Complementary Grief Programming

GRIEF PROGRAM SCHEDULE

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

Colors of Grief: Tuesdays, April 1-22, 2025 | 6:00-8:00 PM

In this 4-week series, participants will process their grief through art. Art Therapy is about the process of creation and emotion, rather than the end product of the art itself. It is rooted in the belief that the arts are inherently healing and life enhancing for everyone.

Registration is CLOSED.

Sound Bath: Thursday, April 10, 2025 | 6:00-7:30 PM

The use of soundwaves creates a meditative experience for participants to help reduce stress and release emotions held in their body. Participants are welcome to sit in a chair or lie down on a yoga mat.

Registration is FULL.

Yoga for Respite and Restoration: Wednesdays, April 9 & 23, 2025 | 5:30-6:20 PM

This 50-minute practice is designed for rest through mindful movements, breathing, and meditation. You can practice in a chair or on a mat. No experience is required.

RSVP by April 7 & 21

Death Cafe: Saturday, April 12, 2025 | -CANCELLED-

**This is not a grief support group or counseling session**
Conversations around death and dying have long been a taboo subject. Join in on a group-led conversation around various topics of death and dying in a welcoming space to reflect. This international movement has a mission to have open conversations on death and dying to encourage making the most of our finite lives. This is a judgement-free, agenda free conversation.

APRIL MEETING HAS BEEN CANCELLED

Grief Hike: Evelyn and Wendell Dygert Nature Preserve, Columbia City | Friday, April 18, 2025 | 10:00AM

Movement in nature can help with processing emotions and bring a sense of calm.

RSVP by April 14th

Soma Dance: Thursday, April 24, 2025 | 6:30-7:30 PM

This practice focuses on connecting with your body, then moving and expressing from that place in response to music. You will be given cues, practices, and tools to be guided into your body and move with curiosity.

RSVP by April 18th

Memories of Mom: Saturday, May 3, 2025 | 10:30 AM-2:00 PM

Half-day retreat for any adult who has experienced the loss of their mother. This event will serve as a time to reflect, reminisce, and remember their mother. The day will include a variety of experiences and tools to help navigate Mother’s Day. A light lunch will be served. Due to a limited capacity, RSVP is required to attend.

Book Club: All the Living and the Dead | Monday, May 5, 2025 | 5-7 PM

Join us at Swizzle Market for book club discussion with books on grief, death, and dying. May’s book selection is All the Living and the Dead by Hayley Campbell. This book focuses on the end-of-life industry and those who work in it.

RSVP by April 28th

Invisible Ink 4-Week Series: Thursdays, May 8-29, 2025 | 3:30-5:00 PM

For continued participation, attendance the first week is required. 4-week writing program for anyone needing help with expressing and processing their grief to find greater healing. Writing prompts are provided each week, in which participants write about specific feelings through letters to their loved one.

RSVP by May 2nd

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.
2^nd 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
2nd & 4th Wednesdays.
5:30-6:20 p.m. January-April and September-December
10:00-10:50 AM May-August

A 50-minute practice of gentle, mindful movement, breath and meditation that encourages rest. Participants can practice from a chair or on a mat. No experience necessary.
Space is limited to 15 participants.
Click here to RSVP by the Monday prior to the meeting date.

Grief Hikes
3rd Friday of each month.
10:00 a.m.
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.

Sound Bath
6:00-7:30 p.m.
April 10
An immersive sound experience with singing bowls.
Space is limited to 10 participants.
Registration is FULL.

Soma Dance
6:30-7:30 p.m.
April 24
Dance focusing on moving your body through your mood and music.
Click here to RSVP by April 18, 2025.

Book Club in Collaboration with Swizzle
May Book Selection: All the Living and the Dead
Meets at Swizzle Alcohol Free Beverage Market at Jefferson Pointe
Monday, May 5, 2025
5:00-7:00 p.m.

MELT Method
Monday, May 12, 2025
1:00-2:00 p.m.
Hands-off bodywork to restore your nervous system, calm your mind, and balance your body.
RSVP required by May 7th.

Drum Circle
First Thursday each quarter.
1:00-2:00 p.m.
March 6
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.
Registration is CLOSED. Next session: June

Wellness Coaching Cohort
First Friday each quarter.
10:00 AM- 12:00 p.m.
March 7
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.
Registration is CLOSED. Next Session: June

Colors of Grief
Tuesdays, April 1-22, 2025
6:00-8:00 PM
Process your grief through art. Art Therapy is about the process of creation and emotion, rather than the end-product.
Registration is CLOSED. Check back for next offering in the fall.

Invisible Ink
Thursdays, May 8-29, 2025
3:30-5:00 PM
Learn to express your feelings and process grief through weekly prompts to write to your loved one.
Click here to RSVP by May 2nd.

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

Healing Haiku
Next session: TBD
Learn to express feelings and discover ways to make sense of loss through Haiku.

Meditation & Mindfulness
Next session: TBD
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.

Memories of Mom
Saturday, May 3, 2025
A half-day retreat to reflect and remember your mom or motherly figure. Due to limited capacity, RSVP is required to attend.
Click here to register by April 25th.

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.

Grief Garden
in collaboration with Honey Plant
Coming October 2025
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”.

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.