Mindful Grief Support Group – May 2, 2024 – 5-8:30pm

• Duration:  May 2 – Last one for the season.  We will meet again on September 5th.

Meanwhile, if you want to do Cheryl’s suggested exercises on exploring our relationship to loss and grieving, we have a Whatsapp group where Jiyoon will post the exercises every Thursday. If you are interested in joining the Whatsapp group, email your name and phone number to info@dallasmeditationcenter.com, and we will plug you into the conversation. 

• Time: 6:00 pm to 8:30 pm
• RSVP: (see form below)
• Location: Dallas Meditation Center

This in-person support group is dedicated to providing compassionate care for Dallas Meditation Center attendees who are navigating the normal yet challenging experiences of grief. Facilitated by Cheryl Muck-King, a retired nurse with extensive experience in Home Health and Hospice, our group exists to offer mindful presence and understanding without providing grief therapy or counseling.

Event Schedule:

• 5:00 – 6:00 pm: Gathering (Optional)
  • Opportunity to come early, have a bite to eat, meet people, and share.
• 6:00 – 7:00 pm: Mindful Grief Support Group
  • Formal meeting time with meditation and guided self-compassion practices.
• 7:00 – 8:30 pm: Community Sharing and Caring (Optional)
  • Participants are invited to share or listen mindfully. Supportive group discussion about lessons learned and practices used.

Event Intentions: In this safe and supportive space, we aim to:

• Stand witness to the suffering caused by life’s losses and death.
• Embrace our pain with mindful presence and self-compassion.
• Recognize our common humanity and extend compassion to all experiencing sorrow.
• Observe our suffering with balanced awareness, acknowledging its reality without being overwhelmed.
• Mindfully support each other without offering judgment, solutions, or comparison.

Support Group Behavioral Intentions: During our gatherings, we commit to:

• Creating a safe place for everyone to share and heal.
• Practicing loving-kindness in all actions and speech.
• Offering ourselves and others compassion as we navigate grief together.
• Acknowledging that loss and death are inherent aspects of human life.
• Allowing each individual the space to share if they desire, with the utmost respect for confidentiality.
• Communicating with compassion, avoiding judgment, and refraining from comparing grief experiences.
• Honoring each loss as unique and irreplaceable, recognizing that responses to grief vary and are deeply personal.

Please note that while this support group provides a nurturing environment for working through grief, it does not serve as a replacement for professional counseling. We encourage attendees to seek the support of skilled professionals when needed and will gladly provide a list of professional resources.

Together, let us be present with our grief, supporting and caring for one another as we embrace the impermanence of life with mindfulness and loving-kindness.

Contribution for the center to be able to provide the programming: $20- 40