Freedom to Care

What is “Freedom to care” about?

We are living in challenging times. There are restrictions everywhere, especially on travel, socialising, and work. Those of us that have not fulfilled the ever-changing medical requirements, or sympathise with people’s right to choose, experience ridicule and bullying by media and even by managers, family, and friends. We are being ostracised by the very society we are so used to being a natural part of. For many of us, this has triggered grief, fear, anger, conflict, and confusion as well as worry and care about family, friends, and the bigger picture.

• How can we deal with this heavy load?
• How can we look after ourselves in the current situation?
• How can we find a place of inspiration so that we can contribute in a positive way?

We can start by being there for each other, coming together in non-judgmental circles of mutual support. Sharing with other people, both highs and lows, is maybe the most powerful way to feel a sense of meaning and joy in life. And, at a time when many of us get heavy pushback for expressing our truth, it can be such a relief to meet up with other people who are on the same page – willing and able to listen to what we have to say.

We hope these circles will spread far and wide and reach many people. If you want to lead a
circle yourself, you can download the facilitator manual here.

How I created this process?

Freedom to Care Circles

I have participated in many sharing circles throughout my life where people express authentically what is going on while the rest of the circle listens without judgement. It is a great tool. However, I sometimes found these circles spiralling down into complaining circles. Now, don’t get me wrong – I think it is essential to have a place to complain when things are rough. That is so much better than sitting alone with a heavy load! But I was also missing a lift into encouraging perspectives and support. How can we move on in a good way?

On the other hand, I have participated in spiritual and inspirational circles (satsang) where the focus was on staying positive. They would take me high, but I often had a sense of not being fully grounded in reality, not being fully authentic. By insisting on being positive, so-called negative aspects of life were being ignored.

Now, how to meet in a way that is both authentic and inspiring? I decided to put together a process that includes both types of circles with a meditation as a bridge.

– Share what is going on authentically, especially emotionally.

– Meditation to find acceptance and peace.

– Talk about an inspirational theme – like, what can be done.

Our experience so far is overwhelmingly positive. It has been deeply moving and rewarding to both participate and facilitate these circles. If you feel inspired to facilitate a circle yourself, we suggest you participate in one first and then invite your contacts to join yours. I give this process away for free on the condition that it is not used for profit. I provide a manual for facilitators as well as a manual for participants that you can download for free.

If you want to share this process in your own language, please let us know and share the translation of the manuals with us so we can share them on this page. If you want to get involved in organising or helping out with administrative tasks, please contact us.

Vasudev

How it all started

What can we do to help?

Jem Bendell and I Vasudev, were having one of our conversations about the state of affairs in the world. This time we left the politics aside and concerned ourselves with the mental strain and stress many people are suffering from – from the constant propaganda, peer pressure, bullying and concrete restrictions and requirements to coerce people into taking the experimental medical procedure – in short, medical aggression.
Jem asked: “What can we do to help?” We both have family members who have been socially isolated because they have refused the jab. We came up with the idea of creating some sort of support circles. Jem encouraged me to create a structure, write a manual, and try it out. I did, and the response was overwhelming.

Seeing that it was working, Jem invited Darinka to the party, and then things really started to happen! She translated the process into Italian and started circles for Italians with massive response. She is also the one who put this website together so that this process can be shared with more people. If you are feeling the call, please go ahead and start your own circle. You can download both the facilitator manual and the participant manual on here. If you translate the manuals into other languages, please send us a copy so we can share it on
this webpage.