Healing Your Grief: Nature Mandala & Sound Healing Meditation

Join Conley Outreach Community Services at Elburn Lions Park for this free community event focusing on healing your grief through intention and mindfulness. During our time together participants will create their own grief nature mandala and end the session with a relaxing sound healing meditation.

Mandala is a Sanskrit word that means circle. It is a symbolic representation of the universe, often used in Hinduism, Buddhism, and other cultures as a spiritual and artistic tool. Lora Windsor, LCSW and Grief Facilitator will provide step by step instruction while participants create their own mandala with items found in nature. The practice will focus on loss and provide tools to integrate grief into our daily intentions to promote healing. Later we will relax with a sound healing meditation provided by Sandy LaBianco-Brown. Sandy is a certified vibrational sound practitioner, Hypnotherapist, and Reiki Master Teacher. She currently provides Reiki and Vibrational Sound Therapy at Waterford Place Cancer Resource Center. During this guided meditation singing bowls will be used to promote deeper relaxation. Singing bowls are metal or crystal and when hit with a mallet provide sustained sounds or vibrations. 

During the event snacks and materials for the mandalas will be provided. We encourage anyone who would like to recline during the sound meditation to bring a yoga mat or an item of comfort. Chairs are available for those who would like to participate in an upright position. 

Special thank you to the Elburn Lions Club for donating their space for the event. We also deeply appreciate Lora and Sandy sharing their time and expertise as volunteers.