Grief Rituals for Societal Heartbreak

Grief is a signal: It illuminates the tender knowledge we already embody, but often do not acknowledge. Grief is political: It points to what is inexcusable in our lives at individual and collective levels. Grief is a portal: It reveals, transforms, and directs us to what is next.

This workshop offers space to navigate societal heartbreak with others who are feeling deeply amidst multiple genocides and environmental collapse. Blending breathwork, altar-making, small-group discussions, and sketching, you’ll be invited to co-create a soft and slow space to begin metabolizing grief in community.

Exploring and holding grief with others is a rebuttal against apathy, against the hyperindividualism that tells us we must honor our grief alone!

As a reminder, this community space is not a substitute for professional support. The ideas grounding this workshop are deeply inspired by activists and writers Malkia Devich-Cyril, Prentis Hemphill, Staci K. Haines, and Alexis Pauline Gumbs.

You are invited to bring:

• Any journaling/sketching tools
• BYO beverages

You'll be guided by:

Nina Bhattacharya (she/her) is an artist, facilitator, and therapist. In her healing work, Nina is invested in co-creating joyful and reflective spaces that allow for tenderness and authenticity. As a visual artist, Nina’s digital collages are living artifacts of reflection, threading together her meditations on liberation, community, and spirituality. Nina’s artwork has been shared in a variety of spaces in Boston, including the Institute for Contemporary Arts / Boston, the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, and Harvard University.

Tickets are available on a $10-$20 sliding scale for accessibility.

Event Venue & Nearby Stays

Narrative, 387 Highland Avenue, Somerville, United States