Circling can be very powerful in contributing to an already established way of thinking about relationships called Adult Attachment Theory. Adult Attachment Theory is a branch of psychology that says that the early experiences between parent and child create working models of relationships that, without reflection, an adult will carry with them for their entire lives. Marenka Cerny, who is a somatic psychotherapist practicing Circling for a few years with Guy Sengstock, recognized that the substantial benefits of immersion in Circling are in many ways the same as when someone is, what is known as, \u201csecurely attached\u201d.<\/p>\n
In her article, A New Development in Psychology: Adult Secure Attachment and Circling<\/u>, Marenka points to the significant distinctions between secure and insecure attachment. She wrote, \u201cadults who are insecurely attached will frequently exhibit recurring negative behaviors in relationship: the tendencies to avoid other people, to be critical, controlling, insensitive, readily show anger and fear, and, to deny one\u2019s own needs. Basically, an adult with insecure attachment will frequently either not clearly recognize their own needs, or the other person\u2019s, or both.\u201d By contrast, \u201csecurely attached adults have a greater capacity to trust others, tolerate conflict, and exercise discernment when forming new bonds. They are empathetic, and know how to set and sustain appropriate boundaries as they cultivate meaningful connections with others.\u201d<\/p>\n
Marenka has been working to articulate the connection between Circling and Adult Attachment Theory, and she is currently working on her third essay on the topic. She has proposed that \u201cCircling creates the conditions to experience what secure attachment feels like even before attachment wounds are healed,\u201d sometimes even the first time a person circles. For anyone interested in this thesis, Marenka has an important caveat: \u201cCircling by itself does not develop secure attachment, nothing creates secure attachment without a person\u2019s intention to heal their attachment wounds.\u201d But, she also suggests, \u201csince Circling generates the feelings and mindstate<\/em> of secure attachment with peers \u2014 by engendering the emotional and psychological clarity between people that occurs in securely attached relationships \u2014 then if one circles regularly, perhaps in conjunction with psychotherapy,\u201d it is possible that \u201csecure attachment can be expedited more efficiently than with psychotherapy alone.\u201d<\/p>\n For more information, Google the article: A New Development in Psychology: Adult Secure Attachment and Circling<\/u> by Mar\u030cenka Cerny.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Circling can be very powerful in contributing to an already established way of thinking about relationships called Adult Attachment Theory. Adult Attachment Theory is a branch of psychology that says that the early experiences between parent and child create working models of relationships that, without reflection, an adult will carry with them for their entire […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_coblocks_attr":"","_coblocks_dimensions":"","_coblocks_responsive_height":"","_coblocks_accordion_ie_support":"","_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","episode_type":"","audio_file":"","cover_image":"","cover_image_id":"","duration":"","filesize":"","date_recorded":"","explicit":"","block":"","itunes_episode_number":"","itunes_title":"","itunes_season_number":"","itunes_episode_type":"","filesize_raw":"","footnotes":""},"yoast_head":"\n