GRIEF SCHOOL RETURNS
FEBRUARY-MARCH 2025
A SIX-WEEK ONLINE COURSE
FOR BEING TRUSTABLE GRIEF GUIDES
FOR OURSELVES, OTHERS, AND OUR WORLD
Grieving allows our hands (and hearts) to have a solid grip on the steering wheel even as we ride the waves of change. We don’t need to know exactly where the world is taking us to remain present and in right relationship with it. Can we be the ones who cut through the collective avoidance to show ourselves & others the way forward?
With Ari & kwonyin, we’ll dive into two fundamental aspects of grief work: creating a welcoming container and experiencing the deep feelings. For six weeks, we will set the table for grief care in our own bodies, learn techniques to turn towards each other, and – from this place – crack open catharsis, integration, and release/relief.
Along the way, kwonyin & Ari will be joined by guest teachers to aid us in the practice.
Don’t miss this experiencing-emphasized semester of Grief School from February 24-March 30, 2025!
Grief School
Winter-into-Spring 2025
Feb 24-Mar 30 2025
Our cohort meets Mondays online
5-7p PT
8-10p ET
9-11a KST (next day)
$199
price includes 6 weeks of interactive classes, keepsake recordings, and teaching takeaways.
we also have an option for in-person meet-ups
if geography & interest align
Limited scholarships are available too.
Please reach out if interested!
Meet your
teachers
KwonYin (she/her) is a channel of Pearl Consciousness, the wisdom of the emotional irritant creating iridescence. She offers her transmissions through the written word, performance art, and music.
She is the creatrix of CATHARSIS, a guided deep dive to heal internalized oppression and self-repression through shadow integration, inner childcare, ancestral pattern interrupts, parts work, and deep yin embodiment practices.
Ari Simon (they/them) is a facilitator, coach, grief care worker, climate policy convener, and founder of Grief at Work – tools and teachings in grief & loss competency for teams and communities.
Through a loss-honoring practice, Ari convenes people at intersections of health & climate adaptation, mental & emotional wellbeing, queerness, and grief & loss. Ari weaves a background in climate policy and urban planning with training in applied buddhism, mindfulness, and end-of-life care.
“Thanks for creating wonderful material to work and process with around grief, (and) for holding such an open, safe, and grounding space. Everyone that showed up was a joy to meet and share with.”
- ELEANOR
“At Grief School’s Summer Camp, I was given such amazing permission to share and be in community around grief.”
- ALEX
“Although I am most comfortable processing grief alone, I appreciated how much hearing others discussing similar stories helped me process some of the grief I have been feeling. I also really appreciated the duo Kwonyin and Ari holding space for us to be silent or contribute without any pressure or haste.”
- KAYLA
“Grief School helped me feel more comfortable expressing grief to more people and in more ways.”
- MAXWELL
“Ari and kwonyin are wonderful instructors that offer a safe space to explore an incredibly tender topic. I am grateful for their guidance and would recommend the course for anyone who’s curious about exploring their grief.”
- LILIAN
Imagine a world where we all can discern where loss is inevitable versus where loss is avoidable.
Imagine if everyone felt that loss wasn’t too scary to address.
Imagine how anchored and present we could remain if we all knew how connected we really are.
FYIs
The primary goals of Grief School are to expand our capacity to show up for grief & loss, better support our circles of care, and explore play through amongst the more difficult aspects of being alive. While all are welcome, we advise that this is not a counseling group, and may not offer what’s often needed for those experiencing acute sudden loss. This is not a replacement for psychological and clinical health services.
We are committed to creating a welcoming and supportive experience for students of all ages, stages, and identities. Teachers are participants; participants are teachers. All who join our classes are expected to participate in practicing with shared agreements.
Contact us here with any questions or inquiries.