Welcoming Grief
“What if grief is a skill, in the same way that love is a skill, something that must be learned and cultivated and taught? What if grief is the natural order of things, a way of loving life anyway? Stephen Jenkinson
6 week closed group online course starts 2nd November 2023
(With Bethany Rivers)
6 Thursday evenings. 7-9.30pm (no class 16/11)
In our death and grief averse times - how would it be to make create a space of welcoming for what has been exiled for too long? What does our wise and intelligent body know about grief? What does our grief need to flow and be released?
Join me on this six week course exploring the wild landscapes of grief. When we pause and pay attention to the body, and ask what wants attention, one of the most enduring themes that comes is unacknowledged grief. For many of us, we simply don’t know what to do with it when it comes. We may fear it or hide it. But like water though, our grief needs to flow and to be welcomed. What lies at the heart of this course is the sacred and essential act of welcoming the truth of our losses - be that personal or collective.
We will explore this rich topic through Discussion, Focusing exercises, paired practice, solo reflection and writing explorations held by Bethany Rivers
Join me on this six week course exploring the wild landscapes of grief. When we pause and pay attention to the body, and ask what wants attention, one of the most enduring themes that comes is unacknowledged grief. For many of us, we simply don’t know what to do with it when it comes. We may fear it or hide it. But like water though, our grief needs to flow and to be welcomed. What lies at the heart of this course is the sacred and essential act of welcoming the truth of our losses - be that personal or collective.
We will explore this rich topic through Discussion, Focusing exercises, paired practice, solo reflection and writing explorations held by Bethany Rivers
What we will explore?
Who is this course for?
Anyone who wants a space to explore grief in a safe and embodied way
Anyone who is feeling grief of any kind but does not know what to do with it
Pre requisites
To join you must know the basics of Focusing and listening. This could be through courses or one to one work. If you want to come on the course but are new to Focusing, please let me know and I can put you in touch with some trainees who can teach you the basics.
- The body’s knowing about grief
- Working with our fears and protection
- The landscapes of grief - types of grief we carry
- Transgenerational grief
- Intuitive ceremony
- Grieving in community
Who is this course for?
Anyone who wants a space to explore grief in a safe and embodied way
Anyone who is feeling grief of any kind but does not know what to do with it
Pre requisites
To join you must know the basics of Focusing and listening. This could be through courses or one to one work. If you want to come on the course but are new to Focusing, please let me know and I can put you in touch with some trainees who can teach you the basics.
Course full booked
Cost: £175 / £120 low waged
Cost: £175 / £120 low waged
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