Yoga for Grief Relief

Yoga for Grief Relief Grief is a radical opportunity to transform our awareness, but few of us know it. When I was twenty years old, my mother died of a stroke.

Yoga for Grief Relief is a somatic psychotherapeutic process using specific Yoga techniques as somatic tools to address the physical, mental and spiritual symptoms of grief towards self re-identification following an important loss. For two and a half years, I lived in a state of denial, completely disconnected from my feelings. When I was finally able to be with my pain, I discovered, to my astonishment, that my body had created an additional calcium deposit between one of my ribs and the breastbone—what the body will sometimes do in response to a fracture. In essence, what my mind had been hiding, my body showed with pristine clarity: I had a broken heart. As life continued after the loss of my mother, I began training with Lyn Prashant, an outstanding grief counselor and therapist and creator of the Degriefing process, a comprehensive mind-body approach to grief therapy. She helped me learn that grief is one of our least-tapped sources of self-knowledge. Sometime after starting to work together, Lyn asked me to develop a yoga prac- tice to address the body-centered effects of grief, which can range from feelings of lethargy to dull aches, tightness in the chest cavity, shortness of breath, and sleeplessness. I was well equipped through my training as a somatic psychothera- pist and yoga teacher. But it was my own personal experience of grief that led me to build a sadhana, or spiritual discipline, that eventually became a holistic practice I call Yoga for Grief Relief.

I will be sharing yogic tips for emotional processing with the always dedicated Bulgarian audience!
10/19/2025

I will be sharing yogic tips for emotional processing with the always dedicated Bulgarian audience!

Making Space for Grief After Traumatic LossNovember 15 10:00 am - 12:00 pm PSThttps://conta.cc/4o0lBavSome losses don’t ...
10/18/2025

Making Space for Grief After Traumatic Loss

November 15
10:00 am - 12:00 pm PST
https://conta.cc/4o0lBav

Some losses don’t just break our hearts—they disrupt our sense of safety, shaking the body, mind, and spirit. This is traumatic grief: when the pain of loss is entangled with the lasting effects of trauma, making the grieving process more complex and non-linear.
Through gentle somatic practices and shared reflection, we’ll explore how trauma shapes grief and discover ways to support healing and regulation in the body and mind.
Open to individuals, practitioners, and caregivers. Come exactly as you are.

Trauma is more than survival — it's also loss.Loss of safety. Loss of trust. Loss of who we were before.November 15 @ 10...
10/17/2025

Trauma is more than survival — it's also loss.
Loss of safety. Loss of trust. Loss of who we were before.

November 15 @ 10:00 am - 12:00 pm PST

Join us for a 2-hour online workshop exploring trauma through a grief-informed, embodied lens — with breath, gentle movement, and space to feel what’s been quietly carried.
No fixing. No pressure. Just presence.
All are welcome.

https://conta.cc/3JdLW5z

Exploring Trauma Through the Lens of Grief and Embodied PresenceTrauma is often seen through the lens of survival — but ...
10/17/2025

Exploring Trauma Through the Lens of Grief and Embodied Presence
Trauma is often seen through the lens of survival — but not often enough as a form of loss. In this experiential, two-hour online workshop, we’ll gently explore the often-unspoken grief that accompanies trauma: the loss of safety, trust, identity, and connection.
Through guided reflection, compassionate listening, and simple somatic practices, we’ll create space to honor what’s been lost — and begin to restore relationship with what remains.
This space is for:
• Anyone carrying trauma and seeking a more compassionate, grief-informed understanding of their experience
• Practitioners, caregivers, and therapists wanting to integrate a grief lens into trauma work
You don’t need to “be ready” — only willing to listen inward, breathe gently, and let your body speak.

There’s been so much loss lately.If you're feeling it too, maybe this is a good moment to pause and explore how we proce...
09/26/2025

There’s been so much loss lately.
If you're feeling it too, maybe this is a good moment to pause and explore how we process difficult times — together or on our own. Grief, change, uncertainty — none of it is easy. But you're not alone in it.

Grief is a natural response to loss—personal or global—but navigating it can feel disorienting, isolating, even immobilizing. In the midst of these challenging times—marked by political unrest, economic uncertainty, and the devastating signs of climate change—it becomes even more important t...

Feeling the Heat? Learn to Channel Your Anger through Yoga Anger is a natural and even healthy emotion — but when left u...
09/25/2025

Feeling the Heat? Learn to Channel Your Anger through Yoga
Anger is a natural and even healthy emotion — but when left unchecked, it can take a toll on your body, mind, and relationships.
Join us for a transformative workshop at Integral Yoga SF that blends ancient yoga practices with modern emotional awareness techniques to help you:
Understand how anger shows up in your body
Learn to cool intense emotions before they erupt
Use yoga, breathwork, and mindfulness to reset your nervous system
Create space for calm, clarity, and conscious response
Whether you suppress it, express it, or turn it inward — anger doesn’t have to control you. Learn how to work with this powerful emotion, not against it.
https://integralyogasf.org/event/anger-management-through-yoga-therapy/

Sadness is a central emotion in grief — but it's only one part of a much more complex emotional experience.When processe...
09/04/2025

Sadness is a central emotion in grief — but it's only one part of a much more complex emotional experience.
When processed with care, sadness can offer surprising benefits: it can foster empathy, deepen relationships, clarify our values, and strengthen resilience. But it also carries risks — becoming overwhelmed, isolated, or emotionally stuck.
Join us to explore how to recognize, regulate, and work with sadness in grief. Learn practical tools and insights to support yourself or others
https://conta.cc/3I9ok1v

Mental health is a growing global challenge, often accompanied by the deep grief of losing mental faculties. Yoga Therap...
06/11/2025

Mental health is a growing global challenge, often accompanied by the deep grief of losing mental faculties. Yoga Therapy offers subtle tools to help manage symptoms, build resilience, and support emotional well-being.
Join Cindy Capwell and myself at the SYTAR Roundtable discussion to explore how these practices can make a difference.
June 19th, 1:00 to 4:00 pm EST
https://conta.cc/3TimQUv

"Our beloveds remain woven in the tapestry of our heart." Join me for a Virtual Grief Retreat🗓️ June 27–28In this gentle...
06/10/2025

"Our beloveds remain woven in the tapestry of our heart."

Join me for a Virtual Grief Retreat
🗓️ June 27–28

In this gentle and transformative space, we will:
🧘 Practice the full Yoga for Grief Relief program
🪷 Reflect deeply on your grief
🧠 Learn how to shift your relationship to loss with compassion and clarity

Whether your grief is fresh or long-held, this retreat offers a path toward presence, processing, and honoring what remains.

https://conta.cc/43iE3SB

Join me today! https://integralyogasf.org/event/yoga-therapy-for-grief-relief/?fbclid=IwY2xjawKxRKJleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBicmlk...
06/07/2025

Join me today! https://integralyogasf.org/event/yoga-therapy-for-grief-relief/?fbclid=IwY2xjawKxRKJleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBicmlkETFUSjVuUVBFQ0xlRXJPTkZoAR5GTJUKdjLv9fkGykVEQdIcnEzBM4DMAv5fw4alfOnFg0nVJ-YowhdI9aXR0w_aem_sjDQH3nGzyRukS_7YIGPEg

ONLINE & In-person $54 Early bird, use promo code GRIEF, exp. 5/31/25 $65 Regular Book now/Online Please register in advance; a Zoom link will be emailed 1 hour before the session, or join Zoom directly via your Momence dashboard. Book now/In-Person We appreciate advance registration. In a world ful...

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