““Exploring the infinite terrain of my grief within a collective container of fellow grief walkers was an incredibly nourishing and expansive experience. The shared stories and counsel, the ritual practices, and the heart striking poetry all quenched my thirst for something so deep and intimate. The beautifully crafted container was an invitation to share vulnerably and truthfully, to deepen my listening, to create a ritual space to have my grief held, and to allow the intimacy of complete strangers to become trusted allies in our developing community. I will be forever grateful for the bonds that were made, the trust that was cultivated in the moment, and the expansion of my heart through this exploration of our grief. Thank you Siobhan for the magic and intentionality that was woven throughout the experience.””

“It’s difficult to put into words just how meaningful Siobhan’s Grief Pilgrimages have been for me. My first journey with her (I have completed two) was right at the beginning of the pandemic, as well as in the midst of some other very painful losses in my life. So many of my days were bogged down by an overwhelming grief and sense of loss that seemed to encompass many aspects of my life. I felt adrift and alone in a raw and rugged terrain. When I first came across Siobhan’s announcement of the next Pilgrimage she was doing, though I had never heard of anything like it and really knew nothing about it, something deep within me just said YES. The experience was more healing for me than I could have imagined, and I often refer back to that inner feeling of ‘yes’ as a moment of clear and true intuition, because the experience has been so important for me.

A Grief Pilgrimage is all in one a container, a community, a safe space, a place to connect with the sacred, and a place to begin the life-long journey of becoming an apprentice to grief. Siobhan has an incredibly nurturing presence and her capacity to hold space and to be attentive to the needs of the group in the moment is extraordinary. All of this has helped me to hold and be held by my grief and loss in an entirely new, transformative and deeply healing way. This is difficult to articulate because it is such a soulful experience, and I think one has to take a Grief Pilgrimage themself to understand what it will mean for them. In any case, I believe that anyone who is feeling the call and willingness to do this work would benefit tremendously from it, and I highly recommend working with Siobhan in this way. For me it has been such a profound journey, one that I am certain will continue to inform my relationship with grief and enrich my experience of being alive for a long time to come.”

“This is such a powerfully healing experience and so needed for these times. I highly recommend doing a grief pilgrimage with Siobhan!””

““Siobhan is a true beauty that holds a powerful container within which to explore the depths of grief. She creates a space that is gentle yet full of strength, where there’s ample joy and gratitude as well as room for our sorrows and laments. Siobhan weaves together movement, music, poetry and ritual to create a space within which to court and approach our individual and collective grief. I was amazed at how intimate and powerful our grief group was even in an online platform. I came away feeling more deeply connected to this group, to myself and to the whole of life. I can’t recommend attending a grief pilgrimage with Siobhan highly enough.””