We recognize that our connections and bonds ensure our wellbeing, and we often find that when we feel disconnected we feel deeply lonely. In this session, we will explore the wisdom of these connections and disconnections, and see what they mean to each of us as we close 2024.

PTP Celebration for Lisa Marie Brodsky Auter will be held from 1:00-1:30pm.

Time: 1:00pm-3:00pm EST (Time Zone converter)

Fee for poetry circle only: US/CDN$15. Please pay in advance through PayPal.

* Please know that this circle of exploration welcomes you regardless of your financial situation. For those who are unable to pay the fee, please select “Scholarship” option in the registration form.

We are often challenged by the range of emotions at various stages of our experiences in life. We tend to identify them as “good” or “bad” and consequently want to accept or resist them. In this session, we will explore what it means to make these emotions visible for ourselves and what transforms in our experience, when we are willing to do see them more closely.

Time: 10:30am-12:00pm EST (Time Zone converter)

Fee: US$30/CDN$40. Register through the link below and you will receive a request for payment.

* Please know that this circle of exploration welcomes you regardless of your financial situation. For those who are unable to pay the fee, please select “Scholarship” option in the registration form.

My heart is so small
it's almost invisible.
How can You place
such big sorrows in it?
"Look," He answered,
"your eyes are even smaller,
yet they behold the world.” ― Rumi

In this session we will explore what tugs at our heartstrings and how we can be guided by it. During difficult times, how do we find peace and a restful, content, heart-space?

Time: 10:30am-12:00pm EST (Time Zone converter)

Fee: US$30/CDN$40. Register through the link below and you will receive a request for payment.

* Please know that this circle of exploration welcomes you regardless of your financial situation. For those who are unable to pay the fee, please select “Scholarship” option in the registration form.

Deep down, in the center of all of us, there’s light that shows up sometimes in embers, sometimes as fire. What fuels it? What dims it? What remains unchanged? Over the course of the next eight months, we will explore together, how we arrive at the peace of gentle light that guides us, remains steady in the difficulties of life.

Time: 10:30am-12:00pm EST (Time Zone converter)

Fee: US$30/CDN$40. Register through the link below and you will receive a request for payment.

* Please know that this circle of exploration welcomes you regardless of your financial situation. For those who are unable to pay the fee, please select “Scholarship” option in the registration form.

We will dedicate two sessions to “poems as portraits”, how we can explore ourselves, the image of ourselves, words of ourselves and how we do the same with others.

Time: 10:30am-12:00pm EST (Time Zone converter)

Fee: US$30/CDN$40. Register through the link below and you will receive a PayPal request for payment.

* Please know that this circle of exploration welcomes you regardless of your financial situation. For those who are unable to pay the fee, please select “Scholarship” option in the registration form.

We will dedicate two sessions to “poems as portraits”, how we can explore ourselves, the image of ourselves, words of ourselves and how we do the same with others.

Time: 10:30am-12:00pm EST (Time Zone converter)

Fee: US$30/CDN$40. Register through the link below and you will receive a PayPal request for payment.

* Please know that this circle of exploration welcomes you regardless of your financial situation. For those who are unable to pay the fee, please select “Scholarship” option in the registration form.

Perhappes/Perhappons meaning "possibly, by chance", allows us to explore what conditions make things possible. In this circle, we will explore the moments we arrived at that surprised us, and how they connected us to our self or to others.

Time: 10:30am-12:00pm EST (Time Zone converter)

Fee: US$30/CDN$40. Register through the link below and you will receive a PayPal request for payment.

* Please know that this circle of exploration welcomes you regardless of your financial situation. For those who are unable to pay the fee, please select “Scholarship” option in the registration form.

As we enter 2024, we will look closely at how we honour what we are and what we do. In a world that recognizes results and accomplishments, what yardstick do we use for our own worth? Does this help us connect or disconnect from others?

Time: 10:30am-12:00pm EST (Time Zone converter)

Fee: US$30/CDN$40. Register through the link below and you will receive a PayPal request for payment.

* Please know that this circle of exploration welcomes you regardless of your financial situation. For those who are unable to pay the fee, please select “Scholarship” option in the registration form.

