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Munro Sickafoose

Munro was trained at the Ojai Foundation as a Council Facilitator, and teaches The Way of Council and faciliates council circles in a wide variety of settings. Read more...

Heike Esch

Penny McLellan

Penny is experienced and skilled in facilitating groups in a range of styles and approaches.  She was introduced to the Way of Council and has been sitting in council circles since 2007.  She trained as a Council Facilitator with Pippa Bondy. Penny facilitates two monthly Council’s: a Women’s Council and a mixed Council, which have each been meeting for several Read more...

Anna Bianchi

João Correia

João lives in Sintra, a beautiful mountain over the Atlantic ocean on the west coast of Portugal. He has been sitting in Council since March 2013 where he first met his friend & Council mentor, Rob Dreaming. As a carrier, João has brought the practice of Council to prisons, men’s groups, organizations, community and schools. Must of all, he carries Read more...

Thomas Anemos

Clare Orchard

Jaroslava Vatay

Jaroslava has been on the Trainers Path as an apprentice since 2015 with her mentor Han Dellised, an elder and International Council Trainer. She is working to support and practice Council in the Czech Republic, with the help of Joe Provisor. Jaroslava has practiced and facilitated Council with adults and youth in public open circles (beginning in 2012), with teacher Read more...

Wilhelm Zwirner

Even though his interest in deep listening and open-hearted communication reaches further back, Wilhelm sits in circles practicing The Way of Council since 2010 – in open circles, co-housing initiatives, men’s circles and very much in Couples-Council practice with his partner Sarah. With their mentors Galit & Shay Hanien Sarah and Wilhelm are on the Couple-Council-Facilitator path. Since 2016 Wilhelm Read more...
Candida Rato

Cândida Rato

There`s a whisper calling me to offer the practice of circles, through ceremonies and presence, to connect with nature, people`s hearts and honor the power of being together and listening. I bring council ways as a continuous practice of the core principles in my relationships. As in council as in life. I am an apprentice and practitioner of Way(s) of Read more...

Isabel Zabou

A primeira vez que me sentei em círculo Way of Council, tive uma sensação no meu corpo e um reconhecimento no meu coração de que este é o caminho para o qual fui chamada. Autenticidade, falar e ouvir a partir do Coração, prestar atenção aos outros e dos outros, praticar uma mente sem julgamento e sem interromper e ouvir profundamente Read more...
Maria Teresa Mendes

Maria Teresa Mendes

Way of Council is part of my life path and social education contexts are my field of work. I’m a portuguese social entrepreneur connected worldwide and a recognised facilitator in Way of Council, since 2021. In 2017 I completed training in Way of Council with Rob Dreaming, who was my mentor, and in 2025 I took the first steps to Read more...