Something within you is ready to realign. Join the Circle of Eight waitlist.

Because balance isn’t the goal, alignment is.

A 12-week, small-circle journey for women who are ready to realign with what matters and live with intention, joy, and soulful ease.

Cohort Start (Pilot): Saturday, January 17, 2026
Meets weekly on Saturday mornings (12 weeks).
Evening cohort (Tuesday or Thursday) may open with enough interest.

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The Circle of Eight is more than a program. It’s a sacred space for reflection, reconnection, and renewal.
Over 12 weeks, you’ll journey through eight life dimensions of alignment, exploring how each one shapes your wellbeing, your energy, and your everyday joy.

What Is the Circle of Eight?

Each week we meet in circle sharing insights, guided reflections, and practices that help you harmonize what’s within and around you.

You’ll learn to replace busyness with presence, pressure with purpose, and routine with ritual.

Who It’s For

You’re a midlife woman with a generous heart and a full life, yet you’re craving:

Space to hear your own voice again

Rhythms that feel sustainable, not performative
A circle of supportive women who “get it”
Practical rituals that help you follow through
A deeper alignment across life’s dimensions—heart, mind, body, soul, flow, space, circle, and calling

If you’re whispering “yes,” this circle was made for you.

A guided, gentle, and powerful journey toward alignment — through reflection, ritual, and connection.

What You’ll Experience

Clarify what alignment looks and feels like for you so you can navigate life guided by intention, not obligation.
Feel reconnected to your purpose and inner rhythm.
Create sustainable rituals that support your wellbeing and daily flow.
Build boundaries that honor your energy and time.
Strengthen authentic relationships and self-trust.
Leave with a living roadmap to stay aligned — heart, mind, and soul.

The Eight Life Dimensions

The Heart represents your emotional landscape. The quiet pulse beneath every thought, word, and action. It’s where compassion, joy, and vulnerability live.

Alignment here means you honor your feelings as messengers, not enemies; you give yourself permission to feel deeply, to release what no longer serves you, and to extend forgiveness, first to yourself, then to others. When your Heart is in alignment, you move through life with openness and grace, creating space for connection and healing instead of control and self-criticism

The Heart ~ How You Feel, Flow, and Forgive

The Body is your home. The sacred vessel that carries your energy, creativity, and spirit.

Alignment in this dimension isn’t about perfection or performance; it’s about presence. It’s learning to listen to your body’s wisdom, to eat when you’re hungry for vitality, to move for joy, and to rest because you deserve restoration, not because you’ve earned it. When your Body is aligned, you feel energized, grounded, and grateful for your capacity to experience life fully through your senses.

The Body ~ How You Nourish, Rest, and Renew

The Circle reflects your relationships. The community, friendships, and sacred bonds that remind you you’re not walking this path alone.

Alignment here means being intentional about who and what you allow into your space. It’s knowing when to nurture, when to release, and when to create boundaries that protect your peace. When your Circle is aligned, you attract relationships rooted in authenticity and reciprocity where giving and receiving flow naturally, and belonging feels safe, not performative.

The Circle ~ How You Connect and Belong

The Soul is your divine compass. The still voice within that whispers your truth when the world grows loud.

Alignment in this space means cultivating spiritual awareness in ways that feel authentic to you whether through prayer, meditation, time in nature, or sacred creativity. It’s the practice of returning to yourself repeatedly. When your Soul is aligned, you feel a sense of peace that doesn’t depend on circumstance. A quiet knowing that you are guided, grounded, and growing.

The Soul ~ How You Align and Awaken

The Mind represents your curiosity, creativity, and capacity to evolve.

Alignment here means remaining open, willing to learn, unlearn, and reimagine what’s possible. It’s giving yourself permission to expand beyond old narratives and explore new ideas that spark growth. When your Mind is aligned, you’re not ruled by overthinking or perfectionism; instead, you approach life with curiosity, confidence, and wonder, continuously learning and living in discovery

The Mind ~ How You Grow and Imagine

The Space is both your physical environment and the energy it holds.

Alignment here means creating environments that nurture your peace and reflect who you are becoming. It’s decluttering not just for aesthetics but for energetic renewal making room for beauty, comfort, and inspiration. When your Space is aligned, it feels like an extension of your spirit, a sanctuary that holds you in harmony and invites creativity, rest, and calm.

The Space ~ How You Dwell and Design Your Surroundings

The Calling speaks to your sense of purpose, how you use your gifts, passions, and experiences to make an impact.

