Keeping the Grief Warm - ONLINE GRIEF GATHERING AND RITUAL
What is it?
A gentle online community gathering where we slow down to listen to the grief living in our hearts and to bear witness to the grief of others. In a world that often rushes past sorrow, we will make space for what is most tender and most longs to be heard.
We will not give unsolicited advice or attempt to fix your broken heart. This is a space to honor our grief.
Who is it for?
For anyone carrying grief in these times…
The grief you carry may be deeply personal. The grief you carry may come from your witness to the collective sorrows of the world. Whatever shape your grief takes, you are welcome here. Your grief is not too big or too small.
No previous grief ritual experience is necessary.
What will we do?
We begin by arriving slowly, gently settling into our bodies and our breath, and establishing the agreements that will hold our community with kindness and care throughout our time together.
From there, we move through a series of practices designed to help you gather your attention, drop into your heart, and be received. These practices include reflective writing and small group sharing, where we both give and receive deep listening. Each person's grief is received with care and witnessed fully, without advice or attempts to fix.
Our time together will include a simple, potent ritual to remember the allies and sources of support that help us bear what is hard to carry.
We will close our time together, returning to ordinary life with hearts both opened and steadied, held by the power of deep witness and authentic expression.
Why?
In a time of accelerating loss and relentless change, the need for sacred, skillfully held spaces to grieve has never been more clear. Grief asks something of us that our culture rarely makes room for: slowness, attention, and the presence of others willing to witness without turning away.
We hold these rituals because we believe that witnessed grief is one of the most quietly powerful things we can offer each other.
Who are the space holders?
This event will be co-held by Tammie Brenton, Sheila Kappeler-Finn and Jamie Thurber. Read more about your space holders here.
How can I attend?
Please register for this event through Ticket Tailor: Keeping the Grief Warm August 2026