Online Summer Grief Tending in Community

You are warmly invited to join us for this half-day online gathering for the release of grief, the balm of being witnessed, and the healing of hearing others in their deep truth.

We will travel through the spiral of the Grief Tending in Community approach, and explore the 'gates of grief' map offered by Francis Weller, a key source for this work.

Connecting with what is resourcing and holding us in life at this time, we will create a strong container together as we begin to touch in on our grief. We will tend what arises through a combination of work in pairs and in circle sharing and ceremony, and we will have a time of soothing and integration to finish.

This trauma-informed approach provides a safe place for you to allow your feelings to emerge and to flow without being plunged into overwhelm.

Through working creatively with grief in this way, in the sacred space we create together, we have found that it is possible, not only to grieve well, but also to access the joy, connection and peace that lie on the other side of our pain.

Who Is It For?

This circle is for anyone who is feeling the pain of grief and loss and looking for a place where those feelings can be welcomed, witnessed and held.

You can bring all types and expressions of grief, including bereavement, health issues, life changes; long-term grief, passed down through families and culture; pain for the natural world and for future generations; and grief that is stuck or frozen.

You may also simply want to deepen your relationship with grief as a force for personal and cultural transformation and healing. Or perhaps you want to give grief Tending in Community a go, to see what it is, how it feels and what arises. All of this and more is welcome.

We undertake this journey together not only for our individual healing, but also for the well-making of our wider communities and for all beings everywhere.

Please note: bookings for this event will be closed at 5pm the day before the workshop starts.

More about Grief Tending

The Frequently Asked Questions page on our website may answer any further questions you may have.

You may also want to check out this article:
Why Grieve Together

Many people experience a profound transformation after attending one of our events. For others, the healing is more gradual and part of a wider move towards wellness. On this page you will find personal testimonials to give you a flavour of the benefits of this work:
Testimonials

Financial Gifts

We're offering this event on a gift basis where you choose the amount of your financial gift. As a guide, we are suggesting between £30 and £80 in total (including your initial placeholder deposit), but it's fine if your contribution is less, or indeed more. We will send through more information to help you think through how much you would like to contribute. If the deposit payment is a problem for you, please get in touch as we don't want finances to be a barrier.

This workshop is subsidised by Big Lottery funding. Your gift will ensure that we can continue offering sessions to everyone who needs them, regardless of their financial circumstances.

Have a look on our website for more on this:
Living in the Gift

Gift Aid

We are a registered Charity and can therefore claim Gift Aid on donations made, which means you can boost your donation by 25p for every £1 you donate (without paying any extra). Gift Aid is reclaimed by us from the tax you pay for the current tax year. There are some questions to complete in the booking form if you are a UK tax payer and wish for us to claim the Gift Aid on your donation.

Acknowledgements

With thanks to local artist Rob Barnes for our event images. You can look at his linocut creations here

This event is organised in association with the Gathering Gates

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