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OFFICIAL WOMENS WISDOM CIRCLL

GUIDELINES
JUNE, 2013



Congratulations on being invited to a select group of inspiring wonen! Knov lhal ils
an honor to be part of this potent culture of gratitude & sisterhood and a gift of
tremendous value to your life.

Our co-creation in this Circle offers us an opportunity to empower ourselves in new
ways through participating in this living workshop, with the goal of achieving
breakthroughs and personal growth. Our commitment to personal and spiritual growth is
paramount to the positive changes we experience in this container.

These Guidelines are created to guide & support you in your journey through this
Circle process, and are the result of the experience of thousands of women across the
span of several decades. Circles of any pace must follow these Guidelines, regardless of their
speed. Please learn about and abide by our collective protocol so you can make the most
of what this invitation offers, and experience a successfully completed journey!


Code of Honor

I. When we choose to engage in this Circle, we accept an opportunity to fully commit to
our own success while simultaneously also committing to and caring about the success
of our fellow Circle sisters. The beauty of our inter-connectedness lies in the intricate
relationship of how our actions affect others, and theirs affect us. We all agree to stay
lovingly committed to our individual and collective success all at once.

II. While we prioritize what is important to us in our daily lives, we also agree to make
Circle a similar priority, and to give it the time & attention needed to properly care for
our responsibilities & goals at all levels.


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III. The success & longevity of this particular Circle lineage is rooted in its abiding honor
system, where we show up with our full commitment, create a verbal agreement with
our most honest word, and follow up with our highest integrity. As we practice these
qualities in Circle, we also amplify them within ourselves.

IV. Throughout our journey in this Circle, we agree to follow all the Guidelines, to
protect the privacy of our engagement at all times, and to respect the trust &
confidentiality of all our Circle sisters. These Guidelines are to be shared only with
women who are invited into Circle.


Circle Activity


1. A woman can join a Circle in Appetizer if she is at least 21 years of age, invited
by a close friend in our Circle, and has completed an Info call and an Invitation
call.

2. Upon being accepted into a Circle, every woman in Appetizer agrees to
willingly and voluntarily give the woman in Dessert a gift of $5000, along with
a signed Gifting Statement from the woman joining the Circle to the woman
receiving the gift. The gift must be given in full and all at once, and parts of the
gift may not be given later.

3. Appetizers do not need to have their gift ready when they join Circle, and are
welcome to fully participate while in the process of manifesting their gift. If any
of them have not offered their gift, their name will be added to the chart in
paienlhesis, indicaling lhal lhey have nol yel gifled, and aie unofficiaI.

4. If a woman in Appetizer has not given her gift by the time the Circle is full, she
will stay in Appetizer for a second round after the Circle parts. If by the end of
her second round in Appetizer she has still not given her gift, she steps off
Circle, and is welcome to return again when her gift is ready.

5. When the gift has been given by the Appetizer, the parenthesis around her
name on lhe chail viII le ienoved, and she is consideied officiaI and can
move into Soup & Salad when the Circle parts.

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6. Each woman who has joined a Circle agrees to share the private Circle invitation
with at least one other trusted woman who may freely choose to join her in the
Circle.

7. Each position in a Circle can be occupied by one woman, and positions cannot
be shared between two or more women.

8. When a woman in Appetizer invites a new woman, the Appetizer must have
offered her gift & become official before the new woman can offer her gift & also become
official. We agree to respect the chronology of how we are brought together in
this sacred way and support each other in the manifestation process above all
else.

9. If a woman in Soup & Salad has not yet invited a woman who has become
official by giving her gift, she will stay in Soup & Salad for a second round when
the Circle parts. If by the end of her second round in Soup & Salad she has still
not invited a woman who has become official, she steps off the Circle. At this
time she is asked to re-evaluate her relationship with Circle, and is welcome to
return again when she is ready. This ensures healthy forward movement for the
whole Circle.

10. When a woman steps off the Circle, she can choose to (a) le gifled oul, or (b)
have her gift stay in the Circle as a backing. If she herself had a Backer, then this
choice must be made by the Backer. Our precise guidelines for this process are
oulIined in lhe Backing Protocol docunenl.

