Calendar

April 1 ~ Holding Space Training

Join Amy Wright Glenn for a 4-module training drawing upon the teachings of Alan Wolfelt, PhD and the insights drawn from Amy’s years of work as a doula, hospital chaplain, mother, and teacher. Learn the skills central to the work of the Institute’s Holding Space Consultant and apply them to your personal story, work, family, friendship, and community life. Learn more and sign up today.

April 3~ Yoga for Grief

Join Amy Wright Glenn for a 4-part, gentle yoga practice specifically focused on holding compassionate space for the experience of grief in the breath, body, and heart. All levels of practice are welcome. Participants meet online. Classes are not recorded. Learn more and sign up today.

May 3 ~ When Our Parents Die

Join Amy Wright Glenn for an 4-week support circle open to all who are facing (or have faced) the death of their parents. Are both (or one) of your parents facing a terminal diagnosis? Are you their care provider? Are your parents dying? Have your parents died? Join us for stories, tears, song, support, and a safe space to grieve. Learn more and sign up today.

May 18 ~ Ritual for Regret & Forgiveness  

Join Amy Wright Glenn for a 60-minute online gathering focusing on a communal, nonsectarian ritual practice of forgiveness. The practice of forgiving self and/or others helps to integrate and reconcile the energies of regret. Learn more and sign up today.

June 1-9 ~ International Birth, Breath, and Death Study Trip

Join Amy Wright Glenn, Wilka Roig, and Tobie Spears for our 3rd International Birth, Breath, and Death Study Trip in Puerto Rico. Come to study, learn, and deepen your personal and professional commitment to hold space for life’s sacred thresholds. Learn more and sign up today.

June 14~ Understanding Suicide

Join Amy Wright Glenn for a thoughtful and important exploration of suicide. This course includes learning more about: companioning as an approach to supporting survivors of suicide loss, confronting shame and silence around the topic of suicide, understanding the biological, psychological, and cultural factors that help explain suicide, and strengthening the network of support around those who are facing suicidality  Learn more and sign up today.

October 4 ~ Holding Space for Pregnancy Loss in Portland, ME

Join Amy Wright Glenn for a 5-hour, in-person training at Birth Roots in Portland, Maine. This training is open to all ~ midwives, doulas, lactation consultants, nurses are particularly welcome. Learn more and sign up today.

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May the nourishment of the earth be yours,
May the clarity of light be yours,
May the fluency of the ocean be yours,
May the protection of the ancestors be yours,
And so may a slow
Wind work these words
Of love around you,
An invisible cloak
To mind your life.

~ John O’Donohue

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