Community Grief Rituals
September 18th-20th, Maravilla, Taos, New Mexico
The opportunity to surrender to life, allow grief to move through our bodies, and alchemize our losses in a community and ritual container is a healing and kind act towards ourselves and the world we live in.
In many traditional cultures, grief was never meant to be experienced alone. Surrendering to Grace is an invitation to gather in community and gently open to the grief, change, and tenderness of being human. Together, we create space to surrender to life as it is — allowing sorrow, love, and life to move through us with authenticity and presence.
We live in a world shaped by loss, transition, and uncertainty, yet many of us have never been taught how to truly grieve. This gathering offers a ritual and communal space to honor what has been lost, release the burden of carrying it alone, and reconnect with the resilience, aliveness, and grace that emerge when grief is welcomed rather than avoided.
Through community grief ritual, live drumming, singing, meditation, movement, writing, nature connection, and embodied practice, we will explore grief as a doorway to deeper presence, connection, and renewal.
This work welcomes all forms of grief, including:
loss and death
life transitions and change
unmet dreams and disappointments
illness, betrayal, and heartbreak
ancestral and collective grief
environmental and social sorrow
ruptures within ourselves, our relationships, and our world
Inspired by the grief rituals of the Dagara people of Burkina Faso, the teachings of Sobonfu Somé and Francis Weller, and contemplative Eastern traditions, this 3-day immersion invites participants into a safe and sacred space to:
honor grief and joy in community
deepen self-awareness and emotional resilience
experience the healing power of being witnessed
reconnect with body, heart, spirit, and nature
cultivate forgiveness, vitality, and presence
open to the support of ancestors, community, and the living world
Integration practices such as breath work, meditation, cultivating joy, and being in nature
Come join us at the grief altar as we surrender to grace, reclaim our capacity for connection and joy, and remember the freedom of being fully alive.
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INVESTMENT
This ritual is a carefully held container for transformation, offering space, support, and guidance for grief to be experienced fully and with empowerment. Your investment reflects not only your participation but also your part in sustaining this field of care and allowing it to continue for others.
We honor that each person’s relationship with prosperity and resources is unique. To reflect this, we offer a sliding scale as well as a benefaction/reparation option specifically for BIPOC, LGBTQIA+, and individuals experiencing financial hardship. We invite you to honestly choose an amount aligned with your capacity, helping to support both your own experience and the accessibility of the ritual for others.
10% of proceeds will be donated to the Dagara Empowerment Water Project & Tewa Women United.
Anchor & Support - $500-$750
If your resources are ample, this level of $500-$750 allows you to fully support the ritual container and help others participate. Your contribution sustains the facilitators, covers operational costs, and ensures this work can continue for the community.
Participate & Sustain - $350-$500
If you can comfortably meet your needs and have some flexibility, this level of $350-$500 covers your experience while contributing to the care and continuation of the ritual. You participate fully while helping the collective container remain strong.
Receive & Be Held - $255-$300
If your resources are limited, this level of $255-$300 allows you to be fully present and supported in the ritual. The community holds you, creating a safe container for your grief to move and transform. This is also the category for those using reparations or who need financial assistance.
Space is limited to 20 participants
Partial Scholarship available by application for those in severe financial need. Scholarships will be awarded by September 10th. Apply Here
REFUNDS: We are unable to offer refunds, but registration may be transferred to a future ritual or donated to someone in need within one year.
All are welcome regardless of race, religion, gender, sexual orientation, ethnicity.
Registration closes September 16th at midnight to give us time and space to prepare for the ritual. Space is Limited! REGISTER SOON!
——————————————————————————————————————Friday Sept 18th, 5:00pm - 9:15pm
Saturday Sept 19th, 9:00 am - 6:00 pm
Sunday Sept 20th, 9:00 am - 6:00 pm
After Ritual Integration Circle (virtual): Dates TBA, Sept 2026
Held at Maravilla, in Taos, NM. Food and lodging not included.
Register by using the Eventbrite payment system, or by sending payment via Venmo to @Mikyo-Black-6 with an email to subrosasanto@gmail.com.
If you have any questions, contact us by email at SubrosaSanto@gmail.com, or by text/phone: Mikyö Black-Wangmo (575) 224 - 6611