Held: A communal space for honoring grief
led by Beth Ricciardone + Orlando Villarraga
October 4th 6-8pm
Held is a sacred circle, a collaborative container supported by cacao + sound to honor both joy and grief as it ungulates and flows throughout the seasons.
Relating to and honoring the adaptations of how grief + joy vacillates in our being.
Honoring grief as it organically unfolds, in its own natural way. Creating an environment for grief to be and also balancing our emotions with acknowledging our own joy and gratitude for this life.
hosted by Reforesters in Brooklyn NY
Artist: Orlando Villarraga
Orlando Carlos Villarraga is a sound artist, composer, and musician who blends ancient and modern practices, integrating organic and digital instruments to create immersive spaces for meditation and reflection. Orlando’s professional journey includes creating two albums in collaboration with MoMA New York, as part of a research project on human well-being with MindHeart. He also launched a sound meditation and course on “belonging” through MoMA’s educational platform, which was exhibited at the museum in the winter of 2024.
@ocgv_sound
Artist: Beth Ricciardone
Beth Ricciardone is a Healing Artist who guides multi-sensory experiences for somatic and spiritual well-being. Her offerings include: Workplace Wellness, Sound Healing, Cacao (offered in sacred reciprocity), hypnosis, healing hair care rituals and ceremony woven into sacred practices.
@bethricciardone