Whether you experiences a loss from a broken relationship, death or a lost chapter of life, it can leave you feeling stuck, isolated, and heavy with the weight of it. Whether it was 4 months ago or 14 years ago, it may feel like you are just waiting for grief to be “over.” You may feel the longing of wanting to go back to a life of what your grief felt like before the event or even yearning to reconnect with the relationship with your body and others. This 9-week group will create a safe space for you to be with others, heal in community, and finding a new way of moving through and with grief.

An Authentic Space for Your Grief

This is a warm, inclusive, and trauma-informed space designed to help you move from simply surviving your grief to living with it in a state of presence. Facilitated by Melissa Velasquez, ASW and Sarita Barnes, ASW.

This is a closed group meaning that participants commit to journeying together for most of the group to make it possible for trust and emotional safety to develop.

Together, we will explore:

• Grief as an Active Process: Shifting from "getting over it" to being present with the changes you may experience in life.

• Somatic Processing: Using both talking and sharing and gentle body-based practices to release the tension and trauma that grief stores in our nervous system.

• Ritual: Discovering personal and collective ways to honor your loss with intention. This can be anywhere from remembrance or ancestral practices.

• Connection and Collective Healing: Break cycles of isolation by being witnessed by a community, giving and receive support, and connecting with others.

Is This Group for You?

This space is for anyone navigating the complexities of loss of a partner, parent, friend, relationship, or identity. If you feel alone in your journey, you belong here. We prioritize a welcoming environment for all who are living with the quiet burden of what was. The group is $65 per session with sliding scale spots of $45 - $65 per session for those who need them.