Charis Circles

Charis Circles are small, interspiritual practice communities which may be established anywhere in the world by trained facilitators.

Ongoing Charis Circles

Please contact us to join a circle or for more information:
chariscircles@charisinterspirituality.org

Circles are about 90 minutes unless otherwise noted.

Featuring a communal practice of Charis Meditation, Charis Circles provide a broadly accessible way to experience interspiritual community. Charis Circles are held either in-person or online, and serve to feed a deep hunger for spiritual community and practice.

About Charis Meditation

Designed as a committed spiritual practice, Charis Meditation combines silent meditation and spiritual reading, bringing together ‘vertical’ and ‘horizontal’ dimensions of contemplative life.

Charis Circles Facilitators

Jenny Adamson
Duncan Anderson
Ronald Barnett
Sara Sorche Berry
Judith Blanchard
Lasette Brown
Allison DeHart
Gabriella Espinoza
Austin Gates

David Gormong
Rev. Dr. Stuart Higgonbotham
Samantha Krezinski
Sean Lackey
Dr. Rory McEntee
Meg McKeep
Mike McKeep
Chuck McKenna
Rose Meyler

Netanel Miles-Yepez
Leah Miller
Virginia Neal
Peter Orozco
Erin Piatt
Deb Quinn
Luna Rosal
Emma Sartwell
Raj Seymour

Connie Shelley
Cooper Sims-West
Kit Snyder
Alejandra Warden
Carson Warden
Hal Wright
Gregory Yamada
Jamelah Zidan

Charis Circles Facilitation Training Retreat

Mar. 11 – 16, 2026
Aug 14 – 19, 2026

Becoming a facilitator includes attending a 5-day Kick-off Retreat and 6-month online training with 2 meetings per month (2 hours per meeting).

Charis Circles Special Events

We offer virtual Charis Circles – where we take you through instruction to Charis Meditation, the ideas behind the practice, as well as do the meditation practice, share a short reading and have a sharing dialogue about it.

Please contact us for more information:
chariscircles@charisinterspirituality.org

Join a Charis Circle!

We offer virtual Charis Circles – where we take you through instruction to Charis Meditation, the ideas behind the practice, as well as do the meditation practice, share a short reading and have a sharing dialogue about it.

Please look out for a reply from chariscircles@charisinterspirituality.org

I pin my hopes to quiet processes and small circles, in which vital and transforming events take place


— Rufus Jones, Quaker mystic

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