53 Mill Street, Westfield, MA, USA
March 27, 2025
About this Retreat
Donna Dellacamera is a a Spiritual Director/Companion, and currently serves with Spiritual Life Center, as an Internship Team partner in their formation program. She is a member of Center for Action and Contemplation Living School community (2019 cohort). She is a Registered Nurse (retired) and a volunteer instructor with Farmington Valley Health District.
Donna has studied Comprehensive Bereavement Skills Training with the Center for Loss and Life Transition, and has co-facilitated grief caring circles with SLC. As a bereaved parent, she has a deep desire to offer compassionate support to others on their own unique grief journey.
Nancy Janiszewski is an experienced Spiritual Companion and supervisor and works as the Spiritual Companioning Coordinator at the Spiritual Life Center in Hartford. She also has experience as a team partner with the 2-year spiritual companioning training program.
Nancy initiated the Walking with Grief series and worked in collaboration with Donna Dellacamera and others to design the program. She feels that offering a safe space to share one’s grief while exploring its different aspects allows for growth and more clarity surrounding the grief process.
Nancy lives in Avon, CT and enjoys grandparenting, gardening, travel, yoga, photography and deep exploration of the spiritual journey.
Details of this retreat
Envision a nurturing space where your grief is honored and respected, a place where you can share your journey, led by facilitators who truly listen. In this intimate gathering, you’ll experience kindness and fellowship, empowering you to explore your emotions while embracing the healing power of community.
Enter a safe space of support as you navigate the path of grief and loss. This small group experience offers deep listening, compassion, and camaraderie while encouraging self-care and patience. It provides the opportunity to share your own grief journey as you hold space and support one another.
Objectives include developing a deeper self-knowledge and willingness to sit with difficult feelings and allowing for the safe expression of grief. Brief teachings and themes are presented each week along with contemplation questions. This series is grounded in solid teaching around grief from well-known grief educators We follow a companioning model of support and welcome you wherever you are on your grief journey. Sharing within the group or holding silence is a personal choice and is deeply respected.
This 8-week in-person program meets from 10-11:30 on the following Thursdays: 3/27, 4/3, 4/10, 4/17, 4/24, 5/8, 5/15, 5/22
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