You’re Invited: A Grief Practice Workshop

Join me on 1/24 to create your own grief practice

When I was a kid, I slept through a deadly hurricane. My mom tells the story of how she was terrified, wide awake in the dark, as the storm raged outside. Meanwhile, I slept in my bed peacefully, undisturbed.

I think of that night as a metaphor for my ability to find peace in the middle of chaos and turmoil. Buddhism teaches that we all inherently contain the potential to overcome any circumstance and to create an inner sanctuary to shelter ourselves from life’s storms.

As grief tore my life apart, I was desperate for ways to access this sanctuary. I learned how to do it, piece by piece, through trial and error. I discovered some practices and tools that help me 1) change my internal weather and 2) stop fighting the storms.

Grief is a feeling of deep sadness in response to loss. Once you encounter it, it lives with you forever. It never goes away; it just changes shape. And you change shape around it.

On Saturday, January 24th, I’m hosting a workshop as a space for people to learn how to incorporate grief into their lives.

A grief practice is a set of deliberate, repeatable tools that help you respond to grief (short-term) and to live with it (long-term).

Creating your own grief practice will help you navigate grief intentionally, in a way that works best for you.

This workshop isn’t just for people who are experiencing active grief; it’s for anyone who wants to learn how to cope with it when it inevitably comes.

Whether your grief is a devastating hurricane or just a cloudy sky, this workshop is a space to explore how you can show up for yourself through it.

The session will be held live on Zoom, and the recording will be sent out afterwards. You can show up just as you are, on or off camera. The recording won’t show any of the live attendees, just me.

Here’s the flow:

• Grounding Meditation

• Getting to know your grief

• Body-based exercises to release grief and self-soothe

• Creating a care guide

Ideally, you will be in a private space where you feel comfortable enough to vocalize and move your body freely.

This isn’t a space to share or process with others; it’s a space to be in conversation with yourself. There won’t be any group discussion or live Q&A (beyond what happens in the chat), but if you have any questions, please write to me.

With love,
-Jamila

PS: I intend to make all of my grief resources available to anyone who needs them. If cost is a barrier to attending, write me back, and I’ll send you a discount code.

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In case you missed it, you can read my series on the four pillars of my personal grief practice:

1. Cry

2. Move

3. Talk

4. Create