Free Grief Movement Community in Rio Rancho (4/8)
Sun, Nov 08
|Rio Rancho
The Grief Movement Community is a free, 8-week, in-person experience for people living with life-disrupting loss. It combines movement—walking, hiking, and/or running—with intentional grief support, held in community with others who get it. As a group, you'll work toward a shared distance goal over
Time & Location
Nov 08, 2026, 11:00 AM – 12:30 PM MST
Rio Rancho, Willow Creek Rd NE, Bosque Trail, Rio Rancho, NM 87144, USA
About the event
About This Group:
The Grief Movement Community is a free, 8-week, in-person experience for people living with life-disrupting loss. It combines movement—walking, hiking, and/or running—with intentional grief support, held in community with others who get it. As a group, you'll work toward a shared distance goal over the 8 weeks — the distance and pace don't matter, what matters is working toward the goal together.
City: Rio Rancho/Albuquerque, NM
Loss Type: Anyone who has experienced a life-disrupting loss.
Dates: October 18 -December 13 (Sundays)
Group Movement: Walking
Shared Distance Goal: The group will be working towards completing a 6-mile hike.
Gathering Location: The facilitator will share with the group - Willow Creek Rd NE, Bosque Trail, Rio Rancho, NM 87144, USA
E-Motion Volunteer Facilitator: Omni Kitts Ferrara (bio provided below)
REGISTER HERE: https://www.emotion-mc.org/events/gmc-nm-albuquerque
What To Expect:
Weekly Gatherings: Each week, your group comes together in person. Every gathering opens with the E-Motion Sacred Circle — a short, guided ritual that grounds and connects the group, including a naming practice in which each person has the chance to speak the name(s) of those they're moving with. From there, you'll get moving together. Every week, you’ll move a little bit further towards your group’s shared distance goal.
Grief + Movement Resources: Between gatherings, you'll receive notes from your Facilitator and the E-Motion Team — grief concepts, reflection questions, songs, poems, and other nourishing content to sit and move with during the week. You'll also receive our Movement Companion, a collection of resources designed to support you in building a steady movement practice. All of this content is created for grievers, by grievers. Take what resonates, and leave what doesn't — these offerings are simply here to support you in whatever way feels most helpful.
A Culminating Gathering: Every group comes together at the end to complete their shared distance goal and honor how far they've come. Two things vary from group to group: the distance, which reflects the goal you've set together, and the format — some groups join an existing local race, while others create their own special gathering to mark the moment. Your Facilitator will share what's planned as your experience unfolds.
A Community of Grievers Who Get It: Grief can be incredibly isolating. This group exists so you don't have to move with loss alone.
About the facilitator:
Something you should know about me is that my name is Omni, and Omni means all. For me, this describes an innate energy in me to experience ALL that life has to offer (and this includes death). I was born to two professional modern dancers and have been a student of the body ever since. I have taught yoga for the past 25 years, I am a full-spectrum birth doula and lactation specialist, I am an INELDA-certified end-of-life doula and the director of education for the organization, I am a Registered Nurse with a speciality in labor + delivery, pediatric home health and hospice, and adult hospice.
I am a mover, a thinker, and a creator. I am here to witness, facilitate, educate, and empower you in ANY and ALL phases of your life. I am not afraid of hard work and uncomfortable conversations. I am also a mother, a partner, and an artist. I have a lot of great questions and invaluable processes that make living and dying more doable, but first and foremost, I am here to listen.