Free training for professionals who support grieving clients


Hello Reader,

Sometimes the best thing you can do for your grieving client is say less and trust the practice to do the work.
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Below, I’ll tell you about a free training where I’ll share some of the practices you can use. But first, I want to share an important takeaway for anyone using mindfulness to support people through grief.

One of the future coaches in my current certification training discovered this while leading a practice group. She originally planned to teach how grief impacts the body, but I suggested she keep the teaching to a minimum, at least until after the practice.

After the meditation and journaling, the group started talking.

They made their own connections about grief and the body. They naturally shared many of the same ideas she had planned to explain.

And that is powerful.

When learning comes from within, it sticks.

Inside the Mindfulness & Grief Coach Certification, you will get a lot of information about grief theory, mindfulness, somatic impact, compassion, and when to use what practice.

But the client session itself does not need to become a graduate-level class, unless your client is into that!

For most people, grief already makes it difficult to focus, much less take in new information. Often the more useful thing is to give people an experience that helps them notice what is happening and make their own connections.

That is what I mean by moving from grief theory to real-world support. And I love teaching this to other professionals, so I am hosting an online event

​Learn more about the free training​

Bring your questions. I’d love to have you there.

With lovingkindness,

Heather

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