Postal Service for
the Dead - Workshop
2 hours, $35
Didsbury, AB
Sept. 21Â 7-9pm
All art supplies provided. No previous experience needed. Primarily a collage based project.
Gather together to make greeting cards for the dead. Include a letter or note, if you'd like. Is there a special day approaching, a birthday or anniversary of a dead loved one? This grief practice opens the conversation for those who struggle to find understanding by others or simple ways to process their grief regularly. And yes, we will mail the completed cards to the official Postal Service for the Dead collective.
GRIEF
Your story looks very different from how you thought it would.
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Grief seeps in when loss occurs from death, endings, beginnings, changes, and a myriad of life experiences.
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Stepping onto the path of our Grief Journey, you can lean into learning more, listening deeply, and giving voice to your story.
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Whether in small group retreats, workshops, or individual sessions, you'll be nurtured through holistic elements (energy healing, sound healing, art therapy, ritual, and peer support groups).
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*please note - unless otherwise specified, the primary practitioner is not a registered Grief Therapist.*
Imperfect Grief Retreat
4 hours, $222
Didsbury, AB
Sept. 26Â 10am-2pm
The invitation to meet your grief, to name it, explore it, and begin to express it, is being handed to you. Gently. So that the tending can begin.
Retreat Experience Includes:
-Â Exploration of different types of grief with local Death Doula Sarah
- Grounding exercise for nervous system regulation
- Guided self-reflection activity
- Creative practice to express your grief
- Small group grief share
- Light lunch & refreshments
- Sacred 60 min Gong Sound Bath from special guest Balanced Energy Healing Ranch
- PLUS take home Grief Care Package
Is the Imperfect Grief Retreat a right fit for you? Ponder this: has grief visited you in some form (death of an individual or a pet, loss of a job, relationship ending, loss of identity or community, decline in health, etc.)? Do you struggle to share about that experience, downplaying the impact it has on you, perhaps even ignoring the physical & emotional signs your body is shouting at you?
Storied Grief Retreat
4 hours, $222
Didsbury, AB
Oct. 3Â 10am-2pm
Sacred time designed specifically for those who have experienced a hysterectomy. We open ourselves to the unexpected grief that womb loss brings.
Retreat Experience Includes:
- Grounding exerciseÂ
- Guided meditation to connect with the body
- Exploration of creative writing with prompts
- Voice activation through intuitive sound & breath
- Small group grief share
- Light lunch & refreshments
- Symbolic funeral to honour the loss
- PLUS take home Womb Wisdom Package
*Your retreat host has personally experienced a hysterectomy
Who is the Storied Grief Retreat intended for? Whether you experienced a full or partial hysterectomy recently or decades ago, this retreat welcomes you. Were you caught off-guard by complicated emotions, spiritual disconnection, or identity loss after your surgery? Do you long to experience a a way to bring this story to a soul-aligned completeness? The work of it will take more than one day, but this retreat will start the process.
Nicho Making - Workshop
2 hours, $75
Didsbury, AB
Oct. 10Â 2-4pm
All art supplies provided. No previous experience needed. Please bring a photo (or copy of a photo) of who you are dedicating your nicho to.Â
Craft a unique nicho for your own home. Nichos are small shrines, often made in memory of a beloved person or pet. The art form has its roots in the folk art of Latin America & nichos typically very colorful & busy. We will use upcycled wooden shadow boxes, paint, trinkets, & a variety of embellishments to create them.
Death Cafe -FREE Event
2 hours, FREE
Didsbury, AB
Oct. 5Â 7-9pm
Death Cafes are community events held around the globe to encourage open conversations on topics of death, dying & grief. Join us for our in-person gathering.
Ask Me Anything: Death Doula Edition
Drop-In, Free
Oct. 7Â Â Â 11am-noon
Nov. 4Â Â 11am-noon
Drop-in during our public open hour to ask questions or meet your local Death Doula.
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Liminal Space Studio
2023 19th Ave.
Didsbury, AB
DEATH
It comes, welcome or not. Find support with your local Death Doula as a guide.
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The word makes some shudder, turn away, or shut down. Yet, questions come up about death and it's okay to ask them. It's okay to be curious, to want to know more, have a clearer idea of what to expect and even how to prepare yourself & your family.
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Let's turn toward this part of the human experience with open-minds & kindness.Â
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A Death Doula or Death Midwife tends to both the living & dying to help navigate the final transition. They offer compassionate presence, non-medical comfort care, death education, advocacy, planning & much more.
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CREATIVITY
When words fail us, art can become our language.
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Making & creating to express our inner stories is about the process, and very little about how "good" our art is when complete.
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This is an open invitation to play and experiment. Drop your expectations & experience a freedom in texture, line, and colour. Fingertips touch, the nervous system is soothed, and the brain explores, sometimes exploding in connections. Breathe.
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Workshops & Retreats Coming Soon!
Your Healing Will Heal Others.
Born & raised in the Calgary, Sarah is a first generation farmer and now resides on her farm near Didsbury, AB.
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Sarah is a mama to two boys AND a whole host of livestock. She is a certified Crazy Chicken Lady. Her heart on the farm is in ensuring that each & every animal is seen, heard, loved & honoured, even in death. She works with chickens, ducks, pigs & cattle, cats & dogs.
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Daily self-care includes waking early before everyone else and enjoying her coffee uninterrupted. That morning routine may also include enjoying a cozy mystery audiobook while practicing neurographic art in one of her sketchbooks.
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Evening self-care includes a simple grounding ritual to claim back her personal power and call for the return of any energy shared. Plus, a deep inhale of lavender essential oil, always.
Meet Your Guide - Sarah Riedner
After the loss of her mother & her own hysterectomy both in 2015, Sarah didn’t know where to turn to process her grief. But she felt a tugging to help others in their healing journey.
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Over the years, Sarah has seen again & again, the healing power of simply being present for others in their darkness. In the past several years, Sarah has been embracing her intuition & inner goddess through energy healing, breath work, meditation, sound baths, EMDR therapy, moon work & more.
Get to know her beyond healing...
- Advanced Reiki Practitioner
- Graduate of the Embodied Energetics Year-Long Mentorship (Confluence Energy Holistics)
- Certified End-Of-Life Practitioner (Death Care Coach)
- Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree (University of Calgary)
