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Father Time

Measuring our Grief and Loss — June 2025

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Time may not heal all wounds, but it allows us the space to turn towards grief, integrate it, and channel it towards purpose. This month Reimagine and its collaborator community offer programming for those whose fathers have died, for those experiencing estrangement or broken relationships, for family caregivers looking after parents, and for bereaved fathers. We also acknowledge the father figures in our lives who nurture and mentor.

- How does our grief manifest in anticipation of holidays?

- How can we show up for friends, family, and colleagues who are mourning the death of a father or experiencing a non-death loss? (e.g., caring for a parent with dementia or another illness)

- What are the ways in which we can create new rituals and memories to honor our fathers and father figures?

Upcoming Events

LGBTQIA+ Pride Circle: Grieving the Loss of Father Figures

Reimagine and Tibet House US are co-hosting a grief circle by and for the LGBTQIA+ community to mourn the losses of father figures on our individual and collective journeys toward authentic pride.

Please join this Reimagine and Tibet House US LGBTQIA+ gathering to witness, support, and honor one another in our grief. The program will open with agreements, followed by some education, meditation, and breathwork as a foundation for peer-to-peer sharing in a safer space. This is a dedicated container by and for self-identified LGBTQIA+ people.

Pride is about showing up authentically, which can shift from one moment to the next – from celebration to grief, from connectedness to loneliness.

Facilitators will offer mindfulness and breathing practices for grounding prior to opening up space to invite in the individual and collective experiences of LGBTQIA+ community members. Our facilitators will draw from practices such as Buddhism while also weaving in queer liberation and grief work. The 60-minute container is intended as a safer space to mourn the losses of father figures on our individual and collective journey toward authentic pride.

While having cameras on is welcome for cultivating a stronger sense of community, it is OK for videos to be turned off as we want to respect each individual's personal process.

Tony Pham (Butterfly) (he/they) is a heritage Buddhist, facilitator and healer that occupies the intersection of queer & BIPOC identities. Tony is certified in Compassion Cultivation Training © (co-created by Thupten Jinpa at Stanford), teaching compassion and meditation at Tibet House US. He is a 2nd generation Vietnamese American whose parents arrived in the United States as refugees from war. Tony goes by Butterfly in spiritual spaces where they steward practices rooted in compassion, indigeneity, and sacred lineages. He is an advanced student of Lama Rod Owens (Vajrayana/Tibetan Buddhism). They are also an alumnus of the East Bay Meditation Center’s trauma informed mindfulness program & INELDA's death doula training.

Butterfly offered a Dharma talk and guided meditation about compassion at the The Dalai Lama Global Vision Summit 2023. Tony's death work was highlighted and referenced in the book, "So Sorry for Your Loss," by Dina Gachman. He now resides in Brooklyn (occupied Canarsie/Munsee Lenape land). For more information, please visit tonyopham.com.

Tiff Pham Tiff Pham (she/they) is a second-generation Vietnamese-American, queer, empath residing on unceded Ohlone land. She is a conscious relationship coach, mediator, and energy medicine practitioner at Path and Present. Tiff enjoys working with tenderhearted humans, people-pleasers, and fellow QTBIPOC folks to set boundaries, build confidence, and communicate with clarity. She is a certified coach (CPCC, ACC) and holds her Master Certification in Intuition Medicine®. In her free time, she enjoys live music, meditation, traveling, and hiking with her partner Laura, and their staffy/lab, Luna. To learn more information, please visit pathxpresent.com.

Community Touchstones

Confidentiality

What’s said here stays here, what’s learned here leaves here.

Everything invitational

See these questions (and this whole experience) as an invitation, not a demand. If you are moved to answer a different question than one we have listed, go for it. If you’re moved to sit and listen, that’s ok too - just being here is participating.

Speak from the heart

We’re used to speaking what we think we should, what we think others want to hear, or from ideas or stories we’ve told ourselves over and over. See if you can take risks to root into what is true and to share from that vulnerable place.

