The Fools' Circle
(online)

So you’ve completed a 5-day Fools’ School, you’ve got all the tools, you’ve got all the know-how, but what happens next?

How do we keep practising? 

How do we keep growing? 

And where the hell are all the other Fools? 

Let’s find out together, in The Fools’ Circle!

What’s going to happen?

On the second Thursday of each month (September, October, November, December), we'll gather on Zoom for two hours of playful practice, embodied exploration and community support.

Imagine a Fool-topia: a space where Fools gather to play, connect, witness and be witnessed, all from the comfort of their own living rooms!

We’ll begin each session with a short grounding and check in. 

Then I'll offer a simple creative inquiry - something drawn from mindful movement, somatic meditation, IFS or Fooling. 

Then I'll send you into small breakout groups to continue exploring together. 

You might choose to Fool. You might just want to talk. You might want to move. Or you might just want to sit together in companionable quietness.

Each person gets to choose how they spend their time and your little group will be there to witness and support you.

Your only job is to show up as you are.

At the end of the session, we'll return to the whole circle to harvest the aha’s of the session.

Who is it for?

The Fools’ Circle is only for people who have completed my 5-day Fools’ School.

A little experiment...

This is the first time I've offered anything like this, so I'm approaching it as a shared experiment.

Our collective inquiry will be: How can we hold each other as a community? What happens when the wisdom, creativity and compassion in the room doesn't just come from the facilitator, but from all of us?

I am experimenting with finding more sustainable ways to offer my gifts. So, rather than me holding everyone all evening, we're going to experiment with various peer support structures. 

Cost

To make it as accessible as possible, The Fools’ Circle is offered on a donation basis.

Suggested donation £5 / £10 / £15 per session. 

We'll send you a payment link after each session.

No-one will be turned away through lack of funds! The aim of this is to create a supportive collaborative Fools community, it’s not a money spinner! (though recognition of time and effort for the admin and holding, plus Zoom costs is always appreciated)

Come to as many or as few as you like (but please come on time and stay for the full 2 hours!).

Bring your curiosity. Bring whatever version of yourself turns up that evening. You are always welcome, exactly as you are!

The details

Dates: 2nd Thursday of every month (put them in your diary now!)

September 10th 

October 8th 

November 12th 

December 10th

Times: 6pm-8pm UK time 

Venue: Zoom* 

Cost: suggested donation £5 / £10 / £15 per session

* The first time you join us on zoom you'll be asked to register (so we have your up to date email address) then every time after that you'll come straight in. 

Come to as many or as few as you like… But please be on time and stay until the end of the session!

Reminders

We’ll send a reminder email to everyone on our Fools Circle mailing list the day before - you can opt out of this list at any point.

Join our WhatsApp Community

Alongside the monthly Zoom gatherings, we've set up a Fools Circle WhatsApp Community - a simple, optional space to stay connected between sessions.

The Community has three strands (you can join as many channels as you like):

Fools Circle Reminders - broadcast only. We'll send a reminder the day before each session. You can respond with a thumbs up to show you've seen it but you can't comment - it's just a gentle nudge for those who want it (or who don't look at emails).

Fools Noticeboard - for sharing events, opportunities, articles, research - anything that feels relevant to the community or that came up during a Fools Circle.

Fools Chat - for conversation between sessions. Use it as much or as little as you like.

A note on privacy: joining the Community does not make your phone number visible to other members unless they already have you in their contacts.

If you join the WhatsApp Community you'll be added to all three strands automatically but you can mute or leave any of them at any time.

Email us at info@hollystoppit with your name and approx dates of when you completed your 5-day fools course and we'll send you the whatapp link to join.