Gentle, theme-based workshops held in community.
Group Grief Workshops offer a supportive space to explore grief alongside others who understand what it means to live with loss. Each workshop centres around a specific theme, creating a shared focus while leaving room for personal reflection and connection.
Grief rarely moves in a straight line. You can feel steady in the morning and undone by the afternoon, and it can leave you wondering whether you’re “going backwards”. In this workshop, we’ll make room for the reality of grief as it is: changeable, intelligent, and often triggered by the smallest things. This is not about controlling grief or forcing acceptance. It’s about learning how to recognise a wave when it arrives, soften your fear of it, and come back to yourself with a little more trust.
“When we expect grief to be linear, we panic at the waves. When we understand oscillation, the waves become more survivable.”
What we’ll do:
This may suit you if:
Not the right fit if:
REFLECTION:
“What helps me ride a wave without judging myself?”
A 90-MINUTE GRIEF INTEGRATION WORKSHOP
Grief is not only emotional. It lives in the body. It can show up as fatigue that doesn’t make sense, heaviness in the chest, restlessness, tightness, or a fog that makes everything feel harder than it should. This workshop offers a gentle, grounded way to understand the body’s response to loss, without pathologising it. We’ll practise meeting your nervous system with care, so the body doesn’t have to shout quite so loudly to be heard.
“When something meaningful is taken away, your system often moves into protection mode. This isn’t weakness. It’s the body responding to love and loss.”
What we’ll do:
This may suit you if:
Not the right fit if:
REFLECTION:
“What is my body asking for, gently, this week?”
A 90-MINUTE GRIEF INTEGRATION WORKSHOP
Sometimes grief doesn’t arrive as a big feeling, it arrives as a date, a place, a song, a season, or a familiar smell. Anniversaries and “ordinary” triggers can bring sudden drops that feel unfair, especially when you thought you were doing okay. This workshop is a compassionate space to prepare for grief spikes without trying to outsmart them. We’ll create a simple, personal plan for tender days, including what to avoid, what to ask for, and what helps you come back to ground.
“Triggers are not proof you’re stuck. They’re often the mind and body recognising meaning. Planning support is a form of self-trust.”
What we’ll do:
This may suit you if:
Not the right fit if:
REFLECTION:
“What support would feel kind on the days I already know are hard?”
A 90-MINUTE GRIEF INTEGRATION WORKSHOP
Many grieving people carry an invisible rule: that if they feel okay, laugh, rest, or enjoy something, it must mean the person mattered less. This can create guilt, fear, and a sense of betrayal, even when nothing about your love has changed. In this workshop, we’ll gently explore the loyalty narratives that keep you trapped, and we’ll practice a new kind of permission, one that honours your bond without asking you to pay with constant pain.
“Attachment is love. Sometimes the nervous system confuses “living” with “letting go”. We’ll separate love from suffering-as-proof.”
What we’ll do:
This may suit you if:
Not the right fit if:
REFLECTION:
“What would loyalty look like if it didn’t require suffering?”
A 90-MINUTE GRIEF INTEGRATION WORKSHOP
After loss, the world can look the same on the outside, but feel unfamiliar on the inside. You might return to routines and still feel like you’re living in a different life. It’s not always sadness. Sometimes it’s disorientation, numbness, or a quiet sense of “where do I belong now?” This workshop offers a gentle way to name what changed, without forcing meaning too soon. We’ll explore what you’re adjusting to, what you’re carrying, and what you might need as you reorient in a world that is not the one you expected.
“Meaning isn’t a bright slogan, it’s something slowly rebuilt. This is about respectful reorientation, not replacing what was lost.”
What we’ll do:
This may suit you if:
Not the right fit if:
REFLECTION:
“What is one small way I can meet this changed world with kindness?”
A 90-MINUTE GRIEF INTEGRATION WORKSHOP
There can come a moment when you sense you want to live again, but you don’t know how to do that without feeling disloyal, or without leaving love behind. This workshop is not about “moving on”. It’s about learning how to carry love and loss together in a life that can hold both. We’ll explore what “a wider life” could mean for you, without forcing readiness. The focus is gentle future-building that honours your bond, your truth, and your pace.
“Integration means you don’t erase love to keep living, and you don’t have to suffer to prove what was real.”
What we’ll do:
This may suit you if:
Not the right fit if:
REFLECTION:
“What is one gentle step that supports my life while honouring my love?”
We occasionally open morning or weekend sessions based on demand. Please inquire if you need this and we’d be happy to add you to our waiting list.
Pricing & Bundles
Early Bird (First 3 places)
£55
Single Workshop
£65
Any 2 Workshops
£115
Any 3 Workshops
£165
*Early bird and bundle offers cannot be combined.
Workshop dates
Grief waves and Swirl
March 20, 2026
March 27, 2026
The Weight in the Body
Anniversaries, Dates, and Sudden Drops
April 03, 2026
Love Without Suffering as Proof
April 17, 2026
The World Didn’t End, But It Changed
April 24, 2026
A Life That Holds Both
May 01, 2026
“No matter which support you choose, the heart of Held & Shine remains the same: you will be heard, respected, and gently supported. You don’t have to carry this alone.”
You’re welcome to book a free introductory call, and we’ll explore what feels right for you.
