Events Schedule
Upcoming otherWisdom Circles
Dying Grass Cycle Theme
Away
September – October 2025
otherWisdom Circles are regular open gatherings where we learn, reckon, and reweave together at the edge of change. They are the pulse of and portal to otherWise.
Upcoming Events
October 2025
Composting otherWisdom Circle
What comes to mind when you hear the word compost? The bucket of stinky food scraps near your sink. Single-use plates and utensils that go in a green bin. A big pile, you know, you need to turn. Time, temperature, and transformation. Rich garden soil. Composting is the process of taking bodies and materials (waste), inviting a new kind of life into them (microbes), and turning them into something that can be used again (digestion). This applies to reclaiming what the dominant culture discards as “waste,” yes, though we can easily extend the lessons of composting beyond the physical. Together, we will consider composting as both a biotic practice (closing nutrient loops, building soil, healing metabolic rift) and a cultural practice (working with memory, story, and trauma to fertilize more viable futures). Beauty in the breakdown.
November 2025
The Tribe of the Dead
In this goodGrief circle, we will peer into the wisdom of those who believe that the energy of those who have passed is not destroyed, and live in a practice of acknowledging the ancestors that have moved beyond the Tribe of the Living. As always, there will be an opportunity for sharing and bringing the dead to life through remembrance and story. Participants will also be guided in ritual to connect with the Tribe of the Dead, tending to the Ancestral Grief we carry through generational loss and a perceived disconnection from those who have taken on new forms.
December 2025
Grief in the Dark
Through an offering of weekly prompts and suggested practices leading up to the darkest day of the year, we will take the time to explore the darkness – literally and metaphorically. What may we find when we move with intention into the dark? What may be revealed to us – both from dark places within us and from the dark spaces we choose to explore fearlessly – when we sit in darkness from a place of peace? Join us in this goodGrief offering as we practice holding and expanding space for Grief in the Dark.