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Saturdays, September 13th & 20th, October 4th-November 29th

10:00 AM - 11:30 AM

You spend so much of your time caring for others, making space for their needs, their feelings, and their voices.

But what about yours?

If your voice has taken a back seat — if your needs are often the last on your list — this is an invitation to come home to yourself through writing.

Don’t wait until you have the motivation to do it yourself. This Fall Writing Circle was created to bring more ease to the process.

Write What Wants to Be Said

You've already got stories inside of you. You've got wisdom that only needs to be accessed.

This is not about being a “good writer.”
It’s about being honest.
It’s about creating a rhythm of self-connection through the simple act of showing up and putting pen to paper.

Each session offers thoughtful, guided freewriting, engagement, and space for whatever is stirring in you to emerge — without pressure or performance.

A little about the host Sara Perry

Sara is a multi-published inspirational writer, sometimes copywriter, and a thoughtful creative coach.

Sara hosts writing workshops in and around the Twin Cities, as well as creative retreats. She loves to facilitate spaces where creativity is fostered and self-connection is established.

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The Last Thursday of Each Month

Next Date: October 30th | 7- 9 PM

$45 per person

*6 spots available

For the mothers navigating long nights and early mornings, who are overstimulated by tiny hands and loud cries, holding grief for the version of themselves they barely remember.

For the ones managing daycare closures, recovering from birth trauma, feeling unseen on Mother's Day, or simmering in quiet rage while folding yet another load of laundry.

For the mothers who are touched-out, exhausted, and longing to be the one who is held, for once.

This circle is a place to lay it down.
To move what’s been stuck.
To breathe.
To receive.

Through breathwork and Reiki, we’ll gently support the release of what your body has been holding — from rage to sorrow to sheer fatigue. You’ll leave feeling more grounded, connected, and cared for.

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Facilitated by:
Jenna Block – Mental Health Therapist, Reiki Master & Founder of The Grief Room
Anna Wright – Reiki Practitioner & Breathwork Facilitator

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Sunday, November 2, 2025 from 1-4 pm

Suggested price: $40 + reduced rates ($20 & $30) available with discount codes below, if financial support is needed.

*prior registration required

Choose your price and use correlated discount code at check out: 

REMEMBER20 or REMEMBER30

This workshop offers an afternoon of gentle reflection and creative expression as we each build and share a nature altar that honors a deceased loved one who mothered you, when it mattered most. This special someone may be your biological mother, adoptive mother, grandmother, or anyone who fulfilled that motherly role in your life.

I find ways to love, cherish and remember my mother, often. This is one way we can come together and share a little about the special person who no longer stands beside us, but whose presence is always in our heart; guiding and loving us still.

Bring a special object that reminds you of your loved one; a memento or a photo, to build your altar around.

Together, we will create a space where we can tell our stories, share with others our ancestor’s knowledge and be witnessed in our grief and joy! Because what I do know is that our ancestors would like to be remembered. They would like to hear their names spoken with love and have the essence of their legacy continue to teach and impact others, even today.

What you Receive:

A cozy, peaceful Grief Room environment with tea and light snacks available

Gentle, guided instruction on the Morning Altar’s practice of nature altar building

A meaningful expression of your love, loss, and remembrance

Motherwort grown in my personal garden – make your own tea bags!

Veronica Barnes - https://www.resourcesanctuary.net/

About your host: Veronica Barnes (MOT, OTR/L, CHT) is a Holistic Occupational Therapist and creative with a deep interest in post-traumatic growth. She draws upon years of experience as a Certified Hand Therapist, where she guides people through rehabilitation after injury or disease, including traumatic losses and chronic pain. Her goal is to help others navigate the grief that arises with losses of all kinds, by exploring personalized self-care practices that reconnect individuals to their whole Self. 

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January 18th | 1:00 PM-5:00 PM

$37 per person

*10 spots available - Registration is needed. 2 spots available at no cost to BIPOC and/or queer folks with code COMMUNITYCARE

Reflexology to support grief is a gentle and connecting tool to help move grief through your mind, body, and spirit. Gentle techniques to provide profound relaxation and stress reduction are the signature effects of this ancient modality. As an ancient tool that has been passed down in families, developed by professionals, and existing in all cultures, reflexology is universally accepted as a way to care for yourself and others.

During this workshop you will learn basic techniques that make reflexology unique, as well as several relaxation and transitional tools. We will focus on hands for our time together. Hand reflexology makes it easier for more people to receive care, and it allows you to support individuals who can’t have their feet touched.

Your instructor, Adrienne/Addy C. Caldwell, has been a practitioner for 39 years, and became a professional, board certified reflexologist 20 years ago. It has been their privilege to teach at professional schools, and support many practitioners to become professional reflexologists that go on to earn board certification. Adrienne has extensive experience and training in supporting people as they navigate grief and loss through bodywork.

