Grief & Death Wisdom
Welcome to the Grief & Death Wisdom Community
We have gathered here in response to a yearning for the wholeness of life and the depth of being human. This space is sometimes for exploring, sometimes for seeking, sometimes for sharing—and sometimes for simply listening or remembering together. Here you’ll find invitations, essays, poetry, music, films, and songs.
In this life where we are apprentices to grief and death, we exist to accompany one another on the grief journey. When you feel alone, we are here to gently say, “You’re not alone.”
Yes—we are here. We hear you.
An Invitation to Community
Grief and death are natural, yet they are among the most avoided experiences of life. Grief & Death Wisdom exists to remember these natural cycles with reverence, to honor them, and to cultivate the inner capacities that help us move through them.
Circle gatherings where we share our grief and speak our hearts, podcasts that offer companionship, seminars, workshops, reading groups, and conversations that support us through these thresholds…
If you wish to explore grief and death wisdom not in isolation but held by community—if you wish to relate to this work, or even contribute your own offerings—you can join our mailing list using the field below.
Witnessing Grief Together – Festival Recordings
Since 2021, the Grief & Death Wisdom community has been organizing annual festivals to honor and explore our experiences of grief and loss. These gatherings offer space to feel, reflect, and find meaning in grief—while learning from and being inspired by those who have also walked through these tender terrains.
All events are organized solely by community volunteers, rooted in shared care and commitment. If you are interested in organizing a grief- or death-related gathering in your own community, we are here to offer guidance and support.
We have compiled a selection of past festival recordings available in English. You can view them by clicking the link below.
Watch Festival VideosResources for Grief & Loss
Grief & Death Wisdom Podcast
Welcome to the Wisdom of Grief and Death conversations.
Our talks will explore life’s two great and mysterious teachers: Grief and Death.
I hope these conversations inspire you, help us learn from one another’s experiences, and remind us that we are not alone on this path.
With the wish to remember together the wisdom of Grief and Death that we have forgotten—welcome once again.
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Soruların Eşliğinde Yas / Berna Köker Poljak
Yası bütünüyle bilmek ya da bitmiş bir bilgiye sahip olmak mümkün değil. Bazen en basit sorular bile yeniden sorulmayı, tekrar tekrar konuşulmayı hak ediyor. Bu buluşmada da tam …olarak buna yer açacağız: hatırlamaya, yeniden sormaya, birbirimizin merakına tanık olmaya. Belki de böylelikle, sorularımızın içinde yalnız olmadığımızı biraz daha hissedeceğiz.
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Beşinci kez gerçekleştirilen Yas ve Ölüm Festivali, Yas ve Ölüm Bilgeliği Platformu’nun çevrimiçi ve ücretsiz bir etkinliği olarak 1 Kasım 2025’de gerçekleşti.
Yas ve ölüm konusunda şefkatli bir farkındalık yaratmayı amaçlayan festivalde çok değerli konuklarımızın paylaştıklarıyla bilgilendik, zor sorularla hemhal olduk, kalpten paylaşımlarla yasın, ölümün ve yaşamın bilgeliğini hatırladık, birbirimize hatırlattık. Festivaldeki oturumların pek çoğunun kaydını paylaşarak etrafına toplandığımız bilgelik ateşinin ışığını ve sıcaklığını daha çok insanla buluşturmak istiyoruz. Birlikte olacağımız bu alanda, yasla ilgili aklınıza takılan soruları getirebilir, merakınızı paylaşabilirsiniz.Devamı
