Light After Loss - A Grief Support Gathering

# Light After Loss: A Community for Grief & Gentle Hope

Grief changes us. You don't have to walk through it alone.
Light After Loss is a compassionate gathering for anyone navigating grief, loss, or major life transitions. Whether your loss is recent or many years old, this community offers a place to slow down, breathe, and be witnessed without pressure to explain, fix, or "move on."
Grief comes in many forms.
It may follow the death of someone you love. It may arise after divorce, the end of a relationship, the loss of health, a chronic illness diagnosis, career changes, infertility, retirement, estrangement, identity shifts, or the quiet grief that accompanies life's unexpected transitions.
Whatever brings you here, your experience is welcome.
Unlike traditional support groups that focus primarily on talking through grief, Light After Loss blends meaningful conversation with gentle rituals, nervous system regulation, mindfulness, and quiet reflection. Together, these practices create space for both remembrance and restoration, allowing grief to be honored while gradually rebuilding a sense of connection, hope, and resilience.

## During our gatherings, you may experience:

• Guided grounding and nervous system regulation practices
• Gentle opportunities for reflection and sharing (always optional)
• Candle lighting or symbolic rituals of remembrance
• Quiet moments of mindfulness and presence
• Supportive discussion with others who understand loss
• Seasonal ceremonies that honor the ongoing journey of grief
Every gathering is intentionally designed to feel calm, welcoming, and emotionally safe. There is no expectation to speak if you aren't ready. Listening is participation.

### This group welcomes anyone experiencing:

• Loss of a spouse, partner, family member, or friend
• Divorce or relationship endings
• Miscarriage or infertility
• Loss of health or chronic illness
• Caregiver fatigue and anticipatory grief
• Empty nest transitions
• Retirement or career loss
• Identity changes
• Major life transitions
• Any experience of grief that feels difficult to carry alone

### What you can expect

✨ A peaceful, supportive environment
✨ Compassion without judgment
✨ Space for both tears and laughter
✨ Gentle nervous system regulation practices
✨ Meaningful rituals that honor remembrance
✨ Community with others who truly understand
✨ Hope that doesn't ask you to forget

At Sacred Space Therapeutics, we believe grief is not something to overcome—it is something to carry with compassion. Healing doesn't mean leaving your loved one or your past behind. It means learning how to continue living while honoring what has shaped your heart.
There is no timeline here.
No pressure to "get over it."
No expectation that healing looks the same for everyone.
Just a community committed to holding space for one another with kindness, patience, and respect.
Come exactly as you are.
Whether today feels heavy or hopeful, you belong here.

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Facilitated by: Rachael Ortega
Hosted at: Sacred Space Therapeutics
459 Windchime Place
Colorado Springs, CO 80919

Together, we honor grief, celebrate love that endures, and discover that while loss changes our lives, it does not have to define our future.