What connects us to others and when do we feel most disconnected from ourselves and the world around us? Holidays and end of the year celebrations bring these questions to the fore, and in this circle, we will welcome your thoughts, poems, and words as we reflect on our journey this year.

Time: 10:30am-12:00pm EST (Time Zone converter)

Fee: US$30/CDN$40. Register through the link below and you will receive a PayPal request for payment.

* Please know that this circle of exploration welcomes you regardless of your financial situation. For those who are unable to pay the fee, please select “Scholarship” option in the registration form.

What do we mean when we say we need to centre or ground ourselves? Where are we in our connection with others when we are centred in our “self”? In this circle, we will explore how we move between these spaces especially in what life offers us each day, and how we use words and the power of poems to understand it all.

Time: 10:30am-12:00pm EST (Time Zone converter)

Fee: US$30. Register through the link below and you will receive a PayPal request for payment.

* Please know that this circle of exploration welcomes you regardless of your financial situation. For those who are unable to pay the fee, please select “Scholarship” option in the registration form.

In this circle, we will continue the theme of self and the other, as we explore the edges of our being and multitudes we carry within ourselves. Where do we place our emotions and what role do words and poems play in helping us explore our oneness and our otherness.

Time: 10:30am-12:00pm EST (Time Zone converter)

Fee: US$30. Register through the link below and you will receive a PayPal request for payment.

* Please know that this circle of exploration welcomes you regardless of your financial situation. For those who are unable to pay the fee, please select “Scholarship” option in the registration form.

Welcome to a new circle with a theme that was preferred by many of you who have attended these sessions in the last few years.

We will begin by welcoming everyone to the circle with a sub-theme of “Perhaps" which is derived from the word Perhappons "possibly, by chance" recorded from late 15c. Perhaps we will find that we can fully embrace our selves and others. Perhaps we will find that we cannot. Perhaps we will find that we are okay in this relationship.

Wherever you are and whatever you want to explore, we will welcome your presence, thoughts, perspectives, writing and sharing. I can’t wait to begin again.

Time: 10:30am-12:00pm EST (Time Zone converter)

Fee: US$30. Register through the link below and you will receive a PayPal request for payment.

* Please know that this circle of exploration welcomes you regardless of your financial situation. For those who are unable to pay the fee, please select “Scholarship” option in the registration form.

We are always drawn to stability and consistency. We think of it as a marker of stability, good health and success. As Mary Oliver says “whoever made music of a mild day?”, it takes wild, unpredictable, unsteady moments in life for transformation to happen.

In this session we will explore how poetry helps us through these moments that we struggle so much in, find ourselves in pain and resistance, and how we can trust ourselves and the life around us.

Time: 10:30am-12:00pm EST (Time Zone converter)

Fee: US$30. Register through the link below and you will receive a PayPal request for payment.

* Please know that this circle of exploration welcomes you regardless of your financial situation. For those who are unable to pay the fee, please select “Scholarship” option in the registration form.

There are times when in our own search for the truth and the expression of it, we are faced with aspects of this truth that scare us.

Honouring our continued theme of “Radical Acceptance” we will explore how these shadows are still colours that have many different shades; still shining with the light of our being. Come join us for this light-filled expression.

Time: 10:30am-12:00pm EST (Time Zone converter)

Fee: US$30. Register through the link below and you will receive a PayPal request for payment.

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No matter how difficult life’s journey may be, there are times when, as poets, we stand in awe of life. Our search for, and need to express, our understanding of life’s difficulties with its joys is one of the hallmarks of poetry.

We all share this recognition together in our circle. We’ll explore how we express it in words, and why we stumble when we do, to not be able to quite find the words. Come join us for this deep exploration.

Time: 10:30am-12:00pm EST (Time Zone converter)

Fee: US$30. Register through the link below and you will receive a PayPal request for payment.

* Please know that this circle of exploration welcomes you regardless of your financial situation. For those who are unable to pay the fee, please select “Scholarship” option in the registration form.

We all hear how we need to embrace life as it ebbs and flows. We find ourselves writing poems that attune us to the finer moments when these shifts in life happen.

In this session we’ll explore this process of opening ourselves more bravely to life’s moments, by writing reading and listening deeply to ourselves and others. What poems come to you at this time? Which poems help you heal? Come join us and bring your own wisdom and light to this circle.

