integrative grief care sessions

These sessions are designed to hold space for whatever you are navigating right now. Grief and big feelings can show up in so many ways and so many spaces. Sometimes we know what where our feelings are coming from and other times grief is just here with us.

In these sessions, we work together through a combination of deep listening, supported stillness, movement and breath practices, and coaching. Sometimes this also looks like sharing journaling prompts, takeaways for in between sessions, herbal resources, or other referrals that may be able to support you in your journey.

Each session is intuitively guided and a little different, as every time we show up we are a little different. Generally, the flow of the session is as follows:

• Check in, conversation, space for deep listening

• Yoga asana/movement

• Silence, rest, and/or guided meditation

• Check out, listening, and follow up activities/referrals/education

Yoga is an ancient practice from India with many different paths and styles. What we know in the west is primarily asana (or postures), and that is just one small part of yoga. The path that I am trained in, called Raja Yoga, also includes practices on how to be with ourselves and our emotions, and how to be in community and the world.

These sessions are not therapy or medical in nature, and not intended to take the place of those. They are intended as an additional approach and tool in your toolkit.

Integrative Grief Care Sessions are offered 1-1, seasonally as Moonset community workshops, or tailored to meet the needs of your organization.

1-1 sessions are 75-minutes & sliding scale $75-200. If cost is a barrier, please reach out. Click the button below to schedule to schedule a private virtual session.

grave joy plantings

Planting plants on our loved ones' graves can be an act of honoring and remembering. But life doesn’t always allow us to do it ourselves.

This offering is inspired by my own family’s tradition. Every year myself, my mother, and my cousins plant flowers together on our ancestors' graves. Realizing not everyone wants to/has the capacity to/can physically plant flowers/herbs on their loved ones graves, but may want to make sure their graves are being tidied, kept up, and cared for, Grave Joy Plantings was born.

The process:

• You’ll book a 60 minute time slot for you and I to talk. During this time:

  • You can tell me about your loved one(s), any plants they liked or that you like, their favorite songs, anything special about them.

  • We’ll also talk about the logistics like, where they are buried and anything else that feels important to share.

• After our call, I’ll do a little research about the cemetery to see what types of plants are allowed and think about what would/wouldn’t make sense to plant there. I’ll email you with what I’ve come up with and a date range that I’ll be heading to the cemetery.

• Next up, I’ll gather the plants and bring them to the cemetery to plant. While planting I’ll talk to your loved one or play them some favorite songs. I can leave written notes or burn some incense (or an electric candle), or leave any specially requested items (as long as it’s allowed by the cemetery). I’ll take care and spend time there in ritual tidying and tending to your loved one’s grave.

• Finally, I’ll send you photos and share any messages that may have come through while I was visiting your loved one.

The exchange for these sessions is $250 which includes:

• Initial 60 minute phone call

• Cost of plants and travel/time at local nurseries to obtain plants

• Travel to and from the grave site (additional fees may be included for cemeteries beyond 30 minutes outside of Pittsburgh)

• Spending time with your loved one and tending to their grave

• Follow up with pictures and any intuitive messages from my time there

If you’d like to book this session for yourself/your family, click the button below.

If you’re interested in this service for your cemetery, an add on for your funeral home clients, or your local gardening club or youth group, please schedule a consultation at the button below.

education, workshops & events

We offer education and workshops around topics related to death & grief including eco-death, end-of-life planning, integrative yoga spaces, death meditations, caregiver retreat days, herb and plant workshops, and more.

We also offer grave joy plantings and grief garden consultations for your cemetery, garden club, youth, and/or intergeneration group.

Workshops are customized to meet the needs of your community. For a list of already scheduled community events, click here.

To schedule a workshop for your organization, you can reach out via the contact form by clicking the button below.