A seasonal circle for grief, rest, and gentle reawakening.
Winter is a season that invites the body to slow down, soften, and listen beneath the surface of things. Some of us welcome that. Some of us resist it. Many of us feel both.
For those living with grief — whether the grief of a person, a relationship, an identity, a future you thought you’d have, or a version of yourself that is no longer here — winter can bring a particular kind of ache. The cold draws us inward. The dark asks us to sit with what we carry. The quiet has a way of making our feelings more audible. The post-holiday drop is very, very real.
MoonVine Circles are a place to gather inside that quiet.
Not to push through it. Not to fix it.
But to tend it — slowly, gently, and in community.
This Winter Arc unfolds across three months — January, February, and March — moving through themes of rest, love and absence, and emergence. We meet every other week in a small, closed group, which means we move together, learn each other’s rhythms, and build trust across time — rather than starting over each session.
Gatherings will include:
grounding practices for the nervous system
poems and reflections to open the heart, as well as opportunities to take our own hearts to paper
somatic and creative exercises (gentle, adaptable, no experience needed)
space to share and connect with other grievers
rituals to mark what has moved and soothe what might not
This is not therapy, and I am not your therapist here. This is community care — grief held in shared dignity and softness. There is no requirement to speak. There is no pressure to be “doing better.” You get to be exactly where you are.
Who this Circle is for:
People who are grieving a loss (recent or decades-old), navigating identity or relationship transitions, or simply feeling the quiet heaviness of this season and wanting to move with it instead of against it. You do not need to have language for your grief to belong here.
Access and structure:
Meets live on Google Meet, open to participants worldwide
Closed group — same people all season, no drop-ins
Captions provided; movement/writing invitations are fully adaptable
90 minutes each, every other week
Gentle sliding scale available
Winter Arc themes:
January: Rest & Stillness — tending winter grief, listening to the quiet body
February: Love & Absence — continuing bonds + heartbreak held tenderly
March: Emergence — grief as fertile ground for becoming
If you’ve been longing for somewhere to bring your grief — not to convince anyone of it, justify it, translate it, or tuck it away — but to be met in it… you are welcome here.
Full registration details are available here: www.lorizaspel.com/shop
If your body exhaled reading this — save your place.
There will be room for you.
🌙
Elle
