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{ "$type": "community.lexicon.calendar.event", "createdAt": "2026-10-10T19:40:37.039Z", "description": "# **EMBRACING GRIEF – A ONE-DAY COMMUNITY JOURNEY **\n\n**Co-facilitated by Sarah and Tony Pletts and Aama Sade**\n\n_\"I had two opposite concerns before joining a short (one day) workshop : that it would be too shallow, only scratching the surface, or conversely that it would open dams on an overwhelming torrent that I would not be able to deal with afterwards... Instead, I was impressed how deep I could go in addressing my grief while always feeling safe. Well done Tony, Sarah and Aama Sade!\" _ Sophie R\n\n_ **“** I am infinitely grateful to Bilal, Sarah and Tony for guiding us in this beautiful compassionate deep grieving practice. It was my first grieving circle and I was surprised to be able to share something I had never shared with anyone before! I felt held and witnessed without judgment by the group. Afterwards I felt like a weight had lifted off my shoulders. It was deeply moving to witness other people's processes as well, and feel our shared humaneness and connection. Thank you from the depths of my heart! **” -** Maud_\n\n# ABOUT\n\nJoin us in a One Day Workshop, to find support with grief, and welcome our unique expression of it. A day allows more spaciousness than our introductory 4 Hour sessions, with more time to connect, and gently explore our inner worlds. We offer permission to open our hearts and speak our truth, in the presence of a deep holding circle. It’s a chance to really be seen, and to connect authentically with others.\n\n**Step gently with us into the wild waters of emotion, and welcome-in life.**\n\n**One Day from 10am-6pm in Hackney, London E5. ** \nThe facilitation team will offer a step-by-step series of guided exercises and rituals to build trust, connection, and relaxation. We encourage self-kindness and taking care of our needs during our time together. Everything we suggest is optional.\n\n**Grief Tending offers grief support without trying to fix anything.** \nGrief is a natural response to difficult things happening. This may include a whole spectrum of feelings such as sadness, anxiety, depression, anger, numbness and overwhelm. We offer a guided journey through this landscape, whether your experiences of grief are personal, collective or ancestral. We offer tools to discover and express our own unique responses, together in a group. To help us to remember how to be human in community. People may bring challenging themes and strong expressions of emotion.\n\n**This workshop is for you if you want to feel more alive.** \nPerhaps you are looking for support with grief? You may be with the spectrum of grief feelings, or disconnection from emotions. You may be dealing with something that happened in the past, a current situation, or something that you fear happening in the future. We welcome grief on any theme.\n\n**To see more about what happens in a Grief Tending workshop, and the practice of Grief Tending for grief support, there are** [**a series of short animations HERE.**](https://www.griefsupport.org.uk/videos/)\n\nIf you have any questions, please email Sarah welcome@loveandloss.co.uk .\n\n# **YOUR FACILITATORS**\n\n**Website: https://www.griefsupport.org.uk/**\n\n[**Sarah Pletts**](https://linktr.ee/SarahPletts) (she/her) has spent over 1500 hours facilitating groups exploring grief. She brings an embodied understanding of mortality and consent to the practice of Grief Tending. She has come through chronic illness, been a care-giver, and has a deep connection with the natural world. She is a queer artist-maker who designs experiences that inspire, and creates beauty through ritual ([www.loveandloss.co.uk](http://www.loveandloss.co.uk)). You can find her hand-drawn animations at [www.griefsupport.org.uk/videos](http://www.griefsupport.org.uk/videos). She is a co-founder of Embracing Grief CIC, and co-leads the ‘Apprenticing to Grief’ training with Sophy Banks. She lives in Hackney with partners, chosen family and a rabbit. \n\n**Tony Pletts** founded his art direction and construction company Einstein’s Octopus in 1987, a flexible business that's allowed him to pursue other creative paths. Tony’s made radio programmes for BBC Radio 4 (his North Korean mini series was nominated for a SONY) and has just finished his first book, _Love To The Power Of Three._ Tony is also a trustee for the charity WAYout, a free at the point of use creative ‘University of the Street’ that works with street youth in Sierra Leone. Here he teaches both online and in person when he has the opportunity to visit. A rich and varied life has frequently exposed Tony to the teachings of grief and he started facilitating workshops with Sarah in 2019.