our story
how the stars aligned...
Every time we are asked how we met, we immediately become giddy remembering how the stars aligned in a powerful way that blustery weekend. One big reason we know Deeper Currents is a soul driven project is because our first conversations were on the topics of death and grief. We had just arrived separately to the Imagine Festival on Orcas Island in September of 2019 and upon meeting, we both felt familiar to each other and soon realized we lived in the same city. Jen mentioned a workshop to Micaela that was happening the following day on the topics of death and grief.
We ended up attending that workshop together & it was a turning point for us both.
The seed was planted that weekend and within two months we found ourselves on another island near Seattle, attending our first weekend long grief ritual together at Sacred Groves Eco-Retreat. The first ritual we attended was extra special. Micaela needed to bring her family because she had a small baby at the time & Jen stayed with them all in a tiny cabin. As we were walking to Sacred Groves on the last morning, with minds blown at the magnitude of the ritual, Micaela yelled out into the woods “We want to learn this work, someone please teach us!” That very same day the Elders facilitating the grief ritual, Therese Charvet and Laurence Cole, announced that they will be offering the first ever apprenticeship within the next few months. They explained how important it was to teach the next generation of people how to hold grief ritual. We both signed up for that right away.​​
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Now, many years later, we continue to attend weekend long grief rituals together and have moved into support roles at these life changing rituals. We co-facilitate in-person and online grief support circles, Community Grief Lodges and co-create 1:1 grief rituals for members of our community.
Meet Micaela & Jen
the hearts behind Deeper Currents
meet Micaela
I’m grateful to be here with you. Feeling the call to sit with loved ones in what is most challenging for them has been present since I was a young girl.
Since 2019 I have studied and apprenticed to grief & death intentionally. Over the last 6 years I dove into many trainings and experiences to deepen and sharpen my skills. I apprenticed with Thérèse Chaveret & Laurence Cole for two years in a row in 2020/2021. In the trainings I experienced and learned how to hold Dagara Style grief ritual. You can learn more about the Dagara people here. I supported many grief rituals with my teachers and stepped into facilitation with them in November 2024 and was asked back to facilitate with them in August 2025.
meet Jen
For as long as I can remember I have been seeking ways to be with and release my grief. The search for holistic healing modalities started around 18 years old but it wasn’t until I was introduced to Shiatsu Therapy (a bodywork modality based in Chinese Medicine) at age 25 that I felt like life made sense. Finally a system that was rooted in the mind, body, spirit connection! This began my studies around supporting others to connect and be with what is present while also listening to the inherent wisdom of the physical and emotional body.
We'd like to recognize some amazing teachers and healers who have supported us over the last several years through in-person classes, rituals, books and teachings.
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Therese Charvet from Sacred Groves on Bainbridge Island where Micaela & Jen first experienced being with grief in community. Malidoma Some. Sobonfu Some, Laurence Cole, Francis Weller, Shauna Janz, Joanna Laws Landis, Will Rogers & Ahlay Blakey.
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