment Circle?
Each woman who completes the Woman Within® Training Weekend has the opportunity to continue her healing, growth and connection by participating in an Empowerment Circle (E-Circle).
An Empowerment Circle is a group of women who have completed the Woman Within® Training Weekend and then come together for the purpose of supporting one another on their journey of personal growth. It is a place to nourish our spirits and strengthen our hearts, a place to be seen, heard, challenged and accepted by a circle of women as we speak of our joys and our sorrows. To become part of an E-Circle in the Circles of Women, SC community, a woman must first go through the initial guided E-Circle program. The focus of the initial guided circle program is to participate in exercises and to learn tools that will assist each woman in developing communication and listening skills and to provide her with the sense of safety that she needs to be open and honest with herself and the group. These exercises are designed to prepare women to learn greater emotional self-awareness and to be a part of a circle in a safe, open and honest way. Training in these skills is a requirement in order to join an Empowerment Circle.
There are currently three options available to obtain this training and to join an Empowerment Circle:
8 Week Training - this training is offered at the completion of each Woman Within® Training Weekend. The circle meets on a weekly basis from 6:30 pm to 9:30 pm over 8 weeks and training is facilitated by experienced, trained volunteers from the CWSC community.
Weekend Intensive Training* - training is conducted over one weekend and is facilitated by experienced, trained volunteers from the CWSC community. *Offered intermittently in response to need
8 Week Training - this training is offered at the completion of each Woman Within® Training Weekend. The circle meets on a weekly basis from 6:30 pm to 9:30 pm over 8 weeks and training is facilitated by experienced, trained volunteers from the CWSC community.
Weekend Intensive Training* - training is conducted over one weekend and is facilitated by experienced, trained volunteers from the CWSC community. *Offered intermittently in response to need
Self Guided - for outlying communities unable to access experienced, trained volunteers, the training may be self-taught by obtaining the 8 week Empowerment Circle workbook from the CWSC Empowerment Circle Coordinator.