Adrienne currently practices at SuNu Wellness in Minnetonka, MN, and occasionally offers classes when the need arises. It is their pleasure to offer this workshop at The Grief Room.

Class size is limited to 10 people total.

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February 1st | 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM

$15 per person

Guest Host: Rachel Schromen

She is the founder and managing attorney of Schromen Law in St. Paul, MN.

Topic: What We Leave Behind: A Gentle Introduction to Wills, Trusts & Ethical Estate Planning

Gather to sip organic cacao—warm, heart-opening, and grounding—as we slow down, learn, and connect.

About Rachel: With expertise in wills, trusts, and ethical estate planning, Rachel combines her legal knowledge with heart-centered guidance, helping individuals and families navigate life’s transitions with clarity and confidence. She is also trained as an end-of-life doula and brings a compassionate perspective to her work.

Rachel will guide the group through a gentle introduction to wills, trusts, and ethical estate planning-helping participants explore practical and heart-centered ways to prepare for the future. 

Through informative shares, storytelling, reflection, and experimental practice, our Cacao & Conversation at The Grief Room is a space to find language for your experiences, ask questions, and learn alongside others navigating life’s transitions.

The cost supports the cacao and the sustainability of a welcoming, heart-centered community space for everyone to gather, learn, and connect.

Our intention is for you to leave with new insights, practical tools, and the shared wisdom of the group-walking away with a deeper understanding of your experiences, fresh perspectives, and a sense of connection to others navigating life’s transitions.

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Every Friday Mornings 9 AM -1 PM

*prior registration required

Reiki and Somatic Healing Sessions

In my 1:1 healing sessions, you get to choose the path that resonates most deeply with you:

Somatic Healing
For those who want to release stress, trauma, and tension held in the body. Through guided awareness, breath, and gentle practices, we bring your nervous system into balance so you can feel more grounded, present, and alive in your daily life.

Reiki Energy Healing
For those seeking energetic alignment and restoration. Reiki works with the subtle energy body to clear blocks, replenish your vitality, and reconnect you to peace, clarity, and your inner guidance.

Both sessions offer a safe, supportive space for you to soften, release, and return to your natural state of wholeness. This is a deep, personalized journey for mind, body, and spirit integration.

About your guide: Emily identifies as a Holistic Nurse, Somatic, & Energy healer. She believes in holding sacred space and empowering from a place of great love for everyone to awaken to their own innate wisdom.

She uses a blend of her studies in somatics, energy healing (Reiki, Healing Touch), astrology, meditation, and holistic nursing as well as with her gifts of intuition in order to carry forth the intention of holding safe and sacred healing space.

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Friday Mornings in October

9 AM - 9:45 AM

FREE *register ahead of time. spots are limited to 8 people.

Take a sacred pause at the end of your week.

Each Friday, join Emily Johnson in-person at The Grief Room for a gentle somatic-based guided meditation designed to help you release stress, reconnect with your body, and return to a grounded sense of presence

Together, we’ll create a calm space to:

 - Regulate your nervous system through breath + body awareness

 - Gently soften tension and cultivate inner safety

- Reconnect with yourself through guided meditation and embodiment practices

No experience is necessary—just come as you are. This offering is completely free, a gift of presence and community.

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October 3rd | 2-4 PM

October 9th | 5-7 PM

*prior registration required

Sliding fee scale: $25, 35, $45, $50

Choose your price and use correlated discount code at check out: 

SLIDE25, SLIDE35, SLIDE45

What is community acupuncture?

Community acupuncture exists as an affordable and abbreviated treatment option compared to one-on-one acupuncture sessions. You are treated in a room with other clients also receiving care. Clients lay comfortably in anti-gravity chairs, sofa chairs or couches during session lasting roughly 30 min.

There's also the added benefit of a group-setting. Think of it like the difference between meditating alone, vs with a group. They both have their benefits.

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October 21st | 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM

$44 per person

*space is limited to 8 people. Please register prior to the gathering.

Every transition—whether in relationships, career, identity, or seasons of life—carries both grief and possibility. The old chapter is closing, but the new one hasn’t yet revealed itself.

This class is an invitation to pause and honor that sacred threshold. Through guided meditation, somatic grounding, and ritual practices, we’ll create space to release what’s past and open to what’s next.

About your guide: Emily identifies as a Holistic Nurse, Somatic, & Energy healer. She believes in holding sacred space and empowering from a place of great love for everyone to awaken to their own innate wisdom.

She uses a blend of her studies in somatics, energy healing (Reiki, Healing Touch), astrology, meditation, and holistic nursing as well as with her gifts of intuition in order to carry forth the intention of holding safe and sacred healing space.