Grief doesn't always look like grief. It can look like numbness, anger, addiction, disconnection, or just a heaviness that won't lift.
Family Program
Restoring Balance: Grief & Loss
Short adult programs
The Restoring Balance program addresses grief and loss specifically, including the particular weight of colonial trauma, the loss of language and land and family, and the grief that can accumulate across generations.
Participants are asked to refrain from any and all drug and alcohol use during programming. Healing will be based on Traditional culture and ceremony- participants’ need to have a clear mind and spirit to connect with the Creator and Ancestors.
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Upcoming Sessions
Adults - Land Based Grief & Loss
A land-based grief and loss program for adults, held on and connected to the natural environment of the Alberni Valley.
Grandmothers, Aunties & Caregivers
1-2 week program
This program explores the traditional Indigenous roles of Women in our families and communities. Programming will address multi-generational trauma stemming from the Residential School Legacy.
Note this program is different than the Rebuilding the Circle (RTC) Grandmothers' session, which addresses trauma from sexual harm. see RTC page for more info.
Grandfathers, Uncles & Caregivers
1-2 week program
This program explores the traditional Indigenous roles of Men in our families and communities. Programming will address multi-generational trauma stemming from the Residential School Legacy.
Please see Rebuilding the Circle's Men's Healing Program if you are interested in attending a Men's Healing gathering.
Please note this is different from the Rebuilding the Circle (RTC) Grandfathers' program, which supports healing from trauma surrounding sexual harm. see RTC page for more info.
Questions about this program?