\n\n**Aama Sade** a gifted shamanic celebrant and facilitator will be part of the team. See more about her work here: [https://treecircleceremonies.co.uk](https://treecircleceremonies.co.uk)\n\n**Embracing Grief Ethics Statement:** \nhttps:[//www.loveandloss.co.uk/ethics-statement/](https://www.loveandloss.co.uk/ethics-statement/)\n\n# **FEEDBACK **\n\n_\"It was such a heart soothing and soul-enriching experience to participate in the space you created. I felt so utterly welcomed, free to bring whatever was alive in me, and never pressured to be anywhere I wasn't. I had moments of feeling a huge resistance in myself, and was allowed to dance with that and invite what was hiding underneath. The threads that you wove to create our container felt so gently, lovingly and intentionally woven, held with both sincerity and lightness.\" - _Anon\n\n# **EVENT DETAILS**\n\n**AFTER BUYING A TICKET PLEASE COMPLETE ADVANCE INFORMATION FORM.** \n**Exact address will be sent automatically after receiving your form. Link to form in booking confirmation. **\n\n**TICKET PRICES** : \n£55 Bursary (2 spaces available **on request** - please email Sarah: welcome@loveandloss.co.uk) \n£75 Low Income (2 spaces available) \n£95 Standard \n£110 Higher Income \n£130 Supporter\n\nOnce you have purchased a ticket, you will receive an **Advance Information Form which we require to be completed before the workshop** - This is both to help you to prepare for the session and for us to be able to support your needs. \n\n**NOTE: We only send the exact address and what to bring upon receiving a completed Advance Information Form. **\n\nThere will be a maximum of 12 available places excluding the team. 2 of these places will be available at the Bursary rate for those who are either unemployed, have insufficient/unstable income or are clearly unable to afford the Standard price. **Bursary places must be requested** , to do this please email Sarah: welcome@loveandloss.co.uk). \n\n2 more places are available at the Low Income rate. The Supporter and High Income price part-subsidises those paying the Bursary and Low Income price. \n\n**Please note:** We require a minimum number of attendees for events to go ahead. Please book early to avoid disappointment.\n\n**Note: We will start on time, please arrive 15 minutes before start time. ** \n \n**NO ENTRY AFTER: 30 minutes after start time. ** (If you are running late please contact us immediately).\n\n**ENQUIRIES** : Sarah: welcome@loveandloss.co.uk\n\n**ACCESS** : We do our best to include everyone in our events, regardless of health circumstances. \n\nIf you have any access requirements please get in touch and note that the venue has awkward steps/stairs. It is also a colourful community/home, which allows us to use the space flexibly, and offer the work at a more accessible price. This workshop is inclusive to everyone regardless of age (18+), ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, religious beliefs and otherwise.\n\nSome of the proceeds of this event will go to [WAYout Arts Worldwide](http://www.wayoutarts.org/).\n\n**Cancellation policy**\n\nAs a not-for-profit CIC, we rely on confirmed bookings to pay our facilitators fairly, cover the administration involved in holding these events, and keep this work accessible. Late cancellations and refunds add significantly to that admin load, which is why we ask people to book with care. All bookings are non-refundable, but if you can't attend, there are two ways your place can still be used:\n\n- **Pass it on** : you're welcome to transfer your place to someone else up to 48 hours before the event. Please let us know their name, and they'll need to complete the pre-event form that all participants fill in.\n- **Waiting list** : if the event has a waiting list and we're able to fill your place from it, we'll transfer your ticket.\n\nWe ask that you only book if you're confident you can be there.If you have any access requirements please get in touch and note that the venue has awkward steps/stairs. It is also a colourful community/home, which allows us to use the space flexibly, and offer the work at a more accessible price. 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