Writing the Broken Heart...Again
Dates: | October 30 - November 20, 2024 |
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Meets: | W from 3:00 PM to 4:30 PM |
Location: | Center on the Hill, Presbyterian Church of Chest. Hill |
Cost: | $64.00 |
There are still openings remaining at this time.
Many of us carry our grief privately, keeping all we long to express to ourselves out of fear of being judged or overwhelmed by our emotions or because of the harmful messaging we’ve received around grief. Yet our grief wants to move through us, to have some practice to engage and honor it. Writing is one of those practices. In this workshop, we'll turn to the page to express our grief through guided writing prompts. Sessions will include grounding meditations and visualizations, shared poems about grief that help us access our emotions around our own losses, and invitations to write and reflect. This class is for anyone experiencing a significant loss or change, not just the death of a loved one. If you’ve taken Writing the Broken Heart before, this class offers new poems and writing prompts to help you care for and navigate your grief. Students will have space to be with their grief in a culture that avoids and dismisses grief, while also finding comfort, support, insight and connection. Please bring a journal to write in to class.
Fee: | $64.00 |
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Center on the Hill, Presbyterian Church of Chest. Hill
8855 Germantown Ave. Just past Chestnut Hill Hospital, make a right into driveway. There is a large parking lot behind the church. Route L bus stops at Germantown Avenue & Norman Lane. Route 23 bus stops 2-3 blocks away at Germantown & Evergreen Avenues. Chestnut Hill West or East at the end of the line is about a 3-4 block walk.View Larger Map
Naila Francis
is a writer/poet, certified grief coach and death midwife. She helps people transform their relationship to grief and loss through one-on-one coaching, workshops, rituals and ceremonies. Her work is often informed by her love of poetry, nature and community. She is also the co-host of Breathing Wind, a podcast about journeying through loss, and the founder of Salt Trails, a Philadelphia collective making grief public and visible through community rituals.Date | Day | Time | Location |
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