Name: Boulder Community Grief Ritual
Start: 2026-04-18T08:30:00-06:00
End: 2026-04-18T15:30:00-06:00
Location: The Hawk's Nest, 5555 Valmont rd Boulder, CO 80301

You are not alone in your grief.
Grief is as natural an expression of humanness as joy and honors the losses of what we loved: family, friends, relationships, situations, parts of ourselves that once knew love, etc. Unexpressed grief can be the source of stress, illness, and disease while the process of grieving can bring balance to the body and create space for joy to recolonize the heart.
We will create a safe and powerful container together to share in sacred witnessing, body awareness, heart-opening music, and emotional release.
EVENT DETAILS
This event will be held outdoors. Masks are welcome, but not required. Please stay home if you're even slightly sick.
The ritual itself is a closed container that will go from 10:30 AM - 5:30 PM, so please arrive promptly and stay until the end.
EVENT FACILITATOR
This somatic, guided grief-journey will be facilitated by Josh Fox, a local song-carrier, teacher, and herbalist. A grief-tender in his private practice, he has offered community healing circles for 10 years, inspired by the works of Sobonfu Somé, Frances Weller, and Martin Prechtel. A life-long student of Grief and Chinese Medicine, he has received direct ceremonial training with Laurence Cole and Kedar Brown.
This journey will be supported with live musical accompaniment and supported by other trained grief-tenders.
More info and resources about Grief Rituals and Grief-work at: http://www.foxhealing.com
REGISTRATION
There are limited spots and the event will fill up so register on Ticket Tailor ASAP. There is a suggested donation of $100-300 for the day-long ritual, but no one is turned away for lack of funds. If you can't pay one of the offered price brackets, please contact [email protected] to receive a discount code.
Please bring a water bottle, a cushion and small blanket, a simple lunch for yourself (we will take a half-hour break), a few votive candles, flowers, and pictures or items for an ancestor altar (you will get these back). If you need more back support, you're welcome to also bring a camp chair or backjack.
Please arrive promptly (we will "close the doors" when we begin). No dogs. Not recommended for children younger than 12. Babies in arms are ok!
Camping space available for anyone who wants to stay overnight.
The Hawk's Nest will have a big veggie soup to offer after the ritual and homemade sourdough bread.
Bring whatever else you might need for the night and to have for snacks.
They will keep the fire fed into the evening after the ritual and move into open time to connect and integrate.
A WORD FROM PAST PARTICIPANTS
"This was one of the most healing and transformative experiences I've ever had. To be held in such a safe container while also bearing witness to the depths of grief in others, is a deeply humbling experience. I've been hiding my grief since I was 10 years old. For the first time in my life I felt like my grief had a place to be seen, heard and held. That presence, support and unconditional acceptance from strangers changed my life. I feel more connected to myself, my emotions and to the human experience. Even if you feel like you have never experienced loss in your life, this ritual will help you heal parts of you that you don't even know are hurting." --J.J. Asheville, NC
"This work is the real deal. Fox creates a safe, sacred, and spacious container... to connect to the deepest parts of your inner self. Exploring grief through this ritual healed me in ways that words cannot.“ - A.V., Gainesville, FL