11. If an invited woman steps off the Circle after she has given her gift, then the
woman who invited hei viII nainlain hei slalus as quaIified. If an invited
woman steps off the Circle before she has given her gift, then the woman inviting
her is not qualified, and would need to invite another gifting woman in order to
qualify.

12. When a woman has given her gift and invited a woman who has also given her
gifl, she is consideied quaIified, neaning she can nove inlo Lnliee vhen lhe
Circle parts and join another OfficiaI Wonens Wisdon Circle if she chooses. If

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a woman is on multiple Circles, she must be qualified in all current Circles
before joining an additional one.

13. When a woman has completed her training in Entre, she will move into Dessert
when the Circle parts.

14. The position of Dessert is held by a woman who is facilitating the Circle process
for the stages of Appetizer, Soup & Salad, and Entre, and for the success of the
entire Circle. The Dessert is complete with her role when all eight gifts have
been received and the Circle is full and subsequently parts.

15. A CiicIe is consideied fuII and ieady lo pail vhen aII eighl Appelizei
positions have been filled by a woman and gifted to the Dessert. Upon parting,
the current Dessert will step off, and two new Circles are birthed, with each
current woman moving directly forward to the next stage, and opening up eight
new Appetizer positions in each new Circle.

16. An oplion lo Ieap occuis vhen a vonan sleps off CiicIe, oi has nol yel
fulfilled her commitments, and provides an opportunity for the first qualified
woman to leap into her position. Leaping serves to encourage forward
momentum at all times.

17. Every woman in Circle is free to share this private invitation with as many
trusted women as she chooses and in every course in her journey. There are no
limitations to how many invitations can be shared, and proactive inviting
characterizes a strong Circle sister!

18. Each woman who joins Circle agrees to attend the scheduled calls consistently.
All the women in a Circle agree to show up for their respective calls on time, and
stay for the entire duration of the call, unless there is some unalterable reason
why anyone must miss either parts of or the whole call.

19. All the women in Appetizer, Soup & Salad, and Entre agree to have a personal
check-in with their Dessert every week.

20. A maximum of four calls may be missed by any given woman, and only for very
important reasons, such as family emergencies, flights, silent retreats, medical

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appoinlnenls, chiIdiens needs, and olhei ieasons of an uigenl naluie. If a
woman cannot make it to a call for any of these reasons, she can contact her
Dessert ahead of time and communicate about her absence. All sisters are kindly
asked to organize their time so that they can come to each call with their full
attention, letting go of multi-tasking and other distractions.

21. Every Circle sister agrees wholeheartedly to commit to the following seven
energies when joining a Circle:

1. Honoring the privacy of Circle.
2. Giving her gift of $5000.
3. Inviting at least one woman who gives her gift.
4. Clear, honest, and loving communication.
5. Holding a strong focus and a clear vision.
6. Taking 100% personal responsibility.
7. Honoring and following all Circle Guidelines.

22. Every Circle born in this lineage offers the opportunity for personal growth and
does not exist solely for financial abundance. As such we agree that Circles live
for a minimum of seven days before they can part into two new Circles. This will
ensure all women are properly trained, connecting in sisterhood, and following
the Guidelines as for the weekly commitments and trainings.

23. To ensure that Circles stay stable, and that we hold a strong focus for each
Circle, and fulfill all our commitments, every woman circling in this lineage
may participate in a maximum of five Circles at any given time. Joining more
than five Circles does not necessarily ensure more success or more financial
abundance, than staying solidly focused on current Circles.

24. Women who are not U.S. citizens or residents, and reside in a different country,
cannot be invited to this Circle, with the exception of women in Canada.

25. Circle women who participate in Circle internationally must have a U.S.
address for mailings, and a U.S. phone number for communications, and
conduct all their Circle activities with respect to U.S. time zones.



