There are two ways to take part in an Intenders Circle. You can set your intention to join a circle that already exists or you can start one of your own. To see if there's a circle already meeting in your area, click this link to our Directory of Intenders Circles page. If there is no circle in your area, you can create your own. We make it easy for you with our Create Your Own Community Package.

We started out with four of us - Mark, Tina, Betsy, and myself - sitting around a table on the patio once a week. We'd go around the Circle, one by one, and each of us would say our intentions for the things that we desired to manifest in our lives. Pretty soon, we were getting phenomenal results, a bunch of our friends had joined us, and the feeling of being part of a family had awakened in all of us. As the group got larger and larger, we began listening to each other even more closely. We became cheerleaders for each other, really being happy for someone else when their intentions came to life.

We affectionately call the person who takes it upon himself or herself to start an Intenders Circle an Intenderpreneur. The Intenderpreneur is the one who makes all of the arrangements for having the first meeting of the Intenders in their area. They make the necessary phone calls and announcements so that anyone who might be interested in coming to an Intenders Circle has the opportunity to do so. The Intenderpreneur will find a comfortable location, preferably in a private home, to meet until a more permanent place can be established and agreed upon by the group. Very often it happens that the Intenders Circle will be permanently held at the Intenderpreneur's home.

At the meetings the Intenderpreneur distributes copies of the format and newcomer information and keeps track of all of the names, addresses, and phone numbers of everyone who comes to the Circles. S/he is also responsible for maintaining a reasonably smooth flow during the meetings.

It's important to understand that the Intenderpreneur is not the leader of the group. The group belongs to itself. There are no appointed leaders. We think that every Intender is a leader and, therefore, any major decisions are made by all who come to the meeting.

We are very grateful to the Intenderpreneurs for all the work that they do. Many people, friends and strangers alike, are touched by those who've had the insight to start an Intenders Circle.

The Friendly Format
(Reprinted from The Intenders Handbook)

The friendly 8-step format listed below is the one that we use in our Intention Circles today. It is this unique format that has made the Intenders so successful.

1. Blessing of Food
2. Potluck
3. Short Guided Meditation
4. Explanation of the Intention Process to Newcomers
5. The Intention Circle
6. Toning
7. Break (more eating and socializing)
8. Spiritual Guidance

Here is the information sheet that we've been giving to newcomers to our Circle. It and the Friendly Format can also be found on pages 40 and 41 of The Intenders Handbook. Please feel free to print and make copies of this page.

The Intention Process Information Sheet
(Reprinted from The Intenders Handbook)

• Our thoughts create our experiences
• Saying our intentions outloud focuses our thoughts
• There is power in the spoken word
• Positive thoughts bring positive experiences
• Negative thoughts bring undesired experiences
• It's important to trust and know that the things that we Intend are coming to us because doubt will interfere with the manifestation of our positive intentions
• We always ask that in order for our intentions to come to us, they must serve the highest and best good for the Universe and the highest and best good for ourselves and others
• As we go around the Circle, we express gratitude for intentions that have come to us and we state our new intentions
• The power of the Intention Circle arises from everyone supporting everyone else's intentions
• Clarity is important
• We eliminate such words as trying, hoping, wanting, to be, and not
• We say things in a positive way: for example, instead of I intend that I am not afraid anymore, we say I intend that I am courageous
• We don't name sicknesses in our Circles; we see everyone in their Highest Light
• We say our intentions daily, and we gather together once a week
• We don't know when or how our intentions will manifest for us; we just know that they will!
• We always end our intentions with our seven favorite words - So be it and so it is !

There is a lot more information about how to start your own Intenders Circle in The Intenders Handbook.

If you'd like to see an Intenders Circle in action, our new video entitled "The Intention Process: A Guide for Conscious Manifestation and Community-Making" will show you exactly how we do it.

Our Create Your Own Community Package which includes 10 Intenders Handbooks and one Intenders Video makes it simple for you to start your own Intenders Circle!