Staff members and others have gathered in circles of silence here; on the Internet, including on a site called Esaleaks, other protesters have assailed Esalen's management as corporate types bent on transforming the retreat into a boutique resort.
On the shore, worshippers gathered in circles to sing and dance, and a seemingly endless crowd threw offerings into the sea.
He was the theater newbie among 16 actors, four directors, four writers and three other composers, along with choreographers and music directors gathered in a circle in the hotel's ballroom to start the creative sprint.
Scharoun noted that "people always gather in circles when listening to music informally", and this inspired the radical concept of music in the round.
Staff meetings can feel like a cross between summer camp and cult revival, as teachers gather in circles, praise one another for redirecting a wayward student or helping an overwhelmed colleague, and recite one another's names in unison.
Even the scenes that raise some reviewers' hackles as the most gooey, where the Na'vi gather in circles around a sacred tree and plug their braids into its roots, read to me as a metaphor for the networked military.
Jean Shinoba Bolen, M.D., writes in her book The Millionth Circle about how when enough women gather in circles, we will create a worldwide healing force by bringing feminine values of relationship, nurturing and interdependency into our global culture which currently values hierarchy, conflict, competition, power over others and exploitation of the earth's resources.
Meeting the Needs of Children and Adolescents Children and adolescents make up more than half of the refugee population; while the younger children occupy themselves with playground games, groups of adolescents gather in circles, engaged in discussions about the events that have led them here.
But the 'Ndranghetisti adored ritual, and gathered in solemn circles to witness initiates pricking their fingers over a picture of St. Michael.
They gathered in witches' circles.
Before the Industrial Revolution and the arrival of mass production, women gathered in knitting circles to painstakingly create clothing, blankets and other soft goods for their homes and families.
