Building sanctuary for unmet grief.
๐ Presence and land-based care for the grieving.
รnashay is a physical grief sanctuary that supports people through loss and change. It is an exploration of shapeshifting, relationship, and presencing support for what is most unmet in ourselves, communities and land. As such, we are building a physical grief sanctuary on Tewรก land in Abiquiu, New Mexico where an interspecies web of connected liminal workers, grief bearers, deep listeners, animals, artists, body workers, musicians, plants, movers, and the spaces needed for such meeting can be brought as an offering to the grieving and land.
11/26/2025
You might say.. norias are ๐ญ๐ช๐ท๐ฆ ๐ค๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ฎ๐ถ๐ฏ๐ช๐ต๐บ ๐ข๐ญ๐ต๐ข๐ณ๐ด, made and lived into by the people.
Join us this ๐น Sunday, November 30th ๐นfor another Noria at French Funeral Home in Albuquerque. 3 to 5pm.
Please bring (if you wish) something to contribute to our altar, for all the layers of grief people are carrying. And/ or come, to quietly witness.
This might include something that represents your grief-love and/ or dead loved one(s), flowers, non-verbal movement, silence, song, written word, seeds, pictures, art, and anything in between.
1111 University Blvd NE โขโ ABQ
Once you enter the parking lot, drive along the left side of the building and enter into the side entrance to your right.ย
norias bring presence to the grieving. held by community, they offer space for different forms of expression, care and connection, to accompany what hurts in these times.
Video~ The Birth of a Flower (1910), directed by F. Percy Smith
Luz Elena Mendoza (of ) will play a solo set in the vaulted adobe ceilings of Dar al Islam in Abiquiu, New Mexico.
Aimรฉe Wilson & Ben Myler will open.
All to benefit 's direct community-held service for the underserved grieving of Northern New Mexico, and beyond.
Join us for this beautiful evening ๐๐ Find tickets at ๐ in 's bio. Accommodations available (for travelers) on the Dar Al Islam property in shared heated dormitory-style housing for an additional fee. Find ticket options and ways to support รบnashay in bio link.
11/12/2025
โจโจโจ Last night's visit.
This Saturday, we gather and feast
at Dar Al Islam in Abiquiu, NM.
2 to 9pm, with translocal community from around the world, to guide us through a 5-course grief feast, .akomolafe to share a live online talk/ invocation, Luz Elena Mendoza (of ) and Aimรฉe Wilson to sing us till the end.
Find info and purchase tickets at link in bio.
Join us ๐น๐น๐น and help us raise support for
and vital work in our community.
Accommodation available for travelers for a small fee.
10/19/2025
โน Sunday, October 26thโฏ we're hosting another
๐๐ฐ๐ณ๐ช๐ข ๐จ๐ณ๐ช๐ฆ๐ง ๐ค๐ข๐งรฉ with Giovanni Baca ,
3 to 5pm at French Funeral Home
1111 University Blvd NE | Albuquerque
Join us community, and bring who might benefit ๐ค๐
๐ ท Meet our brother kin Bayo Akomolafe , who will accompany us through ๐ณ๐ฐ๐ฐ๐ฎ 2 of Becoming Sanktuaree, with a talk entitled "๐๐ท๐ฆ๐ฏ ๐๐ฎ๐ข๐ณ๐ข๐ฏ๐ต๐ฉ ๐๐ข๐ฏ ๐๐ฐ๐ถ๐ณ๐ช๐ด๐ฉ ๐๐ฐ๐ฅ๐ด".
