About FlareCircle

flare /fler/ 

noun: a sudden brief burst of bright flame or light verb: to burn with a sudden intensity  

Authors & motivational speaker, Glennon Doyle, calls her revolutionary New York Times best-selling book, Untamed, the flare she "threw into the night sky so we would find each other.” A FlareCircle is what we believe happens when women courageously hold up their flares of truth so they can find each other & form a Sisterhood of support for authentic, empowered living. It's the safe spaces formed by bravery and vulnerability where we can speak our hard truths, witness the hard truths of others, & empower ourselves to unite, heal, & shine. 

The SAH Method is a revolutionary healing practice that combines the four time-tested modalities of meditation, mantra, breathwork, & movement into vibrant, powerful, & fun guided sessions that can be customized to target YOUR specific healing needs. Click here to learn more about this rapid healing tool now!

YES. We frequently offer FREE group trial sessions you you can experience the magic of the SAH Method™ yourself before committing to personalized sessions. Click here to view the current calendar for upcoming class offerings!

NOPE. FlareCircle provides coaching & facilitation to support your unique healing journey. FlareCircle Retreats, workbooks, materials, content, activities, & Guest Facilitators are not prescriptive in any way. All of our content is grounded in self-empowerment & self-trust. Our role is to empower & support you to lead as the expert in your own healing journey.

We do HIGHLY recommend working with a Licensed Therapist to assist you on your path to wellness. There is no replacement for an effective, trained, mental health provider on your team. We LOVE our personal therapists & visit them regularly.

NO WAY! Everything offered by FlareCircle Wellness is supported by HARD SCIENCE and informed by BEST PRACTICE psychology, therapeutic approaches, & teaching methods.

Modern neuroscience CONFIRMS the efficacy of centuries old healing practices. We're seeing Eastern & Western medicine connect right now in powerful ways that expand our understanding of WHY ancient modalities like yoga, dance, breathwork, meditation, and mantra really do have tremendous healing effects on both the body & the mind. 

To get educated on the science behind Somatic (meaning "in the body") Healing, we suggest a few places to start:

• BOOKS 
  • The Body Keeps the Score by Bessel van der Kolk
  • How to do the Work by Nicole Lepera (The Holistic Psychologist)
  • Literally anything by Brene Brown
  • Body Sense by Alan Fogel
• VIDEO
  • Healing the Nervous System from Trauma: Somatic Experiencing
  • How to Heal Trauma & PTSD with Somatic Experiencing
• ARTICLES
  • Move Into Health by Peter J. Rappa, MD
  • Emotions are Energy
  • 12 Science-based Benefits of Meditation
  • Diaphragmatic Breathing Exercises and Your Vagus Nerve
  • All About Somatic Therapy from PsychCentral

Probably soon! The absolute best way to hear about new Retreats first & get access to Early Healer Discounts is to Subscribe here for email updates. 

You can also check out the Upcoming Retreats page and follow us on social media to stay informed.

YES! We understand that healing is an investment and we want to make this transformational experience possible for everyone who needs it. A deposit is required upfront to reserve your spot. After that, you can begin making payments toward your remaining retreat balance as soon as you'd like. Please contact us directly to work out a payment schedule that's right for you!

FlareCircle Wellness Retreats are informed by the work of many modern, credentialed wellness experts & authors, including Nicole Lepera (The Holistic Psychologist), Brene Brown, Sah D'Simone, Ashley C. Ford, Glennon Doyle, Bessel Van der Kolk, & Emily & Amelia Nagoski,  to name just a few. Our Retreats are not prescriptive in any way- but rather serves to empower & support you as the expert in your own healing journey. 

All Retreat content & learning activities are designed in consultation with a licensed therapist & instructional design input from global teaching & learning consultant, Dr. David L. Mason (PhD in Cognitive Psychology).

While some content is original or presented through our unique lens & aesthetic, we consider our role to be primarily a curator of the best credentialed wellness resources & tools, with a talent for organization and creating safe, supportive, authentic, & effective learning spaces. We provide gentle facilitation to support YOU in deciding how/if the tools presented can best serve your authentic needs. 

YES! In line with our mission of empowering women to unite, heal, & shine, our Guest Facilitators are chosen because they consistently show up for themselves & other women. We also focus on supporting small businesses owned by women who inspire us with their courage, authenticity, & vulnerability.

 Previous Guest Facilitators include women like Andrea Steele of Soul Revive Yoga who led us in gentle, empowering yoga & meditations for awareness, & Lyndsey Wilcken of Wilcken Wellness who changed the way we think about food & dieting with an incredible module on Intuitive Eating.