Time: 10:30am-12:00pm EST (Time Zone converter)

Fee: US$30. Register through the link below and you will receive a PayPal request for payment.

* Please know that this circle of exploration welcomes you regardless of your financial situation. For those who are unable to pay the fee, please select “Scholarship” option in the registration form.

We all hear how we need to embrace life as it ebbs and flows. We find ourselves writing poems that attune us to the finer moments when these shifts in life happen.

In this session we’ll explore this process of opening ourselves more bravely to life’s moments, by writing reading and listening deeply to ourselves and others. What poems come to you at this time? Which poems help you heal? Come join us and bring your own wisdom and light to this circle.

Time: 1:00pm-2:30pm EST (Time Zone converter)

Fee: US$30. Register through the link below and you will receive a PayPal request for payment.

* Please know that this circle of exploration welcomes you regardless of your financial situation. For those who are unable to pay the fee, please select “Scholarship” option in the registration form.

As we explore self acceptance more deeply, through poetry, we often find that it requires both a deeper hunger for the truth, and the willingness to witness our selves in all its facets, emotion and yes, even thoughts.

In this session we’ll explore this willingness to see ourselves more closely and when we shine a light on it, whether we can witness what we seek as well. As Rumi says “What you seek is seeking you”.

Time: 1:00pm-2:30pm EST (Time Zone converter)

Fee: US$30. Register through the link below and you will receive a PayPal request for payment.

* Please know that this circle of exploration welcomes you regardless of your financial situation. For those who are unable to pay the fee, please select “Scholarship” option in the registration form.

As we explore self acceptance more deeply, through poetry, we often find that it requires both a deeper hunger for the truth, and the willingness to witness our selves in all its facets, emotion and yes, even thoughts.

In this session we’ll explore this willingness to see ourselves more closely and when we shine a light on it, whether we can witness what we seek as well. As Rumi says “What you seek is seeking you”.

Time: 10:30am-12:00pm EST (Time Zone converter)

Fee: US$30. Register through the link below and you will receive a PayPal request for payment.

* Please know that this circle of exploration welcomes you regardless of your financial situation. For those who are unable to pay the fee, please select “Scholarship” option in the registration form.

We often talk about self-love and self-compassion, focusing on the emotion and our experience. But what is this “self” that needs and longs for compassion and love?

We’ll explore our experience in this realm of our connection to self and to others and how and what we use to navigate this complex life of relationships.

Time: 1:00pm-2:30pm EST (Time Zone converter)

Fee: US$30. Register through the link below and you will receive a PayPal request for payment.

* Please know that this circle of exploration welcomes you regardless of your financial situation. For those who are unable to pay the fee, please select “Scholarship” option in the registration form.

We often talk about self-love and self-compassion, focusing on the emotion and our experience. But what is this “self” that needs and longs for compassion and love?

We’ll explore our experience in this realm of our connection to self and to others and how and what we use to navigate this complex life of relationships.

Time: 10:30am-12:00pm EST (Time Zone converter)

Fee: US$30. Register through the link below and you will receive a PayPal request for payment.

* Please know that this circle of exploration welcomes you regardless of your financial situation. For those who are unable to pay the fee, please select “Scholarship” option in the registration form.

“There is something wonderfully bold and liberating about saying yes to our entire imperfect and messy life.” ― Tara Brach, Radical Acceptance: Embracing Your Life with the Heart of a Buddha

As we return to the circle, we will embark on the journey of what it means to care for ourselves and for others. To understand moments that cause suffering and moments that alleviate it. Words, poems, conversations, music, bring all with you. Come as you are.

Time: 1:00pm-2:30pm EST (Time Zone converter)

Fee: US$30. Register through the link below and you will receive a PayPal request for payment.

* Please know that this circle of exploration welcomes you regardless of your financial situation. For those who are unable to pay the fee, please select “Scholarship” option in the registration form.

“There is something wonderfully bold and liberating about saying yes to our entire imperfect and messy life.” ― Tara Brach, Radical Acceptance: Embracing Your Life with the Heart of a Buddha

As we return to the circle, we will embark on the journey of what it means to care for ourselves and for others. To understand moments that cause suffering and moments that alleviate it. Words, poems, conversations, music, bring all with you. Come as you are.

