Updates, Uploads and Uplifts

Updates: 

• The new dates for the Yoga for Grief Support class held at Healing Connections in Edmonton is as follows: Sunday April 14th - June 23rd (no class May 19th for the long weekend) from 730-900 pm and Wednesday April 17th - June 19th from 730-900 pm -  both classes are 10 weeks and cost $170.00.  This class is pre-registered, so please contact me to register via the contact page on the website, or email. 

• I have updated the Resource page - a place where you can find services that support the bereaved. A number are from my "home base" in Edmonton, Alberta Canada, but there are some web based resources listed as well as international services that can be accessed from anywhere.  For example, I added the "Association of Death Education and Counselling" which is an international, interdisciplinary, and professional organization focused on providing death education, bereavement care, counselling and research. There is even a page where you can type in your country (or ZIP code if you live in the US) and find a specialist in your area. 

Uploads:

• I have uploaded new books to the Store, which can be found by clicking on the link, and scrolling down past the Yoga for Grief Support relaxation CD. I have embedded an Amazon store in the website so I can hand-pick books that I have read, enjoyed and found supportive. Not only books however, I also have music CDs, guided meditations and DVDS. I have divided the store into categories, so you can focus your search in the following areas: yoga, grief and bereavement, death and dying, mindfulness and buddhism, music, DVDs/CDs, and interesting and inspirational. Some new uploads include: 

Graceful Passages - An audio CD that provides gentle and compassionate support for anyone facing loss and life-changing transitions. It can be found under DVDs/CDs in the Yoga for Grief Support Store. 

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A Grief Observed, by CS Lewis - A short and powerful look at the grief experienced by CS Lewis after the death of his wife Joy.  Every sentence of this book is full of insight and wisdom into the heartbreak CS Lewis experienced.  This can be found in the Grief and Bereavement section of the store. If you are as interested in the life and loss experienced by CS Lewis as I am, you may be interested in Shadowlands (also found in Grief and Bereavement) which is a book about the lives of CS Lewis and his wife Joy, from before they met until after her death, and the corresponding movie Through The Shadowlands (found in DVDs/CDs).

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Buddhist Care for the Dying and Bereaved is a new book that looks at Buddhist practices of preparing for death, attending the dying and comforting the bereaved. I haven't had a chance to read this book yet, but it is next on my list. Buddhist philosophy has brought me much comfort in my own experience, and I am excited to have another resource in my library. It can also be found in the store, under both categories of Death and Dying as well as Mindfulness and Buddhism. 

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I even have a section dedicated to yoga. The Breathing Book shown on the right is a great resource all about the breath - including meditations, exercises and education about breathing. Other titles under the Yoga category include some of my favourites such as: Yoga As Medicine by Timothy McCall, Relax and Renew: Restful Yoga for Stressful Times by Judith Lasater, and Meditations from the Mat: Daily Reflections on the Path of Yoga by Rolf Gates.  

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Uplifts: I am constantly looking at new ways to bring elements of support and sharing to the Yoga for Grief Support class.  Last class, our sharing circle was about what we, the bereaved, have found supportive in our journeys. I decided it would be helpful for me to compile a comprehensive list for everyone about what each individual found supportive (from books, to classes, to small acts of kindness). At the end of this session, everyone will get a copy to take with them to refer to as needed. Perhaps I will even post a copy here. Expanding the web of support....

Thanks for reading. 
Namaste,
Sandy