A two-part, pay-what-you-can offering at Sanctuary Studios in Moline, IL
Facilitated by Erica Denise Franzen, LMT, LST, Shamanic Counsel (Death Walker, Grief Companion, End-of-Life Doula) & Lauren Gil Hayes, LCSW  (Grief Therapist, Loneliness Scholar, End-of-Life Doula)

This is a shared grief space where we can bring our collection of inner altars and lay them down in witness to partners and the collective. "Tending the Garden" is a communal ritual for anyone moving through grief - quiet grief, complicated grief, anticipatory grief, or the kind that doesn't have a name.  We’ll gather with sound, writing, breath, and ritual to tend to what’s present. There’s no pressure to fix or move on; just an invitation to be with and witness it. Together.

We’re offering two sessions this summer in the series and recommend attending both:

June 21 – Solstice Session: “Composting & Blooming”
An activated 3.5 to 4-hour gathering with an optional garden experience afterward.
Includes altar-building, writing, soundscapes, and participatory ritual.

August 10 – Short Session: “The Seed in the Dark”
A quieter, 2-hour gathering.
Includes sensory exploration, sound bath, and gentle witnessing.

What to expect:

• A place to be with your grief in community

• Invitations to move, rest, write, and reflect in response to loss

• Shared silence and sound

• No fixing, no performing--just tending

Come as you are. Bring something small for the opening altar if you’d like. All grief is welcome.