Grief Dancer

 This is an era of chaos, change, and grief for the world. As we continue moving through these unprecedented times, we are required to face difficulties that may seem insurmountable. We invite you to a weekend retreat to hold together what should not be held alone.

Have you experienced loss and the natural emotions of sadness, anger, fear, and love? How do you process your losses and move through your life? Many of us have not yet found safe and effective ways of expressing these emotions and we can feel burdened, both emotionally and physically, with the cumulative weight of our unfinished business.

Using the tools of the 5Rhythms movement practice combined with a process of grief work grounded in emotional presence, non-judgment, and supportive witnessing, participants will come together in a safe space to help heal mind, body, and spirit:

Lucia is a dancer and meditation teacher with more than 25 years of global teaching experience. She will facilitate the 5Rhythms movement practice as a way of experientially accessing and transforming the emotional states that come with grief.

Peter is a physician with more than thirty years of experience in HIV/AIDS, palliative care, and grief work for caregivers, working in a community now heavily affected by Covid-19, and will facilitate an exploration of stages of grief, using story-sharing as part of releasing and working through losses.

The weekend also includes didactic and experiential sessions focused on natural and distorted emotional responses to grief, caregiving vs. caretaking, and more.

Please bring photos or other mementos of anyone whose memory you would like to bring into the workshop.

View the continuing education syllabus.

CE credit for nurses.

CE credit for MFTs, LCSWs, LPCCs and LEPs.

CE credit for massage.

Chaos

 
We will take a deep dive into exploring the Rhythm of CHAOS, seeing how you connect to the gateway of this rhythm's energy. Aspects of yourself that have been undercover will surface as you dance. The practice of how to meet the shadow with curiosity and activate the light with your movement will enrich your connection to living a dynamic existence!

Friday's dance session will focus on clearing the shadow of  Chaos, confusion.  And we will use all rhythms to do this.

The Saturday session will provide time to embody the purity of CHAOS, practicing letting go, allowing the movement to happen with out knowing what’s next, honing our resonance with trusting our self, our body, and practicing a wild freedom and connection to the larger group.