Imiloa Institute Retreat CenterImiloa Institute Retreat Center

Grief As Initiation

Honor what has been lost, tend to your heart with intention, rest deeply and be held in the profound medicine of connection, ritual, and nature.

October 29, 2026
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November 3, 2026
SOLD OUT
APPLY NOW
Imiloa Institute Retreat CenterImiloa Institute Retreat Center

Grief As Initiation

Honor what has been lost, tend to your heart with intention, rest deeply and be held in the profound medicine of connection, ritual, and nature.

October 29, 2026
-
November 3, 2026
SOLD OUT
APPLY NOW

ABOUT THE RETREAT

This 6-day retreat offers a gentle refuge where your grief is welcome, and you belong. Together we will explore what is possible when grief is acknowledged as an initiation - a powerful portal to deeper meaning, presence, and connection. Each day is intentionally curated to hold you in this tender process, offering tools, practices and support to help you navigate this potent rite of passage.

APPLY NOW
SOLD OUT

ABOUT THE RETREAT

This 6-day retreat offers a gentle refuge where your grief is welcome, and you belong. Together we will explore what is possible when grief is acknowledged as an initiation - a powerful portal to deeper meaning, presence, and connection. Each day is intentionally curated to hold you in this tender process, offering tools, practices and support to help you navigate this potent rite of passage.

APPLY NOW

HOSTED BY

Amanda Gerace
LMT, death doula, licensed psilocybin facilitator

Mt work as a massage therapist, grief-tender, death doula and licensed psilocybin facilitator in Portland, Oregon is centered in a desire to nurture healing, resilience and a deeper connection to self and community. I have been working in the healing arts since 2004 and I am fascinated by the mind, body, spirit connection. I host community wellness events, grief circles and creatively curated retreats, with grief retreats being my specialty.