The denial of death is a powerful and destructive force in our culture. The topic is one many of us avoid or find uncomfortable. On this day in May, we will come together to break this taboo of silence. Together, in community, we will create a safe-enough container to explore important conversations and practices around death and grief. Together we will bear witness to grief, fear, shame, and guilt, and likely even relief, joy and laughter. It’s complicated. Being present to our full selves can help us bo be present to the precious beauty of life.
This day will include much conversation, simple movement, with options for art, energy work and other practices needed to support our time together.
What to bring?: Favorite poems and songs about death? Yoga mat and one or two blankets if possible.
---------------------------
Marcia Miller, is a lifelong yoga and meditation teacher and has been personally aware of the reality of death since the deaths of her first two children when she was in her twenties. With few around her who knew how to be present to her grief, she reached out to meditation teachers, Stephen and Ondrea Levine, who supported her on the path of “being with” herself and all the craziness and pain that was present for her. Since then, she has supported many other dear family members and friends through death and she has been saying what few others will say, “You and I are going to die, your beloveds are going to die; now how shall we live?” Her work with Roshi Joan Halifax, including the practice of bearing witness, has deepened her work immeasurably. She was a founder of The Death Mavens, three women who fostered many opportunities for talking about death and supporting those who are dying and grieving. She was a founder and owner of Yoga on High, a regional yoga training center for 21 years. She is a Senior Teacher of UZIT which has a powerful toolkit for those who are grieving or facing their own death. She teaches Reiki and has found Reiki to also have profound effects on those experiencing end of life and grief. She looks forward to continuing the conversations…..
Cost: $75 Public, $60 SDAO, $45 Wellstreams Students