The Peace Circle Ceremony
 

Choose:

🌳 Peace Tree Ceremony (Plant a new tree)
 

or
 

🌳 Peace Circle Ceremony (Gather around an existing tree)

 

1. Prepare the Tree
 

Place three coloured ribbons around the sapling/ tree:
 

🔴 Red – Heart
🔵 Blue – Head
🟢 Green – Hands

 

2. Form a Peace Circle

Gather around the tree and form a Peace Circle.
 

3. Demonstrate the Movements

One person demonstrates the Heart – Head – Hands movements and introduces the meaning of the three colours.
 

🔴 Heart – Place both hands on your heart and say "Heart."
Red reminds us of compassion, kindness and our shared values.
 

🔵 Head – Place both hands on your temples and say "Head."
Blue reminds us of understanding, learning and wisdom.
 

🟢 Hands – Extend both hands forward and say "Hands."
Green reminds us to turn our values into actions that care for people and nature.
 

4. Perform the Ceremony
 

Perform the following sequence together twice.

🔴 Heart – "Heart."
🔵 Head – "Head."
🟢 Hands – "Hands."
 

Together say:

"All in Balance."
"Peace for People and Nature."
 

5. Plant the Tree (Peace Tree Ceremony only)

After the ceremony, participants selected in advance plant the tree on behalf of everyone.
 

6. Music (Optional)

Celebrate the moment with music. Sing or listen to Peace Grows in You or another local song about peace, hope or nature.
 

7. Share Your Story

Share your photos, videos and stories with the global Peace Circle® Network to inspire others around the world.