The 2024 E-Motion Movement Community Facilitator Training
Tuesday, December 3 and Thursday, December 5 from 5-6:30 pm PST / 8-9:30pm EST
Bring a Movement Community to your hometown or organization! The Movement Community Model depends on community leaders, practitioners, grieving people, and clinicians to learn the model and adapt it to meet their own community’s needs.
WHAT IS A MOVEMENT COMMUNITY?
Movement Communities are a community-led, therapeutic experience for anyone who has experienced life-disrupting loss. Key components of Movement Communities are:
In-person: Each community group consists of about 6-12 grievers who meet together in person
Movement-based: E-Motion combines movement (walking, jogging, etc) with gently guided grief reflections to enhance coping capacity and connection. The type and intensity of the movement is 100% determined by the group.
Community-led: All group activities are organized and facilitated by a local community member who has been trained in E-Motion’s approach.
Learn more about the Movement Community Model here.
INTERESTED IN LAUNCHING AND LEADING A MOVEMENT COMMUNITY?
Join us for our free virtual Movement Community Facilitator Training. The training is a unique opportunity to deepen your understanding of grief-conscious care while learning an innovative approach to supporting grieving people. As a Movement Community Facilitator, you play an active role in our mission to ensure that no one grieves alone.
The training is delivered in two sessions and you must attend both. Participants who complete the full training will gain access to the E-Motion digital Movement Community Guide and Discussion Board.
Whether you’ve experienced a life-disrupting loss, or you are a clinician supporting grievers, or are a leader at an organization eager to bring grief-informed practices to your team, this training will provide you practical tools, language, and knowledge for starting and sustaining Movement Communities wherever you are.
Together, we’ll explore E-Motion’s philosophy, gain facilitation skills, and build a strong network of facilitators committed to moving with our grief and creating grief-conscious communities so no one has to grieve alone.
E-Motion is grateful that Lisa Keefauver, MSW, author of “Grief is a Sneaky Bitch”, and grief activist, will serve as our keynote speaker and kick off our experience. Lisa’s wisdom on the topic of grief and loss are rooted in the decades she spent as a social worker, narrative therapist, non-profit co-founder, clinical supervisor and more!
WHAT WILL YOU GET FROM THIS EXPERIENCE?
By participating in the Movement Community Facilitator Training, you will gain access to valuable tools, resources, and support to help you create and sustain a grief-conscious Movement Community:
Two-Part Virtual Training: Engage in two live, interactive 90-minute sessions where you will learn how to facilitate movement-based grief support groups, grounded in E-Motion’s approach and philosophy.
Access to a Cohort of Facilitators: Join a supportive network of like-minded individuals who share your passion for grief-informed care. This cohort will offer opportunities for collaboration, mutual support, and continued learning after the training.
Digital Movement Community Facilitator Guide: Receive a comprehensive guide packed with videos, language templates, and supplemental content designed to support you in leading your own Movement Community. This resource provides ongoing support as you begin facilitating in your local community.
By the end of this training, you'll feel equipped with the practical tools and confidence to start and sustain a Movement Community to support your community move with loss.
WHAT ARE THE TRAINING DETAILS?
For Whom: This training is for individuals who identify with at least one of the below criteria:
Individuals who have experienced a life-disrupting loss
Clinicians who are aligned with the E-Motion approach and philosophy of moving with grief and loss
Leaders of organizations who are interested in bringing a Movement Community to their existing team/organization and whose philosophy aligns with E-Motion’s.
Where: Virtual. Accepted participants will receive the necessary details.
When: The training includes two mandatory virtual sessions
Tuesday, December 3, from 5-6:30 pm PST / 8-9:30pm EST
Thursday, December 5, from 5-6:30 pm PST / 8-9:30pm EST
HOW DO I SIGN UP?
Please complete the short application form by clicking the button below. It should take you roughly five minutes to complete. Once you submit the application, someone from the E-Motion Team will contact you soon. This is free for all interested participants.
ABOUT E-MOTION
E-Motion is a non-profit organization with a mission to change how the world shows up for each other so no one grieves alone. We do this through the power of movement, community, and ritual. To learn more about E-Motion, please click here.
ABOUT LISA KEEFAUVER, KEYNOTE SPEAKER
Lisa Keefauver is a grief activist. Her wisdom on the topic of grief and loss are rooted in the decades she spent as a social worker, narrative therapist, non-profit co-founder, clinical supervisor and more. Her insights on grief are also embodied from personal losses, including the death of her husband from Brain Cancer when she was just 40 years old. Lisa's grief advocacy has inspired her to found Reimagining Grief, create and host the top-rated podcast, Grief is a Sneaky Bitch; serve as an adjunct professor of Loss and Grief at the University of Texas at Austin; act as an organizational consultant to facilitate grief-smart organizations; write/appear as a thought leader across media platforms and as a keynote speaker. Just after receiving a Breast Cancer diagnosis in 2023, she delivered her now popular TEDx Talk, Why Knowing More About Grief Can Make it Suck Less. You can order her highly acclaimed book, Grief Is A Sneaky Bitch: An Uncensored Guide to Navigating Loss now. Get free grief support and resources by signing up for her Not-So-Regular Newsletter. Follow Lisa on socials @lisakeefauvermsw - Instagram LinkedIn YouTube Facebook