Techniques of Grief Therapy: Assessment and Intervention, edited by Dr. Robert A. Neimeyer, launched on October 16, 2015 and is already a best seller. A follow up to his first volume, Techniques of Grief Therapy: Creative Practices for Counseling the Bereaved, this new release features the contributions of dozens of grief professionals selected by Dr. Neimeyer,

Dr. Robert A. Neimeyer on Techniques of Grief Therapy: Assessment and Intervention

Techniques of Grief Therapy: Assessment and Intervention, edited by Dr. Robert A. Neimeyer, launched on October 16, 2015 and is already a best seller. A follow up to his first volume, Techniques of Grief Therapy: Creative Practices for Counseling the Bereaved, this new release features the contributions of dozens of grief professionals selected by Dr. Neimeyer,

Techniques of Grief Therapy: Assessment and Intervention – An Interview with Dr. Robert Neimeyer

Mindfulness for children is becoming more widely accepted. Learn how one research study showed that students can breathe their way to 15% better grades and an increased sense of well-being.

Mindfulness For Children: Why Meditation Should Be On Your Back To School List

What I love about the Phoenix Rising Yoga Therapy approach to grief is that it allows me to meet my client wherever they are when they show up for a session: angry, hopeful, devastated, bitter. Just as no two of us experience grief the same way, no two sessions are exactly alike either.

Phoenix Rising Yoga Therapy for Grief: A Mind-Body Approach

Take a moment to switch off your autopilot switch and pay attention to the precious life before you! In this brief guided meditation, you will use your breath, sight, sound, and awareness of feelings to press your reset button and “begin again.”

Guided Mindful Awareness Break

During this 30 minute practice, I will guide you through a breathing exercise and then a progressive muscle relaxation practice. Next you will focus on a neutral or calming word or phrase. Finally, you imagine “seeing” a healing image of yourself, and if possible imagine feeling your body completely whole and well.

Guided Relaxation for Grief, Anxiety & Stress

In my decade plus years of teaching mindfulness, I have never picked up the phone and had anyone say “I want to learn how to practice mindfulness because I want to cultivate a calm and open attitude to the present moment when I am feeling at my wit’s end.” No – most people call because

Mindfulness & Relaxation: How To Find Your Bliss

Grief is a natural reaction to the death of someone we love. I want to stress the word natural because it is important to know that grief itself is not a problem – it is not pathological. It hurts, yes, but this is only because you were capable of love.

What is Grief?

New Year’s Day is a chance to begin again. But what we so often forget in our hectic lives is that every moment, every second, is a chance to begin again.

Happy New Moment! Mindfulness & The New Year

Use your evergreen, artificial or vintage Christmas tree as an object of mindfulness this holiday season.

Mindfulness & The Holidays: A Vintage Christmas Tree Meditation

Reflecting on spiritual materialism is a reminder to live the practice rather than try to own it.

“I Was Mindful When Mindfulness Wasn’t Cool”

The death of a loved one shatters the assumptive world, leaving little ground to stand on, and it is human nature to seek answers and meaning. Many people search for a timeline – “how long before the pain stops?” Many others want to know what to expect – “what are the stages of grief?” After all, it would be nice to have an easy-to-follow process after the rug has been pulled out from under us. Let’s take a look at the 5 Stages of Grief – where they came from and what went wrong.

5 Stages of Grief: Are They Real?

Grief leaves most of us feeling unhinged, unsure of where to begin our healing journey. I recorded this guided meditation for grief and loss with the hope that it can be an anchor during tough times.

Guided Meditation for Grief and Loss

Watch the video & read the transcript from Heather Stang’s speech at the 2014 Out Of The Darkness Walk for Suicide Prevention in Frederick Maryland on September 6th in Baker Park.

“Out Of The Darkness” Walk – Survivor of Suicide Loss Speech

Restorative & traditional yoga poses for grief help release tension, calm your mind and restore your spirit.

Yoga Poses for Grief