All programs require an RSVP to participate. To reserve your spot in each program, please click the corresponding link and complete your online registration.
Monthly
Sessions are held once to twice monthly.
Death Café
This is not a grief support group
2nd Saturdays of every month.
10:00-11:30 a.m.
December 14
A monthly gathering of individuals to enjoy a cup of coffee and baked goods while joining conversation on death and dying.
Click here to RSVP by the Wednesday prior to the meeting date.
Yoga for Respite and Restoration
1st & 3rd Wednesdays.
5:30-6:20 p.m.
December 18
A 50-minute practice of movement, breath, and meditation to help provide rest to participants. Mats are limited to borrow; props will be provided. No experience necessary.
Space is limited to 15 participants.
Click here to RSVP is required by the Monday prior to the meeting date.
Grief Hikes
3rd Friday of each month.
10:00 a.m.
January 16th: Tom and Jane Dustin Nature Preserve (Huntertown)
February 21st: Spring Lake Woods (Fort Wayne)
March 21st: ACRES Along the Wabash (Bluffton)
Process grief through a group hike at various ACRES trail locations.
Space is limited to 10 participants.
Click here to register for these upcoming hikes.
QUARTERLY SESSIONS
Sessions are held once each quarter.
Sound Bath
Second Thursday each quarter except January.
6:00-7:30 p.m.
January 30, April 10, July 10, and October 6
An immersive sound experience with singing bowls.
Space is limited to 10 participants.
The January session is FULL. Please check back in March to register for the next offering.
Soma Dance
Third Thursday each quarter.
6:30-7:30 p.m.
January 16, April 17, July 17
Dance focusing on moving your body through your mood and music.
Click here to register for January’s session by Friday, January 10th.
Book Club in Collaboration with Swizzle
Meets at Swizzle Alcohol Free Beverage Market at Jefferson Pointe
First Monday each quarter.
5:00-7:00 p.m.
February 3: Bearing the Unbearable by Joanne Cacciatore
There is a limited number of copies available in our lending library. You can also find new and used copies online and select stores. Participants are responsible for purchasing their own beverages at Swizzle.
Click here to register for February’s sesssion by Wednesday, January 29th
MELT Method
Second Monday each quarter.
1:00-2:00 p.m.
February 10, May 12, August 11, November 10
Hands-off bodywork to restore your nervous system, calm your mind, and balance your body.
Click here to register for February’s session by Friday, February 7th
Drum Circle
First Thursday each quarter.
1:00-2:00 p.m.
March 6, June 5, September 4, December 4
Express your emotions through drumming.
Registration for March will open January 2025.
Wellness Cohort
First Friday each quarter.
10:00 AM- 12:00 p.m.
March 7, June 6, September 5, December 5
Craft a wellness vision to guide your goals. Cohort participants will receive 3 coaching sessions.
Registration for March will open January 2025.
4 Week Series
Each series occurs twice a year.
For continued participation, attendance the first week is required.
Healing through Hula Hooping
Wednesdays, January 8-29, 2025
6:45-7:45 PM
Find ways to express your grief through mindful movement with a hula hoop.
Click here to register by Friday, January 3rd, 2025
Healing Haiku
Coming February 2025
Registration opens January 2025
Learn to express feelings and discover ways to make sense of loss through Haiku.
Meditation & Mindfulness
Coming March 2025
Registration opens February 2025
Learn meditation as a tool to move mindfully through daily living and be present with the various feelings experienced in grief.
Colors of Grief
Coming April 2025
Registration opens March 2025
Process your grief through art. Art Therapy is about the process of creation and emotion, rather than the end-product.
Invisible Ink
Coming May 2025
Registration opens April 2025
Learn to express your feelings and process grief through weekly prompts to write to your loved one.
SPECIAL EVENTS
Special events are held once or twice a year.
Grief Garden
in collaboration with Honey Plant
Sunday, January 19, 2025
10:00 AM- 12:00 PM
Cost: $10
Join us at Honey Plant to cultivate your own grief garden and tend to your grief. You’ll learn about caring for your houseplant and how to create your own grief scape around your potted plant. The $10 event fee covers the cost of your plant, the soil, and container. Participants are encouraged to bring their own tokens and figures to place on top of the soil around their plant for their “grief-scape”.
Click here to register by Friday, January 10th
Memories of Mom
Saturday, May 3, 2025
A half-day retreat to reflect and remember your mom or motherly figure.
Registration will open April 2025.
Remembering Dad
Saturday, June 7, 2025
A half-day retreat to reflect and remember your dad or fatherly figure.
Registration will open May 2025.
A Parent’s Grief
Saturday, June 28, 2025
A half-day retreat to reflect and remember your child or grandchild.
Registration will open May 2025.
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.
Registration will open October 2025.
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.