Grief & Yoga

About Grief

Grief is our innate adjustment process to loss and, when ignored or downplayed, can result in complications such as depression and other co-morbidities. – Gina Stepp

• Grief is deep sorrow, especially that caused by someone’s death.
• Grief itself is neither good nor bad. It is simply a complex, emotional reaction to change or loss.
• Grief is a process that is considered essential to healing.

The experts Elisabeth Kubler-Ross and David Kessler* teach that grief is a natural and multifaceted process with these potential qualities:

• Grief is a highly individual and a nonlinear process.
• Grief is a healing process.
• Grief can be isolating.
• Grief can be transformative.

*See more: Finally! A Grief Definition That Makes Sense link

See Also

• PTSD & Trauma
• Yoga & Mental Health