Grief Fieldnotes is facilitated by Sascha Demerjian (Portland Grief House) and Joanne Zerdy (Inviting Abundance)
*Registration to attend our March workshop live is now closed; however, we are offering an asynchronous option to receive all activity prompts from the February or March workshop for $80 or ALL prompts from both sessions for $120. Registration includes an optional one-on-one processing session with Sascha or Joanne. Click “Register Here” Below :)
The February workshop invites you to move inward and downward, contemplating ideas such as scale and perspective. Then the March series considers upward and outward expressions of grief, encouraging us to reflect on movements and growth. The transition from Winter to Spring (in the Northern Hemisphere) influence our thinking here.
By framing the workshops through the notion of “fieldnotes,” we invite you to consider yourself as a compassionate explorer of your griefscapes and to make descriptive observational notes in response to each of your forays. These notes may take the form of journal entries, poems, prose, maps, drawings, et al.
During each of our 2-hour online gatherings, you will find space to share your fieldnotes (your findings, observations, questions) in response to that week’s prompt. Then, we will all engage in an additional reflective activity, based on a quotation, image, and/or questions. Gentle grounded exercises will frame our sessions.
At the conclusion of each workshop series, participants are welcome to create - individually or in collaboration with others – a project (writing, drawing, collage, ritual space, nature art, etc.) that speaks to their explorations of the previous weeks.
*This is a Heart-Centered, Trans Inclusive Offering. We welcome all kinds of grief experiences and grievers.
Dates & Details
Session 2 meets on Sundays, March 3, 10, 17, 24
All sessions will meet from 12-2pm PST // 3-5pm EST
**Registration for our March Session ends on February 29, 2024
Registration is on a sliding-scale basis: $150-$250.
*We ask that you pay what you are able within that range. Those who pay at a higher rate allow us to welcome in folks with financial constraints.
Partial Need-Based Scholarships - please reach out for more information!
Questions? Please contact Joanne at grow@invitingabundance.net OR Sascha at info@griefhouse.org