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GRIEF PROGRAM SCHEDULE

All programs require an RSVP to participate. Click the corresponding RSVP button to register.

Yoga for Respite & Restoration: Wednesdays, December 3 & 17 | 10:00-10:50AM

This 50-minute restorative-style yoga practice is intended for rest through slow, mindful movements, breathing, and meditation. You can practice in a chair or on a mat. No experience is required.
Click here to complete the required registration by December 1 & 15

Drum Circle: Thursday, December 4, 2025 | 1:00-2:00 PM

In this community drum circle, you will experience rhythm, music and community bonding. Immerse yourself in the beat, connect with friends and let the rhythm uplift your spirits. No experience necessary.
Click here to complete the required registration by November 28th

Wellness Cohort: Friday, December 5, 2025 | 10:00 AM-12:00 PM

In this session, you will take a holistic approach to discover what areas of life you may be feeling depleted in and how grief might impact behaviors you'd like to change. You will also create a wellness vision to help guide any goals to help replenish those areas of depletion. Each participant can choose to schedule 3 individual coaching sessions with the facilitator after the cohort, to be used within the quarter.
Click here to complete the required registration by November 28th

Winterlude: Saturday, December 6, 2025 | 10:30 AM-1:30 PM

This event focuses on the season of winter and how to navigate it with grief. We will include activities you can do when you may feel stuck indoors during the winter months as well as a grief first aid kit plan to lift your spirits when the days are shorter and colder.
Click here to complete the required registration by November 28th

Death Cafe: Saturday, December 13, 2025 | 10:00-11:30 AM

**This is not a grief support group.** Join in on a group-led conversation around topics of death and dying, sparked by a movement originating in the UK in 2011. The intent of Death Cafe is to "increase awareness of death with a view to helping people make the most of their (finite) lives."
Click here to complete the required registration by December 8th
FULL PROGRAM MENU

A full list of program offerings at The Peggy F. Murphy Community Grief Center. Open to any adult who has experienced a death-related loss, free of charge. Hospice involvement is not a requirement.

Death Café
This is not a grief support group, space to process grief, or educational seminar.
2nd Saturdays of every month.
10:00-11:30 a.m.
A group-directed discussion on death and dying over coffee or tea and baked goods. No agenda, objectives, or themes.
Click here to RSVP by the Wednesday prior to the meeting date.

Yoga for Respite and Restoration
1st & 3rd Wednesdays
10:00-10:50 AM September-December

This 50-minute restorative-style yoga practice is intended for rest through slow, mindful movements, breathing, and meditation. You can practice in a chair or on a mat. No experience is required.
Space is limited to 15 participants.

Click here to register by the Monday prior to the meeting date.

Grief Hikes
3rd Friday of each month.
10:00 a.m.
NO HIKES JULY OR DECEMBER
Process grief through a group hike at various ACRES trail locations.
Space is limited to 10 participants.
Click here to RSVP by the Monday prior to the upcoming hike.

MELT Method
November 10, 2025
1:00-2:00 p.m.
Hands-off bodywork to restore your nervous system, calm your mind, and balance your body.
Registration required by November 5th

Drum Circle
Thursday, December 4, 2025
1:00-2:00 p.m.
Experience rhythm, music, and community bonding through a drum circle. Immerse yourself in the beat, connect with friends and let the rhythm uplift your spirits. No experience necessary.
Click here to complete the required registration by November 28th

Wellness Coaching Cohort
Friday, December 5, 2025
10:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m.
Take a holistic approach in discovering what areas of life you may be feeling depleted in. You will craft a wellness vision to guide any goals to help replenish those areas. You can then choose to  schedule 3 individualized coaching sessions after the cohort, to be used within the quarter.
Click here to complete the required registration by November 28th

Sound Bath
Held the first month of each quarter on the second Thursday.
Next offering: January 2026
An immersive sound experience with singing bowls.

Soma Dance
Next offering: winter 2026
Dance focusing on moving your body through your mood and music.

Book Club
Held the second month of each quarter on the first Monday of each month.
Next offering: February 2026
Join us for book club discussion with books on grief, death, and dying.

Healing Haiku
Mondays, November 3-24, 2025
3:30-5:00 PM
Learn to express feelings and discover ways to make sense of loss through Haiku.
Registration is CLOSED.

Tai Chi
Coming Spring 2026
A practice of gentle, flowing movements paired with breath work and meditation.

Meditation & Mindfulness
Next offering: Spring 2026
This 4-week program is designed to help you be present with the various experiences of grief you may encounter in daily life. You will learn meditation concepts and practices to live mindfully alongside your grief. No experience necessary.

Invisible Ink
Next offering: Spring 2026
Learn to express your feelings and process grief through weekly prompts to write to your loved one.

Healing through Hula Hooping
Next session: Summer 2026
Find ways to express your grief through mindful movement with a hula hoop.

Grief Garden
in collaboration with Honey Plant
October 26, 2025
10:00am-12:00pm
Cost: $10
Join us at Honey Plant to cultivate your own grief garden and tend to your grief. You will learn about creating and caring for a terrarium griefscape. Participants are encouraged to bring their own tokens or figures that represent their loved one(s) to personalize their experience. The $10 fee covers your plant, soil, and container.

Registration required by October 22nd

Griefsgiving
Saturday, November 1, 2025
10:30 AM- 2:00 PM
A half-day retreat with experiences to help navigate your grief through the upcoming holiday season.
Click here to complete the required registration by October 24th

Winterlude
Saturday, December 6, 2025
10:30 AM- 1:00 PM
A collective experience to learn how to navigate the winter season alongside grief.
Registration will open November 2025.

Memories of Mom
Coming May 2026
A half-day retreat to reflect and remember your mom or motherly figure. Due to limited capacity, RSVP is required to attend.

Remembering Dad
Coming June 2026
A half-day retreat to reflect and remember your dad or fatherly figure.

A Parent’s Grief
Coming June 2026
A half-day retreat to reflect and remember your child or grandchild.