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Position Responsibilities

APPETIZER:

- Shares a brief introduction about herself with the Circle (either on call and/or
per email), and why she is choosing to participate in this activity.
- Commits to give a gift of $5000 to the Dessert.
- Is formally introduced on her first group conference call as a Circle sister.
- Attends the weekly group conference call with her Circle.
- Attends a weekly personal check-in with her Dessert.
- Receives the Invitation Training after her first conference call. Note: new women
cannot start inviting other women until they have received the formal Invitation
Training.
- Initiates the invitation process.
- Supports any women joining Circle as her invites.
- Responds to (phone & email) communications daily.
- Welcomes her new Circle sisters per email.
- Practices giving & receiving support from her Circle sisters.
- Actively takes responsibility for her own personal growth.
- Takes notes!


SOUP & SALAD:

- Welcomes her new Circle sisters per email.
- Activates the invitation process and fulfills her commitment of inviting at least
one official woman.
- Supports any women joining Circle as her invites.
- Attends additional Invitation Trainings as needed.
- Attends the weekly group conference call with her Circle.
- Attends a weekly personal check-in with her Dessert.
- Attends the Entre Training when the Circle is ready to part, regardless of her level
of experience.
- Responds to (phone & email) communications daily.
- Practices giving & receiving support from her Circle sisters.
- Actively takes responsibility for her own personal growth.
- Takes notes!

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ENTRE:

- Welcomes her new Circle sisters per email.
- Continues the invitation process.
- Supports any women joining Circle as her invites.
- Supports the Dessert in grounded & creative ways.
- Receives training & guidance from her Dessert.
- Actively attends the weekly group conference call.
- Actively attends the weekly Entre call.
- Attends a weekly personal check-in with her Dessert.
- Attends Info calls, Invitation calls, and Invitation Training calls, as often as
possible, particularly for the women joining her side.
- Co-leads the weekly Circle call, at the request of her Dessert.
- Leads Info or Invitation Training calls as part of her Dessert Training, at the
request of her Dessert.
- Responds to (phone & email) communications daily.
- Attends the Dessert Training when the Circle is ready to part, regardless of her
level of experience.
- Regularly reads and reviews ALL Circle documents.
- Organizes all Circle documents on her private computer and in her private
physical folder.
- Prepares for her Dessertship in accordance with her training.
- Actively takes responsibility for her own personal growth.
- Practices giving & receiving support from her Circle sisters.
- Takes notes!


DESSERT:

- Steps into her role of leadership.
- Creates an inspired Circle container with a name, a conference call number, a
chart, and call-times. Free conference call numbers can be obtained from:
www.freeconferencecall.com and www.freeconferencepro.com or other sites of
her choice.

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- Leads weekly Circle conference call, weekly Entre call, weekly personal check-
ins with Appetizers, Soup & Salads, and Entrees.
- Leads Info, Invitation, and Invitation Training calls for all the new women.
- Leads an Entre Training call for Soup & Salads, and a Dessert Training call for
Entres, regardless of their level of experience.
- Updates her Circle chart as needed & emails the group in a timely manner any
pertinent Circle information.
- Passes on information and documents from the Senior Sister Council when
necessary and in a timely manner.
- Responds to (phone & email) communications daily.
- Ensures all ladies have the right documents in the respective courses.
- Supports any women joining Circle as her invites.
- Maintains an updated list of Backers contact info, including name, phone, email
address, and mailing address. She contacts Backers in case there are changes in
the movement of any woman being backed.
- Passes on a contact sheet with the contact information of the women and the
Backers on her Circle to each respective Entre in a timely manner when the
Circle parts.
- Asks for support (from other Desserts or Senior Sisters) when needed.
- Practices discernment regarding who to formally accept into her Circle.
- Responsibly manages placement & movement of all the women in her Circle.
- Updates and organizes her electronic & physical Circle documents.
- Holds the Circle container with her willing heart until she has reached
completion.
- Maintains group morale and provides her highest quality of leadership.
- Practices giving & receiving gifts, love, and support from her Circle sisters.
- Completes the Circle successfully and passes on the torch to her Entres
responsibly.
- Sels a good exanpIe ly foIIoving & iespecling aII lhe OfficiaI Wonens Wisdon
Circle documents.
- Keeps the rest of her life in balance with her Circle responsibilities!
- Inspires, supports, motivates, guides, and loves the women on her Circle!
- Actively takes responsibility for her own personal growth.
- Takes notes during calls and trainings!


