You are invited to a series of listening circles to remember people or things that have been lost in our lives, including innocent parts of ourselves. The circles will be a collective time for sharing and being witnessed compassionately in our grief.
Grief as a response to loss and death is part of life, but is often seen as something to be fixed or avoided, as if there was something ‘wrong’, if you are feeling sad about the end of a relationship, the loss of a job or of failing health, or if you are still grieving a parent, sibling, partner or child who died a while ago. You may feel pressure to ‘move on’ to the next thing rather than acknowledging the pain of the loss. These circles are also a space for acknowledging empathic pain of tragedy not in our immediate life; war, violence, pollution, loss of any life.
In my journeying with grief, I am learning how to witness the 'felt sense' of my own grief, how to be notice, welcome and allow the experiences of grief in my body. This practice draws on Nonviolent communication (from where I learnt that grief and mourning is a human need and without it I suffer), and Focussing. I will offer practice in this and we will also have time for sharing in a circle.
These circles are a simple way of beginning a conversation about grief and loss. It is not bereavement counselling. There is some writing here from a prior Grief and walking project. support for telling your story in a way that is safe for you, and guidelines for how to listen.
The circles are an investigation into how as a community we can allow grief some space.
Upcoming dates:
GRIEF AND ANGER SESSIONS for Women
Grief can be hard to access, and it can live beneath a multitude of other emotions including anger, irritation, numbness ... even optimism.
This is a session to focus on anger and intensity and allowing space for it, without judgement.I want people to come and say 'This is what I am angry about' and be feel encouraged to express this anger, and for the space to feel safe enough for this to be heard and accepted and held tenderly.
This is a series of 4 sessions, one per month, for a closed group of 6 women.
Dates: 1st Friday of the month for 4 months
Cost: Sliding scale £120 - £300. Pay what works for you and consider my needs for sustainability to enable me to do this work. I like having flexibility so those of you who can pay more, do so, so those who need to pay less, can do so.
I avoid using Eventbrite and Paypal so neither of us pays extra costs.
Who is this series for?
For women / woman-identifying / male to female / genderqueer / intersexed persons.
I am aiming for inclusivity, and to have a dedicated grief and anger space for anyone who has lived experience of the above.
I ask that you have had some understanding of or interest in Nonviolent communication (NVC).
Venue: We will be in an amazing space, overlooking the river in West London, to access the healing energy of the water in the process of engaging with anger.
Grief as a response to loss and death is part of life, but is often seen as something to be fixed or avoided, as if there was something ‘wrong’, if you are feeling sad about the end of a relationship, the loss of a job or of failing health, or if you are still grieving a parent, sibling, partner or child who died a while ago. You may feel pressure to ‘move on’ to the next thing rather than acknowledging the pain of the loss. These circles are also a space for acknowledging empathic pain of tragedy not in our immediate life; war, violence, pollution, loss of any life.
In my journeying with grief, I am learning how to witness the 'felt sense' of my own grief, how to be notice, welcome and allow the experiences of grief in my body. This practice draws on Nonviolent communication (from where I learnt that grief and mourning is a human need and without it I suffer), and Focussing. I will offer practice in this and we will also have time for sharing in a circle.
These circles are a simple way of beginning a conversation about grief and loss. It is not bereavement counselling. There is some writing here from a prior Grief and walking project. support for telling your story in a way that is safe for you, and guidelines for how to listen.
The circles are an investigation into how as a community we can allow grief some space.
Upcoming dates:
GRIEF AND ANGER SESSIONS for Women
Grief can be hard to access, and it can live beneath a multitude of other emotions including anger, irritation, numbness ... even optimism.
This is a session to focus on anger and intensity and allowing space for it, without judgement.I want people to come and say 'This is what I am angry about' and be feel encouraged to express this anger, and for the space to feel safe enough for this to be heard and accepted and held tenderly.
This is a series of 4 sessions, one per month, for a closed group of 6 women.
Dates: 1st Friday of the month for 4 months
- Friday 7th December 2018
- Friday 4th January 2019
- Friday 1st February 2019
- Friday 1st March 2019
Cost: Sliding scale £120 - £300. Pay what works for you and consider my needs for sustainability to enable me to do this work. I like having flexibility so those of you who can pay more, do so, so those who need to pay less, can do so.
I avoid using Eventbrite and Paypal so neither of us pays extra costs.
Who is this series for?
For women / woman-identifying / male to female / genderqueer / intersexed persons.
I am aiming for inclusivity, and to have a dedicated grief and anger space for anyone who has lived experience of the above.
I ask that you have had some understanding of or interest in Nonviolent communication (NVC).
Venue: We will be in an amazing space, overlooking the river in West London, to access the healing energy of the water in the process of engaging with anger.
