Grieving Through the Holidays: An Embodied Journey of Remembering, Reconnecting, and Renewal

A compassionate, trauma-informed course to support you through one of the tenderest seasons of the year.

The holidays can stir so much—memory, ache, overwhelm, pressure to “keep it together,” and moments when grief feels louder than everything else.

You don’t have to move through any of it alone.

This self-paced, six-module course offers gentle guidance to help you find steadiness, soften overwhelm, and reconnect with what matters most. Through somatic tools, reflective prompts, mindful pauses, and simple rituals, you’ll learn to meet your grief with presence and compassion.

👉 When you’re ready, you can join the course here.

What This Course Offers

  • Gentle, self-paced support you can return to anytime

  • Grounding practices to support your nervous system during the holidays

  • Permission to move at your own pace—without pressure or expectations

  • Short lessons designed for days when energy is limited

  • A compassionate space that honors your unique experience of grief

  • Lifetime access for support beyond this season

Course Modules

  • Module 1 – Creating Safety + Grounding (Find steadiness before the season intensifies. Learn nervous system tools to help you feel safer in your body, emotions, and environment.)

  • Module 2 – Honoring What Was (Turn toward treasured memories with gentleness. Heart-centered breathing + a creative “memory map” ritual.)

  • Module 3 – Releasing and Reimagining (Let go of “shoulds” and holiday pressures. Explore boundaries and reshape traditions to fit who you are now.)

  • Module 4 – Rituals of Connection and Care (Reconnect with love through simple rituals that soothe, nourish, and keep your person close.)

  • Module 5 – Presence in the Pause (Mindfulness and self-compassion practices to help you soften around overwhelm and find pockets of peace.)

  • Module 6 – Meaning and Renewal (A grounding visualization + candle ritual to honor what remains and step gently toward what’s next.)

👉 Ready to begin? Register for the course here.

How the Course Flows


• Self-paced — move slowly or skip ahead
• Designed for tender hearts, overwhelmed nervous systems, and anyone not sure where to begin
• Unlimited access through your portal

👉 Join anytime through January 31 — sign up here.

Preview the Course

You can preview the course’s Pre-Chapter for free — a soft, grounding introduction to help you pause, breathe, and begin gently. You’ll experience the tone of the course and see if it feels like a supportive fit for your season.

👉 Preview the free introduction here.

How to Register

Your timing is right — whether today, next week, or after the holidays have passed.
You’re welcome to step in at your own pace, in your own way.

Your grief is welcome here.
Your love is welcome here.
Your timing is welcome here.

👉 Click here to register for Grieving Through the Holidays.

If you’re joining halfway through the season… you’re not behind.

Many people begin this course:
• weeks after the holidays have started
• when something hard unexpectedly stirs
• after trying to “be strong” and realizing they need support
• near the new year, when emotions settle differently

The course is designed to meet you right where you are.
You can begin at any point, move at your own pace, and revisit the modules anytime.
Enrollment stays open through January 31, and you receive unlimited access.

👉 Join now and take the first gentle step.

Even if you only complete one or two modules now, the practices will continue supporting you long after the season ends. Find steadiness before the season intensifies. Learn nervous system tools to help you feel safer in your body, emotions, and environment.

Walking with you, Dawn

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About your Instructor

Dawn M. Geoppinger is a Trauma-Informed Grief & Embodiment Coach based in Portland, Oregon, with a strong foundation of over two decades of professional experience in public administration, education, and the nonprofit sector. She specializes in grief education, somatic movement, breathwork, and mindfulness, integrating evidence-based approaches such as somatic practices, post-traumatic growth and woman-centered principles to help clients reconnect with themselves, regulate their nervous systems, and honor the full spectrum of loss and healing. Through her practice, The Embodied Grief Journey™, Dawn provides compassionate, expert support both in person and online—creating safe, nurturing spaces for individuals to explore grief, resilience, and embodied healing.

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FAQs

Before joining Grieving Through the Holidays, you might have questions about how the course works, what kind of support you’ll receive, or whether it’s the right fit for where you are in your grief. Here you’ll find answers to some of the most common questions, offered with the same care and compassion that guide The Embodied Grief Journey™.

Whether you join now or later, know that there’s a space for you within The Embodied Grief Journey™. The holidays can bring both tenderness and reflection, and this course offers practices and community to help you meet this season with gentleness and care. When you’re ready, you’re invited to step inside and begin.

  • Modules release weekly on Tuesdays, starting November 11 and continuing through December 16. Each module includes videos, somatic practices, reflections, and creative prompts. You’ll have access to each module once it’s released, so you can go at your own pace. Optional Holiday Grief Support Circles are offered on select Thursdays for those who’d like to join a live community space.

  • No worries — the circles are optional and not required to benefit from the course. If you can’t attend live, you’ll still receive all module content and can use the practices, journaling prompts, and rituals independently. Circles are meant as an added layer of support, not a requirement.

  • You’ll have lifetime access to all modules, downloads, and guided practices. This allows you to revisit the content year after year, or return to any practices whenever you need grounding during the holiday season.

  • This course is for anyone navigating grief during the holiday season — whether it’s your first holiday without a loved one or a later year that still feels tender. It’s suitable for all types of loss and for those seeking a compassionate, embodied approach to presence, reflection, and ritual during this time.

  • That’s completely okay. Grief can ebb and flow, and this course is designed with that in mind. You can move through each module at your own pace — there’s no deadline or pressure to keep up. The practices are gentle, invitational, and meant to support you in small, meaningful ways whenever you’re ready.

  • Yes. In the spirit of community care, this course offers three pricing tiers: a Supporter Rate, Standard Rate, and Community Rate. The tiered model allows those with more resources to help make the course accessible for others. No application is needed — simply choose the rate that feels right for you.

  • Each module includes guided practices, reflection prompts, and gentle invitations to connect inward. If you choose to join the Holiday Grief Support Circles, you’ll also have the opportunity to share and be witnessed in community. These spaces are held with compassion and care — there’s no fixing or advice, only presence and understanding.