weaving loss into life
Feeling in the Dark: A Contemplative Grief Writing Workshop
Sun, Oct 04
|The Portland Grief House
Create space to gently meet your grief through grounding and writing a letter to what you’ve lost. Optional sharing and symbolic ritual offer space for reflection. Participants may contribute to or receive from a shared table of small, found, or cherished objects. No writing experience necessary.
When & Where
Oct 04, 2026, 6:00 PM – 7:30 PM
The Portland Grief House, 7906 N Fessenden St, Portland, OR 97203, USA
Who
What
This workshop is an invitation to slow down, turn toward grief with curiosity and care, and give language to what we carry.
We’ll begin by arriving together through a gentle grounding practice and establishing community agreements intended to support an emotionally spacious environment. Participants will then be invited to write a letter to something or someone they have lost. Loss is understood expansively here—it might be a person, relationship, place, home, identity, version of yourself, imagined future, or anything else you find yourself grieving. Optional writing stems will be available; no previous writing experience is necessary, and the intention is not to produce a polished piece of writing, but to make room for whatever words want to emerge.
After writing, participants will have the opportunity to share as much or as little as feels right. This could be the letter, an excerpt of it, a reflection on the experience, or…
Tickets
Feeling in the Dark
This is a donation only event. Proceeds will be split between the Grief House and the facilitator.
$+Ticket service fee
Total
$0.00