About this Event
About the event
An intimate, water-inspired gathering to honor grief, find connection, and rest with gentle sound before the holidays.
When the holidays feel different
An empty seat at the table. A relationship that has changed. Traditions that no longer feel the same. The pressure to feel festive when you’re carrying sadness.
The holidays can bring grief closer to the surface—even when there are also moments of joy. You may be missing someone who died, navigating estrangement or separation, or adjusting to another meaningful loss.
The Waters We Carry offers a place to pause, acknowledge what you’re carrying, and connect with others. Our losses may be different; each person’s experience deserves space.
Led by Carla Luna, LICSW, founder of Choose You Therapy, this intimate circle uses water imagery as an invitation to explore the changing nature of grief.
What we’ll explore together
Connect through water
Explore water-inspired invitations to acknowledge what you’re carrying.
Make room for reflection
Pause with your memories, emotions, and needs as the holidays approach.
Find connection in community
A welcoming space to share or simply listen, at your own pace.
Rest with gentle sound
We’ll close with a 15-minute seated, water-inspired sound bath featuring gentle ocean drum, rain stick, bowls, and chimes, followed by time to reorient before leaving.
You don’t need to release anything, feel cheerful, or have the right words. You are welcome as you are.
Stay afterward for warm tea, light snacks, and unhurried conversation—a little extra time to connect before heading home.
Who this gathering is for
Adults navigating grief related to a death, estrangement, a relationship ending, caregiving, or another meaningful loss. There is no required timeline for grief.
Before you arrive
- We’ll remain seated in a circle indoors; there is no water immersion.
- Sharing and all activities are optional.
- No meditation or sound bath experience is needed.
- Bring a journal if you wish. Paper and pens will be available.
- Please arrive 15 minutes early to settle in.
- Participants are asked to respect one another’s privacy. Confidentiality agreements will be discussed, although confidentiality among attendees cannot be guaranteed.
This is a facilitated community grief support gathering, rather than group psychotherapy or crisis care.
A place to remember, reflect, and find connection before the holidays.
Choose You Therapy
www.chooseyoutherapy.com
Event venue & nearby stays
ZEST The Collective, 282 Moody Street, Waltham, United States
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