Hogfish, in collaboration with Good Medicine Collective and Mechanics’ Hall, is deeply honored to hold an empathetic, safe, and nurturing space for grief, gratitude, and community.

Grief and gratitude are not meant to be solitary, though today many of us grieve and give thanks alone; communal ritual offers the opportunity to witness one another's pain and joy, share our stories of heartbreak and heart-made, and to hold each other as we journey into the depth of our collective sorrow so that we may more fully experience the joy of being alive and connected to each other and the natural world.

This event will include:

• poetry and song

• an invocation to the unseen world through spoken word and drumming

• grounding somatic movement practices to help us find deep support as we unwind and soften the bracing in our bodies

• time to explore different healing modalities including Reiki, art therapy, and more

• the creation of a beautiful shrine

• guided writing practices that include an opportunity to share and witness in small groups

• dancing and singing together to let our feelings move through us and back into the world

Robin Wall Kimmerer writes, “If grief can be a doorway to love, then let us all weep for the world we are breaking apart so we can love it back to wholeness again.’”