community Grief retreat
Honoring Our Grief and Gratitude with Rituals of Renewal
Ages 18+ | Dates TBA | Return to Community Workshops & Events
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In many traditional cultures, grief rituals are considered the “glue” of connection that holds the community together. They offer us one of the most powerful means for reweaving our connection and belonging to ourselves, each other, and all our relations.
Join us as we honor the sacredness of our grief and gratitude through talking circles, singing, poetry, movement, practice in sacred listening, ceremony, sharing food, and some quiet time in nature. The heart of our time together will include a sacred ritual inspired by the work of Sobonfu Some and Malidoma Some.
Our work is also inspired by Francis Weller’s Five Gates of Grief, which help us to welcome in all forms of grief we may be carrying, including:
Everything we love we will lose
The places that have not known love
The sorrows of the world
The things we cannot even name that we ache for
Intergenerational or ancestral grief
The spiritual framework for this ritual includes time-honored and earth-based modalities, utilizing the power of drumming and chanting, the belief that the natural world is a rich place of interconnection with all our relations, and the importance of working with the unseen realms, including our ancestors.
You can learn more about community grief work at Northwest Grief Tending.
We invite you to lean in with us as we remember how to grieve in community. There is no grief too big or too small to be worthy of welcome here.
12 participant minimum and 18 participant max
To learn more before registering, or if you have a question about your registration or your payment arrangement,
please contact us. Financial Aid is currently available.
PROGRAM DETAILS
In-Person Course
Ages 18 +
All Genders
Dates TBA
Journeys Basecamp,
Bothell, WA
Rates TBA
Due at Registration
Financial Aid is currently available
Please note there is a $40 minimum payment for anyone applying for financial aid and applications must be received at least 48 hours prior to the start date of the program
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Staff
Siena Tenisci
Facilitator
Siena Tenisci (MA, LMHCA) is a therapist, community organizer, founder of Northwest Grief Tending, and host of the Dear Circle Tender podcast. She is a descendant of Abruzzese and Celtic peoples - lineages where keening women once held…
Sarah Jackson
Facilitator
Sarah Jackson is a somatic healing practitioner, trained workshop facilitator, and lifelong student of holistic healing practices. Her own healing journey has inspired her to share the medicine of deep acceptance, earth wisdom, and self-love…
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