Francis will be taking this coming year as a sabbatical to complete several writing projects. We will continue to post grief ritual offerings by those who have trained with Francis. Thank you for all your interest and support over the last many years.
WORKSHOPS OFFERED BY THOSE WHO HAVE TRAINED WITH FRANCIS WELLER
Upcoming Events 2026
February 5, 2026 through March 2027. Refugia: A 13 Month Depth Training for helpers, healers, and soulful seekers. Hosted by Erin Geesaman Rabke and Carl Rabke. For more information and to register, click here.
March 6 through November 2026. The Heart is a Frontline: Politicized Grief Ritual Leadership Training, a 9-month training + communal container. Hosted by Tajah Schall, Naila Francis, Jessi Rado, and Holly Truhlar. For more information and to register, click here.
March 9th - April 16th (5-7pm PST). Awakening The Waters: A 6-week online soul journey where we will tend our losses, work with our dreams and engage Francis Weller's Medicine for the Long Dark. Hosted by Shellee Sepko and Lizzie Hart. For more information and to register click here
March 10th - April 17th (10am-12pm PST). Awakening The Waters: A 6-week online soul journey where we will tend our losses, work with our dreams and engage Francis Weller's Medicine for the Long Dark. Hosted by Shellee Sepko and Lizzie Hart. For more information and to register click here
April 10 - 11. Grief Retreat for Perinatal Loss. Hosted by Jessica Malmberg and Ryan Malmberg. Sebastopol, CA. For more information adn to register, click here.
April 17 – 19. Sacred Grief, Sacred Rage, Sacred Play a residential grief retreat. Hosted by Samantha DiRosa and Summer Estes. Haw River State Park, Brown Summit, NC. For more information and to register, click here.
April 17-19. Meeting Grief Workshop & Ritual. Hosted by Kim Birdsong and Linda Anne Goulet, Carmel, CA. For more information and to register, Click here.
April 18. Alchemizing the Ache of the World. An online grief ritual gathering. Hosted by Erin Geesaman Rabke and Carl Rabke. For more information and to register, click here.
May 1-3. The Sacred Work of Grief - Community Gathering and Ritual. Hosted by Shellee Sepko and Laurence Cole. Nevada City, CA. For more information and to register, click here
May 9. Grief Gathering by the Sea. Hosted by Amy Hyun Swart and Flea Tripp. San Francisco, CA. For more information and to register, click here.
May 22 - 25. Community Grief Tending Ritual and Retreat. Hosted by Alyona Kobevka, Alexandre Jodun, Erin Geesaman Rabke, and Carl Rabke. Salt Lake City, UT. For more information and to register, click here.
June 4 – 7. Tending the Ache: Grief at the Second Gate. A residential grief retreat at Well of Mercy, Brown Summit, NC. Hosted by Samantha DiRosa and Summer Estes. For more information and to register, click here.
July 16-19. In the Shelter of Each Other: The Sacred Work of Grief in Community. Hosted by Carl Bello and Carrie De Martini. Tazewell, TN. For information and registration click here.
July 17-19. Meeting Grief Workshop & Ritual. Hosted by Kim Birdsong and Linda Anne Goulet, Carmel, CA. For more information and to register, Click here.
October 2 - 4. Grief Medicine Retreat. Hosted by Amy Hyun Swart and Naila Francis. Ben Lomond, CA. For more information and to register, click here.
October 12 - March 15, 2027. Life's Poetry: A Six Month Community Experience Exploring Life Through the Lens of Grief. Hosted by Nicola Duffell. For more information and to register, click here.
October 23-25. Leaning Into Grief: Personal and Planetary Sorrows. Hosted by Peter Jabin, Cristina Manzoni and Reve Shannon. Alton L. Collins Retreat Center in Eagle Creek, OR. For more information and to register, click here.