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Grieving as a Village

Written by Earthaven Admin Team on December 10, 2015. Posted in In-Person Events, People Care, Spirit and Culture. No Comments on Grieving as a Village

by Kimchi Rylander On November 14 & 15, a cluster of our village family and friends joined over a hundred people in Asheville for a Grief Ritual with Sobonfu Somé, sponsored by the School of Integrated Living (SOIL). Sobonfu is a gifted spiritual teacher from the Dagara tradition of Burkina Faso....

Grief Rituals in Our Communities: Partnering with our Ancestors to Compost our Grief

Written by NikiAnne Feinberg on September 16, 2015. Posted in Articles, In-Person Events, Spirit and Culture. No Comments on Grief Rituals in Our Communities: Partnering with our Ancestors to Compost our Grief

Why a grief ritual? We all experience pain and loss in life – conflict, illness, disappointed dreams, broken relationships, loved ones who die or suffer, even inherited or ancestral pain…. Having healthful ways to release that pain and regularly cleanse that space inside ourselves, helps prevent...