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Training for the professional practitioner! And if you register by February 1 and receive a private 60-minute private coaching session for free (value $180).
How to Lead a Development Circle
You have been sharing your spiritual gifts in a professional capacity for some time, and you have experienced great satisfaction and fulfillment with your vocation. Now you feel called to stretch (again!) and serve humanity in yet another way. To share the personal joys that come from living life more intentionally and meaningfully. To encourage in others the unfoldment of their intuitive, psychic, and mediumistic abilities.
It is no coincidence that this course has captured your interest. It will support you in taking this new direction, in stepping onto higher ground in your role as a spiritual leader, and in trusting completely the intelligent design of the universe.
In this course, you will learn the key components of leading a mediumship development circle as part of a successful spiritual mentoring practice. It will provide a solid foundation on which you can build this sacred community, including esoteric principles and practical applications.
This course of study covers:
- Setting up the circle. Strategic considerations: the who, what, when, where, why, and how, of organizing a development circle. You will learn about various circle types to help you design one that: suits your leadership style, nurtures your circle members, and provides a harmonious environment for everyone involved; for example, whether open or closed, frequency and duration, ideal environmental settings, a purpose for the circle, and persons and personalities to include and the functions they will serve.
- Primary instruction. What is developed in the "development circle" depends on the circle's purpose; for example, expanded consciousness, the unfoldment of intuitive/psychic/mediumistic abilities, or spiritual community. You will learn core instructional activities, practices, and exercises that foster development that is illuminating, inspiring, and empowering for all kinds of circles.
- Meditation. An essential component of a development circle, meditation (in and out of the circle) is the key to your participants' spiritual growth. You will learn meditations that are integral to many development circles, including progressive relaxations, breath meditations, focusing meditations, guided visualizations, spiritual journeys, and "sitting in the power" meditations.
- Message work/coaching practice. Another primary component of many development circles, message work is how your participants apply the skills and knowledge that you have shared. You will learn ways to coach circle participants in receiving and sharing intuitive, psychic, and mediumistic messages for themselves and others.
- Demonstration/practicum. As part of this course, you will design a development circle of your choosing, from concept to execution. During our final session, you will have the opportunity to demonstrate your facilitation skills in one or more core components of your circle, such as leading a meditation, an instructional exercise, or coaching of message work.
"When the student is ready, the teacher appears." You have already come so far in your spiritual evolution - now it is time to trust your calling and take the next steps on your path towards leadership.
DATES: Six sessions: five Sunday afternoon sessions plus one Saturday fullday session.
Sunday sessions: February 23, March 23, April 6, April 27, and May 18, 2025.
Saturday session: May 31, 2025.
TIMES: Sunday sessions, 1 - 3:30 pm ET; Saturday session, 10 am - 4 pm ET. LOCATIONS: Sunday afternoon sessions, online via Zoom. Saturday full-day session, in person at 10945 Reed Hartman Hwy, Cincinnati OH 45242. Note: If attending the in-person Saturday session is a hardship for participants, we will consider setting it up as a hybrid (combined in-person and online) session - contact us to discuss your circumstances. INSTRUCTOR: Joanne Franchina. PRICE: $475. Early registrations (by February 9) $455. Special: Register by February 1 and get a 60-minute private coaching session for free (value $180; session must take place between February 23 and May 31).
REGISTRATION: Register here. Note: This course is for advanced/professional practitioners; permission of instructor and pre-registration required.
LIMITED SPACE: Register early to ensure your seat; there is both a minimum and maximum number of participants required to hold this workshop.
ONLINE: The day before each online session, you will receive an email containing a link to the Zoom meeting and any handouts you may need, so you can print them ahead of time; read our suggestions for setting up your home space for the best experience. IN-PERSON: In-person events are conducted at the Inner Compass office in Cincinnati, Ohio; read our current policies before registering.
JOANNE FRANCHINA is an intuitive life coach and the founder of Inner Compass and Inner Compass Academy. Joanne enjoyed a successful professional career as a technical writer and training course developer for 15 years before receiving her ministerial ordination and certifications in mediumship and spiritual healing from Fellowships of the Spirit in Lily Dale, New York. For the past 15 years, Joanne has coached thousands of people in how to navigate major life changes, explore their spiritual path, use their intuition, cultivate fulfilling relationships, and find meaningful work. She has taught thousands more in workshops on meditation, mediumship development, creative manifestation, and other metaphysical disciplines. Joanne teaches people how to create fabulous and fulfilling lives for themselves by using their inner wisdom in everyday situations. Learn to use your inner compass!