Through Grief, With Love

A gentle afternoon for anyone grieving a beloved animal

Losing an animal we love can leave an enormous space in our lives. 

Through Grief, With Love is a gentle afternoon at Wenlock Wellness Space for anyone grieving the loss of a beloved pet.

The afternoon brings together two complementary practices, offering space both to explore how grief can be felt and carried in the body, and to remember the particular relationship you shared with your animal.

We’ll begin with Dayna Kent, who will guide a grief-focused movement practice using her Element Alignment technique, drawing on Traditional Chinese Medicine and Five Element theory. Through a gentle combination of qigong and yin yoga, you’ll explore the relationship between grief, breath, movement and the body, with space to soften tension and reconnect with yourself.

We’ll then move into Life Beading, guided by Suzannah. Through a series of gentle reflections, you’ll spend some time with the relationship you shared with your animal — the time you had together, the ways they showed you love, and what of them you still carry with you. You’ll choose beads in response to those memories and create a personal remembrance bracelet to take home.

The afternoon will close with a gentle sound or meditation practice led by Dayna, giving you time to settle, reflect and bring the experience to a calm close.

There is no expectation to talk more than you want to, and you don’t need any experience of beading, qigong or yoga. Everything will be gently guided, and you can take part in a way that feels comfortable for you.

This afternoon may be especially helpful if your loss is recent, but it is equally open to those whose animal died some time ago and who still feel their absence.

You’ll leave with your handmade remembrance bracelet and, we hope, a sense that your grief — and the relationship behind it — has been given some proper space and care.

Places are intentionally limited to keep the afternoon small, calm and supportive.

Suzannah and Dayna x

Other information about the venue: 

Wenlock Wellness Space is easy to find on Much Wenlock's small High Street. As you leave the square, it's situated on the left in an alleyway, just before the Talbot Inn. 

There is free parking on the High Street itself, and also on St Mary's Lane Carpark which lies behind the High Street. Here's the pin: https://maps.app.goo.gl/h1fd5ir1d6ssjYWw5
 
Please note that the space is accessed via a flight of stairs.

This information will also be shared in your confirmation email.