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Reconciling the pain of grief is difficult. You want to get over it, but carry with you in every moment of every day. It’s a raw emotion that can suddenly bring you to tears. You don’t wish to talk about it, but you can’t ignore it. Grief is like a festering wound that rarely heals and is often hidden.
We need to learn how to use grief to our advantage by turning a negative experience into a positive. Through stoking the ashes of any loss, hidden embers appear and ignite a flame. A new fire erupts from these ashes that fuels passion and purpose.
The beauty of yoga is witnessing the bloom that arises from your lotus position. We often feel stuck while grieving. Grief counseling often tries to suppress and soothe the pain. Through being rooted in various yoga poses, an opposing energy inspires us to lift up. Emotions begin to stir. These emotions bring awareness to heart pounding.
Mourning the loss of a loved one calls attention to the depth of your love. The resulting tears can easily shift from sadness to gladness, from loss to love through being mindful. Yoga instills an attitude of gratitude from a sense of well-being. Deliberate breathing during the practice provides the impetus to acknowledge the love lost and the newfound lease on life.
Becoming a better person after the loss of a love one is next to impossible. Grief yoga makes it possible. From child’s pose to corpse pose, I have learned to use yoga to acknowledge grief, stir it up and let it go. Having the ability to manage grief in this manner prompts me to encourage others to do the same. In one swoop of the hands, yoga moves me beyond grieving to living fully.