Seekers Circle
FALL EQUINOX 2026 TO SPRING EQUINOX 2027
AN INTIMATE SIX-MONTH COHORT FOR EIGHT RETURNING CLIENTS.
A WINTER ARC OF EMBODIED INTEGRATION. TWO GROUP PSILOCYBIN MUSHROOM CEREMONIES, ONE IN MAINE, ONE IN SEDONA. VOWS WRITTEN AND SPOKEN IN CIRCLE. AN ACCOUNTABILITY PARTNER WALKING BESIDE YOU THE WHOLE SEASON. FOR THOSE WHO HAVE ALREADY WALKED WITH ME AND ARE READY TO CARRY THE WORK INTO THE BODY, TOGETHER.
The first Seekers Circle ran from October 2025 into April 2026: seven seekers, autumn into spring, one individual ceremony and one group ceremony, held within a field of monthly sessions. What that cohort taught me shaped everything below. The story of that first circle is shared in Seekers Circle 25-26: Where Preparation Becomes Integration.
If you feel a quiet yes in your body as you read, the path begins with the registration form at the bottom of this page or with an exploratory call if you want to talk it through first.
What the First Cohort Taught Me
The inaugural circle was built around one individual ceremony at the entry and one group ceremony near the end, with bi-weekly sessions alternating between one-on-one and group. By the time we closed, the cohort had asked to keep working together, and we extended past the six months we had planned.
What I learned: the cohort is where the material lives. Not in my facilitation. In the field between the eight of you.
So this iteration is built around that lesson. More group time. More ceremony time. One-on-one support on demand rather than scheduled by default. And a new center of gravity, named in the next section, that the first cohort reached for on its own before I had words for it.
Preparation is not a precursor to the work. Preparation is the work.
The Winter Arc: Embodied Integration
Insight does not heal. Embodiment does.
Every seeker I have sat with knows the pattern. The ceremony opens a door, the notebook fills, and three weeks later the insight is still true and the life is still the same. The knowing lived in the head and never made it into the hands, the voice, the morning. This circle is built for that crossing. Not more revelation. The slow, ordinary work of letting what you already know settle into how you move, speak, rest, and love.
Winter is the teacher here, and not as decoration. When a tree drops its leaves, it is not going dormant everywhere. The sap withdraws to the root, and below the frost line the roots keep growing all winter, unseen, so that spring is not a beginning but a release of what the dark months built. We follow that intelligence. The season carries us inward, and we use the stillness to grow root: practice over concept, the body over the notebook, small kept promises over large felt states.
That is what these six months make room for. Sunday meditation as the steady floor. Practices carried between calls, not just discussed on them. And a cohort close enough to notice when your life starts matching your language, and honest enough to say so when it does not.
The Vow and the Witness
Part of our time together will be given to vows. Not wedding vows. The kind I wrote about in Vows: How a Tree Learns to Love the Wind: the promises you are willing to be held to, each one shaped like an old wound and aimed the other way. An intention is a wish you set. A vow is a word you keep your hand on. Together we will write them, test them against the season, and before the circle closes, speak them aloud.
A vow spoken alone is easy to renegotiate. A vow spoken in circle has witnesses. That is what makes it hold.
Which is why each seeker will also be paired with an accountability partner for the full arc. The buddy system, last issued at summer camp, turns out to be old technology. Two trees, roots touching underground, each crown keeping its own sky. Your partner is not your fixer and not your judge. They are the one who knows what you vowed, checks in between the calls, and keeps step with you through the winter months when disconnection weighs heaviest. You do the same for them. Held this way, no one crosses the dark stretch of the season alone.
A Circle for Belonging
Working in a small group reaches territory individual ceremony cannot reach alone. In circle you receive not only my facilitation but the collective wisdom of peers moving through their own thresholds. You are witnessed, mirrored, and held to your word in ways that only become possible when others are walking beside you.
This is not a training or a teaching program. There is no curriculum binder, and nobody graduates. It is a facilitated circle for structured engagement, reflection, contemplative practice, and honest dialogue. The intent is not to transmit what I think you need to learn. It is to build a space where each person settles further into who they are, expands their capacity to listen, and lives more aligned with their own truth.
If the circle feels too alive to end at the equinox, there may be the possibility of continuing beyond the formal season. The first cohort did.
What You Receive
Two group-ceremony retreats with the sacrament, held within the seasonal arc mapped below.
Bi-weekly 90-minute group sessions online, with check-ins, embodiment practices, and shared dialogue.
One-on-one sessions on demand with me, as your work calls for them.
A vows ritual, written across the season and spoken in circle, with an accountability partner paired with you for the full six months.
Personalized Homecoming follow-ups after every session and ceremony, with reflections and integration steps.
A digital community hub for reflection, group chat, Sunday meditation, and continued connection after the formal season closes.
Rhythm of the Six Months
The circle opens at the Fall Equinox and closes at the Spring Equinox.
