Maya Krasna
It was 2 am and I couldn’t sleep... again. I got up, dressed, and walked to the closest bar. I couldn’t bear to be alone. Anything was better than those lonely sleepless nights.
Many moons ago, when depression engulfed me and fear was with me every night, I thought I couldn’t sink any deeper. Yet each night I sank deeper. Over the course of a year I sank deeper and deeper. I didn’t even realise how attached I had become to my relationship until the breaking off it came unexpectedly. I had always been prone to melancholy and grief and so this pain stayed with me for many years. In the end, it became my friend, but the road there was long. I’m now very passionate about grief ceremonies and the marking or even celebration of endings. Here I would like to invite you to my upcoming workshop on the process of conscious uncoupling. Chances are, you have been there, breaking up, leaving, divorcing. How did it make you feel? Do you think you did well? Did your partner do well? In the workshop, I would like to offer you a few simple tools on how to navigate separation. It doesn’t matter if it was your childhood boyfriend or your long term partner. If you carry a residual pain, there are ways to assist in letting go. Don’t take me wrong, I can’t offer you a magic pill that would heal the pain of long term abusive relationship, betrayal, or any other deep trauma. But I will offer you the tools you can use to find peace and reclaim the space within yourself that will be available for future relationships.
Maya is passionate about understanding grief. Amongst other things, she works as a divorce celebrant and holds grieving ceremonies. Her approach is grounded in the Lakota tradition, yet she holds a space for her clients to design their own ceremony. Originating in Eastern Europe, she has a strong maternal line of wise women which she also draws upon to nourish the yearning for our roots that so many hunger for in these time in the West. This powerful mixture is combined with a Masters in Ethics, her zest for life and a deeply erotic soul.
