Therapy Group

Loving Kindness Therapy Group 

Deepening Compassion through Bearing Witness

Fall 2025 - Spring 2026

My mother once told me that motherhood is a series of separations, starting with birth and ending in death. Life is full of loss just as it is full of renewal. With each breath we move through a cycle of birth, death, and rebirth. This being human is full of contradictions, of our wholeness and our brokenness, our joy and our pain, our aloneness and our interconnectedness. When we open to the full spectrum of being human and bear witness, there is healing. When we fully sit with our brokenness and stop trying to fix it, we can find wholeness, and when we lean into the sharp edges of our pain, we open to the fullness of being alive. Through bearing witness, our brokenness, our pain, and our aloneness fall away into the universal experience of our shared humanity.

This year we will take a deep dive into the practice of bearing witness. With meditation as the foundation, we move into the relational space of bearing witness talking circles, a practice of listening and speaking from the heart and of sharing personal stories, reflections and experiences without judgment. We foster deep listening, compassion, authentic expression, and a shared sense of community and interconnectedness. 

This Loving Kindness Therapy Group will be offered in three trimesters over the 2025-2026 academic year. Participation in the full year is strongly encouraged. If space allows, participation in a single trimester is also welcome. In this group we will meditate, bear witness, practice listening and speaking from the heart, read, journal, create and play. Each trimester will consist of eight weekly virtual groups followed by a full day in-person retreat in Owings Mills, MD.

Fall session: 

Mondays, September 29th - November 17th from 6 - 8pm: Eight week virtual session

Saturday, November 22nd from 9am - 5pm: In-person retreat

Winter session:

Mondays, January 5th - February 23rd from 6 - 8pm: Eight week virtual session

Saturday, February 28th from 9am-5pm: In-person retreat

Spring session:

Mondays, March 30th - May 18th from 6 - 8pm: Eight week virtual session

Saturday, May 30th from 9am - 5pm: In-person retreat

Total Cost:

The total cost for the year is $1,650 ($550 per trimester).

The cost for attending a single session only is $700.

Payment is required to reserve your spot. If registering for the full year, payment can be made in full upon registration or in two installments of $825, the first upon registration. If registering for a single trimester, the full fee of $700 must be paid at the time of registration. Contact me if you need to make other arrangements.

Receipts will be provided after each group meeting that can be submitted to insurance for reimbursement. I am considered an out of network provider, so you may want to check with your insurance company to verify benefits. 

If you are interested in registering or have any questions, please contact Yeshe:

windhorseinstitutellc@gmail.com

410-929-0533