Healing Heart Walks - Where hearts heal in community (E-motion walks)
Wed, Sep 23
|Crossroads United Methodist Church
E-Motion’s Grief Movement Communities are movement-based, peer-led grief groups that bring people together to move their bodies, connect with others, and honor their people who have died.
Time & Location
Sep 23, 2026, 5:30 PM – 6:30 PM
Crossroads United Methodist Church, 43454 Crossroads Dr, Ashburn, VA 20147, USA
About the event
The Movement Community enables people to move with loss together—building connection, belonging, and a sustainable movement practice along the way.
Led by certified grief counselor, Andria Pieken. Andria Peiken is a Certified Grief Educator and Life Coach who discovered the healing power of movement after losing her husband, Jon, to non‑Hodgkin’s lymphoma in 2021. In the early months of grief, walking and running became a way to steady her mind and find moments of peace while navigating life as a single mother to two teenagers. It also gave her a sense of purpose, leading her and her son to participate in Disney’s Half Marathon, where they raised over $25,000 for the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society in Jon’s honor. Their family has also taken part in Light the Night events, walking alongside others touched by blood cancers and loss. These experiences deepened Andria’s belief in the power of community, connection, and…