
25/10/2023
Grief isn't just about losing a loved one. It's any kind of loss. We can feel grief for the loss of our wildlife and natural habitats, loss of our culture and community.
We can feel grief for the parts of our soul that are exiled or hidden in our shadow. We can grieve for all that we needed and deserved in our lives, but did not receive.
Grief, rage, despair and sorrow, are all emotions that are too often buried or suppressed. They are not welcomed because they are seen as negative or dark. But in truth, they are a completely natural response to this human condition.
Grieving together in ceremony and as a community is a rare occasion in our culture. More commonly we isolate ourselves and grieve alone because we donāt want to be a burden.
We can struggle to witness another personās grief (and rage), because it activates our own emotions and that feels uncomfortable. How many times have we heard or said the words ādonāt cryā?
My understanding of trauma (any event that causes a shock or jolt to the system), is that it becomes embedded, and causes long-term suffering, when we have not been witnessed, loved and supported through the pain.
The beauty of grief tending ceremonies is that we witness, and are witnessed, by others. We can revisit those parts of ourselves that hold pain because it is safe to. There is a sense of togetherness and belonging, and an energy of love, compassion and acceptance.
We are encouraged and supported to go into a fully embodied healing process by the beating of drums and the singing of mantra. We get to cry, wail, shake, scream and truly release what needs to be released. We get to hold each other through the pain, with no words necessary.
As the ceremony progresses the energy in the room lifts. Following a deep dive into our individual and collective grief, we truly alchemise our pain and we eventually reach elation, joy and bliss. We have created more space within ourselves; more space for our soul light to be present.
May we normalise the processing and HEALTHY expression of grief, rage, sorrow, despair.
May we learn to truly hold ourselves and others with love and compassion.
May we begin to welcome all that we are so that we may live and create from a place of bliss and balance.
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If this interests you and you would like to attend a grief tending ceremony then please DM me or BOOK VIA THIS LINK š
https://dandelion.events/e/s96zc
Womenās Grief Tending Ceremony
āØFRIDAY 3rd NOVEMBER @ 6.30pm ā 10.30pmāØ
Held inside a cozy yurt with log burner, within a beautiful woodland.
Hot drinks & snacks are provided.
EARLY BIRD OFFER £25 (ends 31st October). Standard price £30. Abundant / Supporter price £35.
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