MotherCircle

Inquiry and wisdom weaving

Conversation and communion

Practice and the purpose

Meaning making and

Nourishment for the spirit

For mothers looking to excavate

the wisdom of the depths

Please join me to build

- a compass -

to begin to integrate this motherhood rite of passage

To feel into where you are

to reflect on where you've been

to imagine where you're going

Contact your self and

Commune with others

We'll gather for practice, conversation, learning, and inquiry

And you'll help to build an otherwise absent cultural container 

for understanding the intensity, gravity, depth, and breadth

of motherhood, womanhood, life

This is not a 'how to' but rather - a 'how is'

For those who seek 

insight, not answers

not a tailored pathway, but

the time and space to carve out your own

MotherCircle is a curriculum created by Kimberly Ann Johnson, somatic bodyworker and women’s educator extraordinaire.

Please check out her fabulous work!

Molly teaches both Kimberly’s original curriculum, as well as runs ongoing MotherCircles (in person & online) for MotherCircle alumni, with emergent curriculum of relevant inquiry and experience around motherhood, womanhood, and life.

Join us as we build circles of support for ourselves, together.

October 2025: 4 weeks of MotherCircle (Sat nights at 8pm October 4 / 11 / 18 / 25 - online) for those who are new to MC. You will then have the option to join the monthly circles either in person or online (third Mon / Tues of the month Oct - June).

Circles are available online from anywhere, or in person in Philly.

Send a message below to learn more / ask questions - anytime!

Mothercircle has added a rhythm to my months and put me in conversation and empathic connection with other women in similar but also dissimilar situations to mine. These connections have been affirming and eye-opening and I've deeply appreciated the balance of learning and sharing, as well as the direct teaching and the invitation to think about a subject in a purposefully and gently.

Something that I think about and carry with me for weeks and months at a time. Something I reference often. Something that allows me to understand the broader context of my motherhood experience. Something I find myself telling my friends what I learned about again and again.

I LOVE MotherCircle and don’t want it to end!

Notes from circlers:

Mothercircle is the chance to do a deep dive into self-inquiry around my experience of motherhood -- something that seems almost impossible to do while being IN the experience of motherhood!

It's much-needed time and space set aside to gain insight into the journey, in the company of fellow travelers, led by an expert guide.

A place to play and explore with other mothers who hold space for one another. A beautiful exploration of the threads that make up to tapestry of womanhood and motherhood. A carved out time and place to build connection. A space for thoughtful, loving connection. Learnings to support me in the journey of motherhood, and safety to bring myself as I am.

Questions:

  • Because you have noticed that the experience of motherhood has taken you on a journey, to places far, wide, high, and low. Because you love to learn. Because you care about culture creation. Because you know your life is enriched by communing with others.

  • Rites of passage, giving and receiving in motherhood/womanhood, our cyclical nature, yin/yang & polarity theory, the nervous system, healthy aggression, partnership, female sexuality, and more, and more to come!

  • MotherCircle is held as a ritual space. We will open and close it, and while in it, I will teach on a particular relevant subject, introduce a new concept, or share a new line of inquiry. Participants will practice individually (sometimes somatic practice / mindful awareness / writing), in smaller groups (experiments / discussion around a question), and in the larger group (sharing insights, questions, or queries). Sessions are slowly paced, but rich and full. It’s kinda like eating a great meal.

  • The 4 week intro course is $200. The monthly gatherings are $50 / $75 per Circle. Payment is via Venmo. If any of this is preventive, please be in touch.

  • Circles go for roughly 100 minutes. We usually can’t quite fit it into 1.5 hours. We don’t go past 2 hours.

  • As much or as little as you wish! But you will be invited and encouraged to introduce yourself, to share with a partner, a small group, the large group, and to engage in individual practices and experiments. You are always welcome to opt out as needed, of course. There is no requirement. But you’ll get more out of it if you jump in!

  • Any age! Our current groups have kids between 2 - 10 roughly, but all are welcome.

  • No problem. Join us for the intro and then you can opt in or out for monthly gatherings.

  • No! It’s not. It’s a ‘what’s motherhood like for you so far’ course! There is a lot of teaching in MotherCircle but imagine the learning like a seed that gets dropped into your soil. You’ll see if it sprouts, or just compost back in.

  • This particular circle is very focused on the specific experience of womanhood and motherhood. We’ll always respect and honor the experiences of all people and parents, however they identify. But this group is reserved for those with this particular life experience.