About our Peace Circle

Mary first started hosting a Peace Circle in her apartment in Brooklyn around 1997.  The circle met every week for several years, and over time the gathering deeply impacted the lives of those who came and many people whose lives they touched.

Mary was moved to deepen her commitment to peace work by training her heart and mind in skills she did not yet have, and became a student of Thich Nhat Hahn and completed a four-year training in Pastoral Counseling with the Helix Healing Collective, and pursued training in Somatic Experiencing trauma healing work and Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy.  

Since 2005, she has worked with individuals and groups supporting the work of mental, emotional and spritual healing and wellbeing.  

Her vision is to support the ongoing creation and growth of The Beloved Community, and so in 2026, she is relaunching the weekly Peace Circle on Martin Luther King Day.