Honoring Loss & Transforming Grief in CIRS Recovery 4-Week Course

WHO SHOULD SIGN UP?

• This 4 -week live, online course is appropriate for those with CIRS (Chronic Inflammatory Response Syndrome) on the Shoemaker Recovery path. 
• It is best for those who are in clean housing, on binders and are aware that grief is showing up in their healing journey. 

WHAT SHOULD I EXPECT?

• Each 1-1.5 hour session will provide a guided grounding practice to prepare the nervous system, a teaching and experiential, interactive activities to help touch into, feel and transform grief with community. Time of session depends on number of participants and sharing.
• Teachings will directly relate to CIRS recovery experiences.

WHAT TOPICS WILL BE COVERED?

Participants will learn:

• The many different types of grief to help make sense of the grief they are experiencing (ie. acute, delayed, masked)
• Where grief shows up in the body and how to safely feel into the grief 
• The Window of Tolerance and how to know when is a beneficial time to feel and transform grief
• Specific areas where grief is showing up in their CIRS recovery (ie. friends, items, lifestyle)
• Strategies and experiential exercises to support the transformation of grief (ie. art, music, writing, nature and somatic movement)
• How to support themselves with the qualities of kindness, love and self -compassion

WHAT IS INCLUDED IN EACH SESSION?

Each 1-1.5 hour class includes:

• Brief, guided grounding practice
• Teaching specific to grief
• Time for questions
• Interactions with fellow participants
• Experiential activities (art, writing, somatic body movement, nature, meditation, ritual/ceremony)

Participants will be provided:

• Activities and support for home practices
• Access to supplemental prerecorded meditations
• One private 15-minute teacher meeting half way through the course

WHAT DAY AND TIME?

Sunday, Nov. 2, 9, 16, 23, 2025 @ 12-1:30 PM EST

COST?

$120 for Non Practice Portal Members ($30/session)

$100 for Practice Portal Members ($25/session)

TESTIMONIALS

“This course helped me understand what I was feeling. It was a great step up/forward on my healing journey.”

“I’ve been sad and grieving for years. I didn’t realize how much of my grief stemmed from losses caused by CIRS. I appreciated learning how to move grief rather than letting it stagnate and slow down my CIRS healing journey.”

• Please contact Melanie if you have questions about the course

Melanie is a Grief Educator through David Kessler and certified as a Mindfulness Teacher through the Mindfulness Training Institute.

She has completed additional mindfulness training through David Treleaven’s Trauma-Sensitive Mindfulness program.

Melanie is a Shoemaker Proficiency Partner Diplomate and recovering from CIRS.