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Free Yoga for Grief Week 4: Grief Journaling

Posted on April 29, 2011 by HeatherYoga

Share­For the past three weeks we have focused on recon­nect­ing with your body, and you may have already begun to hear whis­pers (or even shouts) of wis­dom com­ing from within. You may wish to take note of these sig­nals, quite … Con­tinue read­ing →

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Free Yoga for Grief Week 3: Schedule your Daily Yoga Practice at Home

Posted on April 14, 2011 by HeatherYoga

ShareDur­ing the last two weeks you learned how to recon­nect with your phys­i­cal body as well as your breath. Now it is time to dive into a reg­u­lar yoga prac­tice. Why is a reg­u­lar yoga prac­tice impor­tant dur­ing grief? You may … Con­tinue read­ing →

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Free Yoga for Grief: Week 2: Breathing Exercise for Grief & Stress

Posted on April 4, 2011 by HeatherYoga

Share­Last week you were invited to explore Heal­ing Grief in the Body with Gen­tle Aware­ness. I hope what you dis­cov­ered allowed you to release some of the pain and ten­sion in your body. Prac­tic­ing kind­ness to your body is the … Con­tinue read­ing →

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6 Mindful Strategies to Recover from the Shock of Loss

Posted on March 30, 2011 by HeatherYoga

ShareIt is easy to become over­whelme­d in the face of loss and world cri­sis, and yet we have this gift of mind­fulnes­s to keep us sane and even grow through it all. Your 6 points are spot on. We have … Con­tinue read­ing →

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Coping with Grief: Healing Retreat for Grief, Divorce & Loss April 3, 2011

Posted on March 25, 2011 by HeatherYoga

ShareIf you are expe­ri­enc­ing the loss of a loved one to death, or are going through a divorce or rela­tion­ship break-up, you may be expe­ri­enc­ing a long list of phys­i­cal, emo­tional and spir­i­tual con­cerns. The good news is that through … Con­tinue read­ing →

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Stages of Grief after the Death of a Loved One

Posted on March 25, 2011 by HeatherYoga

ShareThe death of a loved one shat­ters the assump­tive world, leav­ing lit­tle ground to stand on. It is human nature to seek answers and mean­ing. Many peo­ple search for a time­line – “how long before the pain stops?” Many oth­ers … Con­tinue read­ing →

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New Ways of Thinking About Grief

Posted on March 23, 2011 by HeatherYoga

ShareThank you Craig for bring­ing up the “time is a healer” myth. Psy­chologi­st and thana­tolog­ist Dr. Robert Neimeyer (and his crew at the Uni­ver­sity of Mem­phis, includ­ing Joe Cur­rier) report that time only has a 1% effect on bereave­men­t. It … Con­tinue read­ing →

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Grief Counseling in Maryland & Beyond

Posted on March 22, 2011 by HeatherYoga

Share­Grief is a nat­ural reac­tion to loss, and while most peo­ple are able to work through the loss with the sup­port of friends and fam­ily, there are times when call­ing on pro­fes­sional sup­port may be ben­e­fi­cial. As a thana­tol­o­gist and … Con­tinue read­ing →

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Free Yoga for Grief: Week 1: Healing Grief in the Body with Gentle Awarenes

Posted on March 22, 2011 by HeatherYoga

Share­For the next eight weeks I am going to offer exer­cises from my Yoga for Grief class online through the Mind­ful Grief blog. There is no right or wrong way to do these exer­cises, and the only rule is to … Con­tinue read­ing →

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Understanding The Spiritual Needs of the Dying

Posted on March 7, 2011 by HeatherYoga

Shar­eRead the Orig­i­nal Arti­cle at Huff­in­g­ton­Post Heather’s Response: Dr. Doka: Thank you for this won­der­ful arti­cle and the three points to address. I have been using Shneidman’­s insight (“no one has to die in a state of psycho-ana­lytic grace”) with … Con­tinue read­ing →

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