Group Call Protocol

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The weekly Circle group calls are the heart of this living wisdom workshop. We strive
to respect the beauty & sensitivity of this sacred container and do our best to bring our
brightest light to share. We express ourselves lovingly, honestly, and authentically from our
hearts, and remember to focus on the uplifting aspects of our gratitude and
breakthroughs. Even though we may be experiencing difficulties, we are encouraged to
see what the lessons and blessings are amidst those challenges.

As we share our piece on the group calls, we take our individual turns, and are mindful
of the available time together.

Guests of Circle sisters are allowed to listen in on our conference call only after having
completed an Info call. An exception to this can be made if the guest is already on
another Circle in our lineage, in which case the guest is introduced to the Dessert first.
The guesting courtesy is offered to any given guest once per any given Circle.

Our Circle group calls are not a forum for us to seek advice, feedback, therapy, or
counseling. We do not complain, blame, gossip, badmouth, or create drama on or off
these calls. Nor is it appropriate for anyone to promote their business, services or
products to the sisters on calls. This applies to all email communications as well.

Women are welcome to have private conversations with one another regarding any of
these matters, and are asked to keep the collective communication spaces free from
commercial marketing, advertisement, or soliciting.


Gifting Protocol

The gift must be given to the woman in Dessert by the Appetizer in order for the
Appetizer to move into Soup & Salad when the Circle parts. It is the responsibility of
the Appetizer to manifest her own gift, and she is free to give it from herself or with the
assistance of a Backer. IIease see oui Backing IiolocoI docunenl for our specific
guidelines about backing.

The most important aspect of our gifting culture is to know that the financial energy in
this Circle is always and only a GIFT and the act of sharing it is always and only an act
of GIVING and RECEIVING. Like a present, a gifl is understood as personal property

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lhal is given fieeIy and voIunlaiiIy ly ones ovn viII, and vilh NO LXILCTATIONS of
receiving anything in return whatsoever at any time. We do not give in order to receive.
We give in order to be giving. The gift is always given as a gesture of generosity &
kindness, and with no ulterior motives masking the genuine act of giving.

It is vital for every woman to accept that Circle does not offer any guarantees of their
gift being reciprocated through this gifting cycle. THERE ARE NO GUARANTEES that
any Circle sister can promise anyone else, of something that has not yet happened.
Participants in Circle, whether Circle sisters or Backers, agree fully, entirely, and
implicitly that participating in this Circle is an act of personal trust and with no promises
of any guarantees of a successful completion.

This means that privately gifting another woman in Circle is NOT an investment of any
kind, shape or form. Nor is it a payment, fee, cost, price, or donation. The giving of the
gift does not buy the giver anything, nor is the receiver selling anything in return. For
this reason, we do not use the terms recruit, business, invest, pay back, pay
out, or return, as these terms specifically relate to commercial activities, which this
Circle is not. Your participation in this Circle is NOT a business opportunity in any
way shape or form, in any State or Country.

The Circle gift is simply a personal gift given by one private individual to another. To
honor our gifting tradition we always and only speak about this financial energy as
giving, receiving, sharing, gifting, inviting & participating, as part of cultivating a sacred
gift economy amongst ourselves.


Gifting Logistics

When the gift is ready, it must be given in the form of certified funds, which means either
as cash, lank deposils, noney oideis, poslaI noney oideis, noney gians, oi cashieis
checks. Personal checks are not recommended for the purpose of their unreliability,
unless specifically accepted by the Dessert. Some women opt to use PayPal (gift option
tab) and can do so at their own discretion. We do not send money through wiring,
meaning bank to bank transfers. The gift must be given in U.S. funds only, regardless of
where the giver is located in the world. Keep a copy of your certified funds for your
own records.


