BEGINS NOVEMBER 2026
Register for the year: $500
Register per gathering: $50/circle
(13 meetings in 2026-27)
The Paradox of Emptiness and Fullness: A Women’s New Moon Circle
IMPORTANT DETAILS:
All 18+ women and femme-identifying adults are welcome with any form of grief.
Only 15 slots available
payment plans, pay per circle, and Community Care Funds available
close to the new moon on Thursdays each month
6:00-8:00pm with optional potluck dinner prior from 5:00-6:00pm
*Note that we follow the new moon more closely (not exactly) than the Gregorian calendar so September 2027 has two meetings.
2026-2027 Gathering Dates
November 12
December 10
January 7
February 11
March 11
April 8
May 6
June 3
July 8
August 5
September 2
September 30
October 28
A new moon grief circle for women.
We will gather to share, reflect in and out, explore our grief, and connect in ways that nurture and sustain following the lunar calendar through a full cycle of the seasons of our grief.
Are you seeking a group of women to companion you in grief or through a time of transition and change? Are you seeking sustained support that shifts with you through the seasons?
Join us as we embark on a year together that is likely to include:
reflecting deeply (through journaling, art, meditation, movement, poetry, collaborative protocols and rituals; most forms welcome)
sharing stories, observations, and wonderings
listening deeply and intently
co-creating a durable and trusting community with intention and transparency
opportunities for long-term authentic connection and witnessing
creating, crafting, and playing with art, objects, and symbols
nature as guide, caregiver, and metaphor
compassionate communication practices
learning about the ways grief, change, and death affect us individually and collectively
weeping in grief or joy without shame
all with optional additional book groups, grief walks, dance parties, and really good snacks?
We will engage with supportive practices that help connect us within and together. We will bring deep presence, reflection, and reverence to our experiences in ways that are rare to find, especially outside of a retreat setting that is often a one-off experience far outside of our everyday lives. This is nourishing time of refuge and respite with other women each month to return to and rely on for processing deep grief, loss, or change as much as joy, belonging, and restoration. All of you—in your emptiness or fullness—is welcome here.
This is for any form of grief you are experiencing: a recent or long-ago death, anticipatory grief, loss of a significant relationship or identity or career, loss of a pet, loss of a place or planet, grief for what never was or what never will be. Experiences and content will be personalized to the needs of each individual and the group. Included options for ongoing engagement in between gatherings will also be provided. Annual cohort members receive access to free or reduced fee programming at The Grief Center as part of cohort registration benefits.
Email Jess with questions.
“By inviting in these experiences of interconnectedness we can enhance our sense of belonging to our world. This mode of being widens and deepens our sense of who we are.”