Helping the world can feel paradoxically lonely. The village is here to weave tender, sustainable connections for collaborations & friendship. We meet weekly, Saturdays and every other Thursday from 10am to noon Pacific time.
Saturdays and every other Thursday, 10am - noon Pacific time (attend any or all). See calendar link below for all upcoming dates.
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Tears welcome! Heart-centered skillsharing & discussions in a relaxed and shame-free environment.
The Village Hall is a time where we get together and learn who everybody is, feed relationship, connect with elders, and discover the gifts we all bring to the community.
I love the idea of the virtual village hall. Not knowing what it would look like, it was a beautiful experience to share space with with others. Each one was different, but so deeply connected. It felt like we've become one. Breathing and singing ...
Read MoreI love the idea of the virtual village hall. Not knowing what it would look like, it was a beautiful experience to share space with with others. Each one was different, but so deeply connected. It felt like we've become one. Breathing and singing together, each one having space to share whatever he or she feels like, it was so nourishing. I will definitely take part in the weekly meetings and see this community thriving. Thanks to everyone who participated.
Read LessHow it works
Village Hall is our virtual gathering space for members to learn from each other, present ideas, have discussions, and practice bravery & kindness.
Each week there will be multiple members facilitating different topics and offerings in separate breakout rooms (we're starting with up to 3 for now). We will also have the Grove each time, which is what we're calling the breakout room where we facilitate a general guided sharing practice.
Here's how Village Hall works (click to expand and read more)
We meet every Saturday and every other Thursday. See our Calendar for all upcoming dates.
Each session is up to 2 hours long and starts with a group grounding.
Facilitators may carry out their topic/offering in their breakout groups anytime within the 2 hour session (including using the whole time if desired).
As breakout sessions end, people can either leave directly from there or via the Meadow (the main Zoom room).
The Meadow facilitator will check in with you and/or potentially do a group closing process if it makes sense (group breath, harvesting insights, etc.).
You're fully at choice. We don't expect many folks to make it every time.
It would be great if you can stay the whole time so people can have their shares witnessed, and it's okay if you don't.
We 100% know that we have different capacities (energy-wise, time-wise, anxiety-wise, etc.).
It's ideal if you arrive at the beginning of the Village Hall time so we can ground together first and create a sense of safety.
We prefer that you arrive on time if you're planning on going to the Grove, because of the vulnerability of shares there.
That said, there are some spaces within village hall where it's not a big deal to arrive late. You can always arrive and the Greeter will welcome you and let you know if there's a space that's fine with folks coming in after it's begun.
Village Hall is for all of our members.
You are welcome to bring friends in person to dance or snuggle or sit with you as you Zoom, as long as their values are aligned and they're not disruptive.
If (and only if) you have a Family Pass, you can share your Zoom link with up to 4 friends.
There's a link at the top of this page to Start or Resume (when you're logged in that will take you to the course player).
Click on the lesson that says "Zoom link". This will take you to the Zoom link for the session.
We arrive together in the Welcome Meadow (the main Zoom space) for a brief container setting.
Imagine a big meadow where we all get together and say hi before going off to different cozy spaces for deeper conversation.
This is moment to come together briefly as community & ground with breathing or other guided somatic practice.
After opening circle, people who are facilitating topics/offerings for that day will introduce their topic/offering.
Next we each choose the topic we'll participate in. A pop up will appear that will invite you to any of the available breakout rooms; to choose, you just click "go to room." For the topic of your choice.
You can also switch between rooms during the session.
Offering your own topic is a great way to help nourish the village and the greater world.
It's also a fantastic way to experiment on a new presentation in a safe way. You can get feedback on a class you're thinking about offering publicly and want to test out in a sort of soft-launch sandbox.
We'll talk more about how to do that in another question.
In the Grove breakout room, we will be doing group sharing, each with a certain number of minutes to share and be witnessed.
We pre-arrange who is facilitating this, and if you'd love to contribute your skills here, please let us know.
Generally not. But say you are a presentation or testing out an offering, for example. With consent of all of the people in the breakout room, you record your session (it'll only record in your breakout room). You must be marked as a 'co-host' to be able to record.
Our intention at Stellar Village is to resource the collective nervous system and learn how to village together.
If you have an offering to bring, or a discussion you want to see happening, please complete the Proposal Form. [Must be logged in as a member to view].
pssst if your heart skipped a beat thinking about offering something, go for it!
Why thank you for asking! We have many other opportunities to share your gifts to support the vibrancy of the village.
Learn more on the Volunteer page.
Membership is an all-access pass to everything online in the village - the Hall, grief spaces, song circles, and workshops. Co-create with us!