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Please deliver the gift to your Dessert either in person, via bank deposit, or via mail. If
you send your gift via mail, please use FedEx or UPS, as they are private mail carriers. If
the Dessert requests it, send the gift overnight or second day delivery, for a better rate.
Gifts may also be sent via USPS if necessary, at the discretion of the Dessert. Each one of
these mailing choices provides you with a tracking number which you must
immediately send to your Dessert. The tracking number is proof of your completed gift
and deleinines youi slalus as officiaI in hei CiicIe.

The gift must be accompanied by a signed copy of the Gifting Statement so that there is
utmost clarity from the giver and by the receiver that this gift is sworn and stated to be
no other category of financial energy besides a free gift. It is wise to keep a copy of the
signed Statement for your own records. The Gifting Statement can be obtained from
your Dessert.


Gifting Legality

Circle is not an endless chain of continued growth, but a rare invitation to participate in
a private engagement for our chosen amount of time. As long as sufficient numbers of
women are active in their Circle participation, this experience will be available, and
when the very last woman ever invited ceases to participate, so will Circle cease to
flourish. We accept the finite nature of this dinner party and are grateful to enjoy each
other while we are here. We are not under the illusion that Circle is eternally
sustainable, as life itself is not eternally sustainable.

There are state and federal regulations pertaining to gift taxes that apply to all
participants of Circle, and laws can often change. For the most current tax codes, please
visit: http://www.irs.gov/Businesses/Small-Businesses-&-Self-Employed/Frequently-Asked-Questions-
on-Gift-Taxes for more information.

Regardless of the letter of the law, what is more important is how the various
authorities who are tasked with enforcing these laws interpret our participation in this
Circle, and their interpretation may be different from our own views.

It is therefore the responsibility of each woman who has been invited to this Circle to
decide for herself what the most suitable decision for her is and empower herself to
research the most current U.S. gifting laws. We encourage all our sisters to respect the

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legal codes on all State and Federal levels, do their own research, and gain their own
personal clarity on the legality of their Circle participation.


Privacy & Confidentiality

Circle is A STRICTLY PRIVATE ACTIVITY that is shared with each woman who is
accepted to join in full faith and trust and by private invitation only. By private, it is
meant that the information shared regarding Circle is only intended for the recipient of
the information in their capacity as a private individual, and is not the business of
anyone outside of that agreement.

When we join this private dinner party, we agree through the spoken contract of our
word, to respect and honor the privacy of these Guidelines, the process of this Circle,
and all information pertaining to our Circle sisters. Any and all information regarding
this Circle is of a strictly confidential nature and only privy to those who have been
formally accepted into this agreement of TRUST.

This means if Circle content or documents are shared with a third party who is not in
this Circle with us, or a Circle invitee, or a Backer, or our partner(s), the woman sharing
the information is in breach of private trust, which is a legal offense. In order to respect
this Guideline, please be mindful of the environment where you share Circle
information, the profession of the person you share Circle information with, your
reasons for sharing this information, and your trust in their discernment.

Due to its strictly private nature, Circle is not a public activity, nor is it a commercial
activity. It is the proprietary private choice of only those women who have been duly
trusted to partake in the select invitation.

For reasons of privacy, we do not ever talk about or reference our Circle activities in
public spaces, including social media (Facebook, Twitter, etc.). Circle is not a topic for
general conversation, public speaking, dinner talk, gossip, academic research, or
journalism.

Women are recommended to ensure the privacy of their email accounts at all times.
Additionally, women need to be aware of how documents are stored on their
computers, to password-protect their computers and smartphones, and to not save

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Circle files or documents on a public computer. Documents that are printed must be
kept in a private Circle folder and must be in a private and safe location at all times,
inaccessible to anyone else.

When a woman is invited to Circle, it is crucial to ensure that she understand the highly
private nature of the invitation and maintains privacy even with her partner (husband,
wife, boyfriend, girlfriend, fiance, lover, domestic partner, and any other category)
until she has received an Info call. If it does not feel right to her to attend an Info call, then
Circle information is not to be shared by her with anyone else at all.

