Mindful Grief

Mindful Grief Here, I share some of my expertise and experience supporting grieving hearts. Books, courses and 1-on-1 are available for support.
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For anyone navigating the deep pain of grief through bereavement, life’s losses, and other difficult transitions. * Honoring & Healing * Grief Education * Community * Remembering * Loving Mindful Awareness * Being Human * ©2014

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Welcome to this space for moving through grief with mind-body-heart-soul, inner wisdom, mindfulness, compassion, personal beliefs, and support systems.

is the page for www.griefcircles.com and Center for MCCG. Here, we invite in the community and wisdom of the bereaved, the grieving, the ill, the caregivers, the dying, the loved ones, and all those impacted with losses in their communities and lives. It is meant to be inclusive and one rule is unconditional regard for everyone. Please join for your personal benefit to heal through your grief. Please be respectful in your comments. Approaching grief experience with loving awareness, courage and radical acceptance, opening your heart when it’s ready, is something you can do on your own. Or, you may prefer an experienced guide to be present with you on your journey, while you are still at the driver’s seat. Inviting you with a beginner's mind to check it out. It may be just what you needed. It may be useful in your toolbox. It may not be your cup of tea. I have been working with grieving folks for over a decade. I have experienced many losses over the years. I research the subject of grief and loss, death and dying, and resilience professionally and academically. I have helped hundreds of people move through grief and towards healing. You have the agency and inner wisdom to discern for yourself. I hope you find your way of healing. From a place of respect, hope and LOVE,
Yasemin Yamodo-Isler (YaYa), Founder. Grief Guide and Educator, Mindfulness and Meditation Teacher and Mentor, Integrative Thanatologist, End-of-Life Doula, Hospice Volunteer, author. If you wanna follow on Instagram: or https://www.instagram.com/griefcircles/

Learn more about the origins of Grief Circles HERE: https://www.griefcircles.com/about

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10/21/2025

Some people feel numb after a loss. If that’s you, it’s okay. This is just one way grief can show up—there’s no right or wrong. Take your time. 💛

- Yasemin

Grief changes everything, but comfort can still find its way in.This book was written to be with you through the quiet h...
10/20/2025

Grief changes everything, but comfort can still find its way in.
This book was written to be with you through the quiet hours and heavy mornings, one page at a time.

💛 “30 Days of Comfort for Grief” offers gentle reflections to hold your heart through loss.
Now available on Amazon.

Sometimes acceptance doesn’t look like peace.It looks like getting through another day without knowing how.When she came...
10/19/2025

Sometimes acceptance doesn’t look like peace.

It looks like getting through another day without knowing how.

When she came to our circle, she didn’t want advice. She was in the right place; we can’t advise anyone on how to grieve. She just wanted to feel less alone and give this a try.

She wasn’t alone. She was welcome here.

Links in Bio for support beyond social media.

Acceptance can be the hardest part of grief.To sit with what is..not to fix it, not to change it (because we cannot even...
10/19/2025

Acceptance can be the hardest part of grief.

To sit with what is..not to fix it, not to change it (because we cannot even if we tried) and to just to be with it. Easier said than done, right?

Our minds want to resist, to find a way out, to make it different.

And yet, here it is.

Nevertheless, it’s happening.

The space to calm ourselves just enough to be with things as they are,

even for a moment, is an act of deep courage.

If you can’t sit long, sit briefly.

If you can’t stay still, breathe once.

You don’t need to force yourself or judge yourself for how you grieve.

Give yourself the grace and the space

to simply be with what is.

You are doing the best you can.

💛

May you be well.

Link in bio for ways to support yourself beyond social media, when you’re ready.

- Yasemin

Each day of grief can feel endless. Each day also holds a moment you can meet with kindness.“30 Days of Comfort for Grie...
10/18/2025

Each day of grief can feel endless. Each day also holds a moment you can meet with kindness.

“30 Days of Comfort for Grief” is a daily companion. It offers presence, reflection, and small practices to help you navigate the ache without losing yourself.

