Finding Hope on Healing Ground

Group Support

We are a peer-led, nature-based grief support group for adults. If you have lost a loved one, or are losing a loved one, come connect in nature with other grievers as we walk the path together.

Groups are facilitated by certified grief educator, Monica Bredeson. Groups are loosely structured. They involve an opening meditation or poem, topic discussions, group sharing, and a light hike lasting approximately 30-45 minutes.

Creating space for people to grieve, through community in nature

Location:

Rotating outdoor spaces around the Twin Cities Area


When?

Once or twice a month

10am-12pm


Contact

redpinegrief@gmail.com

Upcoming Groups

  • June 1, 2024

    10:00AM-12:00PM

    Location:
    Hidden Falls Regional Park
    1313 Hidden Falls Dr.
    Saint Paul, MN 55116

    Take the north gate entrance. Park in either the boat launch parking lot or the picnic pavilion lot. I will have our circle of green chairs set up in the grass between the lots.

    Please dress for the weather, especially footwear. We will walk together after group sharing.

    Cost: $15

    Register

  • June 22, 2024

    10:00AM-12:00PM

    Location: Hidden Falls Regional Park

    Cost is $15 per person.

    Register

  • July 13, 2024

    10:00AM-12:00PM

    Location TBD

    Cost is $15 per person.

    Register

“Monica is warm and welcoming in this group. She meets members where they are in their grief and helps hold the emotions. Meeting in nature brings a calmness to grief and leaves me feeling a little refreshed each time”

— Participant

“Red Pine Grief groups have helped me by providing a safe space for me to express my sorrow with others who understand. I don't need to put on my game face. There's such a freedom and release from that. Then we go for a walk and connect with nature, which helps to ground us, give us a physical release, and reaffirms the importance of doing something good for ourselves, getting out of our heads for a bit, and also interacting with other people face to face..”