Circles of Listening and Healing with Anne Scott

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In our busy, fast-paced lives, it can feel like we’re constantly juggling—keeping a roof over our heads, managing endless errands, and trying to stay balanced amid the noise of current affairs. In the midst of all this activity, taking time to sit in a circle with others can seem like a huge commitment. Yet, such gatherings offer something deeply restorative: a space for genuine listening that helps us move beyond feelings of fragmentation and isolation. Anne Scott has spent many years leading circles with women who are unhoused, marginalized, or in transition. Despite facing enormous challenges, these women come together to listen to one another and to themselves—and in doing so, rediscover their inner wisdom and a renewed sense of belonging. Through these circles, participants reconnect to the love, joy, and creativity that reside at the heart of our shared humanity. (hosted by Justine Willis Toms)

Bio

Anne Scott is the founder of Dream Weather Foundation and has led workshops and retreats for women from diverse communities and organizations around the country and the world. Her work centers on restoring the connection between feminine wisdom and social change, and on exploring the healing power of dreams. She has spoken to audiences across the U.S. and internationally—from Switzerland to India.

Anne Scott’s books include:

• Serving Fire: Food for Thought, Body, and Soul (Celestial Arts, 1994)
• The Laughing Baby (Celestial Arts, 2001)
• Women, Wisdom, and Dreams: The Light of the Feminine Soul (Nicasio Press, 2008)
• Finding Home: Restoring the Sacred to Life – Stories of Women in Homelessness & Transition (Nicasio Press, 2016)
• Listening Circles: Seeding Life – A Guide to Facilitating Women’s Circles in Community (Nicasio Press, 2024)

To learn more about the work of Anne Scott go to: www.dreamweather.org

Topics explored in this dialogue include:

• What was Scott’s motivation for working with facilitating women’s circles
• What was the profound silence that followed Scott’s presentation of the circles as a sacred space
• How does Scott create a safe container for deep sharing in a circle
• How does Scott move beyond resistance and anxiety at the beginning of a circle
• Scott highlights the importance of restoring the innate wisdom in all women, regardless of their experiences
• What is the power of silence and meditation in a circle
• What is the heart meditation that Scott uses to ease people into meditation
• What is the importance of the feminine principle
• Why bringing the sacred into ordinary life is important
• What is the power of longing and witnessing

Host: Justine Willis Toms    Interview Date: 4/3/2026   Program Number: 3860

Music Playlist

Album: Prayer for Compassion
Artist: David Darling

Track: Untold Stories