What are discussion topics for an empathy circle?
Different opening topics or themes will frame the meeting differently and lead to different outcomes. Bring in a greater felt sense. What are participants feeling.
How are you now? ie. How do you feel now?
Start with how do I feel now? go around.
How would I like to feel?
How do We feel in the circle?
Feel into the group feelings, what comes up and speak it with the words, "we feel....." Active Listener: Reflect with, "we feel...."
Share anything you would like to talk about? What feelings have energy? What is alive in you now?
What is a feeling of stress, concern, anxiety or fear in your life that you are dealing with?
What is a feeling of concern in your life that you are dealing with?
Something meaningful in your life today?
ie. A meaningful feeling you had today?
An insight, (aha feeling) problem (painful feeling, etc you had about the nature of empathy?
Empathy Book Club - Discuss the readings