What began as the idea to hold a grief tending micro-festival is evolving and revealing itself to be something more intimate, precious, beautifully... human. A fireside gathering with some of the very best storytellers, musicians, artists and creatives working in the field. We have heard the feedback of those
If you are feeling brokenhearted then you are most welcome to join today at 6 - 8.30pm UK time for an online Grief Gathering. Designed to be a collective ceremony online but the recordings also serve as a personal safe space to express grief at any time; so join for
Join us at the Ash&Seed ConFest at Ruthlands Farm 22 - 25th May - please forward this on to anyone you know who would benefit from a Grief Gathering full of stories, music, food, art and time to rest, together. Once again, yesterday, I heard someone in deep grief exclaim,
Grief Gatherings with AG Derwen (April 2026 Sign Ups)An online Gathering making space for your Grief, held in a gentle ceremonial way; commit to 9 or attend when you can. Sign Up for April 2026Eventbrite It has been a while since I held grief ceremonies, there has been this
This creative ceremonial gathering coming up on 22nd - 25th May 2026 has almost effortlessly taken shape; with some of the best storytellers, musicians, poets, artists, community death educators and lamenters we know. The phenomenon of collective grief and mourning; as part of collectively celebrating our humanness and our place within
I would love to start by thanking those generous people who put monies into the wee crowdfunder I sent around to help me fund this trip to Zimbabwe, your generosity allowed me some ease to flow with what the Road asked of me, it enabled me to see Mosi-oa-
A delicious mix of Conference and Micro-Festival at Ruthlands Farm, Herefordshire on 22nd - 25th May. A formidable team of open-hearted, deep-rooted folks have assembled to be the holding team for this 3 night co-creative ceremony. You can expect story, music, song, poetry, talks, film screenings, arts,
If you are not already aware of the amazing work done by Dead Good CIC then do check out their work and follow them on social media. As fellow social entrepreneurs it is a great honour to be able to support the work of the Vigurs sisters and we are
20th - 23rd March 2026, at Ty Sanctaidd, Trefacwn, Pembrokeshire, with Tuomas Rounakari and Alexandra Derwen there are a couple of places left on this limited place retreat so are you called to Lament right now? Held lightly, lovingly with ease, play, dance and laughter this ceremonial container allows you to
This amazing retreat is coming up and there are a few places left we are keen to fill, what an opportunity it will be to gather and to deep dive into the art and science of lament with myself, Alexandra, and Tuomas Rounakari. If finances are a challenge then a
This talk has been stirring in me for a long time; even before my mother died last year I was already in the throws of some incredible underworld labyrinthine pilgrimage with my grief; one that was intensely personal and very hard to articulate even for a wordsmith. Then after she
Retreat 1 - 4 November 2025 at Paběnický mlýn, Paběnice 33, 285 43 Paběnice, Česká republika Tuomas Rounakari and Alexandra Derwen collaborating to bring this powerful practice as a pathway of liberation. All information can be found here: https://www.ksmrtidobryfestival.cz/the-alchemy-of-lament/