A Journey of the Heart: Finding Hope and Connection After Child Loss
Saturday, August 9, 2025 from 9:00am-3:00pm
San Diego, California
Join us for a day of hope and connection.
This workshop is a collaboration of two powerful Detroit-born women, Wendy Kingston of NEXT ACT IMPACT and Lori Krause of HAND HOLDERS, who both share a passion for supporting others in their journey of grief.
This one-day journey is an introduction to our upcoming weekend retreat in Joshua Tree. Details coming soon!Â
A JOURNEY OF THE HEART: Finding Hope and Connection After Child Loss
Join us for a day of HOPE and CONNECTION.
This one-day, in-person workshop in San Diego will be an opportunity to connect back to our hearts, ourselves and our loved ones.
If you’re carrying the weight of grief and heartache, and longing to be seen, heard, honored and supported— This gathering is for YOU!
Through grounding practices, meaningful reflection and the power of sacred community, you’ll be gently supported to move through what hurts and to move into what holds.
Join us. To feel more connected, more resourced, and more at home in your heart.
WHO
For grieving parents who have experienced the profound loss of a child.
WHAT TO EXPECT
✨ A Supportive Healing Circle
✨ Gentle Kundalini Yogic Practices to Soothe the Heart
✨ Nourishing Soulful Food
✨ Tips & Tools to Bring into Your Everyday
WHEN
WHERE
San Diego, California
COST
Register after July 31, 2025: $147
This workshop is a collaboration of two powerful Detroit-born women, Wendy Kingston of NEXT ACT IMPACT and Lori Krause of HAND HOLDERS, who both share a passion for supporting others in their journey of grief.
This one-day journey is an introduction to our upcoming weekend retreat in Joshua Tree. Details coming soon!
Facilitated By
Lori Krause and Wendy Kingston.
We invite you to lean in with us as we learn how to grieve in community. There is no grief too big or too small to be worthy of welcome here.

Wendy Kingston
Wendy is a compassionate and caring guide in the journey of grief and healing. Having experienced the profound loss of her 23 year old daughter, Wendy brings a deeply personal understanding to the complexities of sorrow and the path toward finding meaning and purpose after loss. Her personal journey is enhanced by her extensive training and certifications in Kundalini Yoga. Additionally, her professional background as an attorney advocating for families navigating the challenges of Child Protective Services brings an invaluable lens of understanding to family dynamics. As a leader of women’s circles and retreats, Wendy recognizes the transformative power of a supportive community and is passionate about creating spaces where people can come together to heal, connect and empower one another.

Lori Krause
Grief is a deeply personal journey. It deserves a limitless exploration to breathe, be expressed, and to be given movement. Lori’s commitment to bringing greater awareness to and literacy around loss and grief has created the opportunity to work with individuals, families, and communities to reshape their loss to empower their future. It is the light that guides Hand Holders.
Lori’s unwavering belief in the beauty of community, connection, and compassion enhanced by her personal experience with loss is what led her to serve others as a death doula, grief specialist, and advocate for growth. She is an INELDA-trained End of Life Doula and has her professional coaching credential (PCC) with the ICF as an End of Life and Grief Coach. She has the privilege of serving as a Healing Hearts Bereavement Coordinator and Facilitator for MIB Agents, a leading pediatric osteosarcoma nonprofit organization, by conducting one-on-one work with bereaved parents, support group sessions, wellness workshops, and retreats for parents and siblings of OsteoAngels. Additionally, she leads support groups and workshops for the Falcon Cancer Foundation, a leading nonprofit organization improving the lives of those affected by Fanconi anemia and associated cancers worldwide.