The Dandelion Daily

At St Benedicts Church on Benedict Street, the Community Grief Tending Ritual – Honouring Our Ancestors brought people together for an afternoon and evening dedicated to honouring ancestors and processing loss through ritual, ceremony and somatic practices. Organised as a collaboration between the Sacred Death Centre, Eartha Love and Jason Kalidas, the event provided a dedicated setting for communal mourning.

Those who took part praised the care and love poured into the space, noting how necessary and meaningful such gatherings are for the town. However, several people felt the schedule was somewhat drawn out and suggested that fewer spoken words and more periods of quiet reflection would help. Others wished for more room to release their grief directly, noting that the large turnout made it harder to feel witnessed. A few also mentioned that the church felt rather cold during the movement exercises.

Local gatherings in Glastonbury are offering opportunities for personal reflection and spiritual practice. At the Avalon Community Centre on King Street, facilitators Clara Collings and Juliet Leonard lead Kundalini Activation Process (KAP) Glastonbury at Avalon Centre with Clara Collings and Juliet Leonard. Designed for those seeking emotional healing and energetic clearing, the session involves lying on a yoga mat to receive passive transmissions while music plays, with touch applied to main chakra points. It is open to people of all faiths, though organisers advise against attendance for those with epilepsy, delusional conditions, or in their third trimester of pregnancy.

Nearby, the Imbolc Portal Retreat Avalon welcomes anyone looking to revisit their deeper self through group ritual. Based in central Glastonbury with ceremonies in an orchard by Glastonbury Tor, the weekend includes bathing in the White Spring, visiting Chalice Well Gardens, breathwork, and working with local plants.