Mindfulness and Grief: With Guided Meditations to Calm Your Mind and Restore Your Spirit

by Heather Stang

Mindfulness & Grief is an eight-week guide using meditation, yoga, journaling and expressive arts, plus inspirational stories, to help you reduce suffering and emerge transformed on the other side of loss. This book will help you:

Ease your physical symptoms of grief
Calm your mind and help you regulate difficult emotions
Improve your present moment awareness
Increase compassion toward yourself and others
Help you make meaning from your loss
Develop your new self-narrative for moving forward

Grief is a natural reaction to loss, but if you are like most people, grief can leave you feeling emotionally mentally and physically exhausted. Fortunately the ancient practice of mindfulness can help to reduce your suffering and be your guiding light on the path through tough times. The good news is you don't need to have any previous meditation or yoga experience to benefit from this book. All you need is a desire to reduce your own pain.

Mindfulness and Grief will help you grieve authentically - and at the same time teach you skills that will help you ease the physical symptoms of loss and reduce your suffering. Mindfulness & Grief will help you begin the process of healing. Learn how to cope with grief, and embark on your unique healing journey that may lead to unimaginable posttraumatic growth.

Based on the 8-Week Mindfulness & Grief program developed by Heather Stang, this book features inspirational stories and over 35 mindfulness-based exercises including meditation, yoga, journaling and instructions for a personal day-long retreat. Learn how the present moment can be a safe haven for healing the pain of grief and loss.

Genres: Self Help, Grief, Psychology

144 pages, Paperback

First published March 1, 2014

About the author

Heather Stang, M.A. is the author of Mindfulness & Grief. She holds a Masters degree in Thanatology (Death, Dying, and Bereavement) from Hood College in Maryland, and is a certified Phoenix Rising Yoga Therapy practitioner. She leads mindfulness-based grief workshops for organizations such as the National Fallen Firefighters Foundation and Hospice of Frederick County, and is a member of the Association of Death Education and Counseling.

Heather's mission is to help people who are grieving to stay healthy and benefit from the transformative experience of grief, using mindfulness-based practices, relaxation, and expressive arts. She has an established practice offering Phoenix Rising Yoga Therapy sessions, day-long retreats,and 8 Week Mindfulness and Grief groups. The author is based in Maryland. Learn more at http://mindfulnessandgrief.com.

Reviews

[Lisa · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is a perfect guide for anyone who has ever experienced or is currently experiencing grief and loss of any kind. The information provided by Heather Stang is not only well researched but has been utilized in her practice with positive results and feedback from clients. The combination of practical, effective exercises and strategies with language that is compassionate and gentle make this a must have, must read and must use book for your collection! -Lisa C. M.S. Clinical Psychology-

[Lea · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book in tandem with some other tools has really been a saving grace for me. It took me much longer than 8 weeks to make it through but I use morsels of the teachings everyday. I refer back to it and really believe it has helped me to start the journey through my grief and I’ve come so far in the past 8 months. “From the ashes of grief the ground of love will be fertilized”. I wish you peace!

[Jane Butane · Rating 4 out of 5]

I borrowed this from the library but I'll be purchasing my own copy. It explains grief, particularly the physical feelings of grief, so well without being overwhelming. The exercises for each week are laid out clearly and even just on week one, it's been very helpful.

[Kelly · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book was so helpful to me in several experiences of grief. I will return to it whenever I need to deal with grief.

[David · Rating 5 out of 5]

Such a helpful book when the worst happens and you loose someone. Helped with feelings I couldn't explain and eased physical issues such as not sleeping and fatigue. A real godsend.

[jodie B · Rating 5 out of 5]

Really helpful - particularly love the stories of others that have gone through similar things!