Join in community to remember those we have lost & have space held for the grief that isn't always acknowledged this time of year. Often time commercialism takes over during this time of year & we are expected to be joyful, ready to serve, give, & put on a happy face. You may feel joy, you may also feel grief. Grief is a shared thread that many places or people don’t talk about.
In this gathering we will have a shared grief altar which you can bring an item or photo to place if you’d like, time for sharing what’s on your heart (with no cross talk), you will make & take a custom essential oil for continued support during this season, learn a simple nervous system tool you can use in day to day life, sip supportive tea, & make a memento if you would like. This event is for all, families are welcome to attend together.
What to expect:
Join in community
Community grief altar
Space to share stories, or what's on your heart
Craft a custom comforting essential oil
Nervous System exercise
Supplies to craft a memento
Tea provided
Open to all & all ages
Donation based (donations will be donated to local cause)
You do not have to donate to attend. You can also donate in person if you’d like.
Please register so we know how many people to expect
This event is a collaboration between Katie Vinther (Owner of Shine Your Light) & Amber Tillinghast. Learn more below-
About Katie-
Katie is an Intuitive, Holy Fire™ III Karuna Reiki Master, and a Level III Energy Awareness Practitioner and have been practicing Energy Healing work since 2015.
She feels a deep connection to crystals and their healing benefits. She has worked with them for years and this connection inspired her to open a crystal shop. She loves helping others connect to the tools that are just right for them!
She has completed an Herbal immersion Course which she is excited to weave into her work!
She feels a deep connection to being in ritual. Tending the relationship to the seen and unseen. She is passionate about helping others connect to their sovereignty and tap into the deepest parts of themselves.
About Amber-
Amber is a certified nervous system practitioner and sound healing facilitator whose work grew out of her own lived experience.
After years of moving through life with a nervous system shaped by survival—and navigating profound grief—she became deeply curious about what actually helps us feel safer, more connected, and more at home in our bodies. This curiosity led her to train in nervous system work including applied neurology, somatic processing, and attuning to the unique ways the female nervous system responds to stress and life experiences.
Today, Amber brings those tools together with sound, gentle somatic practices, and nervous-system education to create experiences that are grounding, approachable, and when brought into ritual , can be life changing .
Her work isn’t about being calm all the time or “fixing” yourself. It’s about becoming the expert of your own nervous system, building greater capacity for what life brings, and creating space to reconnect with yourself.
Her own experiences with grief and healing continue to shape the way she holds space—with compassion, curiosity, and an understanding that healing is a continuous unfolding rather than a destination.