Begin one day at a time.

Link in Bio.

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Each day of grief can feel endless. Each day also holds a moment you can meet with kindness.“30 Days of Comfort for Grie...
10/18/2025

Each day of grief can feel endless. Each day also holds a moment you can meet with kindness.

“30 Days of Comfort for Grief” is a daily companion. It offers presence, reflection, and small practices to help you navigate the ache without losing yourself.

Begin one day at a time.

Link in Bio.

You need the rest. Your body aches for it, yet it cannot seem to settle.Grief does that.It stirs what should be still.Me...
10/17/2025

You need the rest. Your body aches for it, yet it cannot seem to settle.

Grief does that.

It stirs what should be still.

Memories rise when the world goes quiet.

The ache feels sharper in the dark.

If you’re lying there, eyes open and heart heavy,

know that you are not alone.

Let the tears come if they need to.

Let the silence hold you.

And if rest does not come tonight,

may gentleness find you in the morning. 🌙

You need the rest.Your body aches for it, yet it cannot seem to settle.Grief does that.It stirs what should be still.Mem...
10/17/2025

You need the rest.

Your body aches for it, yet it cannot seem to settle.

Grief does that.

It stirs what should be still.

Memories rise when the world goes quiet.

The ache feels sharper in the dark.

If you’re lying there, eyes open and heart heavy,

know that you are not alone.

Let the tears come if they need to.

Let the silence hold you.

And if rest does not come tonight,

may gentleness find you in the morning. 🌙

Some days are just heavier.When the ache returns. When the silence feels louder than sound.These 5 letters are for those...
10/15/2025

Some days are just heavier.

When the ache returns. When the silence feels louder than sound.

These 5 letters are for those days — not advice, not analysis, just quiet words from someone who understands what it’s like to carry loss.

💌 Receive them at the link in my bio, or comment “letters” and I’ll send you the link.

This space is sacred — for those who are grieving, not studying grief.

If your heart knows someone who might need this, share it with them tonight.

- Yasemin

Sometimes stillness doesn’t feel peaceful. It can feel heavy, uncomfortable, or even threatening. Your body has been tra...
10/13/2025

Sometimes stillness doesn’t feel peaceful. It can feel heavy, uncomfortable, or even threatening. Your body has been trained for motion, for distraction, for doing. When everything finally slows, tension rises, thoughts multiply, and you may feel a longing for the noise you once wanted to escape.

This is your nervous system speaking. It’s asking for attention, recognition, and patience. Each flutter in your chest, each restless thought, is a message. A message that grief, loss, or overstimulation still lives within you, and that these experiences need to be gently witnessed.

Take a moment now. Place your hand on your chest. Feel your breath. Notice what softens, notice what resists. Allow yourself to meet these sensations without trying to change them. They are teaching you something vital: that calm is not the absence of feeling, but the presence of awareness.

💬 Reflection for you:

🌿How does your body react when life slows?
🌿What feelings emerge in moments of quiet?
🌿How could you meet yourself with curiosity and compassion in this stillness?

Take your time with these. Maybe pause for five minutes after read I g this post.

Quiet is not empty. It is space to feel, notice, and heal. Each pause is an invitation to come home to yourself.

Save this for when stillness feels heavy. Share it with someone who may need to hear that quiet can be a guide, not a threat.

May you be well,

Yasemin

JOIN US: For anyone who is experiencing grief and loss, old or new.6 weekly gatherings will be LIVE on Zoom.6 - 7 PM EST...
10/13/2025

JOIN US: For anyone who is experiencing grief and loss, old or new.

6 weekly gatherings will be LIVE on Zoom.
6 - 7 PM EST USA time zone.
All belief systems are welcome.
All grief is welcome.

There is a fee.

Share with anyone grieving.

You can register here 👉 https://www.griefcircles.com/join-grief-circle-support-group

or DM for questions or see the link in bio.

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