Cosy & Cautious: December 31st RSVP

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Because the grief is big, and you don't have to be alone in it.

On December 31st we will meet from 10am - 11:30am Pacific Time / 1pm-2:30pm Eastern for our usual grief circle, with a virtual community NYE celebration to follow from 11:30am - 1pm Pacific Time /2:30pm - 4pm Eastern.
Check your local time here.

The grief circle will last about 90 minutes. Due to the vulnerable nature of the shares and our grief, the room will be closed at 10 minutes after the start time. If you arrive after that time we will not be able to let you in.

We will begin with some somatic exercises to open and ground into the space.
Depending on numbers we may go into breakout rooms, or stay in one room together.
There will be time for each person to share.
In the last 15 minutes we will come back together as a group to engage in a closing for our gathering.

PLEASE RSVP so that we can plan for numbers & accessibility needs.
We will send you the zoom link a couple of hours before we meet.

These grief gatherings are offered on a sliding scale basis, with a suggested donation of $5-$25 (USD), with no one turned away for lack of funds.

We also encourage those who are able to "pay it forward" and offer more.

Please send payment to Jess DeVries (**write Cozy Grief or Covid Grief in the note**):
PayPal.me/BelovedCoaching
or Venmo @BelovedCoaching

Email *

I would like to attend:

Covid Grief Circle

Post-Grief Circle NYE Celebration

General Information About These Gatherings

What to Bring:

A personal item to hold for grounding when you are sharing (eg crystal, statue, feather, stuffie)

Anything to support you in the space, eg blanket, comfy slippers/clothing, journal, cup of tea, candles.

What to Expect (timings approximate):

For the shares we will be using a restorative talking circle style of sharing, where we will create an order and “pass” our talking piece with each person free to take up space in silence, share aloud, or pass as they wish. Depending on numbers, each person may have longer or shorter time to share. Every person will have the opportunity to share in whatever way feels good for them. Shares can be spoken, typed (facilitator will read outloud for accessibility purposes), or in the form of silent witnessing.

0:00 Opening circle, introduction to safer space agreements.

0:15: First set of shares

0:30: Somatic Pause

0:35: Second Set of Shares

1:15: Closing Circle

* Safer Space Agreements *

Meeting online can feel quite different from meeting in person. When we meet in person we get to feel into connection with one another organically, whereas online we might experience more distractions that pull us out of connection. In online spaces we might dissociate or lose focus, we might also project onto others based on past experiences and miss the essence of what they are sharing.

* We invite you to observe the following *

Honor Your Own Boundaries:

This is both about taking care of yourself when we do activities together, but is also about being mindful of what personal information you share. While we will talk about vulnerable topics, over-disclosure can have unforeseen consequences and confidentiality within the wider group cannot be guaranteed.

Respect Privacy:

Honor the privacy and confidentiality of all who choose to share. Please don't talk about other people's shares outside of this group unless you have their explicit consent. Do not screenshot or share group materials with anyone.

Stay on Topic & Say What You Need:

Please keep your shares relevant and be clear about what you need.

Centre the voices of those who might not get as much air time in mainstream society:

We invite you to practice self-awareness of how you take up space: if you find it easy to share, we invite you to make space for others to share; if you find you don't often share, we invite you to take up more space in our time together.

Do No Harm:

Racism, misogyny, ableism, ageism, transphobia and other forms of discrimination are not allowed in this space. White Supremacy and Patriarchy are internalised by many of us, and undoing this programming is part of what we are here to do, so please call in rather than call out if someone appears to be stuck in old patterns of thinking.

Anti-science rhetoric, conspiracy theories, COVID-19 denialism, anti-masking, Q-Anon and related alt-right and fascist ideologies are harmful and support of them in this space will result in immediate removal.

All participation is optional:

Participate when it feels good for you. Honor the 'no' of others.

What virtual accessibility needs can we support you with?
Please select all that apply, and if there are ones we haven't thought of you can add them in the 'other' box. *

ASL Interpretation (please note we are still working to secure ASL interpretation access for these events)

Closed Captions

ESL/Language Interpretation (please let us know what language in the "other" box)

No Access Needs That Need Addressing

Other:

Required

Is there anything else you'd like us to know about you, or how we can support you in these grief gathering spaces?

If you are not already on the Cosy & Cautious email list and would like to be, please check this box. The email list is used to invite folks to RSVP to upcoming gatherings.

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Thank you for completing this form!

We'll email you at the address provided to let you know how to access the virtual gathering space.

We really look forward to meeting you in the virtual space, and are so glad that you're going to be joining us!

with warmest wishes,

Britta, Jess, & Mel

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