We love talking circles. And community. And connection.
Julia and Tessa were running circles separately for years in London and Reading respectively. During the pandemic they joined forces and started running online circles, keeping people connected.
MEET YOUR GUIDES
Tessa Venuti Sanderson
I have been running talking circles for nine years for different demographics and in different environments, including trainings, retreats and festivals. I currently run a women’s circle (9 years old!), a pregnancy and postnatal circle and have run various mother/daughter and puberty circles. I am also a senior yoga teacher and trainer (specialising in pregnancy yoga CPD), using circle facilitation in courses. I co-facilitate the course Yoga Nidra & Circle Holding with Julia and have run independent specific circle facilitation workshops.
I have written a number of books for women and children, including Pearls of Birth Wisdom: An Inner Journey with Stories, Insights and Practices; Ruby Luna's Curious Journey; Ruby Luna's Moontime and Dante Leon's Curious Journey.
Julia Davis
I have been hosting and participating in circle since my teenage years. These skills have increased as I have brought them into my work as a yoga teacher and trainer and community builder. I have held hundreds of circles for the yoga community and now train yoga teachers, coaches and community leaders in circle holding skills.
I am responsible for all of the training run by Yoga Teachers Forum (1000+ individuals paid for courses and additional individuals attended free events) and have been involved in the creation of many of them, working closely with all the teachers providing trainings and write marketing material associated with all of them. I co-founded The State of Birth Symposium.