Dr. Akomolafe is rooted with the Yoruba people in a more-than-human world. He is father to Alethea and Kyah, the grateful life-partner to EJ, son and brother. A widely celebrated international speaker, posthumanist thinker, poet, teacher, self-styled โtrans-publicโ intellectual, essayist, and author of two books, ๐๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ด๐ฆ ๐๐ช๐ญ๐ฅ๐ด ๐๐ฆ๐บ๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ณ ๐๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ค๐ฆ๐ด: ๐๐ฆ๐ต๐ต๐ฆ๐ณ๐ด ๐ต๐ฐ ๐๐บ ๐๐ข๐ถ๐จ๐ฉ๐ต๐ฆ๐ณ ๐ฐ๐ฏ ๐๐ถ๐ฎ๐ข๐ฏ๐ช๐ต๐บโ๐ด ๐๐ฆ๐ข๐ณ๐ค๐ฉ ๐ง๐ฐ๐ณ ๐๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ฆ and ๐๐ฆ ๐๐ช๐ญ๐ญ ๐๐ฆ๐ญ๐ญ ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ณ ๐๐ธ๐ฏ ๐๐ต๐ฐ๐ณ๐บ: ๐๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐๐ช๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ด ๐ฐ๐ง ๐๐ง๐ณ๐ช๐ค๐ข ๐๐ฑ๐ฆ๐ข๐ฌ. Bayo is the visionary founder of the emergence network, a planet-wide networking project and inquiry at the edges of the Anthropocene exploring the idea of the way we that we think about and address the crises is increasingly a part of the crises.
He is presently the Hubert Humphrey Distinguished Professor of American Studies in Macalester College, Saint Paul, Minnesota, US. And sits on the Board of รnashay , among other organizations.
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๐๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ผ๐บ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ป๐ธ๐๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฒ: ๐๐ฏ๐ฉ๐ข๐ฃ๐ช๐ต๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐๐ฆ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐๐ฏ๐ฉ๐ข๐ฃ๐ช๐ต๐ฆ๐ฅ ๐ฃ๐บ ๐๐ค๐ฐ๐ญ๐ฐ๐จ๐ช๐ฆ๐ด ๐ฐ๐ง ๐๐ข๐ณ๐ฆ is a practice-based immersion for those drawn to dwell inside the ache and beauty of the world ๐ข๐ด ๐ช๐ต ๐ช๐ด, and to co-create systems of care that ripple outward.
It is for the artists of repair, the edgewalkers, and refuge makers ใฝ๏ธ
๐ฆฆ Four live online sessions
๐ฆฆ A (potent + optional) 3-day in-person gathering at Dar al Islam in Abiquiu, New Mexico
๐ฆฆ October 2 โ November 16, 2025
Learn + register at unashayhome.com/becoming-sanktuaree
** REGISTRATION CLOSES SEPTEMBER 25TH **
09/01/2025
Morning packlove
09/01/2025
๐ ท We are beyond honored to welcome ๐๐ฎ๐ป๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฒ ๐๐ฒ๐ฒ + ๐๐ถ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ฎ ๐ฌ๐๐ธ๐ป๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐๐ฐ๐ต as guest-hosts to accompany us through ๐ณ๐ฐ๐ฐ๐ฎ 1 of Becoming Sanktuaree.
This inimitable duo work closely beside each other at , co-creating, adapting, morphing, and becoming alongside each other as they guide others through the waters.
Lidia + Janice will travel the opening portal with us, sharing stories, musings and practices from their own lives.
Visit our webpage (link in bio) to learn more of them, and swim with us this October 2nd through November 16th in ๐๐ฆ๐ค๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐๐ข๐ฏ๐ฌ๐ต๐ถ๐ข๐ณ๐ฆ๐ฆ: ๐๐ฏ๐ฉ๐ข๐ฃ๐ช๐ต๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐๐ฆ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐๐ฏ๐ฉ๐ข๐ฃ๐ช๐ต๐ฆ๐ฅ ๐ฃ๐บ ๐๐ค๐ฐ๐ญ๐ฐ๐จ๐ช๐ฆ๐ด ๐ฐ๐ง ๐๐ข๐ณ๐ฆ, hosted by and , with guests-hosts from around the world.
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๐๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ผ๐บ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ป๐ธ๐๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฒ is a practice-based immersion for those drawn to dwell inside the ache and beauty of the world ๐ข๐ด ๐ช๐ต ๐ช๐ด, and to co-create systems of care that ripple outward.
It is for the artists of repair, the edgewalkers, and refuge makers ใฝ๏ธ
๐ฆฆ Four live online sessions
๐ฆฆ A (potent + optional) 3-day in-person gathering at Dar al Islam in Abiquiu, New Mexico
๐ฆฆ October 2 โ November 16, 2025
Join us, community.
