Grief Tending in Community Circle

You are warmly invited to join us for this grief tending in community circle to learn more about this approach and experience the support of these practices for yourself.

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. All of this and more is welcome.

Perhaps you are new to grief tending in community and feeling curious about trying some of the activities before diving deeper in a longer workshop or retreat.

Or you may have attended a Grief Tending event before and wish to experience the support of the circle at this time.

Why Grieve Together?

There are many facets to this question.

As we step into the waters of grief, we often discover that it also helps awaken our joy and our sense of aliveness.

Sharing our vulnerability and witnessing each other in our grief can be a strong medicine that helps bring us home to what it is to be fully human, in solidarity with each other and with the natural world.

In these times, as we seek new and better ways of supporting wellness and growing community and connection, being present with this most human of experiences may well be one of keys to bringing about deep personal and cultural transformation.

Have a look on our website for a longer piece reflecting on this question:
Why Grieve Together

And here are some personal testimonials to find out what others say about this work:
Testimonals

The Shape of the Workshop

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.

Living in the Gift

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 £15 and £40 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 at this article on our website if you'd like to explore Living in the Gift further. https://www.norfolkgrief.com/post/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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