The Fire of Sorrow

A grief circle for death, loss and every ending in between. .Hosted by the Denver Deathcare Collective. Where grief is tended and death is sacred. These monthly grief circles at Sakala Community are a compassionate space to hold your sorrow in the embrace of community. This month, Lex Chamizo of Unveil with Lex will guide us through a gentle and transformative somatic (body) healing practice. We will tend to grief through the lens of alchemy, allowing our bodies to do the work and the sacred fire to hold us. Through the tremors of Tension & Trauma Release (TRE), we invite the body to warm, innately shake, and soften what has hardened within. We come as we are, not trying to rid ourselves of the pain, but allowing it to transform so it doesn’t stagnate. A playlist curated for this circle will carry us, inviting the body to move freely with the music as the fire of sorrow transforms. In the season of fire, we enter calcination, the first stage of the alchemical process. This stage asks for humility. Here, fire begins the journey inward. The heat burns away the “shoulds” and false composure we carry around death, dying, and loss, until only our true essence remains. We will close with a fire ritual of offering and purification, returning what we release to ash, and to earth. This is a space to be brought back to ground, to be witnessed in our mourning, and to remember the innate systems within us that are here to support us. If you have any questions on the TRE practice you can reach out to Lex directly ([email protected]) What to Expect Our time together will include: • Grounding, opening the space and share about TRE • Move through gentle exercises that activate the natural shaking mechanism with a curated playlist • Integration through stillness and a fire ritual • Compassionate witnessing, shared reflections, and community support You are invited to participate in whatever way feels most supportive for you. Sharing is always optional. Come as you are. Bring what you carry. You will not be alone in it <3 Participants are invited to bring: • Photo(s) of who you are grieving, honoring, remembering • A journal/pen • An offering for the altar or for your loved one if you feel called. A Note on Accessibility. If this price isn’t accessible for you, please reach out to us directly at [email protected] so we can accommodate. We don’t want cost to be a barrier to being supported through your grief. Sakala is ADA accessible