Grief Tending Circle - Samhain Edition

Join me on October 31st for a grief tending circle for the pagan holiday "Samhain" - a time to connect with your darkness and honor the dead, name our losses and make space for what still lives in us.

In our society, we don't really have the opportunity to sit with grief or darkness - instead, it becomes a taboo topic, something to take care of yourself. But grief is not something to fix. It’s something to feel, together in community. Tending to grief is a radical act. Feeling is a radical act.

This grief circle isn’t about perfection or performance, it’s about community, honesty, and presence. We’ll sit together in the dark, share stories, light candles, and hold each other through what hurts and what heals. We're only going as deep as we can hold, and approach grief gently with tender care and love.

No prior experience with grief tending is needed, and all sorts of grief are welcome (losing a loved one, loss of a relationship or of a job, pet loss, grief about the state of the world...) Just show up with curiosity, openness and a readiness to let feelings flow through you.

The only things you'll need to bring:
- An object that honors what you are grieving (a photo, something that belonged to your loved one or signifies your grief)
- A piece of nature for the altar (a leaf, a stone, a feather, whatever inspires you)

Our agenda looks as follows:
1. Welcome
2. A short landing practice to arrive in the space
3. Introductions, connecting with each other
4. An introduction to grief tending
5. A grief ritual
6. Sharing circle
7. Integration and closing

We will co-create this evening together, seeing what wants to be felt and held! This will be a community-based grief tending experience. If you are experiencing active, acute grief, I invite you to work with a qualified mental health professional instead. In this event, we won't go super deep into personal grief stories, just touching on the grief and letting it flow through us.

I am looking forward to welcoming you! More information will be sent a few days before the event, but just write me a message if you have any specific questions!