The Sorrows of the World

 WHAT THIS DAY OFFERS

• Experience the profound relief of no longer having to hold the sorrows of the world alone

• Be witnessed without needing to explain, justify or fix your grief

• Remember your belonging—to one another, to the living world, to something larger than your individual sorrow

• Discover how grief, when tended together, can deepen rather than diminish your participation in life

WHAT THIS DAY INCLUDES

• Ceremonial opening, breathwork and drumming to ground us and create the ritual container

• Guided reflection, journaling and small-group witnessing to give voice to what we carry

• A powerful communal grief ritual weaving water, fire, earth and air with drumming, song and movement—giving grief a place to be expressed, witnessed and transformed

• The experience of “Sudden Village”—moving from private sorrow into communal witnessing & belonging

• Time in nature, quiet reflection and integration as we return to ordinary life

YOUR FACILITATORS

Tim White Wolf – Earth-Based Ritual Guide, Hospice Chaplain 

Maggie Kuhn – Grief Ritual Guide & Facilitator 

Alice Ruf – Supporting Ritual Facilitator

INVESTMENT

Community Assisted Rate $120 • Full Rate $180 • Community Supporter Rate $240

Choose the tier that honestly reflects your current financial resources.

Space is limited to keep the experience intimate. Registration closes October 17, 2026

REGISTER HERE

QUESTIONS? Contact Grief Ritual Facilitator Maggie Kuhn at maggie.kuhn3@gmail.com

"Grief has never been private; it has always been communal. Subconsciously, we are awaiting the presence of others, before we can feel safe enough to drop to our knees on the holy ground of sorrow.”
― Francis Weller, The Wild Edge of Sorrow: Rituals of Renewal and the Sacred Work of Grief 

What if your grief didn’t need to be fixed — only given a place to be witnessed and held?

Grief rarely has such a place in our culture.

We are expected to carry loss quietly and "get over it" quickly — whether that be the death of someone we love, the ending of a relationship, the close of a season of our lives, changes in our bodies and health, family or friendship fractures, dreams that did not unfold as we hoped, the heartbreak felt in response to the state of the world, and so many other griefs.

Grief is not something meant to be carried alone, nor rushed through. Across cultures and throughout human history, communities gathered in ritual to honor loss together — giving sorrow a voice, a rhythm, and a place to move. We tend grief in this way in order to live more fully engaged and embodied lives. That is what is on offer here.

This one-day immersive grief ritual at Pink House Studio offers a compassionate space to tend what lives in the heart. Through reflection, storytelling, music, movement, ritual practices, and community witnessing, we will create a container where grief can be honored with dignity and care. We will journey through Francis Weller's 5 Gates of Grief, befriending our grief so it can move as needed in the moment. The day will be gently paced and professionally facilitated to allow unfolding, not force emotion. This is not a workshop to learn about grief; it is a space to tend it. 

You are welcome to come exactly as you are. You will not be asked to share anything you are not ready to share. All forms of grief are welcome.

If you have been to a Grief Ritual before, it is always a new and different experience each time.

This Ritual is hosted by The Pink House Studio and Claire Moore. Facilitated by Grief Guide and Ritual Tender, Maggie Kuhn.

RSVP is required by April 30 so we can adequately plan. Space is intentionally limited to create a safe and intimate container. Please fill out this form to register: https://forms.gle/WRL6p7Zj2KD2E94Y8

Saturday, May 2, 2026 Noon-7:00 p.m. (includes a lunch break)

The Pink House Studio

601 E Wright St, Milwaukee, WI 53212

Investment: $180. Sliding scale is offered. More information and payment options can be found in the link above.