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KRIPALU: Grief as a Sacred Invitation ~ A Poetry Experience

Say Yes to Your Whole Heart

4 Day Retreat @ Kripalu in Stockbridge, Massachusetts 

Come explore what the soul knows—how grief is an invitation to open; how heartbreak can foster courage, compassion, and communion; and how our greatest and smallest losses can nourish love, beauty, and inner spaciousness. “Grief isn’t an illness or mistake,” says Mirabai Starr. “It is a natural and sacred response to life’s inevitable losses. It is also a crucible for transformation.”

Join poet Rosemerry Wahtola Trommer for a spacious retreat of silence, reading, conversing, writing, and optional sharing. It’s a chance to say yes to your whole heart and to live fully, a chance to co-create a circle of healing.

You would never ask for this grief,  

and yet and you swing open its gates,  

not to rid yourself of the ache,  

but to grant it full access,

to know the grief completely,

to let it rewrite you, remake you, rebirth you, 
to let it teach you what it means to be alive.

—from “Condition” by Rosemerry Wahtola Trommer 

COST: Starting at $414 Per person, plus accommodations

DETAILS & REGISTRATION (click)

In this retreat, you will:

  • Learn tools to navigate grief and loss.
  • Explore creative writing to express your inner experience.
  • Share your experience (if desired) in a supportive community.
  • Discover opportunities for transformation through the grief process.

This retreat may not be a fit for you if:

  • You need crisis care or clinical support.
  • You are looking for an experience that will “fix” your grief.

NoteThis retreat is not therapy nor a replacement for mental health care. It offers a courageous space to do soul work in community and explore your own unfolding. 

Date

Oct 12 - 15 2026

Time

12:00 pm - 11:30 am

Local Time

  • Timezone: America/New_York
  • Date: Oct 12 - 15 2026
  • Time: 2:00 pm - 1:30 pm