Offerings

In-Person Retreats

Our weekend and all-day grief retreats are based in the Pacific Northwest. We gather together to support each other in community as we honor our grief and gratitude. Our retreats typically include talking circles, singing, poetry, movement, practice in sacred listening, ceremony, sharing food, and some quiet time in nature.

Online Grief Tending Circles

Our circles offer support within a smaller sized group that meets for several hours at a regular cadence (e.g. weekly, monthly). These experiential groups follow a ritual format where participants can “drop in,” build community, and explore different ways of connecting with, honoring, and metabolizing grief.

'Lean In' Circles

Our 6-week intro circle: For those who are new to grief work or have not yet joined us for a 6-week group, this circle is for you! Join us as we build supportive community, explore somatic and creative expressions of grief, and craft personal and collective grief rituals.

'Staying the Course' Circles

Our continuing circle: For those who have completed our 6-week ‘Lean In’ series, this next series is an opportunity to deepen in community and continue the practice of tending grief and gratitude.

Facilitator Support

Reaching out a hand of support and care to our fellow grief tenders who are actively facilitating rituals or just stepping into leadership. Thank you for doing this work. Please explore our offerings and let us know how we can help.

Community Seeding Program

Let’s localize grief work! If you are ready to start building a local, in-person grief tending community in your home area, we would love to support you. Learn more

Grief Tending Consultations

In cultures that have forgotten how to grieve together in community, there is no template for how to do this. Siena and Mary have facilitated nearly 100 grief rituals together – and we are still learning! Please know you are not alone as you navigate the challenges of how to hold community grief ritual in this time and place – let us know how we can help. Learn more

Peer Consult Circle

For those who are actively and regularly facilitating community grief tending gatherings, join us as we gather to share experiences, learnings, ideas, and peer support. This circle will be co-created with rotating leadership. It is also an opportunity to create spaces where grief tenders can be cared for and tended to. If you are interested in being a part of something like this, please fill out our interest form.

Personalized Rituals

Bring grief tending rituals into your communities. We work with you to co-create ritual(s) that meets the unique needs of those gathering, and we can facilitate or co-facilitate the ritual with you. Let us know how we can support your groups, organizations, intentional communities, families, and more.

1:1 Sessions

Mary Hart
Grief Work & Internal Family Systems
Heart to Hart Coaching | harttohearttalks@gmail.com