Transformations for Grief
In these online sessions for people grieving a loss, acclaimed vibraphonist Chris Dingman plays evocative improvised music that guides an internal journey many have found comforting and healing. Creative writing specialist Dr. Debbie Bronkema and somatic therapist Dina Percia hold space with prompts designed to meet you where you are and a brief ceremony to honor and remember those we have lost.
We invite you to be as you are and explore what arises in a compassionate, safe, and supportive setting.
- Sessions take place on Zoom
- For Nov 26 and Dec 17, each session is centered around a grief-related theme around the holidays
- Participants are welcome to join one or both of these sessions
- Each session is unique and responsive to the people who join.
- Everyone participating fills out our online form in advance
More information about the program and the hosts at transformationsmusic.com
"I lost my 25-year-old son to an accidental drug overdose. Among the therapeutic practices I have engaged in throughout my bereavement, the music of Chris Dingman through Transformations has assisted me in processing and integrating this profound loss. Chris’ rich musical compositions have transported me on inner journeys that are emotionally evocative and alchemical, allowing me to travel through layers of deep sorrow to an experience of healing that is truly transcendent."
- A., Transformations for Grief participant
"These sessions truly transport me into another dimension of experience… after the first few minutes I feel as though I’m flying, over water, with the sun shining down and reflecting off of the ripples below me… these sensations have lifted me out of some of the deepest moments of depression I’ve faced."
- D.Y., Transformations for Grief participant
"I am extremely grateful that I found these sessions just weeks after going through the death of a family member. The guides have created a safe and respectful space. I appreciated that all the elements of the sessions, the music, poetic writing prompts, and optional sharing circle, are non-directive. I felt that I could just show up and be exactly where I was that day. There were times during the sessions that I experienced cathartic sobbing and there were times that I felt deeply comforted, as if I were receiving a blessing through the music."
- K. M., Transformations for Grief