The first month is devoted to preparation, orientation, accountability pairings, and building the group field.
The winter months carry the embodiment work: integration of the first ceremony, the writing and testing of vows, partner check-ins, and continued group sessions.
The final stretch supports integration, the speaking of vows in circle, and emergence as we move toward the Spring Equinox.
Maine, October 23–25, 02026. The first ceremony, an extended weekend on the coast as the woods let go of their color and the season carries us inward.
Sedona, January 22–24, 02027. The second ceremony, in red rock and winter light, after the first, has had a season to root.
The session calendar
Every date and time, in one place.
Opening session — Tuesday, September 22, 2026, 7:30–9:00pm ET. Autumn arrives at 8:06pm, while we sit together.
Group calls — alternating Sundays, 10:30am–12:00pm ET:
October 4 · October 18 (Maine preparation)
November 1 (Maine integration) · November 15
December 6 · December 20
January 17 (Sedona preparation) · January 31 (Sedona integration)
February 14 · February 28 · March 14
Ceremony retreats — Maine, Friday to Sunday, October 23–25; Sedona, Arizona, Friday to Sunday, January 22–24. Lodging Friday and Saturday nights and meals through Sunday morning are covered; travel to and from each retreat is your own
Closing session — Saturday, March 20, 2027, 3:00–4:30pm ET. Spring arrives at 4:24pm, as the circle closes.
Sunday meditation — every Sunday, 10:00am ET, an optional 30-minute sit. On call Sundays it flows directly into the session. The meditation and partner check-ins continue through the Thanksgiving and winter-holiday pauses in the call rhythm.
Full participation is the commitment. Joining the circle means attending every session across the arc, with grace held for emergencies and rare special circumstances. We keep a closed container, because the field we build together depends on every seat.
Monthly Themes & Intentions
Each month we work with developmental themes grounded in the season and in what is arising in our lives. Together we will:
Turn inward through mindfulness and reflective practice
Explore esoteric themes that open a wider perspective
Integrate love more fully into self, relationships, family, work, and the natural world, so growth serves both us and others
Practice honest listening and sharing to cultivate compassion and accountability
Strengthen the courage to speak truth, take aligned action, and ground vision into daily, lived practice
Example seasonal arc: October, turning inward and threshold work. November, grief and what we are ready to set down. December, shadow and light. January, renewal and vision. February, embodiment and the testing of vows. March, emergence and the speaking of them.
Supportive practices. For those who choose a microdosing practice during the season, the group calls hold regular space to track learnings and progress, and around each ceremony window everyone is invited to abstain, creating the spaciousness to prepare and to honor what follows.
Who This Is For
The Seekers Circle brings together up to eight practitioners, professionals, and seekers navigating thresholds of becoming: teachers, healers, creators, leaders, people who know there is more within them waiting to be lived. Many have experienced and processed real trauma and are now choosing to move through a transition with intention. Each carries their own story and longing, yet all are united by a devotion to inner work and a willingness to offer the fruits of their practice to their loved ones, communities, and the wider world.
The first cohort spanned four decades, the youngest in her thirties, the eldest in his seventies. None had known each other before October. By the closing morning, they had become kin.
This circle is built on trust and familiarity, welcoming only those who have already walked with me in ceremony. That shared foundation lets us enter depth that would not be available in a beginning circle. Before applying, pause and ask yourself: Am I ready to be seen, to listen with presence, to be held to my word, and to carry this work in circle with others?
For a fuller sense of the clients I work with, visit the About You page.
The practical frame:
Limited to eight seekers, open only to existing or returning clients who have completed at least one ceremony container with me
A commitment to show up for the entire six-month arc, for your own work and for your partner's.
No Medicine Included (NMI): each participant independently chooses if and how to source. I provide guidance for safe, intentional practice, never provision, and I share what is known about responsible practice, including the tradition of meeting the mushroom in its raw, whole form.
Investment
$3,333 total. A $555 deposit secures your place, followed by ~$555/month across the first five months of the program. This includes lodging and meals at both ceremony retreats; travel to retreat locations is not included.
Returning Cohort Discount: past Seekers Circle participants are welcomed back at $2,500 total, a gratitude offering for those who have already walked this path and whose presence enriches the field for those entering it for the first time.
Payment plans, scholarships, and additional financial support are available through the financial support form.
Begin the Journey
Submitting your registration form is the first step, a reflection process to clarify your own intentions for the circle. Once I review your responses, I will confirm your place or invite you to a brief conversation if anything needs clarifying. No payment until after you are accepted.
If we already have a session scheduled, we can use that time to explore whether the circle is your next step. If not, you are welcome to book an exploratory call before registering.
Stepping into this circle is not about having everything figured out. It is about the willingness to show up with honesty and curiosity, to give your word and let it be witnessed, and to live more of the life you long for, in community, with support, and in service to what matters most.
