For grief around:

Gaza, Sudan, Congo

Ukraine, the US

Climate change

…and more

• 💔 Unprocessed grief can block action and create emotional + physical strain.🌱 Processed grief brings peace, resilience, and the ability to keep showing up.

  In almost all ancient cultures, grief was done together.

  Today, we witness death after death by ourselves on our screens, and are asked to continue work and life as though nothing is happening. But hiding grief = hiding our humanity. And if you want to keep acting, your body needs to rest and grieve.

  Let’s change that with a collective grief circle.

🕯️ What We’ll Do

• Ancient rituals + modern science-based tools
• Focus on global grief: war, racism, femicide, climate, etc.
• EFT tapping (no experience needed)
• Sharing in pairs
• Music + gentle ritual opening and closing

Everything is optional. Follow your gut.

👤 Facilitated by

Marianne van Dijk (NL)

• NVC trainer (10+ yrs)
• Trauma-informed & EFT certified coach
• 10+ years of group facilitation
• Integrating wisdom from Germanic, Celtic, Roman roots

🗓️ Info

• 8th October 2025, 20:00–21:15 (CEST)
• Zoom — link after registration
• Admission fee: €12,- (contact us if this forms a barrier)
• Camera on highly encouraged
• Not recorded

✏️ Bring

• Wear black or something that symbolizes grief
• Bring:
• A candle 🕯️
• Rope/yarn to tie or braid
• Optional: an object from your culture of grief

🚫 This is not:

• A grief lecture
• A political debate
• A contest in suffering
• A forcing to feel any sort of way – happy or sad

=> I’m not a therapist. Please take care of your own needs.

📣 Invite your people. The more the merrier, or in this case, grievier 😉

Questions? Write to info@cupofempathy.com.