Click here to find a Simplicity Circle near you . Then people focus on specific, concrete actions they want to take. For instance, people might decide to start taking the bus more often, invite their neighbors over for coffee, or cut back on their television. The next week, people talk about their experiences and help each other with ideas about further change. They help us break free from feeling that experts and authorities will handle everything.
People participate more fully and gain a new confidence in their independent judgment.
In her book, The Circle Of Simplicity , Cecile Andrews has developed a curriculum and format. By using this detailed format, there is no need for special expertise in leading groups. It is important to keep the groups small, between 4 and 8 people. Only in small groups do people have the freedom to speak freely, the intimacy to create community, and the informality to experience humor and camaraderie. If people aren't laughing and enjoying themselves, they won't keep coming back.