Grief: Answering The Sacred Call

Grief does not mistakenly request us to be any less than who we are. On the contrary, it invites us down into ourselves more deeply, more honestly, and ask only that we acknowledge it and treat it as something meaningful and sacred, too.

This short contemplative practice offers an opportunity for you to reimagine grief and leads to a brief, purposeful pause to check-in and honor what lies beneath.

Music by Jayson Martin

Transcript

As you take a deep breath in through the nose and exhale through the mouth,

May you find a quiet stillness to create sanctuary for all that seeks acknowledgement.

Inside this sanctuary,

There is a thing I'd like to offer you about grief.

Don't try to make it better.

It is not a boo-boo.

Grief does not mistakenly request of us to be any less who we are.

On the contrary,

It invites us down into ourselves more deeply,

More honestly,

And asks only that we acknowledge it and treat it as something meaningful and sacred,

Too.

When we experience loss,

It is okay to not be okay.

Things will be disorienting for a while,

And then they won't.

Until that moment arrives,

I wish you peace with being arrested by the agonizing and demanding request of grief.

For it,

Too,

Perhaps more than anything I've known,

Reminds us that we are alive and with use of a heart that still feels,

And that,

Considering the toll loss takes on the heart,

Is extraordinary.

For remember that what you may mourn now was previously a quantifiable part of your life.

And now that it's gone,

The heart is confronted by the very natural response to loss,

Grief,

Who is not the enemy,

But a humble guest knocking.

Will you answer?

I wish for you the courage to do so.

I invite you now,

In the sanctuary of this moment,

To be with whatever arises.

Thank you.

Now,

May you find rest,

Peace,

And trust in the process.

Let it be so now.

Amen.

Namaste.

Reviews

I enjoyed the piano music-light and simple-with the spoken words. I found it all quite moving. Thank you. I hope I find the courage to feel and heal what I’m finding in the loss of my little grandson.

I sat and I felt, and I am grateful for that time allowing those big emotions to come up. Thank you❤️

I lost my boyfriend to suicide 4 years ago and it’s still painful. This was really comforting though and released some deep down sadness… Thankyou so much x

This was comforting for me for today in my newfound grief. For now. To feel my grief and let it be. And know at some point it will be okay. Thank you very much. 💫✨💫

Thank you, dear Neycha, for the beautifully put words and music. 🙏🏼💝 They created the space I was looking for when I learned that a dear long-term friend had passed 2.5 years after receiving a severe diagnosis. May she rest in peace 🕯️🕯️🕯️.
I will come back to this track. 🌸

This was really good. I’m coming up on the one-year anniversary of my husband’s death. We were together 35 years. I’ve never experienced grief so personal. But like you said, I can also celebrate that I had the capacity to love that deeply. What a gift .✨🤍✨

Took me into that space I have been avoiding, and let me rest there a bit to listen. The first I have felt peace with my grief.

Beautiful. Will share this with a loved one & will revisit. 🖤

Really grateful for this. Helped me drop into grief more instead of resisting.

Exquisite. So honoring the what grief brings to our door. Thank you so much.

My dog died this weekend so this was really helpful. Thank you

Thank you for this healing practice. I've recently recognized that even as I am moving forward on a new, more authentic life journey, I am also grieving for the safety and familiarity of my previous one. I am truly grateful for this meditation to help me honor and soothe that grief.

Thank you. This is helping me grieve. May we grieve deeply and well. 🙏🏻

This meditation brings me so much peace when my heart is hurting. Thank you for creating it.

Just the kind of grief meditation I needed on a sleepless night. Thank you.

Fully feeling all the heartbreak grief - and I guess I’m scared I’ll drown in it again, but this definitely helped for me to honour the process. Thank you 🙏🏼❤️💫

i’ve been returning to this again and again in the past few weeks after the death of someone very central and important in my life. each time, i am so grateful and feel so held by this meditation which allows me to move deeper into my grief, cry, and let myself feel everything i need to. it’s hard to accept that nothing can bring him back, but to be accompanied in my grief this way is so meaningful to me. thank you 🌷🌷🌷

Beautiful meditation to accept greif as a part of the healing process and to not be afraid but welcome it whilst moving through the pain to the other side.
Thanks so much for sharing your beautiful gift.
With love and gratitude 🙏🏽
JB

I’m so grateful to have found this, especially today. It helped me to just sit with the feelings that I’m experiencing at the moment.

This morning I’ll be helping my pet cross over. This will be the second fur companion in one year that has died of the same issue. My heart hurts from this, as well as the collective grief of the pandemic.

Thank you for this. I hope to hear more from you regarding grief.

Thank you so much...