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The Gates of Grief WorkshoP

An 8-Week Journey Through Sorrow & Healing

A threshold into grief, ritual, and presence—this 8-week immersive workshop guides you through the profound and varied experiences of loss.


Led by Rebecca Churt, end-of-life doula, grief guide, and Founder of The Grievery, this workshop offers a transformative journey rooted in community and guided practice. 


Here, grief is honored as a vital life skill — a doorway into deeper understanding, connection, and aliveness.


Grief is not only about losing a loved one; it also encompasses lost opportunities, broken relationships, and even sorrow for the world itself.


This is an invitation to practice presence, bear witness, and hold space for what feels difficult. Together, we step into the halls of sorrow — not to fix or remedy, but to create room for the fullness of our human experience.

The Gates of Grief Workshop was an immensely helpful personal experience navigating through my grief. Each week I encountered myself and the work I was longing to do, to release, and to grow within. Each aspect was woven gently and just right for the day's theme.


Suzanne

✩°。⋆ THE 8-WEEK SCHEDULE ⋆。°✩

Week 1 | Feb 1 – Group Foundation & Ritual Opening
Entering the threshold, creating intentions, and practices that will guide our journey together.


Week 2 | Feb 8 – First Gate: Everything We Love We Lose
Exploring loss in its many forms and the impact of grief on our hearts.


Week 3 | Feb 15 – Second Gate: Parts of Us That Have Not Known Love
Acknowledging the inner wounds and unmet needs we individually carry.


Week 4 | Feb 22 – Third Gate: Grieving the Sorrows of the World
Opening to collective grief and compassionate awareness of the wider world.


Week 5 | Mar 1 – Fourth Gate: What We Expected But Did Not Receive
Reflecting on shared losses, unmet expectations, and the grief of absence.


Week 6 | Mar 8 – Fifth Gate: Ancestral Grief
Connecting with lineage, inherited sorrows and ancestral dreams through imaginal inquiry, opening to the possibility of healing.


Week 7 | Mar 15 – Sixth Gate: The Hurts & Harms We’ve Caused
Facing our own actions and experiences with accountability, presence, and compassion.


Week 8 | Mar 22 – Closing Gratitude Ritual
A collective ceremony to honor the journey, integrate insights, and close the circle with care.

DETAILS

Dates: Begins February 1, 2026

Schedule: 8 consecutive weeks online

Live Sessions: Sundays at 2:00 – 4:00 PM Eastern Time US


Format: All sessions are held live via Zoom with a small group of up to 20 participants. Session links will be provided upon registration. Recordings will be available for replay only to those who register.


Tuition: $250 — $450

Offered on a sliding scale. Payments accepted via PayPal or Venmo.


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When I signed up for this course, I knew that I was curious about the content and also in need of the container. The real revelation for me was how profound it has been to have this community. And another surprise—there were moments of real fun, joy, and connection amidst the sorrow.


Aimee

A Weekly Exploration

Each week, Rebecca guides participants through a different “Gate of Grief,” a concept inspired by the work of Francis Weller. These gates offer a lens for exploring grief as a living, generative process—one that deepens connection to ourselves, others, and the wider world.


What's Included

  • Facilitated Circles: Guided by Rebecca, an experienced grief practitioner, each session provides space to share, learn and listen.
  • Somatic Practices: Gentle body-based movement, breathwork, and grounding practices to help you connect with your grief in a safe and embodied way.
  • Ritual and Reflection: Opportunities to honor memory, reflect on loss, and engage in simple rituals that support processing grief.
  • Community Connection: Build connection with others navigating grief in a supportive, non-judgmental setting.
  • Choice and Presence: Participation is flexible—you decide how much to speak, listen, or or rest in silence. Your presence is enough.


Through guided meditations, reflective writing, creative practices, and group sharing, participants will deepen their relationship with grief, cultivate resilience, and discover a "cosmology of connection" that honors both individual and collective sorrow.


What You’ll Gain

  • An expanded understanding of what grief is.
  • Connecting with others in a supportive space.
  • A sense of community and belonging.
  • Practical tools to navigate grief in daily life through a liberatory, somatically-informed lens.
  • Embodied awareness and grounding strategies.
  • Guidance for holding grief with compassion, care and presence.


Rebecca Churt

Rebecca Churt, The Grievery Founder

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Yes, I Am!

My experience with the gates of grief group was incredible. Together we built a deep and respectful container that was expertly crafted and facilitated by Rebecca. This class gently opened these gates for me to access and do the work. This class has shown that grief work is the work!


Anonymous

This workshop is for anyone seeking to explore their grief in a structured and supportive environment. Whether you have navigated personal loss, the ache of unmet expectations, or a deep sorrow for the world, this space is for you.
If you are experiencing a very recent loss, however, you may wish to pause and consider whether this is the right time for this work. Trust your intuition about what feels most supportive for your healing right now.


That’s okay! We encourage everyone to join the first session to connect with the group, receive a warm welcome, and get grounded in the group agreements and become familiar with the gates. All sessions will be recorded and available for playback if you miss a week. That said, the real magic happens when everyone is present, so we hope you can attend as many sessions as possible!


Our time together will be grounded in principles of deep listening, humility, liberation and bearing witness. We will practice being present without trying to fix or advise, and we will treat all shared experiences with confidentiality and care. 


In 2023 Rebecca dedicated eight months to studying the Gates of Grief. Most of that time was with Francis Weller directly who's given his explicit permission to bring this work into the world.


Feel free to reach out. We’d love to hear from you.


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