Community Circles

Basic Outline

• We meet together as a larger group for an opening attunement and to review the Gene Keys Approach and guidelines for the community call
• A few suggested contemplation questions will be offered to help give you guidance during the breakout room portion.
• Everyone is randomly assigned into a breakout room with around 4 - 5 participants per room. You will have 40-60 minutes inside this room to share your experience so far in the retreat. 
• Each person takes turns sharing for about 7 to 10 minutes, responding to the prompts or simply sharing where they are at so far in their own inner process. Everyone else listens quietly, holding a safe and simple witnessing presence for one another without offering unsolicited advice. 
• At any time you can click the "Ask for Help" button if you need assistance from your host. 
• At the end of the call, everyone will return to the larger group and share a few insights or highlights into the communal field before closing. 

What is the purpose of Community Calls?

Throughout each month, participants will be invited to several conference calls with others in the Gene Keys community. Similar to local area study groups, or breakout rooms at a physical retreat, these calls offer a way for us all to connect across the globe. Though the Golden Path is a journey of self-illumination, the teachings come alive within our relationships and community. These calls offer a safe place for small groups to gather around the teachings, and share in authentic meaningful contemplation together. Many people find that these calls can be quite powerful and engaging. Communal contemplation can be a powerful way to amplify the impact of the Gene Keys in your everyday life.

The Community Calls on Zoom are where the true alchemy of our virtual retreat unfolds, where the many colours of our human experience come together to be witnessed sharing insights and contemplations; it's normal to feel nervous, but embracing this opportunity can be profoundly rewarding. We highly recommend scheduling in those dates and coming along to co-create magic together. 

Yes! You may attend as many calls per week as you feel called to. 

No. The only retreat events that are not recorded are the Community Call breakout rooms, which is why we provide four different time zone options to choose from. Unfortunately, due to the nature of these events, these can only be experienced live. However, you can still share with others through the private group forum or by joining one of the Sage Offerings adjunct groups.

For the breakout rooms we encourage everyone to be as present as they are able to be. This may look different for different people. In general, the breakout rooms will have video enabled on and it can be so powerful to get to see the faces of your fellow voyagers.

If you prefer to have your video turned off, please join one of the audio-only rooms. If there is ever any confusion or concern, you can always ask for help from your hosts or move to a different room.

Watch this helpful video from Tanmayo above!

This is a perfectly natural response to community calls, and many of us know this feeling in our own experience too! The Community Calls can be scary for some who are not used to sharing vulnerably with others, especially people they have just met. Others may feel it isn’t important, or even distracting, from their own inner experience. This is your hero’s journey, so we encourage you to find your own truth. However, you may find it very beneficial to stretch your own comfort zone and attend one or two of the calls to “try it out.”

Remember, you don’t have to share if you don’t feel called to share. Even just listening in presence of others can be a very inspiring thing

We have crafted the Retreat Agreements to provide a container for sharing, modeling the Gene Keys approach of contemplation, inquiry, gentleness, and patience. These simple guidelines help create a space to share, even for those who have previously felt unsafe, judged, or excluded for their feelings. By using “I” statements, practicing compassion, and refraining from giving unsolicited advice, these sharing circles demonstrate the power of being witnessed throughout one’s own transformational journey. It is a practice of deep listening and care, for one’s self and each other.

These calls are hosted by the Gene Keys Guides & Ambassadors. Each call will begin and end with the host team. During breakout room sessions, there is a “Ask for Help” button that will connect you with one of our Hosts.

We hope that you will come and experience the community calls for yourself.

You do not need to pre-register to any particular time slot. Simply select the event from the events calendar and open the zoom room using the access links provided.

The max capacity for any Community Call is 3000 participants. Based on the time zone variations, we do not expect to ever hit this cap in a single room. If we reach capacity, our hosts will provide an overflow room and all future weeks will have multiple rooms during those busy time slots.