May 23, 2022

Sean Wilkinson - Circling, Meditation & Trauma

1 hour 57 minutes

Circling Europe co-founder Sean Wilkinson and I explore what it's like to practice across paradigms, the limits and transformational potential of circling, and the interplay between mediation, circling, and trauma work. Sean shares from his experience about the problems with static orientations to practice, subtle grasping to personal growth, and the orientation of trust.

Sean Wilkinson is a Circling Europe co-founder with an enduring passion for self-awareness, human potential, wisdom traditions and an ongoing inquiry into life. His focus includes extensive academic research, spiritual and psychological practice, coaching, and therapeutic training.

[0:02:53] Introducing Sean

[0:06:00] What is at the edge of meditation, circling, and trauma work?

[0:10:00] Discovering the limits of circling

[0:16:55] Exhausting an Orientation to Practice

[0:33:50] Scale Invariance

[0:39:10] Eclecticism to Integration

[0:49:10] The Orientation of Trust

[1:05:10] The Feeling Process

[1:25:20] A short guided meditation

[1:41:20] Metamodernism and the Meta-Crisis (mesa crisis?)

[1:42:42] The Paradigm of Leadership

If you'd like to explore the practice of Circling MAPLE is hosting the SAS 6-month Circling Training starting in June.