TEMPLES OF SORROW is a series of events for collective grieving. All forms of grief are welcome, whether it’s heartbreak, the loss of loved ones, pets, or cherished plants, major life changes, moving, illness, or anything else. You can join in at any time.
In keeping with the season, TEMPLES gently offers inspiration and focuses on several themes—the loss of what we love, what we wish we were but are not, world-weariness, grief over fate, the search for identity and belonging, or simply growing older, change, and letting go. In this way, the events provide spaces for (self-)discovery and knowledge. Movement, dance, stories, and songs accompany the evenings as essential components of these gatherings.
Grief is a gateway to vitality, life force, beauty, and courage. Every grief has its own wisdom; it is its own medicine. It is a love letter to life, or as Toko-pa Turner writes in her book *Belonging*:
“We mourn the loved ones we have lost. We mourn the abilities we have lost to illness or old age. We mourn the loss of faith in our religion. We mourn our children leaving home. We mourn the paths we never took. We mourn the family we never had. We mourn the suffering on our planet. Yet even though grief may seem like an expression of pain that serves no purpose, it is in reality the soul’s acknowledgment of what we cherish. Grief is the honor we bestow upon what is dear to us. And only through our connection to what we love can we know how to move forward. In this way, grief is a movement.”
March 3, 2023
Everything I thought I was getting—
—and didn't get
Erwartungen und Vorsätze, Wünsche und Ziele. Welche davon konnten wir verwirklichen, welche nicht?
In der Trauer lernen wir unerträglich Gefühle neben den Gefühlen von Liebe, Freude und Ehrfurcht etc. zu ertragen. Vielleicht ist es das magische am Leben, dass uns erlaubt zugleich ruiniert als auch blühend zu sein. Martin Prechtel sagte in einem seiner Bücher, dass wir bereit sein müssen großartig zu scheitern. Und das ist nichts Passives, es ist viel mehr ein Aufbrechen ein Ausbrechen, ein Annehmen, ein Gesang mit dem wir es wagen aus der Reihe zu tanzen – um letztendlich uns mit allem was da ist zu verbinden - Scheitern, Verlust, Trauer, Tod, Leben und Liebe.
Noch ist die dunkle Zeit, noch sind die Samen in der Erde und träumen, was sie im Sommer sein wollen. Es ist nicht unnatürlich, dass es schwierig ist, sich wirklich trauen zu träumen wer wir sind und dabei anzunehmen wo wir stehen. Oft geht das Annehmen mit einem großen Gefühl von Verlust einher, der allein schwierig zu fühlen und zu tragen ist. In diesem Trauerraum widmen wir uns gemeinsam diesen unerfüllten Wünschen und Erwartungen. Und wie bei allen Räumen gilt wie immer: jede Trauer ist willkommen, egal welches Thema im Raum steht.
An event presented by >> JANNA SCHNEEWITTA REHBEIN
The Temples of Sorrow explore themes of loss, upheaval, and reorientation—topics that are often painful. I recommend taking good care of yourself in the days leading up to and following the mourning space. Helpful questions to ask yourself might include: What are resilience practices? What might be walks in nature for one person could be movies, good food, dancing, or singing for others. These can all be things that help you find your center and regain balance, both before and after the grieving process.
The TEMPLES OF SORROW are spaces for personal experience, not therapy. They require that you are able to navigate them consciously and independently and maintain your presence. For people with bipolar disorder, psychosis, severe unresolved trauma, or other mental health conditions, this is therefore usually not a suitable place. If you have any doubts or concerns, please discuss them with a therapist beforehand. The TEMPLES are drug- and substance-free spaces; furthermore, you should not have consumed drugs or worked with psychoactive substances for some time prior to visiting a Temple.
If you have any questions about these topics, please feel free to contact Janna.
SCHEDULE
Fri, Mar 3, 2023 - 6:10pm
LANGUAGES
, German, English
Choose your ticket price based on your own assessment.
With our Low(er) Income Tickets, we want to give low-income individuals the opportunity to attend our events.
We cordially invite high earners to make it with a higher contribution possible for us to make this offer.
With that in mind, we would like to thank you in advance for your support.
For people with very low incomes, there are usually additional options available for even lower prices.
Please don't hesitate to contact us with any questions. We'd love to have you join us!
PRICE PER PERSON:
CHF 110.00
Low(er) Income Tickets
I – CHF 95.00
II – CHF 80.00
III – CHF 65.00
I Supporter Tickets – CHF 125.00
II – CHF 140.00
III – CHF 165.00
Please also read all further info below, too.
Further informations
NOTES ON THE EVENT
The goals of our events are collaborative learning within the group, supporting shared processes, and personal development. Couples and all other types of partnerships or group dynamics are welcome, but you should be aware and open to the fact that the courses are not designed as partnership experiences and that we address each person as an individual. For example: To involve all participants equally, we usually work with random partner combinations during the exercises. This means that both same-sex and opposite-sex combinations will occur. Participants should generally be open to working with every person and every body. Exceptions can be discussed on a case-by-case basis.
Gender identity, sexual orientation, age, or membership in marginalized groups such as BBIPoC, migrants, refugees, LGBTQIA*, people with disabilities, etc., are not criteria for registration or participant selection.
We expect you to act with care, be communicative, prioritize consent, and be mindful, and we encourage you to respect your own boundaries and take personal responsibility.
Hate speech will not be tolerated. Please bring "Candy Speech" with you.
We reserve the right to ask participants to leave the workshop if their behavior is hurtful or problematic, and we reserve the right to do so without explanation—though we will likely try to explain it. Workshop fees would then be refunded in full. Any further claims are excluded.
We do our best to accommodate different needs, but our resources are limited. Please contact us if you have any questions.
You can read more about this topic here.
PRICES AND IF SOLD OUT
With our Low(er) Income Tickets, we want to give low-income individuals the opportunity to attend our events. We warmly invite those with higher incomes to help us make this offer possible by paying a higher fee. With this in mind, we thank you in advance for your solidarity.
For PEOPLE WITH VERY LOW INCOMES, there are usually even more affordable options available. Please don’t hesitate to contact us and ask. We’d love to have you join us!
Is the event sold out on the ticketing platform? Contact us! There may be a waiting list or another way for you to attend after all.
CANCELLATION POLICY
Cancellations are free of charge up to eight weeks before the course begins; a cancellation fee of 20% of the course fee applies up to four weeks before the course begins, and a cancellation fee of 50% applies up to two weeks before the course begins. Later cancellations and refunds of course fees are not possible. However, participants may find replacement participants to take their reserved spots. If the organizer cancels the course, the full course fee will be refunded. No further claims are permitted.