Free Grief Movement Community in Rio Rancho (4/8)

About this event

About This Group:

The Grief Movement Community is a free, 8-week, in-person experience for people living with life-disrupting loss. It combines movement—walking, hiking, and/or running—with intentional grief support, held in community with others who get it. As a group, you'll work toward a shared distance goal over the 8 weeks — the distance and pace don't matter, what matters is working toward the goal together.

City: Rio Rancho/Albuquerque, NM

Loss Type: Anyone who has experienced a life-disrupting loss.

Dates: October 18 -December 13 (Sundays)

Group Movement: Walking

Shared Distance Goal: The group will be working towards completing a 6-mile hike.

Gathering Location: The facilitator will share with the group - Willow Creek Rd NE, Bosque Trail, Rio Rancho, NM 87144, USA

E-Motion Volunteer Facilitator: Omni Kitts Ferrara (bio provided below)

REGISTER HERE: https://www.emotion-mc.org/events/gmc-nm-albuquerque

What To Expect:

Weekly Gatherings: Each week, your group comes together in person. Every gathering opens with the E-Motion Sacred Circle — a short, guided ritual that grounds and connects the group, including a naming practice in which each person has the chance to speak the name(s) of those they're moving with. From there, you'll get moving together. Every week, you’ll move a little bit further towards your group’s shared distance goal.

Grief + Movement Resources: Between gatherings, you'll receive notes from your Facilitator and the E-Motion Team — grief concepts, reflection questions, songs, poems, and other nourishing content to sit and move with during the week. You'll also receive our Movement Companion, a collection of resources designed to support you in building a steady movement practice. All of this content is created for grievers, by grievers. Take what resonates, and leave what doesn't — these offerings are simply here to support you in whatever way feels most helpful.

A Culminating Gathering: Every group comes together at the end to complete their shared distance goal and honor how far they've come. Two things vary from group to group: the distance, which reflects the goal you've set together, and the format — some groups join an existing local race, while others create their own special gathering to mark the moment. Your Facilitator will share what's planned as your experience unfolds.

A Community of Grievers Who Get It: Grief can be incredibly isolating. This group exists so you don't have to move with loss alone.

About the facilitator:

Something you should know about me is that my name is Omni , and Omni means all. For me, this describes an innate energy in me to experience ALL that life has to offer (and this includes death). I was born to two professional modern dancers and have been a student of the body ever since. I have taught yoga for the past 25 years, I am a full-spectrum birth doula and lactation specialist, I am an INELDA-certified end-of-life doula and the director of education for the organization, I am a Registered Nurse with a speciality in labor + delivery, pediatric home health and hospice, and adult hospice.

I am a mover, a thinker, and a creator. I am here to witness, facilitate, educate, and empower you in ANY and ALL phases of your life. I am not afraid of hard work and uncomfortable conversations. I am also a mother, a partner, and an artist. I have a lot of great questions and invaluable processes that make living and dying more doable, but first and foremost, I am here to listen.