Event_Berkeley_2018_08_11

Led by Taylor Lampson, Nancee Sobonya & Jose Enciso

“Where there is sorrow, there is holy ground." - Oscar Wilde

This daylong explores the powerful and mysterious nature of grief. As we turn our attention to the grief we carry—for self, community, and world—we share our deep emotional selves, which brings us into the circle of restoration and into the arms of the sacred. Utilizing the potent tools of inquiry, writing practice, singing, and ritual, we deepen our trust in our emotional and body wisdom; and build a community of concerned hearts that bring forth our stories of love and loss into the visible world. This gathering will also include; 

- awareness of cultural obstacles to grief such as ‘private pain, 
- avenues to express our grief over world events,
- a community grief ritual appropriate for modern times: one that is carefully structured and restorative, creating a sacred place where our grief will be honored and released.

Please bring photos and other objects symbolic of your losses for the grief ritual.