Good Grief

A 10-minute guided meditation to assist in coping with feelings of grief and loss. Creating an atmosphere of support to provide care and comfort for yourself. Included background music by Drew Bathory.

Transcript

Create an atmosphere of support,

Practicing amidst the things that bring you care and comfort.

A fuzzy blanket,

A warm sweater,

Or soft pillows for example.

Find a comfortable position.

It can be seated,

Standing,

Or reclined.

Reach for the sun brightening keyword a Feel your breath in your abdomen area.

Create connection and warmth by resting one hand on your abdomen and the other on your heart,

Holding yourself gently.

Feel your breath in your abdomen area.

Keeping part of your attention on your breath and hands resting on your body,

Bring to mind your grieving and your sadness.

Allow for any images,

Feelings,

And parts of the story to arise on their own.

When they do present themselves,

Hold them and the part of yourself that is grieving with tenderness.

Feel,

Breath and realms for a while,

More than just the you you you If the practice ever gets too intense Pop out of your grief and rest in something that is more neutral For instance by opening your eyes and looking out the window By doing so you're resourcing your system to be able to handle the next wave of sadness you you you you Whatever you're feeling is completely natural There's no need to make what you're feeling the enemy even if it's very unpleasant It's simply the loss moving through your system clearing space for something else to eventually grow you you you you you