Loss does not mean alone.
2024 Center for Grief and Loss Classes, Groups, and Events
Please Contact Stacy at sscanlon@familymeans.org or 651-641-0177 for more information or to register
Finding Belonging Amidst Loss: Expressive Arts Groups
Please join us in-person at the Center for Grief & Loss for these four-part series of 60-minute sessions where we will spend time together digging into a variety of art materials for open-ended creative exploration in response to prompts exploring the intersection of grief and loss and belonging. Experiencing loss can be isolating but it is also a shared human experience that we can connect on.
These groups are offered free of charge as part of a grant thanks to the Metropolitan Regional Arts Council that includes the Center for Grief and Loss and two other FamilyMeans locations.
There are three 4-part classes for different age groups. Learn more and register at the appropriate sites below:
Restorative Yoga for Grief Support
Loss impacts us in so many ways. We feel grief from loss in our body, our mind, and our heart. Yoga can aid in easing some of the symptoms of grief by helping unite body, breathe, and heart.
Please join us in-person at the Center for Grief & Loss for this workshop. We will share information about yoga including how and why it can help ease grief.
We will then apply this information with a gentle yoga practice, led by Dallas Rising, Certified Yoga Instructor.
Reduce Stress | Connect Mind, Body, Heart | Increase Energy | Improve Sleep & Relaxation | Heal Pain & Grief
$30 Registration - Max Capacity 8
6:30pm - 8:00pm
Center for Grief and Loss, 1129 Grand Ave, Saint Paul, MN 55105
November 1, 2024
Virtual Yoga Nidra for Grief
Yoga Nidra, also known as Yogic Sleep, is a deep relaxation practice in support of healing through grief.
Please join us for this restorative and gentle yoga nidra practice, allowing a weary and hurting body, mind, and heart to rest and heal.
Reduce Stress | Connect Mind, Body, Heart | Increase Energy | Improve Sleep & Relaxation | Heal Pain & Grief
$10 Registration - No Max Capacity
8:00pm - 9:00pm (August/December)
Online via Zoom
December 16, 2024
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Moving, Breathing, and Writing
Please join us in-person at the Center for Grief & Loss for our Moving, Breathing, and Writing through Grief series. In this series of four 90-minute sessions, we will care for our bodies with gentle movement and breathwork followed by a period of writing from a promt focused on an aspect of grief. Facilitated by Dallas Rising, a yoga instructor who specializes in somatic grief work.
Reduce Stress | Connect Mind, Body, Heart | Increase Energy | Improve Sleep & Relaxation | Heal Pain & Grief
$100 Registration for the 4-Part Series - Max Capacity 8
No 2024 Sessions Available
Labyrinth Walk & Grief Writing
Embark on a journey through an outdoor labyrinth walk and grief writing session, where nature and introspection intertwine to facilitate healing. As you navigate the winding paths of the outdoor labyrinth, surrounded by the soothing sounds of rustling leaves and birdsong, allow the meditative process to guide you through stages of grief and reflection. The labyrinth, with its symbolic twists and turns, becomes a metaphor for the twists and turns of your emotional landscape.
$55 - Max Capacity 8
9:00am -11:00am
MEND: A Grief Sanctuary, 6151 Babcock Trail, Inver Grove Heights, MN 55076
No 2024 Sessions Available
Nature Immersion at MEND
Please join us for an outdoor nature immersion experience to help ease the pain of grief and loss. This 2-hour session, led by Certified Yoga Instructor Dallas Rising, is designed to help you tune into your senses.
Enjoy both guided and silent portions to help you connect with nature as part of your healing from grief, trauma, or loss.
$55 Registration - Max Capacity 7
12:00pm-2:00pm
MEND: A Grief Sanctuary, 6515 Babcock Trail, Inver Grove Heights, MN 55076
No 2024 Sessions Available
Memorial Walk for Hope & Healing
The FamilyMeans Center for Grief & Loss invites you to our annual Memorial Walk for Hope & Healing. Join us as we remember loved ones lost, celebrate their life, and heal together as a community.
The event includes a brief program of remembrance, walk around Bennett Lake, memorial ceremony, and time for quiet reflection. The Center for Grief & Loss presents this event for the 13th year. We believe in the importance of coming together as a community to find hope and healing through grief. We hope you can join us for this special event.
Suggested donation of $20 per individual to support the work of the Center for Grief & Loss.
2025 Date TBD