Grief as Part of Loving, Living and Thriving

“No one ever told me that grief felt so like fear.” – C.S. Lewis

“Only people who are capable of loving strongly can also suffer great sorrow,
but this same necessity of loving serves to counteract their grief and heals them.” - Leo Tolstoy

Saturday, October 17, 2020
9am-1pm (EDT)
Live Online

Such extraordinary times of changes and shifts in what we previously knew to be our normal is part of our current reality. In light of all the grief and loss surrounding us, and the need for hope and connection, you are invited to join this live online workshop. We will share, practice, be with grief and refresh our sense of connection. Whether your personal encounter with grief is due to loss of a loved one, changes in health, lifestyle, identifications, expectations, dreams, or anything else you may find yourself experiencing these days, you are welcome. In this workshop, we will bring in mindfulness and compassion based practices to support the grief process.

Throughout the session, we will hold these dear and elemental:
• Acknowledging that grief is a normal reaction to the losses we experience
• Respect for our grief and being with it
• Tapping into our resources to support us through grief.

**Please note, there is a registration cost for this workshop. Registration opens soon!**

 
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Yasemin Isler, M.A., Mindfulness Studies, is a life and grief coach, mindfulness and compassion teacher, end-of-life doula and hospice volunteer. In addition to 1:1 griefcoaching, she leads classes, workshops and retreats based on the program Mindfulness, Compassion and Community for Grief, which she created, support group gatherings, and occasional Death Cafes. Yasemin holds a MA in Mindfulness Studies from Lesley University, with deep focus on grief, death and transformation, and various certifications for teaching mindfulness and compassion. Using a trauma sensitive approach, including related training, she operates with sensitivity to all types of diversities. You can learn more about her griefwork at at www.TunedMinds.com.

 

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