Time: 11:00am-12:30pm EST (Time Zone converter)

Fee: US$30. Register through the link below and you will receive a PayPal request for payment.

* Please know that this circle of exploration welcomes you regardless of your financial situation. For those who are unable to pay the fee, please select “Scholarship” option in the registration form.

Where is your ray of light coming from and where will it take you? As we come together at this session culminating seven sessions on possibilities. Although timeless, these sessions are a way to explore the past, the present and the future through the power of words. Come join us for this session as we enter summer possibilities within a circle of care.

Time: 10:30am-12:00pm EST (Time Zone converter)

Fee: US$30. Register through the link below and you will receive a PayPal request for payment.

* Please know that this circle of exploration welcomes you regardless of your financial situation. For those who are unable to pay the fee, please select “Scholarship” option in the registration form.

Where is your ray of light coming from and where will it take you? As we come together at this session culminating seven sessions on possibilities. Although timeless, these sessions are a way to explore the past, the present and the future through the power of words. Come join us for this session as we enter summer possibilities within a circle of care.

Time: 1:00pm-2:30pm EST (Time Zone converter)

Fee: US$30. Register through the link below and you will receive a PayPal request for payment.

* Please know that this circle of exploration welcomes you regardless of your financial situation. For those who are unable to pay the fee, please select “Scholarship” option in the registration form.

Words have meaning. Words have power. Poetry has power. We are drawn to this in our circle and we turn to each other with a listening heart. What transforms us and shapes our words works in a mysterious way. We can’t replicate it from session to session. But you shape it with your presence. Come join us as we explore this realm of possibility through poetry and deep sharing.

Time: 1:00pm-2:30pm EST (Time Zone converter)

Fee: US$30. Register through the link below and you will receive a PayPal request for payment.

* Please know that this circle of exploration welcomes you regardless of your financial situation. For those who are unable to pay the fee, please select “Scholarship” option in the registration form.

Words have meaning. Words have power. Poetry has power. We are drawn to this in our circle and we turn to each other with a listening heart. What transforms us and shapes our words works in a mysterious way. We can’t replicate it from session to session. But you shape it with your presence. Come join us as we explore this realm of possibility through poetry and deep sharing.

Time: 10:30am-12:00pm EST (Time Zone converter)

Fee: US$30. Register through the link below and you will receive a PayPal request for payment.

* Please know that this circle of exploration welcomes you regardless of your financial situation. For those who are unable to pay the fee, please select “Scholarship” option in the registration form.

This session title is a statement as we will together think about resilience and strength. We will explore bridges and boulders, and railings and risers. As always we will do so through the option of a new poetic form as a container. Come and join us once again in this circle of exploring possibilities through writing and reading poetry.

Time: 1:00pm-2:30pm EST (Time Zone converter)

Fee: US$30. Register through the link below and you will receive a PayPal request for payment.

* Please know that this circle of exploration welcomes you regardless of your financial situation. For those who are unable to pay the fee, please select “Scholarship” option in the registration form.

This session title is a statement as we will together think about resilience and strength. We will explore bridges and boulders, and railings and risers. As always we will do so through the option of a new poetic form as a container. Come and join us once again in this circle of exploring possibilities through writing and reading poetry.

Time: 11:00am-12:30pm EST (Time Zone converter)

Fee: US$30. Register through the link below and you will receive a PayPal request for payment.

* Please know that this circle of exploration welcomes you regardless of your financial situation. For those who are unable to pay the fee, please select “Scholarship” option in the registration form.

When we think of possibilities, we may think of it from our ideas and conditioning that’s grounded in perfection. In this session we will explore through writing, a range of what’s “passable” and our strengths and capabilities that shine on the road of possibilities.

This session will include the same materials/poems as the session on March 12th but you can attend one or both.

Time: 10:30am-12:00pm EST (Time Zone converter)

Fee: US$30. Register through the link below and you will receive a PayPal request for payment.

* Please know that this circle of exploration welcomes you regardless of your financial situation. For those who are unable to pay the fee, please select “Scholarship” option in the registration form.