An Online Sharing Circle, Twice a Week on Zoom
A warm online community where you arrive as you are, share your feelings and are heard.
Brave New Life is an online community that gathers in small sharing circles we call Zoom Bloom. Twice a week, people from many countries meet face to face on a screen to listen, to share what they feel, and to witness one another with care. You are welcome to simply arrive and listen.
When is the next Zoom Bloom for you?
Circles gather every Thursday at 10am and every Sunday at 9pm New York time and are held in English. Here they are in your time:
The circle link arrives by email a day before each circle. Receive the next circle link
What is a sharing circle?
A sharing circle is a gathering where each person speaks in turn from what they feel, while everyone else listens with full attention. Nobody needs to fix, advise or debate. Being heard in this way, and hearing others, softens loneliness and lets what we carry move through us.
Our circles grow from feeling based relating: we relate through what we feel in the body, and we look at Life through the lens of Syntropy, Nature’s own way of growing toward more Life. See how a Zoom Bloom circle flows.
The circle welcomes you if
- you are looking for an online community where you can share your feelings and be heard
- you feel lonely, or far from people who understand you
- you would like a weekly rhythm of connection you can join from home
- you would rather listen first and speak when you feel ready
- you are curious about Syntropy, Nature and living from your feelings
How to join
- Leave your first name and email on the join page.
- The Brave New Life letter brings the Zoom link a day before each circle.
- Click the link at the circle time, arrive a few minutes early with a cup of tea, and settle in.
Questions people ask
Do I have to speak?
Listening is a full way of taking part. Many people listen for a circle or two and share when they feel ready.
What language are the circles in?
The circles are spoken in English. This website reads in your own language with the language button at the bottom of the page.
Is this therapy?
The circle is a peer community of people meeting as equals. It sits well alongside any care you receive from a counsellor or doctor, and those remain the right place for support in a crisis.
How is the circle sustained?
Read how Brave New Life is sustained, and hear from members on the testimonials page.