When Faith Wilcox’s daughter Elizabeth began to complain about knee pain, her doctors thought it was just growing pains and she would be fine. As her pain continued, she was diagnosed with a rare bone cancer that affects pediatric patients.
Mindfulness & Grief:
Compassionate Support For Life After Loss
Go beyond just surviving grief with our online course & group
Get step-by-step guidance for your grief journey so you can start living again while honoring the love that remains.
Get mindfulness-based grief support that tends to your body, mind, & spirit
heart-centered support from our founder, author heather stang
There is no single right way to grieve. Just as your relationship with your loved one is unique, so will be the grief-work you do to process the pain of loss and start living again. Our private sessions will focus on self-care for your grieving body, mind, and spirit, as well as techniques to help you honor your love and process your loss in a healthy, meaningful way.
Heather Stang, MA, C-IAYT is a certified yoga therapist with a master's degree in thanatology and over 20 years experience in mind-body therapies. She is a sought-out expert for numerous professional organizations and bereavement programs, and is the author of several books and textbook chapters on mindfulness, yoga, and journaling for grief.
Grief Books By or Featuring Heather Stang
Upcoming Grief Events
MONDAYS
11 AM PST
2 PM EDT
7 PM BST
Awaken Online Grief Support
Weekly class and group discussion based on themes from the Mindfulness & Grief System. Offered as a live event through our monthly membership program, Awaken.
TUESDAYS
4 AM PST
7 PM EDT
12 AM BST
Awaken Online Grief Support
Weekly class and group discussion based on themes from the Mindfulness & Grief System. Offered as a live event through our monthly membership program, Awaken.
TUESDAY
SEPT. 21
9 AM PST
12 PM EDT
5 PM BST
Free Webinar: From Grief To Peace: Journaling for Life After Loss
Journaling does more than simply record your day-to-day experience; it helps you organize your thoughts, process traumatic events, and find meaning through your lived experience. Offered online through the TAPS Institute for Hope & Healing and open to everyone.
WEDNESDAY
SEPT. 22
6 PM EST
How To Do More Than Survive With The Awaken Online Course & Group
Learn how Awaken can help you cope with the pain of loss and start living again. This is you chance to see inside our online course that is based on the Mindfulness & Grief System, and decide if it is right for you. This session is limited to 12 participants so Heather will have time to answer any questions that arise.
FRIDAY-SUNDAY
OCT. 1-3
Omega Institute
Rhinebeck, NY
Weekend Grief Retreat: Making Peace with Loss
Find compassionate ways to cope with grief with bereavement experts Dr. Terri Daniel, Dr. Donna Holland Barnes, and Heather Stang.
our grief philosophy
The Mindfulness & Grief System
There is no right or wrong way to cope with grief—as long as you are not causing yourself harm. It is a natural process that all of us experience in our own way.
The 5 Stages of Grief are not what pop culture makes them out to be. Dr. Kubler-Ross addressed that herself in the introduction to her seminal book.
Time is not what heals grief either. It is what you do with your time that matters.
Rooted in the ancient practices of mindfulness and meditation and blended with modern grief research and best practices, The Mindfulness & Grief System offers a step-by-step approach to grief, with plenty of built in space for you to grieve YOUR way.
From coping with the initial blow to making meaning and building resilience for all of life's losses, these 8 modules can be your lamp in the darkness, and invite you to spend your time wisely as you engage in your grief-work.
Mindfulness & Grief Testimonials
Heather Stang offers those who are grieving a wise and practical guide.... [Mindfulness & Grief] will help you find your own inner strength and awakening heart in the midst of great loss.
Tara Brach, Ph.D.
Author, Radical Acceptance
Insight community of washington
Heather is a seasoned professional whose commitment and passion shines through her work and her presentations.... Heather infuses compassion and care into her work and those who participate reap the benefits!
Barbara L. Bouton, MA, FT
vice president (emeritus)
Professional development
National Hospice & Palliative Care Association
When we are more firmly grounded in our bodies, as Heather Stang demonstrates, we are better able literally and metaphorically to find a new footing in the world, and to restore a life of meaning and coherence.
Robert A. Neimeyer, Ph.D.
Director
Portland Institute For Loss & Transition
[Heather's] work is thoughtful, focused and well researched. I trust her to work with our donor families because of her compassion and openness about her own grief journey. She knows what she’s talking about, but more importantly she helps you find what works best for you.
Yie Yin Foong, LMSW-SWI
Family Services outreach coordinator
Liveonny organ donation
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