Paul Denniston

Grief Yoga is a blend of many forms of yoga and movement to help release the pain of grief and loss to reconnect back to love and empowerment.

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This practice helps infuse your body with fresh oxygen, giving you energy,
clearing out the stale air, and opening the throat to release your pain and express
what you are experiencing. This practice externalizes your emotions, moving
them out of you.

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Unresolved anger or sadness often manifest as physical tension or discomfort. Grief Yoga is designed to help you release these buried emotions in an open and honest way.  Join our Grief Yoga community and learn how to connect with your body and pain, and find a path to recovery.

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We carry a great deal of stress, tension, and anxiety in the neck and shoulders during
grief. Bringing awareness to this tension allows the breath to come in, open up, and loosen. Find your own pace. Allow this motion to feel good in your body and help you process your grief.

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Experiencing our emotions helps us pinpoint where pain and struggle reside within our bodies. We can use movement and breath to gently ease the tension, softening the physical discomfort while also promoting emotional healing. Take a moment today to listen to your body.

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To move forward, it's essential to fully feel and express your grief. Hiding painful emotions may seem easier, but it will only leave you stuck in your sorrow. Confronting these emotions head-on is difficult, yet necessary for recovery and growth.

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Having the courage to show your true feelings and thoughts is essential for personal growth and self-acceptance. You'll form genuine connections with others who appreciate and understand you. Embracing your individuality leads to a more fulfilling and authentic life.

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Sometimes in grief we can become overwhelmed by frustration, sadness, disappointment, or anger.  The Grief Yoga technique I use to break free of these thoughts and feelings that can drain our energy is called “Breaking the Chains.” Let's break free from where we're feeling stuck.

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Laughter initiates the release of endorphins, the “feel-good” hormones that lift our spirits, and encourages deep breathing, which is often compromised by the heaviness of sorrow. Join and learn more about my Grief Yoga community and resources at https://t.co/QUDH4Ml5h4

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Dedicating your yoga practice to the person who has died can be deeply powerful. Your heart misses them. Honor your love by reflecting on the person and dedicating your practice to the love you shared through a Hands on Heart Dedication.

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Gratitude is a choice we consciously make, and it holds significant power, especially in times of grief. Choosing to be grateful allows us to reconnect with our own lives, the lives we share with others, and the ongoing connection with those who have died.

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There are many obstacles that can keep us disconnected from giving and receiving love: fear, shame, guilt, resentments, and so on. This moving meditation allows you to release these things that weigh heavy on your mind, so that you can connect to the love that is always there.

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Anger is a natural, human reaction to loss. We can honor the anger, and give it the space to run its course and release it intentionally. This exercise encourages you to ignite and activate a spark within so you can channel and release anger and fear in empowering ways.

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When we try to avoid our grief, are intentions might be to ease our pain, though we just inevitably just defer it to the future. Embracing your grief can change how you see and relate to the pain of loss, and it can even guide you through your healing.

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Sending out a message or sentiment to your loved one allows you to reconnect to them in your own way and helps mend the feeling of disconnection that often comes with loss. 

This mindful practice of love helps you keep their memory alive and deepens your appreciation.

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After loss, it can feel like our love has no clear destination anymore. We’re no longer able to physically share the love and affection we have towards our loved one, but our love perseveres as we live a life shaped by the memories of them.

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Continuing to live a meaningful life is the best way to honor our loved ones who have died. It can feel wrong trying to continue life without our loved one, but we are influenced by them still, and can honor their life as it inspires us to continue growing even in their absence.

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If you try to avoid grief, you risk holding yourself back from love. To love fully means accepting the grief that may follow, acknowledging that both emotions enrich our lives and deepen our human experience. There is no grief without love.

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Being raised thinking emotions were a sign of weakness, I used negative ways of coping. Through Grief Yoga, we honor our grief and emotions a place to breathe, and learn how to channel that energy towards healing. Want to try a free yoga class I created? Link in my bio!

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Grief is a testament to the bonds we form and the impact our loved ones have on our lives. There may come a time when that love is forced to take another form, in grief.

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Getting “rid” of our grief is often the wrong goal. Grieving allows our sadness, pain, and longing to truly breathe. It’s a safe space for us to feel our deepest sorrows. Grief ultimately helps mend our broken hearts by giving us the space to process our most painful emotions.