Listen from the heart

See if you can be fully present to what’s here, listening with compassion to whoever is speaking. Try on turning any judgement that arises (including judgment of yourself!) into wonder. “I wonder what brought her to this belief?” “I wonder what I don’t get?” “I wonder what my reaction teaches me about myself?” See if it’s possible to set aside judgment to listen to others—and to yourself—more deeply.

No one right way

There’s no one right way to grieve, to do this retreat, or to express yourself (for example: totally ok to cry, and totally ok not to cry). Try to reserve judgment, of others and of yourself.

Trust the silence

Take a few breaths before even thinking of responding or offering your own words. Learn to trust the silence, and to notice what arises in it. Take your time.

Cool is the enemy

Try on the idea that you (and everyone else here) totally belong. Let’s try to be an easy crowd for each other. That means presuming welcome, and extending welcome. What if we all let go of “cool”? Cool is the enemy. ;)

Share air time

Take space & make space. Groups work best when everyone has their eye on this.

Self-focus

Speak your truth in ways that respect other people’s truths. Consider using “I” statements so that you can speak from your center, instead of generalizing or making assumptions about everyone else.

No fixing, saving, advising, correcting

No need to jump in to fix anything, save anyone, or offer unsolicited advice. Trust folks’ own processes.

Type:

Ritual & Ceremony, Talk, Panel, & Conversation, Community Gathering, Celebration & Remembrance, Meditation,
Spirituality, LGBTQ+, Grief, Living Fully, Relationships, Identity Loss,
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Zoom

Free
The Peregrine Lodge: A Virtual SUPERGRIEF Retreat

We offer this virtual space for Peregrines (grieving parents) and others who may be seeking to reimagine grief & empower purpose in the company of other griefwalkers.

Topic: SUPERGRIEF

The Peregrine Lodge: A Virtual Retreat for Grieving Parents & Others

PEREGRINE is a new universal term to describe a parent who has outlived their beloved child.

​Join us every 1st Sunday, promptly at 1PM PST, 4pm EST Hosted by The Lost Travelers Club, and moderated ​by LTC Founder Henry-Cameron Allen, CTAA, IHTCP Certified Grief & Survival Counselor, Author of The Lost Traveler's Field Guide. RSVP

As fellow griefwalkers we will share stories, hold space, and discover new ways to honor our loved ones and our sacred paths.

​This retreat provides:

  • ​A supportive empathetic community for grieving parents
  • ​Opportunities to share and be heard
  • ​New ways to celebrate resilience and reignite purpose

​All are welcome in this inclusive space, regardless of ethnicity, faith, physical ability, sexual orientation, or gender identity.

​Join us to connect, reimagine, and find purpose in our collective journey.

DONATE HERE TO SUPPORT THE LOST TRAVELERS CLUB: https://www.unitedcharitable.org/fsp_daf/the-lost-travelers-club/

Type:

Ritual & Ceremony, Talk, Panel, & Conversation, Storytelling, Community Gathering, Celebration & Remembrance,
Grief, Living Fully,
Add to Calendar:

GoBrunch

$0 - $50
The Peregrine Lodge: A Virtual SUPERGRIEF Retreat

We offer this virtual space for Peregrines (grieving parents) and others who may be seeking to reimagine grief & empower purpose in the company of other griefwalkers.

Topic: SUPERGRIEF

The Peregrine Lodge: A Virtual Retreat for Grieving Parents & Others

PEREGRINE is a new universal term to describe a parent who has outlived their beloved child.

​Join us every 1st Sunday, promptly at 1PM PST, 4pm EST Hosted by The Lost Travelers Club, and moderated ​by LTC Founder Henry-Cameron Allen, CTAA, IHTCP Certified Grief & Survival Counselor, Author of The Lost Traveler's Field Guide. RSVP

As fellow griefwalkers we will share stories, hold space, and discover new ways to honor our loved ones and our sacred paths.

​This retreat provides:

  • ​A supportive empathetic community for grieving parents
  • ​Opportunities to share and be heard
  • ​New ways to celebrate resilience and reignite purpose

​All are welcome in this inclusive space, regardless of ethnicity, faith, physical ability, sexual orientation, or gender identity.

​Join us to connect, reimagine, and find purpose in our collective journey.

DONATE HERE TO SUPPORT THE LOST TRAVELERS CLUB: https://www.unitedcharitable.org/fsp_daf/the-lost-travelers-club/

Type:

Ritual & Ceremony, Talk, Panel, & Conversation, Storytelling, Community Gathering, Celebration & Remembrance,
Grief, Living Fully,
Add to Calendar:

GoBrunch

$0 - $50

Past Events

Exploring Gifts from our Ancestors

June 18, 2025

In this transformative workshop, we will consciously connect with our ancestors to receive their guidance and uncover the gifts they wish to share with us.

Our ancestors are always with us—guiding, supporting, and offering wisdom from beyond the veil. Even if we don’t know their names or stories, their presence can be a profound source of strength, healing, and inspiration.

In this transformative workshop, we will consciously connect with our ancestors to receive their guidance and uncover the gifts they wish to share with us.

Join psychic medium Rev. Jessica Sharp for a sacred hour of connection, reflection, and discovery.

Together, we will:

  • Share our experiences and relationships with our ancestors, honoring the ways they’ve already shown up in our lives.
  • Meditate in a guided journey to connect with ancestors who are here to help us, opening ourselves to receive a special gift from them.
  • Reflect through on the meaning of the gift and how it might shape our path forward.
  • Share and Explore as a group, discussing the gifts we’ve received and the insights they bring. Rev. Jessica will also psychically tune into the messages behind the gifts, offering clarity and deeper understanding of what our ancestors wish to communicate.

This workshop is an invitation to deepen your relationship with your ancestors, to honor their legacy, and to embrace the wisdom and support they offer. Whether you’re new to ancestral work or have been walking this path for years, this space is for you.

Come with an open heart and leave with a deeper connection to the love, guidance, and gifts your ancestors are waiting to share.

Register now to secure your spot and join us for this powerful exploration of ancestral connection.

Note: No prior experience with meditation or mediumship is required. All are welcome.

Let’s reimagine our relationship with death, life, and the eternal bond we share with those who came before us.

Register today and step into the wisdom of your ancestors.

Ritual & Ceremony, Talk, Panel, & Conversation, Workshop, Celebration & Remembrance, Meditation,

Track:

Wellness, Spirituality, Faith, Grief, Relationships,

Zoom

On Nurturance - an empathy/movement experience

June 15, 2025

Hosted by Sasha Soreff
6/15 is Father's Day in the US. What does nurturance mean to you? With empathy, embodiment, and expression, we'll cultivate nurturance and mourn the times it has been absent.

Here on US Fathers Day, this is a space for being with what is, in all its complexity. This is a space for exploring what it is to give nurturance, receive nurturance, and accessing a deeper level of self-nurturance, especially in a society that doesn't extend this experience to those who identify with fathers or are in relationship with fathers.

Empathic conversation, rooted in the principles of Non-Violent Communication invites us toward a compassionate understanding of our lived experiences; creative movement allows for the embodied expression of long-held feelings. This union of empathy, embodiment, and expression brings from our heads into our hearts and toward a deeper level of self-connection and presence.

No prior movement experience is necessary, movement is optional and self-determined, and stillness is welcome.

About Sasha Soreff

For three decades, Sasha has been supporting individuals of all ages, capacities, and comfort levels to connect to their bodies and emotions, fostering a powerful sense of self-discovery and soulful expression.

Sasha weaves relational neuroscience, embodied expression, and transformational principles together to support nervous system regulation, emotional clarity, and a greater sense of freedom.

sashasoreffdance.com

Type:

Movement & Dance, Ritual & Ceremony, Storytelling, Community Gathering, Meditation,
Caregiving, Grief, Isolation & Connection, Living Fully, Relationships, Anticipatory Grief,

zoom

Talking to Kids About Suicide Loss

June 13, 2025

Losing a loved one to suicide can happen at any age. How do we talk to kids about this kind of loss? Join the this interactive webinar on helping kids process suicide loss & honor their beloved dead.

