In these times of a sorrowful world and all that we love simultaneously aching through our bones, it is a good time to come together to be witnessed in our grief. This is a confirmation for your place in our retreat. Please read the following when you have time and space for it to prepare yourself for our time together.
What to Expect:
This is a 3 day event. We will be on ritual time, meaning time is left at the door once you enter.
Our time together will be a combination of singing, poetry, movement, practice in sacred listening, witnessing and being witnessed and sharing with the whole group and in smaller groups.
This space is an opportunity to share what is moving through us in whatever shape or form it comes in - perhaps numbness, shame, rage, trembling, stillness, wailing or something else.
The vision for this week is that Linda will share experiential exercises from the world of the somatics of early human development, psychodrama and Pesso-Boyden techniques, in order to support container-building and our time at the grief altar, as well as to help us to ripen the fruit of grief. Two or three individuals to be centered in doing their own deep work, in service of funneling the group deeper towards grief.
We will then shift towards two communal grief rituals - the legacy of the late Sobonfu and Malidoma Somé - within which each individual can lean into the exquisitely excruciating and excruciatingly exquisite wild edge of sorrow.
There will be spaciousness for integration throughout the week, as well as on the fifth full day of our time together.
What else you need to know:
The grief ritual itself involves the creation of a loud soundscape via drumming and singing within which the sounds of healing may emerge. These sounds of healing can look like: crying, weeping, sobbing, wailing, screaming, cussing. There will be an adjacent space, designated as the sacred rage altar, where foam bats and foam pads are available for the expression of sacred outrage.
ahlay blakely, Linda Thai, with two assistants Rain Webbert and Dawn Scott.
Plus 26 soulful humans who are called to come together to do this work.
3PM Friday March 19th to 1PM Sunday March 21st, 2027
This is a non-residential intensive.
Each person is responsible for their own accommodations. There are Airbnbs and hotels near by.
A spreadsheet will be organized, so that – if you wish - you can self-organize with others around sharing accommodations.
Meal
You are invited to self-cater for this intensive. Onsite, there is a fridge, microwave, and hot water urn. Please bring your favorite box of tea and snacks to share (with ingredients list if it is homemade).
Sunday evening will be an onsite potluck dinner.
The parking lot to the workshop space is wheelchair accessible, however there are two steps to get into the workshop space itself.
Wi-Fi is available at Rising Moon Meadows. Cell phone coverage may vary by carrier, so please plan accordingly for limited connectivity during your stay.
26 spots available.
If you are interested in attending this retreat, please fill out the pre-registration form.
Once you have filled out the preregistration form, Linda will be in touch to finalize the registration and payment details.
Tickets options are available on a sliding scale: $250 to $850.
At this point in time, the work-trade positions have already been filled.
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This sliding scale framework is adapted from the green bottle model and developed by Siena Tenisci of Northwest Grief Tending (northwestgrieftending.com), designed to make programs more accessible and support economic justice.
There are no refunds. This policy helps to hold us all accountable and creates some protection for us as facilitators and organizers. If you are not able to attend for whatever reason after registering, you may find someone else to take your spot. You may try to email Rain to see if there is a waitlist. The person that replaces you must also register and needs to be connected with our registration team at least 7 days prior to the retreat. In the 7 days leading up to the retreat our attention shifts away from managerial tasks and screen time to prepping for our in person time.
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