Grief Tending Circle: A Space to Honour What You Carry
Date: Saturday 27th June
Time: 10am–5pm
Location: The Quiet View, Kingston, near Canterbury
Short Description
A professionally facilitated day for anyone carrying grief — whether for a person, identity, relationship, health, or the wider world. Held in a peaceful yurt and gardens. You don’t have to grieve alone.
Full Description
Grief can be quiet, hidden, or hard to name. It can live in the body, in the spaces between things, or just beneath the surface of everyday life.
It may follow a bereavement.
Or it may be less visible to others — the loss of a relationship, a role, your health, a hoped-for future, or a sense of who you once were. It may be grief for the state of the world, or for changes you never chose.
Whatever you’re carrying, it deserves space.
This day is informed by the work of Francis Weller and his understanding of the Five Gates of Grief — including the losses we encounter in our lives, the parts of ourselves we have had to leave behind, and the grief we carry for the wider world.
What is a Grief Tending Circle?
This is a gently structured space where grief is not something to fix or rush, but something to be met, witnessed, and allowed to unfold - tended with care, ritual, and community.
You may be invited to notice what is present in your body, your breath, and your emotional landscape, allowing awareness to guide the process. The group itself becomes part of the holding — a relational field where grief can be seen, mirrored, and supported. There is space to notice what emerges in contact — with yourself, others, and the environment.
Held by Lucy Furniss and Louise Allen — experienced facilitators and therapists, both trained in Wild Therapy — this day offers a supported space where emotion can be expressed safely and at your own pace.
The circle includes:
• Guided sharing in a confidential group setting
• Gentle ritual to help you move into and out of grief safely
• Land-based grounding practices
• Quiet reflection time
No pressure to speak. No performance. Just space.
Who is this for?
This space welcomes many forms of grief, including:
• Bereavement
• Loss of identity, relationship, work, or health
• Childlessness or pregnancy loss
• Life-changing diagnosis or late diagnosis
• Collective or climate grief
You do not need to justify your grief to attend.
What to Expect
We’ll gather in the peaceful yurt and gardens at The Quiet View in Kingston, overlooking the hills of the Kent Downs with the option of spending time in nearby fields and woodland. The land itself forms part of the support for the day.
The day will move at a pace that allows for awareness, integration, and choice. You will be free to share, to listen, or simply to be present with what arises.
There is no expectation to “work” in a particular way — only an invitation to stay close to your own experience and allow what is present to emerge.
A nourishing lunch and refreshments are included.
About the Organisers
Psychotherapist, Lucy Furniss and integrative counsellor, Louise Allen, are experienced facilitators and trained Wild Therapy practitioners who share a deep respect for the emotional wisdom of the natural world.
Together they bring years of experience in therapy and holding group spaces that are trauma-
aware, ethically grounded, and gently structured. Their work weaves psychological understanding with embodied awareness, relational practice, ritual, and connection to land.
They believe grief is not something to fix or rush, but something to honour in community — with compassion, steadiness, and care.
Practical Details
When: Saturday 27th June, 10am–5pm
Where: The Quiet View, Kingston
Included: Full-day facilitation, lunch, refreshments, materials
Bring: Comfortable clothing, layers, water bottle, optional journal and pen
Investment – Sliding Scale £120–£200+
Places are limited to 10 to keep the group small and safely held.
You might feel a sense of recognition reading this — that you’ve been carrying more than you show. Or perhaps a quiet curiosity, alongside some uncertainty about what might arise. Either way, consider this an invitation to come into relationship with your grief, in the presence of others and the land
You do not need to be “falling apart” to come. You do not need to explain or justify your grief. You are welcome as you are without expectation.
We use a sliding scale to support accessibility:
• £120–£150 if finances are tight
• £150–£180 if you are comfortable
• £180–£200+ if you can contribute more
If cost is a barrier, please contact us.
Higher contributions help support subsidised places.