November 2022
The Path of Conscious Grieving
Our contemporary times have added a significant context of loss to our daily life experience. We learned that loss weaves its way through our lives in many forms, some are acknowledged, many are not. Grief, our companion and ally, guides both our personal and collective journeys in the Land of Loss, leading us toward healing and hope. This day of prayer and reflection will create space for content, sharing, ritual and silence - all valuable resources for a path of conscious grieving. Together, we will create and name moments of respite, glimmers of healing and offer permission to grieve. REGISTER HERE
Find out more »January 2023
Healing Loss Through Conscious Grieving and Writing – SOLD OUT
How do we heal from loss? We grieve. Our bodies, minds and hearts are created to process loss of all kinds through a sacred journey of grieving. A significant resource on that journey is writing….putting pen to paper (or fingers to keyboard) opens our heart in new ways and supports our desire to heal. This 2 night overnight retreat will offer a safe space for reflection, writing, sharing and stillness. As you give voice to your loss and allow time for your grief, you take brave steps toward hope and healing. No writing experience is necessary. REGISTER HERE
Find out more »Zoom program: Attending Grief – Hope in a Changing World
Loss weaves its way into our lives in multiple ways, through death and non-death losses. Grief offers a process of healing that acknowledges loss, sometimes missing in certain types of loss, and opens a space for hope to grow. This day on Zoom will offer a safe place to develop a deeper trust in grief as our ally and companion in loss. Presentation, private reflection, prayer and small group conversations will support this sacred time together. REGISTER HERE
Find out more »March 2023
An Evening with Lisa Irish: Hope in the Land of Loss
The John P. Webster Library, at First Church in West Hartford, welcomes Lisa Irish to share stories of hope from the Land of Loss. When her book, Grieving - the Sacred Art: Hope in the Land of Loss was released 5 years ago, Lisa set out on a path to support people who travel the journey of grief. Today, shaped by multiple opportunities to listen, teach and create safe spaces for hurting hearts, Lisa invites pilgrims to welcome Grief as their ally in the Land of Loss....to trust their inherent guide for healing. The program is free, includes conversation, book giveaways and an opportunity to buy a signed copy of this helpful resource. Click here for a DIRECT REGISTRATION LINK Contact JPW Library to reserve a spot. 860-232-3893 [email protected]
Find out more »Healing Loss Through Conscious Grieving and Writing – WAITLIST ONLY
How do we heal from loss? We grieve. Our bodies, minds and hearts are created to process loss of all kinds through a sacred journey of grieving. A significant resource on that journey is writing….putting pen to paper (or fingers to keyboard) opens our heart in new ways and supports our desire to heal. This 2 night overnight retreat will offer a safe space for reflection, writing, sharing and stillness. As you give voice to your loss and allow time for your grief, you take brave steps toward hope and healing. No writing experience is necessary. REGISTER HERE
Find out more »“Healing Loss through Conscious Grieving and Writing” – RESCHEDULED – WAITLIST ONLY
How do we heal from loss? We grieve. Our bodies, minds and hearts are created to process loss of all kinds through a sacred journey of grieving. A significant resource on that journey is writing….putting pen to paper (or fingers to keyboard) opens our heart in new ways and supports our desire to heal. Due to the presenter's bout with Covid, this 2 night overnight retreat has been rescheduled and will offer a safe space for reflection, writing, sharing and stillness. As you give voice to your loss and allow time for your grief, you take brave steps toward hope and healing. No writing experience is necessary.
Find out more »Loss and Grief, Healing and Hope
A private, three session healing space, designed and offered for the Sabbaticals at Mercy by the Sea, will take place on March 21, March 28 and April 4, 2023. These religious women come to the healing spaces on Long Island Sound to attend to the transitions, loss and renewal that this season of their religious life asks of them. Part of a 6 week experience, each session is created to offer a safe, contemplative space to learn more about Grief as our ally, share personal wounds and losses, and encounter the Divine's ongoing presence and love.
Find out more »April 2023
The Path of Conscious Grieving
Our contemporary times have added a significant context of loss to our daily life experience. We learned that loss weaves its way through our lives in many forms, some are acknowledged, many are not. Grief, our companion and ally, guides both our personal and collective journeys in the Land of Loss, leading us toward healing and hope. This day of prayer and reflection will create space for content, sharing, ritual and silence - all valuable resources for a path of conscious grieving. Together, we will create and name moments of respite, glimmers of healing and offer permission to grieve. REGISTER HERE
Find out more »Permission to Grieve
We experience loss in our personal lives as well as in the world around us, sometimes we need a little assistance. Grief, our ally in the Land of Loss, helps us find our way to healing. This day of prayer, reconfigured from two separate sessions, will provide a deeper understanding of our human response to loss. We will hear more about resources in the Land of Loss, and spend some quality time with one of them, writing. Together, we will companion one another and heal as Conscious Grievers. Lunch plus snacks will be provided.
Find out more »May 2023
7 day Directed Retreat – waitlist only
WAITLIST ONLY Withdraw from the busyness of life, and enter more deeply into relationship with God. Find opportunities for solitude, silence, and prayer, and a daily meeting with a trained spiritual director. An atmosphere of silence is maintained for the duration of the retreat. Mercy by the Sea Retreat and Conference Center, set along the shores of Long Island Sound, is home to diverse eco-systems and wildlife. We seek to inhabit this ground with reverence, humility and joy, and to continually learn from its wildness, wisdom and beauty. In this welcoming atmosphere of simplicity and beauty, we offer a portal into a deeper reality and opportunities to explore a new way of being. Mercy by the Sea’s experiential programming fosters contemplative practice, challenges participants to holistic growth in an accepting environment, and manifests a commitment to social justice. We extend a hospitality and spaciousness that nurtures right relationship with the Sacred in self, others and creation. All are welcome. No exceptions. We have been preparing for your arrival.
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