Grief Circle
Sun, 01 Sept
|South Cerney
A gentle, nurturing space to remember and honour our losses – to hold loved ones close, to say their names out loud, to tell their stories. These grief circles are for anyone who finds themselves lost and grieving, and in need of grounding and reconnection.


Time & Location
01 Sept 2024, 10:00 – 12:30
South Cerney, Silver St, South Cerney, Cirencester GL7 5TR, UK
About the event
A gentle, nurturing space to remember and honour our losses – to hold loved ones close, to say their names out loud, to tell their stories.
These grief circles are for anyone who finds themselves lost and grieving, and in need of grounding and reconnection.
Grief circles offer a regular space to share your grief, to spend time in reflection and remembrance for those you have lost. They also offer a space for you to talk about loss, grief, anger, pain, sadness, in an environment that is safe, supported and open.
A supportive way to navigate your personal journey through loss.
“It was as if something shifted inside. I was able to give this heavy grief that I carry some space to breathe outside of me. I didn't feel as if I was burdening anybody with it but that it was welcomed, which indeed you said it was. I also felt so deeply for the women around me. I could see myself in each of them and that we are all connected by the same load. And yet, it also helped me to stop seeing my grief as this heavy, burdensome load, but instead I am left strangely feeling the beauty of it and the gratitude for it"
(Laura)
Is this a circle for me?
You are welcome in this space however recent and raw your grief is, and equally if it is one from a long time ago. Grief does not have a clock, and it does not work to a timescale. You are welcome if you are grieving one person or many. You are welcome if you are holding a
grief yet to fully unfurl – from illness, infertility or anticipated loss; you are welcome if you are mourning the loss of a future that is no longer possible, in whatever form that may take; you are welcome if you are grieving the loss of a pet, a job, a home, a way of life, a sense of identity after a life-changing event. Grief takes many forms, and all are welcome here.
This circle is a safe space where you will be met exactly where you are, and gently given the chance to sit with your feelings of loss, to honour them, and let them flow. Grief is a river – sometimes fast-flowing and angry, sometimes smooth and dark, sometimes meandering and slow. However it shows up, we need strong banks to hold and support its flow, to stop it from spilling over and flooding too deeply into every part of our lives. Let this circle be your container, let it hold it all, and let the river of grief flow.
What to expect from this circle:
- There will be space to share and reflect, and to sit quietly and remember.
- There will be moments of ritual to honour the dead, what is gone, and what is left behind.
There will be space to consider how grief weaves itself through our lives and how you can let it work through you, as it must.
- I will share readings and poetry which have brought me comfort, and ask if you would like to share your own.
- There will be a nurturing meditation designed to support you in your grief, and grounding exercises to help us draw strength from the infinite wisdom and nourishment of the earth.
At the end of the circle, we will gather the names of all whom we are honouring and will read them aloud, so that as a collective we can hold them in our hearts and minds, feel them close and know that they are not forgotten.
Tea, coffee and cakes will be served.