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Gatherings at The Lantern

Our programs bring people together through ritual, art, music, storytelling and shared experiences. Offerings encourage reflection, contemplation, expression and transformation.

Movement: Qigong
Sep
1
to Dec 29

Movement: Qigong

Qigong is an ancient practice rooted in Taoist wisdom and Chinese medicine that cultivates the circulation of life force through the body. The sessions run each Tuesday at 10am for 45 minutes, and can be practiced standing or seated. This is a practice for any body, at any stage of life.

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Candlelight Gathering
Oct
13

Candlelight Gathering

Our candlelight ceremonies offer quiet, contemplative spaces for people carrying grief of all kinds. Through meditation, grounding, breath, reflection, silence, and candle lighting, participants are invited to honor a person, relationship, community, identity, dream, or other meaningful loss, with no expectation to speak or share.

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Monthly Men’s Group
Oct
14
to Dec 9

Monthly Men’s Group

Once a month, men gather, sit together around a loose theme, follow the conversation where it leads, and occasionally break into smaller groups or pairs when the work calls for more intimacy. This is not therapy, and it is not a seminar.

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Falling Open: Grief, Body, Belonging
Nov
8

Falling Open: Grief, Body, Belonging

Grief doesn't just break our hearts. It unsettles the very systems we use to make sense of the world. This workshop offers a guided path through that disruption, weaving reflection, gentle yoga, and creative practice to help participants move from managing grief to integrating it.

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Grief Holiday: An Art Exhibition
Nov
14

Grief Holiday: An Art Exhibition

Grief Holiday represents both an artistic experiment and a community commitment: a way to be present with grief and connection through the power of art. This project affirms art’s power to serve urgent human needs while honoring Portland’s diverse communities.

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Befriending Mortality (In person)
Oct
2
to Oct 3

Befriending Mortality (In person)

An person intensive hosted by Holly J. Pruett—Befriending Mortality can be seen as a spiritual quest, a psychological assignment, a philosophical riddle, or a culture-making undertaking. In this two-day workshop we approach the fact of our deaths as a subject for learning.

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POSTPONED: Finding Groovopolis
Oct
1

POSTPONED: Finding Groovopolis

We are postponing this screening for now. Stay tuned for a new date!

You are invited to a screening of Finding Groovopolis, followed by a Q&A with Producer/Director Wil Kristin. In the documentary, Wil seeks fatherly advice through the lens of Groovopolis, a never-produced comedic screenplay written by his late dad.

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Those Who Have Held Us: A Conversation with Grief Elders
Sep
24

Those Who Have Held Us: A Conversation with Grief Elders

Those Who Have Held Us honors the diverse people who have long helped our communities carry life's joys and sorrows.

Together, we will  explore the grief that accompanies a lifetime of community work: the people and places we have lost, the toll of witnessing injustice, the changes communities have fought for, and the ways people continue to create joy, resistance, healing, and belonging.

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Memoir Writing Workshop
Aug
27

Memoir Writing Workshop

This is a generative memoir writing workshop. Your teacher Nick will talk about some ways of organizing our thoughts around memoir and offer some structural ideas, then we'll try two or three prompts to facilitate some fresh new writing we're excited about.

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Soul Tarot for Companioning
Aug
22
to Aug 23

Soul Tarot for Companioning

Soul Tarot for Companioning is a two-part workshop that explores the cards through the lens of radical presence and companioning, one that can provide a sense of anchoring, as opposed to a fix or a resolution to our issues.

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Movement To Stillness
Aug
10

Movement To Stillness

A simple, four-part practice to move from energy to ease. We’ll begin with gentle shaking to loosen tension, shift into movement that allows you to honor how you feel in the moment, then settle into a quiet meditation practice and an optional deeply restful lie-down.

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Somatic Breathwork With Aaron Robinson
Jul
19

Somatic Breathwork With Aaron Robinson

Somatic Breathwork is a powerful, embodied experience that awakens the body’s natural capacity to heal and transform. By using the breath as a catalyst, we engage directly with the nervous system and emotional body, allowing us to release stagnant energy stored from unresolved experiences.

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Interested in Hosting an Offering at The Lantern?

We offer programming that bolsters our infrastructure for connection and grief support. We invite content partnerships and space rentals. Please complete our rental form and our team will be in touch with next steps. We’re looking forward to connecting.