Community Grief and Song Ritual

🍂 What is the medicine of grieving in ritual containers? 🍂 Unprocessed grief compounds and becomes a toxic emotional energy, which can create violence and perpetuate intergenerational trauma. Singing and sounding together helps vibrate our grief loose from these stuck places in our individual and collective bodies and make more space within us. This gives us a sacred opportunity to choose aligned action and to show up in the ways we truly want to show up in the world. Many cultures have shared traditions around grieving, which could sometimes last for days at a time. We as Western ritualists aim to co-create spaces that honor the wisdom of our lineages as well as the many generous teachers who have brought their practices to the West. For this ritual our intention is to invite gentle movement of our bodies and the emotions held there. We will utilize the medicine of communal song and live music to call forward what is ready to be released at this time. We recognize that forgiveness and compassion are essential ingredients of our grieving process. We are holding these as the foundation for this ritual. Following our ritual, we will share a potluck meal together at Earthdance, and then delight in a Dance Jam together. . . . . 🍂 This ritual is for you if... 🍂 -You need support processing grief and would like to do this in a held container with others. -You understand that grief is both a personal and collective experience and you’re willing to hold your grief as a way to heal both self and community. -You understand that this space will be one piece of healing and are willing to seek ongoing support such as co-counseling, bodywork, nature connection, medicine ceremony, therapy, dance jams, etc. -You are willing to be with your pain or discomfort and be witness to others’ without needing to fix it. 🍂 It’s not the right time for you to join this ritual if... 🍂 -You are in an active trauma state on the day of the ritual. -You feel unable to moderate your nervous system when activated, for example, by noticing if you are dissociating and grounding, asking for support, or taking a break etc. -You are unwilling to be with your own and others’ pain or discomfort without needing to fix it. . . . . 🍂 DETAILS 🍂 Ritual: 3 – 6:30pm Potluck: 7 – 8pm Contact Improvisation Jam: 8 – 10pm 🍂 PRICING 🍂 Ritual and Jam: $40 – $110 sliding scale Ritual: $30 – $80 sliding scale Jam: $10 – $45 sliding scale Sauna and 2 towels: $10 Potluck Dinner: Please bring your favorite dish or donation of $10-15 Overnight stay: If you wish to extend your visit and stay overnight: A dorm bed in our Gratitude Lodge is $40, camping is $35. (Rental of sheets and towel is $15) ***If you find that you are struggling financially or there are other circumstances that are making it difficult to join this special workshop, please email [email protected] with your situation so that we can create a way to have you join us.*** . . . . For more information and registration: https://www.earthdance.net/event/save-the-date-community-grief-and-song-ritual-with-chaya-leia-aronson-and-kaitlyn-cronin/