About this Event
Join us for a community conversation, meditation, grief circle & tea! We’re offering this circle as a way to honor and hold space for all the accumulative griefs that have been layering over the last few years. We feel especially called to gather in this moment as we mark one year since the LA fires. Even with a year behind us, the land is still recovering and we are still healing.
Our world is in transition and we’re all on this wild ride together. We’re inspired by the words of Francis Weller who encourages us all to begin our apprenticeship with grief. He says, “I’m not sure how or when I began my apprenticeship with sorrow. I do know that it was my gateway back into the breathing and animate world… Through this, I have come to have lasting faith in grief.”
Come plumb the depths with us. Tea will be offered alongside a facilitated discussion. All are welcome.
Date: Saturday Feb 7
Time: 10-12pm *To honor the intimacy of this work, we ask that everyone arrive on time so that we can enter this tender space together, without interruption. Doors will close at 10:15, and we will begin then. If you’re unable to show up by that time, we invite you to join us for a future gathering.
About the facilitators:
Sonia is a singer, song carrier, sound healer, and facilitator in ceremonial spaces. She releases music as Doe Paoro; her most recent record, Living Through Collapse, centers the grief and responsibility of living through this moment of collective reckoning and crisis. She is also the creator of Activating the Voice, a learning series devoted to voicing what has been historically silenced through singing and somatic expression. She has a deep love for ritual space and believes that tending to grief is key for staying attuned with life.
Alia owns Kantara Rugs which specializes in Moroccan rugs and textiles. In one of her past lives, she regularly facilitated conversations for groups of all sizes. Recently Alia has been offering up the Rug Room as a space for community gathering. For the last couple years, she has hosted Climate Cafes and in the wake of the fires, she opened the space for monthly sliding scale sound baths. She loves using the space for these types of rituals as the rugs create a safe cocoon within which connections, healing, and conversations can happen.
What to bring:
- Journal and pen (optional)
- Warm layer: we’ll have the heater on and blankets to use, but it can be chilly, so bring this if you get cold easily!
- Socks: We’ll ask folks to take their shoes off at the door, so bring a pair of socks if you think your feet will get cold. We’ll be sitting on the floor, covered in rugs, leaning on pillows, poufs, and other rug bundles. It’ll be cozy in there.
Exchange:
If you’d like to join but don’t have the means, please reach out to [email protected]. We try our best to be accessible and inclusive!
$5: Reduced (for those in financial need)
$10: General (please contribute this amount if you are financially able)
$20: Supporter (allows us to offer sliding scale places for those who otherwise could not afford to attend and make the sliding scale offering sustainable on a continuing basis)
Parking:
There is metered parking on Eagle Rock Boulevard and on the side streets.
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Kantara: Moroccan rugs, 5028 Eagle Rock Boulevard, Los Angeles, United States
USD 7.18 to USD 23.18
