You Don’t Just Need More Grief Tools.
You Need the Structure to Use Them Well.

A free live training for professionals who support grieving people and want to see how a structured, trauma-sensitive framework maps to real-life grief using meditation, journaling, and self-care

Tuesday, April 28 at 12:00 PM ET

Mindfulness & Grief System
Mindfulness & Grief System

For therapists, grief counselors, yoga teachers, death doulas, funeral directors, chaplains, and other professionals supporting grief

"I have the training, but..."

If you support grieving people, you likely already have tools. You know how to listen, hold space, and respond with care.

What is often missing is a clear sense of what to offer, when to offer it, and how to stay grounded while doing emotionally demanding work.

In this free live training, I will walk you through the Mindfulness and Grief System and show you how it works in real grief support.

This is not just an overview. It is a guided look at how each step of the system maps to what grieving clients are actually experiencing, and how the coaching cues fit into the process in a way that feels practical, flexible, and humane.

In this free training, you will learn:

  • The intention behind each step of the Mindfulness and Grief System
  • How each step maps to the real-life experience of grieving clients
  • How the coaching cues fit into the larger framework
  • Why structure matters in grief work, and how to use it without turning grief into a checklist
  • How mindfulness, reflection, pacing, and presence work together to support both your clients and you

A practical approach to grief support that supports both your clients and you

Many professionals have been trained in grief support, but still find themselves wondering what to do in the moment.

  • How do you know what a client needs right now?
  • How do you bring structure without forcing a process?
  • How do you support grief without over-functioning, over-talking, or carrying too much yourself?

The Mindfulness and Grief System was created to answer those questions.

It brings together grief theory, mindfulness, trauma-sensitive practice, and guided reflection in a way that helps you respond with more clarity, confidence, and care.

In this training, you will see how the system works from the inside out, not just as theory, but as a practical method for real conversations, real groups, and real grief work.

This training is especially helpful if you are:

  • A grief counselor, therapist, or social worker
  • Supporting people in hospice, hospital, or nonprofit settings
  • Leading grief groups or facilitating support spaces
  • A yoga, meditation, or mindfulness professional working with grief
  • A funeral director, death doula, chaplain, or helping professional who wants a more structured approach
  • Someone with training who wants specific tools and a clearer way to use them

What makes this approach different

The Mindfulness and Grief System is grounded in established grief theory and shaped by trauma-sensitive mindfulness.

It also recognizes something many professionals feel, but are rarely taught directly:

Your presence is part of the intervention.

In this training, you will see how structure, pacing, mindfulness, writing prompts, and coaching cues work together to support grief without overwhelming your clients or yourself.

You will also get a clearer feel for why this work is not only about helping grieving people. It is also about helping you stay steady, resourced, and connected to your own humanity as you do this work.

During the training, I will walk you through the intention behind each part of the system and connect it to the lived experience of grief.

You will see how the framework supports clients through:

Conscious Relaxation
Regulating the nervous system when grief feels overwhelming

Mindful Awareness
Helping clients notice what is happening without getting swept away by it

Compassion for All
Softening harsh self-judgment and making room for tenderness

Skillful Courage
Approaching pain with care, titration, and support

Getting Unstuck
Working gently with patterns like rumination and avoidance

Continuing Bonds
Supporting an ongoing relationship with the person who died

Reclaiming Self
Helping clients reconnect with identity, agency, and inner resources

Allowing Transformation
Making space for grief to change us without forcing meaning too soon

Perpetual Mindfulness
Integrating the work into everyday life with more awareness and compassion

You will also see how the coaching cues and writing prompts fit throughout the system, so you can understand not just the pieces themselves, but how to use them in context.

This session is designed to be useful whether or not you decide to go further

My goal is for you to leave with something practical and meaningful, whether or not you ever join another program with me.

You will come away with a clearer understanding of how the method works, how the coaching cues fit together, and what structured grief support can look like in practice.

If the framework resonates with your work, you will also have the chance to ask questions about the Mindfulness & Grief Coach Certification and what deeper training would look like.

Meet your guide

Heather Stang, MA, C-IAYT, is an award-winning grief educator, thanatologist, yoga therapist, and the creator of the Mindfulness and Grief System.

She is the recipient of the 2025 Association for Death Education and Counseling Clinical Practice Award and the author of Living With Grief, Navigating Loss, and From Grief to Peace.

Her work integrates grief theory, contemplative practice, and trauma-sensitive mindfulness into practical tools for both grieving people and the professionals who support them.


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Join the Live Workshop with Heather

If you want a clearer, more grounded, and more usable way to support grieving clients, I would love to have you join me.

Wednesday, April 15 at 12:00 PM ET