Grief is not only an ending—it is also a doorway.
A doorway to love. A doorway to hope. A doorway to renewal.
Whether your loss is recent or has quietly lived within you for years, grief invites us to slow down, listen deeply, and reconnect with ourselves. Through creativity, movement, reflection, and compassionate community, we discover that while grief changes us, it can also awaken new meaning, resilience, and love.
Join us for a nurturing day of trauma-informed healing in a safe, welcoming, and compassionate community. Together we will honor our stories, tend to our hearts, and gently explore pathways toward hope, healing, and renewal. Whether you are grieving the loss of a loved one, a relationship, your health, a dream, or a season of life, you are welcome here.
Presented by: The Pollinators Foundation & Heartfelt Haywood
Facilitated by: Marga Fripp, Trauma-Informed Expressive Arts Therapist • Mindful Movement Qigong Teacher • Artist • Co-Founder, The Pollinators Foundation
Special Guest: Michelle Koster, Sound Healing Guide of Omsemble
Cost: Free of charge, Lunch included. No art experience needed—just a willing heart and open hands.
Registration Required. Space Is Limited
You Will Experience:
Mindful Movement Qigong to gently awaken the body, regulate the nervous system, and create a grounded, compassionate foundation for the day's journey.
Expressive Arts-Making for Healing through collage and mixed media, transforming memories, emotions, and personal stories into meaningful visual expressions.
Guided Poetry & Reflective Journaling to deepen self-awareness, honor your grief journey, and give voice to what longs to be expressed.
Compassionate Community Connection, where shared stories and authentic presence remind us that healing happens together.
A Restorative Sound Healing Journey with Michelle Koster, Sound Healing Guide, bringing the retreat to a peaceful close, helping you center, align, integrate, and restore balance to body, mind, and spirit.
A Delicious Community Lunch offering time to nourish both body and soul while connecting with others in a warm and welcoming atmosphere.
These Evidence-Informed, Trauma-Sensitive Practices Can Help Support:
Emotional regulation
Reduced stress and anxiety
Nervous system restoration
Self-compassion and resilience
Greater inner peace
Meaningful connection with others
Hope, healing, and renewal
Whether your grief is recent or quietly present beneath the surface, you are welcome.
Healing doesn’t happen in isolation.
It unfolds in community, creativity, and presence.
💗 Come as you are. Leave feeling seen, supported, and renewed. Space is limited, reserve your spot now.