Leaning into Grief: Personal and Planetary Sorrows

10635 Northeast Shore Drive,Indianola WA 98342

02 April, 2022

Description

A full-day, in-person, facilitated retreat designed to introduce participants to the embodied and communal work of grief and grieving. Given the emergent climate crisis and its impacts – the extinction of species, the Covid pandemic, and the unrest and turmoil within human societies – the burden of grief that we are carrying as individuals is increasing exponentially. There are, however, very few spaces where we are invited to experience and express this complex grief in community. This one-day workshop will utilize Francis Weller’s “Five Gates of Grief” to connect participants to their distinct and multifaceted experiences of grief and guide them in shared micro-rituals. The day at Camp Indianola will be facilitated by experienced grief mentors who have apprenticed in the grief ritual tradition of the Dagara tribe as brought to the U.S. and shared by Malidoma and Sobonfu Somé. We have also studied with Francis Weller, among others. Participants will be guided through chanting and movement, poetry, teaching, periods of solitude, small group sharing, and micro-rituals. All participation is invitational; nothing is "required" beyond being present with and sharing the griefs you are carrying, to the best of your ability. Covid Precautions In order to safeguard the well being of all participants to the fullest extent possible, we are requiring that all participants be fully vaccinated. Masking is optional, for those who would be more comfortable with such additional precautions, but not required. Facilitators Peter Jabin, M.Div., LMHC is a pastoral psychotherapist in private practice in Seattle. He is also a Diaconal Minister in the Pacific Northwest Conference of the United Methodist Church. Currently, his clinical work is focused on the intersection climate crisis, the legacy of colonialism & systemic racism, and grief. Peter has facilitated group spiritual direction and grief process groups, in addition to his work with individuals. Jean Berolzheimer, MS. In addition to her professional work with children with a variety of special needs, Jean has done extensive personal grief work and has a depth of knowledge and teaching experience in the field of bereavement and healing. She received lay ordination as an Interfaith Buddhist Chaplain from Roshi Joan Halifax in 2016. Cristina Manzoni, MA, CCC currently serves as Palliative Care & Hospice Bereavement Coordinator & Spiritual Care. She holds a Fellow in Thanatology: Death, Dying & Bereavement and certifications in Compassionate Bereavement Care, Spiritual Direction, End of Life Doula and as Clinical Chaplain. She offers spiritual counseling and grief support services in Port Townsend.