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    Radical Mindfulness: Why Transforming Fear of Death is Politically Vital book club

    Are you interested in how the existential fear of death shapes society? Do you wonder how we can address injustice? Join our weekly online reading group, Radical Mindfulness, to explore how mindfulness can serve as a powerful tool for political transformation. Together, we'll build a supportive community of care and reflection. Whether you’re seeking connection, inspiration, or fresh perspectives, this space offers an opportunity to learn and grow in solidarity. We meet via Zoom on Sundays. Recordings will be shared after each gathering. -Sundays 6:30 to 8pm ET beginning September 14th -Free to attend -Free PDF of the book from […]

    Free
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    Monthly Wailing Ceremony

    Monthly Wailing Ceremony

    Awakenings Wellness Center 1061 SE 12th Ave, Portland, OR, United States

    This is a monthly offering, happening on the second Tuesday of every month. This offering is designed to support somatically moving our shared and personal grief. We begin to build our container through brief sharing and connecting and then move into movement, vocalizing, wailing, praying, and drumming. We are building community through acknowledging and exploring the shared human experience of grief and loss.

    $25 – $75
  • Untangling the Tinsel a gathering for grievers

    Untangling The Tinsel: A Gathering for Grievers

    The holidays can leave a lot behind-feelings we didn't expect, words we couldn't find, emotions that live more in our bodies than our heads. This gathering is an invitation to gently look back at what the season stirred up and sit with whatever is tangled. We're holding space for relief, acceptance, community, and grace-no fixing, no pressure. Let's gently untangle, one strand at a time.

    $10

  • Dead Parents Club

    Virtual Event

    Losing a parent changes you. It’s weird, it’s heavy, it’s lonely. And a lot of people don’t know how to talk about it. Dead Parents Club is a grief circle for anyone navigating life after the loss of a parent (or parents). This is a space where you don’t have to sugarcoat it. No one’s going to rush you, try to fix you, or flinch when you talk about the hard stuff. We’ll begin with a short grounding to connect with your body and breath, and then we’ll open the circle. The rest of the 90 minutes are yours: to […]

    $20
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    Becky Robison in conversation with Kaira Tucker

    Carmichael's Bookstore 2720 Frankfort Avenue, Louisville, KY, United States

    Louisville! To celebrate the launch of my new book, My Parents Are Dead: What Now? A Panic-Free Guide to the Practicalities of Death, join me at Carmichael’s on Frankfort for a discussion and book signing with everyone’s favorite local librarian, cemetery enthusiast, and certified goth, Kaira Tucker.

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    When Grief Shows Up in the Body

    Join Camila Crews, founder of Sorry For Your Loss (Cards), and Susan Koursaris, founder of Wholly Heart Nutrition, for a conversation on how grief shows up in the body and how movement and food can support healing. January is Self Love Month, making this a good time to talk about gentle ways to care for yourself without pressure or perfection. This conversation is not about fixing grief. It is about understanding your body and meeting yourself with compassion.

    Free
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    Intro to the Gates of Grief

    Grab your lunch or favorite tea and join us for a session with Rebecca Churt, Founder of The Grievery. ​This 50-minute introductory session offers a guided walk through a framework that expands grief far beyond death — into the realms of identity, longing, lost opportunities, and the quiet heartache we carry for a fractured world. ​We’ll take a concise tour of Francis Weller’s Gates of Grief (from The Wild Edge of Sorrow) and explore how grief — when acknowledged rather than avoided — becomes a vital life skill: helping us stay connected to ourselves and what matters most. ​This session […]

    Free
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    Death Medicine: An Open Mic Community Exploration of Death & Grief

    A monthly open mic event with a theme of death and grief is happening in both Sonoma and Marin counties of California. Occurring in San Rafael and Sebastopol, these events have been beautifully received. Bring your songs, poetry, stories, dance or any other expression your heart feels called to offer around the topics of death and grief. The event will be an open mic format where people can sing, dance, recite poetry, or speak extemporaneously about their experiences of death and grief and be witnessed and heard by a radically present and loving audience in a well-held container. There are […]

    $15
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    Albuquerque Dead or Distant Parent(s) Club January Meet-Up

    Grandma's Coffee Garden 124 Girard Blvd SE, Albuquerque, NM, United States

    Hey Albuquerquue Dead or Distant Parent(s) Club! Let's meet up at Grandma's! Stop by Grandma's Coffee Garden on Saturday, January 17th any time between 10am - 1pm for our first get-together of the year! If you haven't been yet, Grandma's Coffee Garden is AADORABLE and has indoor and outdoor space available, amazing coffee/tea drinks, and delicious local pastries. Thanks for hosting us Grandma's! Come meet and be in community with fellow members of the Club! It'll be fun! Let's bring and celebrate those we've lost into this new year. There will be a few fun surprises too! Oh, and I […]

    Free
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    Grief; Honoring Our Pain and Reclaiming Lifeforce

    Grief; Honoring Our Pain and Reclaiming Lifeforce

    Cranaleith Spiritual Center 13475 Proctor Road, Philadelphia, PA, United States

    All of us have experienced loss of some kind, whether it’s the death of a loved one, the end of a significant relationship, losing a job, health challenges, or a dream deferred. And yet, as Bert Hellinger, the founder of Family Constellations noted about grief; “If you give it time, the hole becomes a space.” In this interactive Family Constellations workshop, we’ll explore: how can we honor and acknowledge our loss without it preventing us from moving forward in generative ways? How we might bear the grief of the present and the past, without sacrificing our future? What gentle adjustments […]

    $60
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    Grief; Honoring Our Pain and Reclaiming Lifeforce

    Grief; Honoring Our Pain and Reclaiming Lifeforce

    Cranaleith Spiritual Center 13475 Proctor Road, Philadelphia, PA, United States

    All of us have experienced loss of some kind, whether it’s the death of a loved one, the end of a significant relationship, losing a job, health challenges, or a dream deferred. And yet, as Bert Hellinger, the founder of Family Constellations noted about grief; “If you give it time, the hole becomes a space.” In this interactive Family Constellations workshop, we’ll explore: how can we honor and acknowledge our loss without it preventing us from moving forward in generative ways? How we might bear the grief of the present and the past, without sacrificing our future? What gentle adjustments […]

    $60
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    Grief Collective & Container

    Juj's Home 2316 W Schubert Ave, Chicago, IL, United States

    This gathering creates a gentle, boundaried container for collective grief in the wake of the holidays– a time that often magnifies loss, longing, & complicated emotions. Together, we will honor grief without pathologizing it, & joy without guilt, recognizing that both can coexist in the same body, breath, & moment.

    $20

 

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