About Event
Grief Gathering centers on collective and individual global grief and hope for humanity, as well as holding space for personal loss. An experiential ceremony-style gathering interweaves spoken word, stillness, music, contemplative practices, and other elements that offer and hold space for honoring, and sharing the grief many are feeling right now.
We are invited to to gently explore and unfold our grief; in mind and heart, in body and soul; in life. How does it touch and effect us? Where are the invitations to simply hold our grief and where are the invitations to grow from it? Ceremony invites attentiveness and deep listening.
As expressive, creative beings, we truly benefit from engaging in practices that refresh, nourish and support us in all aspects of our lives. Creative explorations invite personal expression, through nature connection, music, movement, imagery, imagination, spoken word and poetry creation. As we listen and respond to grief, present within all creation, we begin to reclaim and deepen our very being. The ceremony interweaves creative practices that invite personal expression.
The nurturing art and prayer of gathering with others, exploring and sharing our grief, the gentle guidance of ceremony interwoven with creative, expressive arts are all doorways to the soul and invite us into moving with and through our grief in a beautiful, potent way, gathering the wisdom that Mystery gifts us in this time. Together, the foundations of community are built upon and strengthened.
About Martha GallagherMartha Gallagher delights in supporting individuals and groups in revitalizing and growing their spiritual and contemplative practices through engaging in music, dance, poetry creation, Nature connection, personal artistic expression and imagination exploration. She shares her joy and music ministry near and
far as guest musician (harpist, singer), lay leader, retreat facilitator, performer and worship music content creator for spiritual groups, churches, and conferences.
TheBlessingWoman.com AdkHarper.com JustAMomentMusic.comAbout Colleen CorriganColleen Corrigan discovered her love for working with people, exploring contemplative and healing
practices. This love is especially evident in her work as an end-of-life doula, supporting people in navigating with grace the many transitions this part of the life journey holds. She also works as the coordinator at Spirit Sanctuary, a 3+ acre green burial ground in Essex, NY.
Sacred-Explorations.com SpiritSanctuaryNY.org
