Good Grief Lounge

Conversations about life, death and dying

Next Sessions: Monday 1 November, 11am
Northern Arts Hotel
359 Barker Street, Castlemaine

Good Grief Lounges are monthly conversations and experiences on life, death and dying, interlaced with the healing power of the arts.

Grief Counsellors attend the sessions in the relaxing environment of the Northern Arts Hotel.

The final Good Grief Lounge for the year will be on Saturday 1 November at the usual time of 11am-1pm. It will feature Grief Movement to Music - a gentle healing session.
We are honoured to have Local Actor Deidre Gibb telling us how and why she is a practicing Buddhist.

Following that, Dance Educator, Mentor and Creator of Over the Moon Dance Studios, Edna Reinhardt, will lead us in a Grief Movement to Music session for approximately 20 minutes. Edna is known for her inclusive approach and is dedicated to advancing dance as a medium for creativity and well-being. She is also an advocate for open dialogue about death, dying, grief and living with joy.

Entry will be $10 - to cover morning tea and a donation to Crone Theatre. 

Register & pay online:
https://events.humantix.com/good-grief-lounge
Or cash at door.

Background:
The Good Grief Lounge is a safe, embracing place to talk about death and dying, to listen, learn and share with people who care in a relaxed environment with music, morning tea and a couple of talks.

The purpose of the events is to inform, reduce fear of end of life, to turn around denial and celebrate death as part of life.  This event is a follow-on from the Good Grief events at the 2025 Castlemaine Fringe Festival held monthly on the first Saturday of each month. 

Detailed Advance Care Plan booklets are available at the Lounges for $20.

Call Jill Rivers on 0418 389 189 for information or email hello@art-fullliving.com

Good Grief Lounge returns to First Saturday of the month.