COMMUNITY
The circles
Long before retreats, before facilitators, before anything had a name to market, there was this: people sitting in a circle, speaking one at a time, being heard without being fixed. It’s the oldest technology we know, and it doesn’t need a jungle to work.
Lunita holds two ongoing circles, online, alternating weekly: a men’s circle held by Gerald, and a women’s circle held by Esperanza. One week one circle meets, the next week the other, a steady rhythm you can build into your life from anywhere.
What is a Lunita circle?
IN SHORT
A Lunita circle is an online gathering held by one of Lunita’s facilitators, Gerald for men, Esperanza for women, meeting on an alternating-weekly rhythm. The format is the old one: a held opening, a theme or a question, and speaking in turn: witnessed, not advised, not interrupted, not fixed. It’s the community’s living thread between retreats, open to people who have been to Lunita and people who haven’t yet.
How a circle works
You arrive, you’re welcomed, the space is opened. There’s usually a theme, something true enough to be worth an evening, and then the circle does what circles do: each person speaks when it’s their turn, for as long as they need, and is listened to. No crosstalk, no advice unless asked, no performance. Passing is always allowed; some of the most important attendance is silent.
What people report isn’t mystical. It’s the specific relief of saying something out loud to people who aren’t trying to solve you, and of hearing your own situation in someone else’s mouth.
The two circles
The men’s circle, held by Gerald. A grounded, compassionate field for men to speak without performance. The full picture: the men’s circle
The women’s circle, held by Esperanza. Lunita’s resident Mayan medicine woman, holding the form her tradition never stopped practicing. The full picture: the women’s circle
Joining
The circles are online and the door is simple: write to info@lunitajungleretreat.com and we’ll send you the next session’s link and the rhythm of upcoming dates. Come once before deciding anything. Circles explain themselves better than pages do.