The decision of every woman to join must be of her own discernment and inner
guidance, and not affected by the excitement or criticism of anyone else. Therefore, if
she chooses to join Circle it is then appropriate to share her decision, and only if she
feels her partner is capable of encouraging, empowering and respecting her choice, as
well as the privacy of our Guidelines.

The importance of maintaining a strong boundary around our privacy is for our legal
containment as well as to protect the sacred essence of our Work in this Circle. When
we are representing a private container we create an opportunity for us all to feel safe,
trust this process, be vulnerable, open our hearts, share our truth, and build loyalty.
These are the milestones of our integrity, and our privacy protocol supports us in
creating this journey.

When joining this Circle you are being entrusted with the responsibility of maintaining the
privacy of this sacred agreement. Please honor this trust for the benefit of yourself as well as our
communal Circle culture.


Positivity & Personal Responsibility

We understand that the synchronicities bringing us to this Circle are powerful forces
and as such we agree to respect the container and content of this Circle with all our
heart and mind. To show our respect and appreciation, we commit to do our best to
maintain a positive, supportive, and loving attitude amongst our sisters in and outside of
our own Circle, as well as in all our communications regarding Circle. We share
ourselves truthfully, openly, honestly, and lovingly from our hearts, with a grateful

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attitude and an uplifting focus. The more we can set this as our standard for
communications, the more we will see this reflected back to us in our personal lives!

While the focus of our Circle work is on our personal growth, the power of our strong
intentions may create triggers for us at some point or another. It is very important as
women committed to our own healing & evolution, to accept 100% personal responsibility
for our experiences and actions. When things come up for us that may be uncomfortable,
challenging, or downright frustrating, we remind ourselves to apply our personal
empowerment skills to process and clear these issues with the goal of achieving
breakthroughs in our own limiting patterns and belief systems that call for healing.

As Circle sisters we are here to support each other and be supported by each other in
this beautiful expansion of our selves so that we may all benefit from our inter-
connectedness!


Senior Sisters & Circle Council

In addition to the Guidelines, there is a group of women whose dedication to this Circle
as a seivice piojecl piovides anolhei Iayei of suppoil foi lhe jouiney. A Senioi Sislei
is our term for a woman who has completed five Desserts, has been consistently active in
Circle work for a minimum of two years, and is invited by three other Senior Sisters to
volunteer by way of this service project. Senior Sisters make themselves available, at
their own discretion, to provide Desserts with extra support when needed, answer
complex questions, assist with unusual dynamics, mediate between women, and ask
any woman who is consistently breaking the Guidelines to step off this Circle. It is
important for a Senior Sister to guide others towards their own inner leadership, their
own personal source of strength, and not to assune lhe lask of iescuing oi saving
any woman. Senior Sisters set an example of following all the protocol in these
Guidelines, and maintaining the integrity of their Circles regardless of the pace.

Amongst these volunteers, some Senior Sisters are invited to join the Circle Council by
way of their experience in this work, dedication to the Guidelines, and strength in their
Circle participation. The Circle Council is a collective of hearts and minds, and only
Senior Sisters on the Council can change the Guidelines, and they do so unanimously
through a collective dialogue. The Council meets on a regular basis and discusses
improvements to the Circle protocol based on feedback from the wider network,

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troubleshoots major structural issues, revises documents, and provides extra support to
the Senior Sisters. The Circle Council is here to uphold the strength and potency of this
Circle.


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These Guidelines have sustained the integrity, accountability, and longevity of the
OfficiaI Wonens Wisdon CiicIe lineage, and we do not cross-pollinate with any other
vonens gifling ciicIes lhal do nol foIIov lhis exacl docunenl void foi void as lheii
Guidelines, so as to keep our own powerful process contained, clear and strong.

Remember, sisters! Strong women who invite strong women make for strong Circles!
The Circle experience is whatever YOU make of it. If you choose to make time for your
Circle and support it fully, the immense spirit of this work will reflect your efforts back
to you multiplied, and there is no limit to what you can accomplish and receive.

It is our honor to enjoy this process and we approach this Circle with confidence &
courage, the hallmark of a woman ready to transform her life!


From the pulsating heart of the sisterhood,