Joshua Lowe
Joshua Lowe is a licensed therapist (LMFT#105893) public educator, musician, and nature-oriented rites of passage and grief ceremony guide. He brings 20+ years experience supporting others in transformational journeying and has supported teens and adults in various communities including high school, men’s groups, nature, prisons, and in the therapy office.
Joshua has been mentored in leading grief rituals by Therese Charvet and Laurence Cole who are carriers of the grief ritual lineage taught by Sobonfu Some and Malidoma Some.
Joshua brings a deep reverence for the healing power of grief and is humbled by the opportunity to support others in deepening their relationship to self and community through honoring and expressing grief and joy.
Sherri Taylor
Apprentice to Spirit, Sherri Taylor is a coach and spiritual advisor who works with people navigating loss, transition, and the deeper questions that surface when life shifts beneath us. She listens deeply, holds what's hard, and trusts that nothing is wasted. Sherri has been mentored in holding space for death, dying, and grief rituals by generous humans and other kin, and is grateful for the teachings of Thérèse Charvet and Laurence Cole, carriers of the rituals taught by Sobonfu Somé and Malidoma Somé.
Roxanne has dedicated her life to the journey of healing. She has been involved in various support programs and healing circles over the years. Currently, she facilitates intervention circles for both men and women, focusing on anger management and grief work. Roxanne is honored to support the grief rituals, having participated in them multiple times, and is committed to guiding others on their healing journeys. Her compassion, personal expression, and deep vulnerability are powerful allies in supporting others in transformation and growth.
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Terry Wilson
Terry Wilson is a father, grandfather, small business owner and master facilitator of transformational healing. Terry brings over 25 years of experience supporting various communities in healing work. He has held leadership roles in numerous non-profit organizations, including The ManKind Project and supporting incarcerated men through the Inside Circle Foundation in Folsom Prison. Currently, Terry is the board chairman for The Center for Violence Free Relationships in Placerville, CA and facilitates weekly men’s and women’s batterers intervention programs called Positive Solutions at the center, which he co-created.
When speaking on the healing process, Terry says, "It all comes down to grief." Terry is honored to offer his heart and wisdom for the grief rituals and retreat
Laurence Cole
Laurence Cole, a song elder and ritualist from Port Townsend, Washington, has a gift of helping groups of people rediscover the healing power of grieving communally, bringing his special gift of group singing to everything he leads . Guided and inspired by the teachings of Malidoma Somé, Sobonfu Somé, Angeles Arrien, Michael Meade, James Hillman, Francis Weller,, Joanna Macy and many others.
Laurence creates a safe and brave, non-judgmental space for folks to rediscover their natural human capacity for healing together. Blending song, poetry, easy grounding movement, small and large group sharing, humor, silent reflective solitude in nature, and the co-creation of a beautiful ritual setting, Laurence provides a journey through the depths and heights of our aliveness, often leading to a sense of renewal, connection and even an awakened capacity for radiant joy.