Growing our capacity to grieve well
When we give ourselves time and space to slow down and turn towards loss, we enter the territory of the Soul. Here, grief becomes a pathway to healing, restoring vitality and improving emotional and spiritual wellbeing. In processing our grief, we experience a deeper wisdom, compassion and connection with others.
Avoiding grief can lead to anxiety, depression, loneliness or harmful coping mechanisms. We need to feel safe enough to grieve, to know we can tolerate the pain. In this workshop we’ll build the capacity to be with vulnerability, to hold ourselves with tenderness as we explore and process our grief.
From loss to love
Loss touches every life. It may come through bereavement, the end of a relationship, the loss of hopes and dreams, children leaving home, the death of a beloved pet, or as a response to the suffering in our world. However it arises, grief is not here to close us down but to open us wider to soften us into compassion, to guide us back to joy.
When we express our grief together with others, a precious intimacy can grow which will help us mourn and heal. Together, we will create a safe, nurturing space to journey in this sacred terrain through shared reflection, writing, movement and ritual, to honour our losses and reconnect with our capacity for love and gratitude.
Practicalities
Come join us, and step into a space where your grief is welcome. This is not about fixing grief, but about learning to walk with it as a gateway to deeper connection and wholehearted living.
Dates: Saturday 25 and Sunday 26 April
Times: Arrive from 9.30 for a 10.00am start. We’ll finish at 5.00pm on Saturday and 4.30pm on Sunday.
Venue: Violet Hill Studios, St John’s Wood, London NW8
Cost: £550 / £500 Early Bird if booked before Friday 27 March
Supervising Hoffman facilitator Ruth Martin has been an apprentice to grief for many years, weaving the strands of loss into deep love and compassion for self, others and for the Earth. She trained in Integrative Psychosynthesis, and has worked as a counsellor for 15 years, both for a hospice and in private practice.
She has 30 years’ experience of mindfulness meditation and working in ritual space for the processing of deep emotions. In this workshop she will be joined by her partner and psychotherapeutic counsellor Paul Smith, and by a support team from Hoffman UK.
Ruth will be drawing on the teachings and practices of elders and mentors, particularly Francis Weller, Malidoma & Sobonfu Somé, and Tara Brach.
Confidentiality is important in this workshop so that all participants feel safe to be fully self-expressed and (if desired), to share their experiences. By registering for this workshop, you agree to not discuss any other participant’s experience or anything that another person shares in a way in which that participant can in any way be identified.
If you have booked a place on From Loss to Love and are unable to participate in the workshop, please contact us by emailing ruth@hoffmaninstitute.co.uk or by phone on +44(0)1903 88 99 90. If you cancel before Thursday 26 March, you will receive a full refund. From this date until 7 days before, a partial refund will be considered upon request, if we can fill the space. From Friday 17 April onwards, no part is refundable.
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