143 - Flowing with Grief: Meeting Loss Through Movement and Ritual

What happens when grief feels too heavy to hold with words alone? In this moving conversation, host Elizabeth Mintun sits down with Kelsey Moro, dance movement & creative arts therapist and founder of Riverbend Grief. Kelsey explores how grief lives in the body - and how movement, breath, ritual, and community can help us reconnect to ourselves after loss. In this conversation, Kelsey shared her personal journey into grief work after the tragic loss of a friend in high school transformed her relationship with dance and ultimately led her to become a grief therapist. Together, Elizabeth and Kelsey explore the ways grief can leave us feeling frozen, disconnected, or afraid to fully feel - and how gentle movement practices can help us safely meet our grief rather than avoid it. Whether you’re navigating loss yourself or supporting.c someone who is grieving, this conversation offers compassionate insight into the healing power of embodiment, ritual, and community. Key TakeawaysYou do not need to be a dancer to benefit from movement-based healing. Breath itself is a form of movement and can be a powerful starting point. Small daily grief rituals can help grief feel less overwhelming. Resources Kelsey’s upcoming retreats: Conscious Grieving Retreat in Mill Valley, CACreative Grief Tending Retreat at The Omega Institute in Rhinebeck, NYKelsey’s Website: www.riverbendgrief.comKelsey’s Email: [email protected]’s Instagram: riverbend_griefLearn more about 1:1 Coaching with Elizabeth Mintun here Contact Elizabeth: [email protected] Elizabeth on Facebook & IG @thecalminggroundSubscribe to The Calming Ground Podcast so you never miss an episode. If you loved this conversation, please share it with a friend