OUR GRIEF IS OUR LOVE, OUR GRIEF IS OUR ALIVENESS…

And it requires regular space to be witnessed, expressed and moved.
Grief is not just for when we lose people, although this grief is deeply important, it’s more than that, it’s something we are continually experiencing. Especially during these times of Polycrisis. If you choose to live a life of aliveness, love & vitality then your grief needs ritual, it needs practice and it needs to be able to move.

Last summer I had the joy of hearing Robin Wall Kimmerer speak. Someone asked her… where do we find hope? Her response was; you lot need to learn how to grieve first.

I knew then that this is what I wanted to offer the most support in. My own grief is my constant partner, I am in relentless relationship with it and through this I am becoming more alive, experiencing more joy while also and most importantly having a deeper capacity for the pain of these times. My grief makes sure my action stays rooted in love. My grief supports me in staying engaged & connected.

It’s not what we should be avoiding, it’s what we should be running towards.

Over the last year I have found myself diving deeper into the depths of grief, both for myself, my community, with my clients and in group work. This has been life changing and it’s with deep gratitude and honour that I will be co-facilitating a Grief Ritual this Autumn with Lauren O’Hara, fellow somatic guide, ritualist and tender of grief and an artist TBC.

This is your invitation to join us.
Perhaps your grief has been awakening, demanding attention and movement.
Perhaps you have been longing for guidance, a vessel, a bigger body to release into.
This is that.

This is not a cognitive exploration or workshop, this is an invitation into the somatic, felt, messy, experience of our grief and the ritual provides the vessel, the bottom and the structure to support you.

In the words of Ruth Allen, this is the big animal work.

The layout of the session…

2pm Arrival & settling.
2.30pm we will begin the ritual.
This will include invoking the collective and our personal grief.
Having space for the wave of grief to be experienced.
Resourcing and orientation.
And then integration through creative practice.
4.30pm we will close the ritual and have space for sharing if needed.
5pm finish and leave the space.

There will be an opportunity to gather again online for a sharing circle to support further integration a couple of weeks after the ritual. DATE TBC.
(It’s not necessary to attend this but it’s there as additional support for anyone who needs it and can attend)

who is this for?

This is for anyone who is alive in this world right now.
This is for anyone who wants to remember their aliveness.
And this is for anyone who has a heart that beats, blood that pours and lungs that breathe.

IMPORTANT DETAILS…

• We will gather on Saturday 8th November, please be on time for a 2pm arrival.

• The Ritual will take place at Loft Studio which is above Petticoat Lane Vintage Market, full address 9-17 Sandgate Road, Folkestone, CT20 1SB. You enter through the market and follow it round to the cafe and up the stairs. There is no lift access. Full directions/details will be emailed out a couple of days beforehand.

• The cost is £20.00 and £5.00 of each ticket will be given to collective care funds for Palestinians. The rest of the money will go towards covering costs, a fair fee for facilitators and tax. We have made this as affordable as possible but if money is an issue and you want to come please reach out to info@amirobertson.com and we will try to find a way for you to be there.

• Spaces are limited to 25 people.

• You will need to wear comfortable & warm clothes, bring a blanket and a pillow, water, snacks and a journal. There is also an invitation to bring something for the altar, perhaps an item that connects you to your grief, if you decide to bring something from nature please don’t pick or destroy anything.

• When you book your space please use an email we can contact you on as we will send an email two days before the ritual.