Starling Grief Tending Circle

Starting 10th September 2025 – 12.30pm to 2.30pm

Come and join Haringey residents Jane Banks and Marina Sánchez, to explore grief and life transitions in a safe, welcoming, non-judgemental and supportive peer to peer grief tending circle

“We were inspired to call the circle the Starling Grief Tending Circle based on a talk by  Dr Zach Bush. He was sharing about the phenomenon of murmurations: the stunning aerial displays of thousands of starlings flocking and flying together, creating ever more intricate and beautiful patterns. By coming together in tending grief and loss with our lineages, stories, resources and diversity, our impact on our communities can create a humanitarian murmuration for change that we could not achieve individually. By following nature’s inherently communal blueprint, we ensure we care for each other.”

10th, 17th and 24th September and 8th, 15th and 22nd October 2025

Please sign up in advance by filling in our registration form here: https://forms.office.com/e/HYtC9f6J53
or by calling Hornsey Vale on 0208 348 4612

Spaces are available now but are limited. There are a maximum of 10 places in the group, once these are filled we will place you on the waiting list.

With the generous support of Reach and Connect and Hornsey Vale Community Centre.

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