Learn + register at link in bio, or unashayhome.com/becoming-sanktuaree
More to come on this emerging team, but we at รบnashay are so grateful to our generous neighbors, and partners from Gerard's House and Sky Center, for stepping up to help.
From this team, we will strengthen and expand our (regional + virtual) Noria grief cafรฉs, land and community-held offerings, and on-call house visits throughout the Espaรฑola Valley and Central/ Northern New Mexico.
08/26/2025
We're moved and humbled to work among several compelling guest-hosts for Becoming Sanktuaree. Across the next few weeks, we'll be introducing you to them... โ โฟโ
Meet ๐๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฑ๐ฎ ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐น๐ด๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ผ, who will help guest-host room 1 + 4. ๐ณ๐ฐ๐ฐ๐ฎ 1: October 2nd 12noon to 3pm MDT (online), and ๐ณ๐ฐ๐ฐ๐ฎ 4: November 13th 5pm to 8pm MST (hybrid online + in-person).
She is the founder of Nepantla Healing and Consulting. And has received training in traditional medicine and healing in Purepecha, Xochimilco, Toltec and other lineages. Brenda draws on the healing powers of the natural world to guide her work, and shares teachings from her elders regarding alignment with prophecies and practices connected to the great transitions humanity is currently facing. She is a spiritual and mindfulness author, indigenous wisdom keeper, curandera, trainer and organizational consultant. She is grateful to her Ancestors and her relationships with many beings in the Beloved Unseen, and she is committed to co-creating a society filled with wholeness and beauty.
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๐๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ผ๐บ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ป๐ธ๐๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฒ is an immersion for those drawn to dwell inside the ache and beauty of the world ๐ข๐ด ๐ช๐ต ๐ช๐ด, and to co-create systems of care that ripple outward.
It is for the artists of repair, the edgewalkers, the refuge makers.
๐ฆฆ Four live online sessions
๐ฆฆ A (potent + optional) 3-day in-person gathering at Dar al Islam in Abiquiu, New Mexico
๐ฆฆ October 2 โ November 16, 2025
Hosted by + , with guest-hosts from around the globe.
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Building a grief sanctuary and artist residency in Abiquiu, New Mexico. A space to normalize the metamorphic phase of love-grief.
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โSpaces to grieve do not exist. 3 days of bereavement from a job, funerals that leave no space for wailing, sanitized bodies and shortened rituals. We are far from a culture that sees the deep inherent value and healing in supporting these spaces.
We stand to lose much from not addressing these gaps. A planet in peril cannot magically find its way out without doing something differently.
We also stand to gain much from creating intentional grief and ceremony spaces. With community support, people may be able to move through a process that can be integrated into wholeness. Pain can become wisdom. Grief can become an act of praise rooted in deep love. Perhaps the healing and well-being of our planet may paradoxically lie in the intentional release of grief, the recognition of the pain that so often holds and binds us in addictive and consumptive patterns, so that we can live freely, creatively and in harmony with this place that holds our life.
As we collectively face the inevitability of loss in the face of climate disruption, global pandemics, mass inequality and the shift of perceptions of life, where will we learn how to be with the pain? How we will not become more heavily addicted, more dissociated, disillusioned or panicked? I believe that as we learn to fully mourn loss, we will come to see the right next steps to face each challenge we encounter and to let pain make us wise, sensitive, appreciative and protective of what is not yet lost. Not having any cultural context for grief, we need to re-learn this natural rhythm of love and humanness.
A grief sanctuary is a space to cry aloud, to pound the earth, to face a vast landscape and begin to place one's personal sense of loss in a wider context, to sing and wail around fire, to be seen and fully met in a broken state. After all, when we learn that our brokenness is not a defect but a doorway into deeper presence, we might discover that grief is less an enemy and more of a potent, universal human experience that comes from loving. And as long as we intend to live with love, we will need to become familiar with grief. Unashay is a space to normalize this metamorphic phase of love - grief.โ
- Jessi Rado, Unashay Board
Growth Counselor, yoga teacher and integrative artist
Stay tuned for more, or write Aimee Wilson at redfactorye@gmail.com.
