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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 Grief, Grief Tip, SevenPonds Tips, Yoga, Yoga for Grief Relief, yoga for healing
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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
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
Can Ayahuasca Heal Grief? An Interview with Dercas Nidra
Dercas Nidra's groups lead the way in tea-based healing
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 help people through grief. Ayahuasca is a tea … Continue reading
How Do You Cope with Complicated Grief? An Interview with Daniel Clifford
Counselor Daniel Clifford talks about what complicated grief is and how yoga helps his clients heal
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 as a counselor in 2010 and has … Continue reading
Posted in Professional Advice
Tagged Bereavement, Complicated Grief, Daniel Clifford, Family Counseling, Grief, Grief Counseling, Interview, Therapy, Yoga, Yoga Therapy
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How Does Yoga Aid the Grieving Process? An Interview with Antonio Sausys
Antonio Sausys uses yoga to aid people who are grieving
Today, SevenPonds speaks with Antonio Sausys of Yoga for Grief Relief. Antonio has extensive experience in both modern, body-oriented psychotherapy and ancient yogic teachings; he also is a somatic health practitioner and yoga instructor specializing in yoga for grief relief. … Continue reading
Posted in Professional Advice
Tagged and spirit, Antonio Sausys, body, body-oriented psychotherapy, forming new identity after loss, Grieving Process, manifestations of grief, Marin Yoga, mind, physical effects of grief, physical practices for grief, re-identification after loss, Spirituality, Spirituality and Death, Spirituality and Grief, Yoga
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