encircle
About Clare Callan
I am an experienced space holder and creative facilitator.
I've worked in socially engaged arts for 15 years and believe in creativity's power to see and feel things differently, be playful and imagine new futures.
In 2020 I discovered circle. A space where I could breathe, slow down and connect:
With my body, intuition, aliveness, with others and with nature. Shortly after I joined a feminine leadership immersion course with Melissa Maya and other incredible women, which was transformative.
In 2022 we moved to the beautiful Thanet coastline and had our daughter. A time of exhaustion, wonder, challenge, mess, learning, unlearning, growth and devotion.
In 2025 I trained in Circle Facilitation with Shala's Anna Brook in Margate and have loved holding circles since.
Our circles are held, trauma-conscious spaces of co-woven authenticity, humanity... and magic!
I work for them to be safer, braver spaces that are as inclusive, accessible and anti-oppressive as possible. I am always reflecting, learning and responding to the wonderful souls who co-create them with their presence.
Clare has a real tenderness and authenticity that feels instantly calming.
Soraya