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Jalaja Bonheim

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Jalaja is internationally known for her groundbreaking use of circle gatherings as a tool for empowering women, healing individuals and communities, and cultivating peace. For over 25 years, she has been leading circles, studying the dynamics of the circle, and developing a community of Circlework practitioners.

She is the founder and visionary director of the Institute for Circlework, which serves as a hub to the growing community of Circlework practitioners around the world.

After spending her childhood in Austria and Germany, Jalaja studied classical temple dance in India before coming to the United States in 1982. She is the author of four books, which were inspired by her passion for integrating sexuality and sp...moreJalaja is internationally known for her groundbreaking use of circle gatherings as a tool for empowering women, healing individuals and communities, and cultivating peace. For over 25 years, she has been leading circles, studying the dynamics of the circle, and developing a community of Circlework practitioners.

She is the founder and visionary director of the Institute for Circlework, which serves as a hub to the growing community of Circlework practitioners around the world.

After spending her childhood in Austria and Germany, Jalaja studied classical temple dance in India before coming to the United States in 1982. She is the author of four books, which were inspired by her passion for integrating sexuality and spirituality, empowering women, and celebrating the feminine spirit.

Aphrodite's Daughters: Women's Sexual Stories and the Journey of the Soul is based on the stories of ordinary American women and explores the central role of sexuality in women's spiritual journey. Witty, wise, entertaining and compassionate, Aphrodite's Daughters quickly became an underground classic, and has changed the lives of thousands of women.

Jalaja's second great passion is peace. Growing up as a Jew in post-war Germany, the devastating impact of war led her on a life-long inquiry into the causes of human violence and the journey of healing and transformation.

Completely intimate with the spirit of the circle, she describes it as an archangel, and as an ally, guide, teacher and friend. She decodes its language for all of us, translates its messages of wholeness and homecoming, and explains its teachings. What she calls the spirit of the circle, others experience as a field of tremendous love and compassion, growth and learning, renewal and healing.

Jalaja has trained hundreds of Circlework leaders in America, Canada, and the Middle East, including ministers, teachers, social workers, psychotherapists, and corporate executives. She also serves as a consultant to groups and group leaders who want to create greater connection and intimacy between people, or need help in working through conflicts or other challenges. Since 2005, she has travelled regularly to Israel and Palestine, where she empowers Jewish and Palestinian women to serve as agents of peace and healing in their communities.(less)

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Don't miss this documentary about Afghan Women with our Circle Sister Hasina Safe!

For all of you who met Hasina Safi from Afghanistan at last year's Circlework Training, her courage and spirit will remain unforgettable. Now, you can see her on TV. The PBS broadcast Peace Unveiled was aired yesterday, but will be rebroadcast on public stations throughout the country today and over the next couple of days. Check
http://www.pbs.org/tv_schedules/ to find out when it's showing in yo... read more »

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Average rating: 4.05 · 79 ratings · 22 reviews · 4 distinct works

	Aphrodite's Daughters : Women's Sexual Stories and the Journey of the Soul 4.02 avg rating — 63 ratings — published 1997 — 3 editions	My rating:
	The Hunger for Ecstasy: Fulfilling the Soul's Need for Passion and Intimacy 4.67 avg rating — 9 ratings — published 2001	My rating:
	Goddess: A Celebration in Art and Literature 3.20 avg rating — 5 ratings — published 1997	My rating:
	The Serpent and the Wave: A Guide to Movement Meditation 4.50 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 1993	My rating:

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Jalaja Bonheim gave to: Major Pettigrew's Last Stand by Helen Simonson (Goodreads Author)	My rating:
I adored this novel. It's characters are totally endearing and the unfolding romance between an elderly British gentleman and a beautiful Pakistani shopkeeper is delightful in every way.
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Jalaja Bonheim gave to: State of Wonder by Ann Patchett	My rating:
I really enjoyed this book, which is quite different than Ann Patchett's previous novels, perhaps not quite as good as Belcanto, but certainly compelling and spellbinding.
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Jalaja Bonheim gave to: The Spirit Of The Valley: Androgyny And Chinese Thought by Sukie Colegrave	My rating:
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Jalaja Bonheim gave to: Small Acts of Resistance by Steve Crawshaw	My rating:
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Jalaja Bonheim marked as to-read: Societies of Peace: Matriarchies Past, Present and Future: Selected Papers, First World Congress on Matriarchal Studies, 2003, Second Worl by Heidi Goettner-abendroth	My rating:
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Jalaja Bonheim gave to: Merle's Door: Lessons from a Freethinking Dog by Ted Kerasote	My rating:
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Jalaja Bonheim gave to: Birdology: Adventures with a Pack of Hens, a Peck of Pigeons, Cantankerous Crows, Fierce Falcons, Hip Hop Parrots, Baby Hummingbirds, and One Murderously Big Living Dinosaur by Sy Montgomery	My rating:
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Jalaja Bonheim gave to: The Hummingbird's Daughter by Luis Alberto Urrea (Goodreads Author)	My rating:
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Jalaja Bonheim gave to: Bel Canto by Ann Patchett	My rating:
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“Paradoxically, we achieve true wholeness only by embracing our fragility and sometimes, our brokenness. Wholeness is a natural radiance of Love, and Love demands that we allow the destruction of our old self for the sake of the new.”
― Jalaja Bonheim

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