Testimonials from the 2011 Medicine Circle

"I truly enjoyed being in Circle this year.  Each of the members of the Circle was so different, and so very right to be there.  Each time one member had something to come up, it was what the Circle as a whole needed to work on.  At the beginning of the year, this wasn't so apparent.  By the end of our time together, whenever someone brought up an issue, I "leaned into it", knowing that with Melissa's wise and deep presence and her spiritual guidance, what we did in circle would be something that "accidentally" was the perfect exercise for what was happening in all our lives.

To me, this year's Medicine Circle demonstrated one truth I know, that together we create that which is much more than what each could create separately.

The work in Circle, and the work in other pathways in my spirit's journey this year, have combined to bring me a year of major growth, change, and delight.  I am incredibly and humbly grateful to Melissa, and the Circle, for the support and impetus in this hugely significant year.

My two favorite specific things we did, aside from the journeying and practicing intuition with each other, were the Soul Retrieval and the treasure map collage exercise.  I can clearly see now how those two events set up a whole chain of steady and inevitable minor steps, leading me to the great awakenings in my path this year."     

"I have really enjoyed Melissa's class this year!  I learned about calling in spirit guides and ancestors for support, practiced tapping into my intuition in various exercises, and participated in a sweat lodge ceremony.  I have to say that I have experienced a lot of personal growth over the past year."

"Melissa's class has been extraordinary in ways that I could not imagine when I first began.  The biggest pluses for me have been the wisdom about another approach to life and healing, as well as the community that has been created.  With the weekly gatherings occurring over such an extended time period, I think of it as half church, half psychotherapy, although it really transcends both of those as a new paradigm." 

"I found Melissa's class to be a safe, respectful place where I discovered many parts of my authentic self.  I really enjoyed the format being experiential and interactive, and having a close, supportive circle of great people was so helpful on my Journey.  I always felt the presence of Spirit in everything we did, every exercise, every conversation.  I never felt lectured- I always felt welcomed and accepted.  It was fun and painful and deeply illuminating, and the amount of growth I have achieved in myself has been truly amazing.  I recommend this class to anyone who is really ready to grow themselves.   

-excerpts from 2011 evaluations, used anonymously with permission