Yoga Therapy for Grief

Pri­vate Yoga Ther­apy for Grief Reduces Your Suffering

• Releases pain and ten­sion caused by grief and stress.
• Boosts your immune sys­tem and reverse the effects of the fight-or-flight stress response.
• Calms the seem­ingly end­less cycle of painful and neg­a­tive thoughts that are com­mon after the death of a loved one.
• Recon­structs your shat­tered self image and rede­fine their life after the loss.
• Teaches you to cope with life with­out your loved one.
• Devel­ops com­pas­sion for self and all beings, per­haps the most impor­tant task of healing.

A Bridge from Body to Soul…

There are many ways that a one-on-one Phoenix Ris­ing Yoga Ther­apy ses­sion may help. Phys­i­cally, many bereaved per­sons expe­ri­ence somatic symp­toms that may be tem­pered by peri­ods of relax­ation. Your body is under­go­ing extreme stress, and Phoenix Ris­ing Yoga Ther­apy may help your body move back towards health and home­osta­sis. You will also be able to speak and be heard, and the non-judgmental, com­pas­sion­ate pres­ence of your prac­ti­tioner will help you con­nect with your own inner wis­dom, rather that con­form to a set of “shoulds” or fol­low an imag­i­nary “grief timeline.”

Using a com­bi­na­tion of assisted stretches and com­pas­sion­ate dia­logue, you will be given the oppor­tu­nity to get out of your head and into your body. Focus­ing on your breath will help you con­nect to the present, and find the respite you long for.

You are the Phoenix ris­ing from the ashes…

Right now it may seem impos­si­ble to imag­ine life after loss, but just like the Phoenix rises from the flame, you too can rise again. This does not mean that you will for­get the one you love, or “get over” your loss.  What it does mean is that you can do more than sur­vive — you can heal your body, and you can heal your self.

Phoenix Ris­ing Yoga Ther­apy is a holis­tic heal­ing art based on the ancient sci­ence of Yoga com­bined with ele­ments of con­tem­po­rary body-mind psy­chol­ogy. This is not a yoga class or talk ther­apy, but a spe­cial­ized body-mind modal­ity that uses non-directive dia­logue, breath­ing and gen­tle stretch­ing at your own pace to help you expe­ri­ence present moment aware­ness, growth and heal­ing. Every ses­sion is cus­tomized to meet you wher­ever you are on your grief jour­ney. A pri­vate ses­sion for grief:

• helps your body recover from stress.
• moves at your pace.
• does not require prior yoga expe­ri­ence or flexibility
• includes guided med­i­ta­tion, prac­ti­tioner sup­ported stretches, and com­pas­sion­ate dialogue.
• helps you out of your mind and into your body.
• avail­able to indi­vid­u­als and couples.

Sched­ule Your Ses­sion Today »

Heather is avail­able for pri­vate Phoenix Ris­ing Yoga Ther­apy ses­sions for grief and stress. One hour and Ninety minute ses­sions are avail­able. Call 240–446-3030 or email Heather.