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E-Motion Movement Community: Wellesley Widows & Widowers in partnership with The Parmenter Foundation


  • 442 Washington Street Wellesley, MA, 02482 United States (map)

You’re Invited

E-Motion is an eight-week movement-based community for anyone who has experienced the life-disrupting loss of a partner. Once per week, members will come together for a walk, and be led through intentional grief practices that invite us to move with the hardest things, as opposed to moving on from them. The group will provide community where otherwise there is often isolation. At the end of the experience, participants will participate in a culminating 5k walk together. The experience will be led by Niki Pugach, a trained E-Motion Facilitator.

The Details

  • Duration: Wednesday, May 1 - Week of June 17th

  • Day and Time: Every Wednesday; Time TBD based on the group.

  • Location: The Wellesley Whole Foods Parking Lot (442 Washington St, Wellesley, MA 02482).

  • Culminating Event: Participate in the 5k walking event at the end of the experience. Friends and family are welcome to come support you.

What To Expect

The experience combines three core aspects that participants move through together over the duration of the experience: a weekly email, a weekly group walk, and a culminating 5k walk that the group completes together.

  • Weekly Email: Every week, participants receive a weekly email including a grief ritual & reflections, solo training walk/run for that week, and a poem.

  • Weekly Meet-Up: Every week, participants meet in person for a group walk, which starts with the E-motion Opening Circle Rituals and a facilitated grief-informed conversation.

  • Culminating Movement Experience: At the end of the experience, the participants complete a 5k culminating walk together.

Interested in Moving With Us?

  • All interested individuals must fill out the E-Motion Member Interest Form here. After you complete the Interest Form, the E-Motion Facilitator, Niki, will reach out to you to schedule a 1:1 phone call prior to joining the group.

  • If you have any questions, please reach out to the E-Motion Movement Community Facilitator, Niki Pugach at 781-266-8645.

  • To learn more about the Movement Community Model see here.

  • This experience is in partnership with The Parmenter Foundation.

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