Losing a loved one to suicide can happen at any age. So, how do we talk to kids about this kind of loss? Join us for an interactive webinar geared toward cultivating tools, language, and a working knowledge of how to help kids process suicide loss and honor their beloved dead. 

Studies show that survivors of suicide loss are at a higher risk of of developing mental health challenges and suicidal behaviors. This is true for those of us who, with age and the developmental understanding of what it means to die by suicide. Imagine being a kid and experiencing suicide loss during some of your most formative years. At any age, surviving suicide loss comes with questions that, perhaps, nobody can answer; it come with guilt and often feelings of shame; and it comes with agonizing “what if’s.” What if I had texted back sooner? What if I had known the signs? What if? What if? What if? These are all a natural part of the grief process for many; however, the fact is, our loved one we lost was sick. 

Kids need a little extra help grappling with suicide loss (as we all do). We want to nurture their understanding with frank honesty while preserving their childhood. We want to help kids honor and memorialize their beloved dead without the risk of romanticizing death by suicide as an appropriate response to their pain and confusion. We want to educate them with resources on prevention and seeking help while destigmatizing suicide loss. Most of all, we want to feel confident and comfortable opening the conversation in a way that feels supportive. 

In this interactive webinar, we will discuss: 

  • Statistics around suicide loss as it informs this particular discussion
  • Different forms of grief associated with suicide loss and how help kids navigate caring for themselves and others 
  • Age appropriate language for talking about suicide loss with kids ages 10 - 18
  • Safe and meaningful methods of  memorializing a loved one lost to suicide
  • Signs kids show when experiencing thoughts of suicide and tools for prevention

Participants will also have the opportunity to ask questions and contribute to the discussion as time allows. Our hope is to create a safe virtual gathering where we can learn from each other. 

*Please note: This webinar will be recorded. 

Participants will also receive access to a resource folder with book, podcast, youtube suggestions; as well as the recording from our time together.

We are dedicated to making our training accessible with a limited number of complementary tickets. If you wish to request a complimentary access, please contact Dani S. at dani@liminalshowers.com

About Your Facilitators

Danniele (Dani) Warmuth, MSW, LICSW (she, her, hers) is a Family Focused Therapist at Washburn Center for Children. She is a graduate of the BSW and Theater program at the University of Montana and has a Master of Social Work in Children and Families from the University of Minnesota. Currently, Dani works with children ages 0 to 5 as a clinical social worker, aka a children’s therapist, and their parents, and oftentimes supporting caregivers in supporting young children processing their experiences. She is rostered for child parent psychotherapy - evidence based trauma therapy model for kids ages 0 - 5, crisis work and suicide prevention, individual therapy, and domestic violence work. In her free time she loves to read fantasy books and hang out with her dog Paul, her husband, and baby. 

Danielle (Dani) Sather, MA, MFA, Certified Death Midwife (she, her, hers) is a Certified Death Midwife, educator, artist, and owner of Liminal Showers, LLC. She has an MA in Performance Studies from Texas A&M with a focus on prison theatre, and an MFA in theatre from University of Montana with an emphasis on acting and developing methods for safely and ethically stepping into trauma encompassing roles. She completed both master’s programs anchored in critical race studies and diversity, equity, and inclusion. Following academia, Dani received certification in trauma informed care and communication, death midwifery, and grief coaching as a nonprofit professional in varying fields such as sexual assault advocacy, racial equity, theatre education, and suicide prevention. In her free time, she enjoys romantic fantasy novels, teaching her dog new tricks, and writing spoken word poetry when the mood strikes just right.

Type:

Ritual & Ceremony, Talk, Panel, & Conversation, Workshop,
Kids & Families, Grief, Healthcare, Isolation & Connection, Relationships,

Zoom