No one should grieve alone.
Join the Movement Community.
Key Details
For Who: People who have experienced the loss of a child(ren), sibling(s), or partner(s).
Dates: Friday October 10 - Friday December 5
Gathering Location: Virtual via Zoom. The timing of virtual gatherings is Fridays from 12:00-12:30 pm EST.
Movement Type: All runners and walkers are welcome.
Shared Distance Goal & Culminating Gathering: At the end of the experience, our group will virtually walk or run a 5k together.
E-Motion Facilitator: Myra Sack, E-Motion Founder & Executive Director.
What is a Virtual Movement Community?
The Virtual Movement Community is a 8-week, virtual group experience for people who are living with a life-disrupting loss of a child(ren), sibling(s), or partner(s).
It combines movement—like walking and running —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 your shared distance goal, which is a 5k run or walk. 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
Our group will work together to complete a virtual 5K, either walking or running. Each week, you’ll receive a movement plan designed to support consistent activity between our gatherings and help you gradually increase your distance. We’ll celebrate finishing our virtual 5K together at our final gathering.Weekly Live Virtual Gatherings
Each week, you’ll gather on Zoom, beginning with a short (10-15 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 (asynchronously and virtually) toward your shared distance goal. You also have the option to listen to the recording of the Sacred Circle if you cannot make it live.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
Showing Up (Attendance):
Members are expected to attend all Movement Community virtual gatherings or maintain an attendance rate of at least 80%.
We know that life-disrupting loss wreaks havoc on life as we know it. And yet, this community depends on the commitment of its members to ensure we are showing up for each other, building trust among each other, and creating accountability around movement practices. If a member is aware of a scheduling conflict when joining, they should let the facilitator know in advance. If something unexpected comes up during the experience and they need to miss a gathering, they’re encouraged to communicate that with the facilitator as soon as possible.
Commitment to Movement:
Members are encouraged to move their bodies each day.
This movement doesn’t have to be strenuous—gentle walking, stretching, or mindful movement all count. You'll receive a daily movement guide, and we suggest keeping it somewhere visible as a gentle reminder to move. The goal is to help you build a consistent movement practice. Movement becomes a way to be with grief—an embodied companion through loss, helping you build stamina to navigate a life that has been forever changed. Daily movement also supports our shared distance goal as a group, culminating in a meaningful final gathering. That sense of accomplishment matters.
How Do I Join?
Please fill out the short interest form by clicking the link here or the “apply here” button below. Someone from the E-Motion Team will get back to you to schedule a 15-minute call.
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 no 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.