Mindful, body-based grief work for adults navigating significant loss. Slow. Gentle. At your pace. In person in Marin County, CA – and online nationwide.
Schedule Your Free ConsultationMost of my grief work clients are adults in the first one to two years after a significant loss. Many are navigating the death of a spouse or long-term partner. Others have lost a parent, a child, a sibling, a close friend, a pet, or a life chapter that has closed forever.
What they share is the sense that what they are carrying cannot be rushed. Much of the typical advice – stay busy, it’s time to move on, there are better days ahead – does not acknowledge the depth of their lived experience.
If you are:
…this work may be for you.
Not a formula – a walk you take with a companion.
The grief journey by definition is mysterious and ever-changing. There is no detailed map, but there are some markers and sign-posts along the way. Grief work with me rests on three primary pillars.
Grief needs to be witnessed. It wants to be seen, heard, and felt. The heart of grief needs to know it has a place in the world, so we start with you sharing your unique journey. With patience and care.
Mindfulness is the practice of attending to our experience – in this case, our grief – with a kind curiosity. This perspective opens our vision and allows us to see and feel our path more clearly. With more clarity comes more choice. We begin to relate to our grief as a friend, a trustable teacher from whom we have much to learn.
In addition to what grief does to our hearts and minds, it is also a deeply physical experience. A clenched jaw, a heavy chest, a tight belly, and a deep fatigue are all expressions of how our body shares its grief story. A somatic approach to grief is about learning to listen deeply to this unique physical story – using our breath, movement, and kind attention.
Weekly. Sixty minutes. Gentle but focused.
Grief work is typically weekly for 60 minutes. Some clients prefer 90-minute sessions; both are available.
Most clients work with me for three to six months when the work unfolds well. Some continue longer as they move through major life transitions after loss. The rhythm is always guided by what you are actually moving through.
The relationship with a loss continues to evolve for the rest of a life. What you leave with is:
We will discuss where you are on your unique grief path, and whether this approach can support you along the way.
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