Grief & Bereavement Support

If you are griev­ing the death of a loved one, and are look­ing for ways to cope with the loss, you have come to the right place. Here you will find arti­cles, resources and groups designed to help you reduce phys­i­cal, emo­tional and psy­cho­log­i­cal suf­fer­ing of grief and bereavement.

Heather is a thana­tol­o­gist (death, dying and bereave­ment expert) as well as a cer­ti­fied Phoenix Ris­ing Yoga Ther­apy prac­ti­tioner, med­i­ta­tion instruc­tor and writer. She believes that grief is not a dis­or­der, but a nat­ural reac­tion to loss, and that there are many ways to reduce suf­fer­ing related to loss through breath and bodywork.

Heather’s mis­sion in life is to bring peace to the planet, one breath at a time. Nowhere is peace more needed than in the griev­ing body, so she offers a vari­ety of indi­vid­ual and group bereave­ment sup­port ser­vices to help you reduce suf­fer­ing on your journey.

Call 240–446-3030 or e-mail Heather with any ques­tions or to share your story.

Grief Sup­port for Indi­vid­u­als & Couples

Phoenix Ris­ing Yoga Ther­apy is based on the idea that unre­solved emo­tional expe­ri­ences are stored in the body, and that atten­tion to breath and gen­tle stretch­ing can release ten­sion and stiff­ness. Odds are you had stress before your loss, and the death of a loved on only adds to your stress.

Pri­vate grief sup­port ses­sions are designed espe­cially for you. You will find that after just one ses­sion you are able to breath bet­ter and your body will feel more relaxed. Many peo­ple feel more hope­ful as well. Don’t worry — you do not need any pre­vi­ous yoga or fit­ness expe­ri­ence. All spir­i­tual beliefs are welcome.

Pri­vate ses­sions are avail­able Tues­day – Sat­ur­day. Learn more….

Grief Sup­port Group

If you are ready to rest and relax your body, calm your mind, heal your spirit and con­nect with oth­ers, this group is for you. Mind­ful Grief Yoga is an 8 week pro­gram sim­i­lar to a grief sup­port group, but with a focus on the body-mind con­nec­tion, and no psy­cho­log­i­cal inter­pre­ta­tion by the facilitator.

Each class will include with gen­tle yoga, med­i­ta­tion, jour­nal­ing and a time to share your expe­ri­ence with oth­ers. You will learn how to relax your body, calm your mind, and speak openly about how you feel with­out the fear of being judged. This group is open to every­one with or with­out yoga, writ­ing or med­i­ta­tion experience.

The next Yoga for Grief Group begins Thrus­day, May 26 at 6:30 pm. Learn more….

Free Online Grief Support

If you are not ready for a face to face ses­sion, you can begin tak­ing care of your body, mind and spirit by fol­low­ing the free online Yoga for Grief sup­port exer­cises. Grief books, arti­cles and more are offered on our Mind­ful Grief Resources section.

Weekly Med­i­ta­tion Group

Every Wednes­day from 6–7 a group of peo­ple gather to prac­tice peace in each moment. Some are griev­ing, some are not. All are com­pas­sion­ate humans who want to be free from suf­fer­ing. It is offered by dona­tion ($10 sug­gested) and open to the com­mu­nity. If you would like to learn how you can use your breath to steady your mind, learn more about the Com­mu­nity Med­i­ta­tion Group.

Speak­ing, Pre­sen­ta­tions and Workshops

Heather is pas­sion­ate about teach­ing and writ­ing about mindfulness-based grief sup­port tech­niques. If your orga­ni­za­tion or group is look­ing for a pas­sion­ate speaker to keynote on mindfulness-based grief sup­port tech­niques, lead expe­ri­en­tial exer­cises, develop bereave­ment work­shops or write arti­cles on grief and bereave­ment, please con­tact Heather by phone at 240–446-3030 or by e-mail.

Teach­ing Yoga for Grief

Heather offers men­tor­ing to yoga teach­ers who are inter­ested in bring­ing Yoga for Grief to their stu­dents. Con­tact Heather by phone at 240–446-3030 or by e-mail.