Yoga for grief and loss : poses, meditation, devotion, self-reflection, selfless acts, ritual / Karla Helbert ; foreword by Chinnamasta Stiles ; photography by D. Randall Blythe [and threee others].

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Helbert, Karla, author.

Stiles, Chinnamasta, author of introduction, etc.

Contributor:

Blythe, Randall, photographer.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Grief therapy.

Yoga.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (324 p.)

Place of Publication:

London, England ; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania : Singing Dragon, 2016.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This book explains how the six branches of yoga offer guidance and coping methods to those who have suffered bereavement or loss. Looking at the emotional, spiritual, philosophical elements, as well as the physical postures of yoga, the book shows how to begin and sustain a personal practice that helps us move through grief on multiple levels.

Contents:

""Contents""; ""Foreword""; ""YOGA for Grief and Loss: Poses ? Meditation ? Devotion ? Self-Reflection ? Selfless Acts ? Ritual""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""1. Why Yoga for Grief""; ""Journaling exercise""; ""2. Jnana Yoga: The Path of Knowledge""; ""Meditation: Grief in the now""; ""Journaling exercise: Who am I?""; ""Meditation on I AM""; ""Meditation: Cultivating the witness""; ""Meditation: Breathing in the ultimate reality""; ""3. Bhakti Yoga: The Path of Devotion""; ""Meditation: Breathing in, I am the wave; breathing out, I am the ocean""; ""Experienctal practice: Creating your shrine""

""Meditation: Being with your grief""""Metta meditation: Loving the self""; ""Journaling exercise: Bhakti devotion in action""; ""Heart light meditation""; ""4. Tantra Yoga: The Path of Transformation""; ""Annamaya kosha meditation""; ""Pranamaya kosha meditation""; ""Manomaya kosha meditation""; ""Vijnanamaya kosha meditation""; ""Anandamaya kosha meditation""; ""5. Karma Yoga: The Path of Action""; ""Meditation and visualization: Finding a place for the questions""; ""Journaling and meditation exercise: Softening and releasing guilt and shame""

""Love, forgiveness and gratitude: Ho?oponopono meditation""""6. Raja Yoga: The Path of Royalty""; ""Experiential practice: Pratipaksha bhavana meditative breath""; ""Meditation: Surrender to the heart of love""; ""Experiential practice: Come to your senses""; ""Experiential practice: Tratak""; ""Mindful meditation""; ""7. Hatha Yoga: The Path of Sun and Moon""; ""References and Further Reading""; ""Index""

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9780857011633

0857011634