Everything people usually want to know before taking a seat. If your question isn't here, write to [email protected] — a real person reads it.
humanyouare runs small weekly connection circles: ten people, the same faces, every week, two hours on Zoom. It's a long-term antidote to loneliness — a room where you're seen without performing and met without fixing.
And what the room gives you doesn't stay in the room: you carry it out. You listen better, love better, show up softer and steadier in your real life. The point of this work is that you become a better human outside the circle and lead a better life for yourself and your people.
No. The circles are peer connection — not therapy, counseling, or mental health treatment, and not a substitute for them. There's no clinical process. Just consistent, honest human presence, week after week. If you're in crisis or need clinical care, please reach a licensed professional or local emergency services.
Every circle is $125 USD a month — about $31 a week for four two-hour circles with people who hold your seat and expect you back. It's month to month with no contract; you can cancel anytime. Payments are processed securely by Stripe.
Almost none. On a computer, you click one link and join right in your browser. On a phone or tablet, there's a free, one-time app to install. No accounts, no passwords — just click and you're in.
Yes. What's said in the circle stays in the circle. Sessions are not recorded — unless a recording or special exercise is clearly announced to everyone before the call, and joining that portion is always optional. Every member agrees never to record sessions or share what others disclose. The full agreement is in our terms.
People who feel lonely despite being surrounded by others. People carrying things the people in their life don't know how to hold. Elders whose world has gone quiet. Anyone willing to show up weekly, witness others, and be witnessed.
You don't need to be "a group person." Most members aren't — that's rather the point.
Teenagers (13–17) never join adult circles. Where a dedicated youth circle is open, a parent or legal guardian applies on the teen's behalf, signs a consent form, and remains the billing and primary contact throughout. Write to [email protected] to ask about youth circles.
Life happens. Your seat is held either way, and the circle continues. Missed sessions aren't refunded or credited — the room and your place in it are held for you every week regardless. What we ask is consistency as far as life allows, because the circle works precisely because the same faces keep showing up.
Apply at humanyouare.org/application — or, for The Elders Circle, at humanyouare.org/application-elders. A few honest questions that take about five minutes. Then you and Jarek have a short, friendly call. Circles hold ten seats each and meet at the same time every week.
And if you attend your first circle and it isn't for you, say so within 7 days and your first month is refunded in full.
Email [email protected] before your next billing date. Membership is month to month with no contract, and cancellation takes effect at the end of the period you've paid for. No hard feelings, ever.
Ten seats. The same faces, every week.