No one should grieve alone.
Join the Boston/Newton Movement Community.
Key Details
City: Boston/Newton, MA
Dates: Group will start the week of September 21
Movement: Walking and Running
Shared Distance Goal: We will be working towards a 5k run/walk. At the end of the experience, we’ll complete the 5k together.
Gathering Location: Sunday mornings at 10:00 am, at Heartbreak Hill Running Company in Newton, MA.
E-Motion Facilitator: Maria Rodrigues, Jairam’s Mom.
What is a Movement Community?
The Movement Community is a free 8-week, in-person group experience for people who are living with a life-disrupting loss.
It combines movement—like walking, hiking, or biking—with intentional grief support, held in community with others who get it. Each group includes 15–20 grievers and is guided by a trained E-Motion Facilitator.
Each week, the group gathers in a Sacred Circle to connect, reflect, and then move together toward a shared distance goal—like walking or running a 10K. Between gatherings, participants receive a grief-informed email with a weekly grief concept to consider and move with, along with a simple, supportive movement practice to integrate into your week.
Together, the group completes their shared distance goal—bringing closure to the 8-week experience. To learn more about the model, please visit our page here.
What You’ll Experience:
Shared Distance Goal & Movement Program
At the start, your group will set a shared distance goal—like walking a 5K or running a 10K—and receive a weekly movement plan to help you build toward it. This plan supports consistent movement between gatherings and helps you gradually go a little further each week. You’ll complete your shared goal together in a culminating final gathering.Weekly In-Person Gatherings
Each week, you’ll gather in person, beginning with a short (10 to 15 minute) Sacred Circle where the facilitator will guide the group through intentional grief practices to help ground and center everyone. From there, you’ll move together toward your shared distance goal.Weekly Grief-Informed Email
Between gatherings, your facilitator will send a personalized email that includes:A grief concept to reflect on
A related audio episode from our Rx to Feel series
A quote or poem
A weekly movement plan to guide your practice
The Commitment
Attend Weekly Gatherings: Members commit to attending weekly in-person gatherings over the 8–10 week experience. We ask for at least 80% attendance to help preserve the safety, trust, and integrity of the group. We understand that life happens—if you’re unable to attend a session, please notify your Facilitator as soon as possible so they can plan accordingly.
Participate in the Culminating Gathering: Each group ends with a meaningful final gathering. We ask all members to participate as a way to honor the shared journey and bring closure to the experience.
Interested in Joining the Movement Community?
Reach out to the E-Motion Facilitator, Maria, at guadalupemoog@gmail.com. They’ll follow up to schedule a brief call and answer any questions you may have.
About E-Motion Inc.
E-Motion Inc. is a non-profit organization with a mission to transform how the world shows up for each other through grief and loss, so now one grieves alone. Founded by Myra Sack after the death of her daughter Havi, E-Motion blends bereavement science, lived experience, and sport to reimagine how we move through loss. Born from extraordinary love and grief, E-Motion offers a new way of living—and grieving—together.
Our core program offering - the Movement Community - is a peer-led, movement-based, grief-informed experience for those enduring life-disrupting loss. We envision bringing Movement Communities to neighborhoods everywhere.
To learn more about our mission and work, please read our 2024 Annual Report here.