Tag Archives: Yoga



Our Weekly Tip: Move Through Grief with Yoga

Recent publications explain and provide tools for moving through grief with yoga

Our Tip of the Week: It is commonplace for therapists to suggest light physical exercise to help people in grief stay physically and emotionally healthy as they go through this intense phase of transition. A recent proliferation of publications by authors … Continue reading

Posted in Practical Tips | Tagged , , , , , | Leave a comment

Dying Into Life: The Yoga of Death, Loss and Transformation by Jivan Joti Kaur Khalsa, Ph.D

A notable guru shares Yogi Bhajan, Ph.D's teachings on a full life, conscious dying, sane grieving and the journey of the soul

Dying Into Life: The Yoga of Death, Loss and Transformation by Jivan Joti Kaur Khalsa Ph.D is a thorough, highly logical and experience-based compendium of ideas and practices to aid anyone of any faith, culture, physical ability and age in navigating the transformational … Continue reading

Posted in Lending Insight | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment



Our Weekly Tip: Practice Left Nostril Breathing to Calm a Grieving Body and Mind

Use the ancient science of Kundalini Yoga to reduce grief-related stress

Our Weekly Tip: Grief is mentally, emotionally, physically and spiritually complex, but the way we take care of ourselves during this tender time doesn’t need to be. The ancient holistic science of Kundalini Yoga includes a left-nostril breathing technique called … Continue reading

Posted in Practical Tips | Tagged , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Is Ayahuasca Right for Everyone? An Interview with Dercas Nidra, Part Two

Dercas Nidra explains how people get closure from their sessions

In the second part of this two-part interview (read part one here), SevenPonds spoke with Dercas Nidra (his name has been changed to protect his identity). He is a licensed social worker and yoga instructor from San Francisco who leads … Continue reading

Posted in Professional Advice | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Can Ayahuasca Heal Grief? An Interview with Dercas Nidra, Part One

Dercas Nidra's groups lead the way in tea-based healing

In the first part of this two-part interview, we spoke with Dercas Nidra (his name has been changed to protect his identity). He is a licensed social worker and yoga instructor from San Francisco who leads monthly ayahuasca sessions to … Continue reading

Posted in Professional Advice | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

How Do You Cope with Complicated Grief? An Interview with Daniel Clifford, Part One

Counselor Daniel Clifford talks about what complicated grief is and how yoga helps his clients heal

In part one of a two-part interview, SevenPonds speaks with marriage and family therapist Daniel Clifford. Through his work as a counselor and yoga instructor, Daniel has expertise in coping with complicated grief mentally and physically. He began his work … Continue reading

Posted in Professional Advice | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment