Purpose: A circle check-in is almost always a given at the beginning and end of a programme. Depending on the length of the programme, it might happen once or twice in between or it might not. Circle check-ins are good for helping one another to put names to faces, establish a value of shared space and equal voice, disrupt traditional conference or professional development patterns/expectations, holds collective purpose and intention at the centre, destabilizes hierarchy, allows for healing if conflict has arisen, and promotes deep listening.