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Grief Ritual: A Daylong Workshop for Collective Healing

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Tuesday July 27, 2010

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Sunday, August 22
9:30 am - 5 pm

Spirit Rock Meditation Center

Community Meditation Hall

 

With Sobonfu Somé and Spring Washam

 

This event is a Benefit for the Spirit Rock Diversity Program.  

This daylong is a transformational and soul-invigorating workshop designed
to break through our cultural barriers of grief. There is a need to periodically feel and express grief in order to purge the soul from hurts and pains. The interdiction and suppression of emotion in general, and grief in particular, has recently been linked to the general sense of spiritual drought, emotional confusion and certain illnesses we experience in our life.

To begin to regain a serious and lasting sense of connectedness with ourselves and with spirit, we need to find a proper place to release our grief—grief about all the losses we have endured in this lifetime, the loss of loved ones, the loss of our dreams and the loss of our connection with our ancestors.

In the traditional world of the Dagara of Burkina Faso West Africa, the ritual
of grief, conducted almost daily in different parts of the tribe, is the Dagara
people’s way of releasing the tension caused by loss, and to restore continuity in their relationships. We will enter into the ritual space of grief following the traditional model of the Dagara. It is our hope that it brings a deep sense of release, peace and connectedness in your life.

Young Adults (18-26) are invited to attend this daylong at a rate of $25.
Cost $50 - $75, sliding scale plus a donation to the teacher. Add $5 at the
door. Code PC1B10. Please bring your lunch.

Online Registration (http://www.spiritrock.org/calendar/display.asp?id=PC1B10)  is available until 1 pm one business day before the event. If online registration has closed, you may pay at the door if the event is not full. If you can’t attend, see our Cancellation Policy online.

 

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Founded in a celebration of diversity, the East Bay Meditation Center welcomes everyone seeking to end suffering and cultivate happiness.  Our mission is to foster liberation, personal and interpersonal healing, social action, and inclusive community building.  We offer  mindfulness practices and teachings on wisdom and compassion from Buddhist and other spiritual traditions. Rooted in our commitment to diversity, we operate with transparent democratic governance, generosity-based economics, and environmental sustainability.



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