Name: Water Ritual for Grief
Start: 2026-11-07T15:00:00.000Z
End: 2026-11-08T15:00:00.000Z
Location: Soulcraft Bloomington

A single red maple leaf floats on the rippling blue water of a stream, with a blurred rocky bank in the background.

Soulcraft Blomington

LXCL:We do not accept venmo or zelle any longer. If you have already made other payment arrangements with us, please select 0 for payment. Otherwise the cost is $75-$125 sliding scale. Sliding Scale Fees: We offer the sliding scale as a means of allowing you to self-scholarship, as needed. We leave it entirely up to you to select your point on the scale, and ask you to recognize that the true cost of running the program is approximately in the middle. We count on your integrity in selecting your rate: when you choose a higher amount, you are making it possible for someone of lesser means to pay a lower tuition. In this way, we are working together to help keep the program affordable.

Water Ritual for Grief

Water Ritual for Grief is a gentle, guided ritual held outdoors, where we let go of our sorrows, anger, frustrations and more in the presence of running water, living nature, and one another. Through song, story, and supported space, we lean on the old ways of tending grief together. You&rsquo;re invited to bring whatever heaviness you hold and let the water carry it away- amplifying peace, reconciliation, and gratitude. This gathering reflects Soulcraft Bloomington&rsquo;s roots in nature connection and traditional healing arts. Thank you for supporting the health of yourself and the world around through Soulcraft Bloomington programming!

Hi <span contenteditable="false" data-custom-variable="{{firstname}}" fr-original-class="fr-deletable styled-tag-chip" fr-original-style="" style="color: rgb(42, 42, 196); overflow-wrap: anywhere; user-select: none; background-color: rgb(248, 248, 255); border: 1px solid rgb(191, 191, 255); border-radius: 4px; margin: 0px; padding: 1px 8px; font-size: 11px; display: inline-block; box-sizing: inherit;">First name, Thank you for registering for the Water Ritual for Grief on November 7 and 8, 2026, 10am-10am.&nbsp;The Water Ritual will be held at a private residence, 5035 East Earl Young Rd. Bloomington, IN 47408. The mailbox has an anvil and hammer on it. The driveway is gravel and steep, so use speed going up! You can pass the barn and park in the gravel lot. You will see us there. Sometimes Maps will direct you the wrong way down a scary gravel rd, so we recommend going to Bethel Lane, then Boltinghouse, then Earl Young- or Old 37 to Boltinghouse, then Earl Young.&nbsp; Please bring a lunch, dinner, and breakfast with you. We have water and tea, but bringing a waterbottle is important. As long as the weather isn&#39;t super intense, we will be outside. There is a small refridgerator and cooler available to put food items, but bringing as much as possible that doesn&#39;t need refridgerated is good. We highly recommend spending the night, either camping outside at our main camp area, or in the shared studio space. In both cases you&#39;ll need sleeping gear. We have a couple cots anyone can use, along with a futon mattress. By the end of Saturday night you will not be in a space where driving is recommended, and there is still important work to do in the morning before everyone leaves. We do not want to leave things raw and unfinished by leaving early!&nbsp; There will be the option of getting wet, but it is not necessary. We recommend bringing a towel just in case though!&nbsp; Gear List:<ul fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;"><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;">Journal, pen, pencil</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;">waterbottle</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;">lunch, dinner item to share (potluck), breakfast</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;">&nbsp;food or item to give away (can be small and bought)</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;">plate, cup, utensils</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;">camping/sleeping gear -tent, sleeping bag or blankets, pillow, sleeping pad/cot/sleeping clothes, meds</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;">towel</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;">clothes for the varied weather -warm days cold nights, hats, scarves, gloves, wool socks- things you need to be cozy through the night.&nbsp;</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;">photos or items of ancestors -blood related or not in plastic bag to be protected if outside-even one thing is totally fine.</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;">rain jacket (if its lightly raining we will go out)</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;">chargers</li></ul>Please fill out our new 501c3 &nbsp;waiver of liability and photo release form before the class begins. You only need to fill it out once and it will last for all other classes.&nbsp;<a fr-original-style="" href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfztTZuaGeDhvjY5dAg-f77eDrpCciNiTSDr-FTTHKZnSjJVA/viewform?usp=dialog" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="text-decoration-color: currentcolor; user-select: auto; box-sizing: inherit;" target="_blank">https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfztTZuaGeDhvjY5dAg-f77eDrpCciNiTSDr-FTTHKZnSjJVA/viewform?usp=dialog</a> Please text if you are running late! 812-219-7901 monique philpotinfo@soulcraftbloomington.com

Water Ritual for Grief is a gentle, guided ritual held outdoors, where we let go of our sorrows, anger, frustrations and more in the presence of running water, living nature, and one another. Through song, story, and supported space, we lean on the old ways of tending grief together. You’re invited to bring whatever heaviness you hold and let the water carry it away- amplifying peace, reconciliation, and gratitude. This gathering reflects Soulcraft Bloomington’s roots in nature connection and traditional healing arts. Thank you for supporting the health of yourself and the world around through Soulcraft Bloomington programming!

Soulcraft Blomington

Water Ritual for Grief

Soulcraft Bloomington

Water Ritual for Grief

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