TENDERS: A Hide Tanning, Grief Tending Retreat
Welcome, grief tender. We're so touched you're considering joining us for this intimate, five-day retreat for grief tenders. Marissa Sieck and Holly Truhlar will be co-facilitating our time hide tanning and grief tending in Evergreen, Colorado, July 15-19th, 2025. In addition to the 5-day retreat, we'll be hosting three pre-retreat zoom sessions and three post-retreat zoom sessions, creating a 6-month communal container. 

This offering is designed for people who are facilitating grief work in their communities. It's ideal for group facilitators, activists, therapists, ritualists, community organizers, leaders, and space holders wanting to feel fortified in their grief work. For more information please visit: https://www.hollytruhlar.com/hide-tanning-grief-tending. 

Below is an application for interested participants so we can get to know you and make sure this is a good fit for everyone. This will be a small group gathering with no more than 15 participants (+ facilitators & assistants). We'll be registering people in order of applications while also taking into account diversity of backgrounds and experience. We aim to get back to participants within two weeks of an application being submitted. 

Please note, the cost for this 5-day workshop and 6 month container is $2,200 - $3,300 (sliding scale), with payment plans available. We'll be providing the venue, skilled facilitation, hide tanning materials, meals and camping accommodations. Participants will need to bring personal items such as clothing and toiletries, camping gear, and sacred items for our grief altar. Participants who do not wish to camp have a couple options for lodging at an additional cost. Applying for this event does not guarantee registration; please wait to receive an invitation from us before paying for any travel.

Thank you for your interest in deepening into this soulful work together. If after reading our FAQs, you still have questions, please email: HollyTruhlar@gmail.com. 

*Estimated Time for Application Completion: 15-30 minutes. 
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Name: *
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Where are you coming from geographically? *
Briefly, in 3-5 sentences, tell us a little about yourself. What identities, roles, and/or relationships do you currently inhabit? What grief tending work have you done and/or are you currently doing? *
How did you hear about this workshop? Have you done any classes or events with either of us before? *
What is your intention or hope in participating in this 5-day retreat and 6-month container for grief tenders? 
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Do you have any concerns or fears around joining this type of gathering? Do you feel resourced enough to do this deepening and softening work within a community setting over the course of several days? *
In addition to the 5-day in-person retreat, we are hosting three pre-retreat zoom sessions and three post-retreat zoom sessions. In doing this, we are aiming to build an intimate communal container and provide preparation and integration support. Do you think you'll be able to attend most zoom sessions (see schedule below)?

*All sessions are from 6:30pm - 8pm MDT (90 minutes) and hosted on Zoom.

Thursday, April 24th

Thursday, May 29th

Thursday, June 26th

July 15-19th Retreat

Thursday, July 31st

Thursday, August 28th

Last Session TBD

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This 5-day workshop and 6-month container is not a passive teaching program but a participatory communal space where we ask people to show up for each other and for the soul of the community. Are you willing to show up not only as a participant but in support of the community that gathers?
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We believe social justice is deeply important and we aim to create a space of support and care for all who gather. Are you wholeheartedly in support of and in alignment with creating a respectful space for people across a broad range of identities? (LGBTQ, BIPPOC, etc. etc.) 
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Please list 3 resources (people, places, practices) that will help you integrate when you return home. 
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 Are you applying for this offering with anyone else (friend, buddy, partner, metamour, family member)? If so, what is their name and your relationship to them?  *
Do you have any accessibility needs to join us? If so, how might we accommodate them?
Please read our cancellation policy + health and safety protocols. Do you agree to these policies and protocols?

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Thank you!
Thank you so much for trusting us in this tender terrain. We aim to respond to you within two weeks of  your application being submitted. Often, our next step is setting up a phone call where we get to know each other a little more and make sure there's a clear understanding of what we're providing for this workshop. In the meantime, if you have any updates or questions, please email us at: HollyTruhlar@gmail.com. 
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