Somatic Grief for QT/BIPOC
Loss is one of the most complex and unpredictable of human experience. The impact of loss is often what we call grief. Grief can be “simple,” but more often, it is complicated. Complicated because we experience loss after loss with little time to process it. Not only can it be complicated to experience, but it can be be complicated to name, feel, and express.
There is no one “socially acceptable” way to express grief. For QT/BIPOC this may be additionally layered because of the ways society has policed and confined our bodies – worldwide. It is of utmost importance for us not only to reclaim the power of our bodies but also the ways our body needs to move, or not move, in grief. Unexpressed grief can get stuck, creating more toxicity in one's own body, impacting how one moves in the world. The inability to move freely has been amplified in these pandemic times and we can see worldwide how it is breeding illness in every facet of society from the land to the digital world.
How to grieve is a practice in every culture has and done in community. Community has become an evolved word which now encompasses not only those physically around us, but may extend virtually. We are now in a space to reconnect to culture loss and also create one that fits for the intersectional now. This is our space as QT/BIPOC to grieve together. This is our space to honor the intersections of our cultures and our stories. This is community care.
Join Dr. g for a 2-part offering Tuesday August 2 & 9, 2022 4-5:30PM PST around the body and grief across the Diaspora. In this space we will learn different expressions of grief, speak to our own intersections, practices, and learn skills to help hold community.
If you identify as QTBIPOC or BIPOC you are encouraged to sign up.
