Living With Grief Through Yoga Practices On And Off The Mat

In this course, you will explore how yoga practices such as breathwork, self-reflection, gentle meditation, and yogic philosophy help you to live with grief in a compassionate and embodied way. Whether you are grieving a person, a relationship, the state of the world, or a version of your life that no longer exists, this course offers steady and down-to-earth support.

You learn to:

- Understand that grief is not as something to fix or 'get over', but something to live alongside
- Reconnect with breath and body to create steadiness in moments of overwhelm
- Explore yogic perspectives on impermanence, attachment, and inner resilience
- Use short practices like grounding, So Ham meditation, and mantra to meet difficult emotions when they arise
- Reflect on legacy, love, and the sacredness of continuing to live with an open heart

Each session includes a talk or practice that meets you where you are in your grief journey. Expect space, honesty, and permission to feel.

Trigger Warning: This course involves discussions and practices related to grief and loss. It addresses various forms of grief, including the loss of a person, relationship, or life circumstances. The content may evoke strong emotions. Discretion is advised.

Lección 1: Welcome And Introduction

In this opening session, Ingrid shares her personal journey with grief and introduces how classical yogic philosophy can support us in living with loss — not by moving on, but by learning to be with what is.

Lección 2: Body Scan & Grounding Breath

This session invites you to gently reconnect with your body through a guided body scan. You will explore how grief can settle in the body and how a grounding breath practice can support you in being present with your experience.

Lección 3: Breath As An Anchor

Learn how the breath can become a steadying, nurturing presence. This session introduces accessible breathing practices to soothe the nervous system and cultivate a sense of steadiness through life’s waves.

Lección 4: Releasing And Presence

Here, you will explore the subtle practice of release. Not as forgetting or severing, but as softening attachment. Through a So Ham meditation, you are guided in allowing space for grief without needing to resolve it.

Lección 5: Honouring Essence

This session introduces some of the koshas known as the layers of our being. You will be guided through a powerful mantra to tune into this deep inner journe. Honouring the essence of love that doesn’t end with death.

Lección 6: Ripples Of Legacy

Grief is intertwined with love and memory. In this reflection, you will explore how those who are gone continue to live through the ripples they’ve left in our lives and how we might carry that forward in quiet, meaningful ways.

Lección 7: Santosha - Contentment

This session offers space to reflect on what it means to live with grief as part of life. You will explore the yogic principle of santosha (contentment) and how wholeness can include sorrow, not excluding it.

Lección 8: Living With Grief – A Yogic Compass For Daily Life

In this grounded talk, you will explore how the yamas, niyamas, and the practice of vairagya (non-attachment) can guide you through grief in everyday moments . Especially when emotions feel raw, unexpected, or overwhelming.

Lección 9: Closing & Blessing

This final session offers a closing reflection and gentle blessing to honour your journey so far. You are invited to return to these practices whenever needed and to walk forward with tenderness, presence, and self-compassion.

Reviews

A beautiful course on very difficult emotions. Ingrid guides us on a path to be and live with grief and all its accompanying feelings and thoughts. It's a relief to let go of the "I need to do something in order to make these feelings better or not feel them at all" and be able to simply sit and be with whatever arises. Thank You 🙏🏼