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Grief and Gratitude Lodge--August 4th/5th 2018

The Grief and Gratitude Lodge is place to cultivate a deepening of our capacity to grieve, and thus, to live more fully and gratefully. Our larger cultural climate of mandatory cheerfulness and open contempt for expressions of powerful emotions such as sorrow, despair, and rage ultimately deadens our ability to feel, and erodes our connections with community. Practicing the skill of grieving in the presence of our neighbors, friends and allies allows us to rekindle relationship with our own bodies, our fellow humans, our ancestors, and with the greater Earthly body. The Lodge explores the intertwining of grief & gratitude, with the heart-filled guidance of Laurence Cole and Nala Walla.

If grief is the "glue of community" and is essential to "village-making" (as described by author/activists Martin Prechtel and Stephen Jenkinson) we at the Grief and Gratitude Lodge feel it is of utmost importance to involve our children, so that they witness, and participate early-on in the understanding that grieving is a natural, and essential part of human life.

This weekend of alchemy will include a full children's program, including guided opportunities for children to visit the Lodge, as well as nature-exploration, music, and plenty of play with experienced child facilitators Keeth Apgar, Terry DuBeau, and Summer Sondey.

Also included will be a delicious Salmon dinner, and songs around the campfire on Saturday evening. We are aiming for an organic and well-rounded village-building experience.