Alignment in this dimension isn’t defined by job titles or productivity; it’s about meaning. It’s the feeling that what you do each day matters. That your work, art, service, or leadership contributes to something greater than yourself. When your Calling is aligned, you move with clarity and conviction, finding joy in both the process and the purpose.

The Calling ~ How You Create and Contribute

The Flow represents your relationship with money, time, and energetic exchange.

Alignment here means shifting from scarcity to sufficiency, from striving to allowing. It’s about being a wise and generous steward of your resources, understanding that abundance expands when it circulates. When your Flow is aligned, you experience ease around giving, receiving, and managing your life’s currency, trusting that you are supported and that your needs are met in divine timing.

The Flow ~ How You Steward and Expand Your Abundance

Note: Each circle member begins with a personal Life Alignment Reflection to see which dimensions are calling for deeper attention and you’ll return to it at the end to witness your growth.

The Program Framework

A 12-week journey in three intentional phases.

Your Circle experience unfolds in three soulfully guided phases (or “pillars”) that move you from awareness to embodiment — each weaving together reflection, discussion, and real-life integration.

Phase One: Awakening Intention — Returning to Your Why (Weeks 1-4)

Focus: Grounding in purpose and self-awareness.
This phase centers on slowing down, listening inward, and rediscovering your “why.” You’ll clarify what alignment looks and feels like for you, setting a soulful foundation for the weeks ahead.
Dimensions explored: The Heart, The Mind, The Soul.

Phase Two: Expanding Perspective — Opening to Possibility (Weeks 5–8)

Focus: Mindset, resilience, and creative expression.
Here, you’ll shift from self-discovery to expansion, cultivating new perspectives and patterns that support your growth. You’ll explore creative practices, mindset renewal, and emotional resilience as tools for thriving, not surviving.
Dimensions explored: The Flow, The Body, The Space.

Phase Three: Embodying Joy — Living in Flow (Weeks 9–12)

Focus: Integration and aligned action.
In the final phase, you’ll learn how to live what you’ve uncovered — transforming awareness into consistent action. You’ll leave feeling grounded, clear, and ready to navigate life with intention and ease.
Dimensions explored: The Circle, The Calling.

Each phase includes weekly gatherings, guided reflections, micro-rituals, and space for integration. The result? Realignment that lasts — not because life got easier, but because you did.

The Aligned Life Journal

Your journey begins with The Aligned Life Journal, the official companion to The Circle of Eight. This guided journal invites you to reflect, realign, and record your soul work week by week. Use it within the program or on your own as a sacred space to anchor your growth and gratitude.

Shop It Now

You’ll receive a complimentary copy with enrollment in Circle of Eight Program.

The Circle of Eight is a 12-week guided journey of reflection, community, and soulful growth.
Because this is a pilot cohort, enrollment is limited to eight women at a special introductory rate.

Your Investment in Alignment

Save $75 when you enroll in full.

Flexible payments automatically billed monthly for three months.

Includes 12 weeks of guided sessions, your Aligned Life Journal, private Circle community access, and soulful group connection.

Meet Your Guide

Melanie Shires is the creative spirit behind Positively Melanie, a lifestyle brand devoted to intentional living, positive mindset, joyful self-expression, and the art of thoughtful gifting. A writer, entrepreneur, and radiant encourager, she blends soulful reflection with boho-chic creativity to help women live with presence, positivity, and joy. Through guided journals, soulful rituals, mindful practices, and now the Circle of Eight, Melanie guides women to tap into what lights them up, realign their energy, restore their rhythm, and return to themselves—whole, grounded, and beautifully in flow.

Frequently Asked Questions

Each circle is intentionally limited to eight women to keep it intimate, safe, and personal.
Neither. This is a guided self-alignment journey grounded in reflection, connection, and supportive community. It can beautifully complement therapy or coaching work.
Each gathering is 120 minutes, plus optional 30-90 minutes of reflection between sessions.
You’ll receive reflection notes and prompts to stay in rhythm, but the magic happens when you show up live.
You can transfer your spot to a future cohort before Week 3 if life circumstances change. Details are shared upon acceptance.
Not at all. We begin were you are. Every practice is approachable, gentle, and doable.
1. You’ll get a confirmation email.
2. You’ll receive a short interest form to make sure this is the right fit.
3. If selected, you’ll get an invite with payment link and cohort details.
4. We begin together—January 17, 2026.