|
Special Healing Topics
Energy Healing
Spiritual Healing
Human Energy Field
|
Living with Grief
How to Survive the Death of a Loved One
Part 1: About Grief
After my mother
died, I attended a 6 week hospice grief support group, and a couple of months
later attended the whole six weeks again! Despite the fact that I'd been a
bereavement counselor myself and knew a lot about grief, it made a world of
difference to feel the support of others going through the experience of loss.
We all need to be "accompanied" through difficult life passages, and my hope is
that this article will help to support those of you who are facing the
formidable task of recovering from the death of a loved one.
 Although we
grieve many losses throughout a lifetime, such as losing a job or a home, the
death of a loved one is especially difficult. It is probably the most painful of
all human experiences. Whether it is a parent, child, friend or a pet, a whole
host of feelings is triggered by loss, and the only way to truly heal from the
loss is to fully experience those feelings.
"Grief" is term
for all the responses that we have to loss, and "mourning" is the process
through which we heal from loss. Grief happens automatically -- we are flooded
with all sorts of thoughts and feelings when we experience loss, but mourning
may not come easily. In general, our society has not taught us how to mourn, and
we are only now beginning to learn this important life skill. In this series,
I'll describe the normal, natural responses to loss, as well as what you can do
to cope with these responses and heal.
Everyone's
journey through grief is unique and no two people will grieve in exactly the
same way. There are, however, reactions to loss which are common to everyone.
Knowledge of these responses can ease the way considerably by letting us know
that our feelings and thoughts are normal and expectable. Since grief can
sometimes make us feel as if we are "going crazy", it can really help to know
about the complex set of reactions which are a part of the territory. This
knowledge can also help us to flow with the feelings of grief rather than trying
to suppress them. The only way to get through grief is to go straight into the
heart of it!
For support
through the experience of grieving, we offer the following topics:
Internet Grief Resources
|
Healing CDs
Ease of Being CD
Guided meditations for centering and healing
Pure Relaxation CD
voice and music for total relaxation
Sleep Easy CD
guided meditation and music for sleep
|
