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A Meditation for Missing Your Loved One During the Holidays

Published 4 months agoΒ β€’Β 1 min read

Hello Reader,

The holidays can have a way of making absence feel especially present.

Even familiar traditions or quiet moments can stir longing, sadness, or a sense that the world is moving forward while your heart is still catching up. If this season feels particularly heavy because someone you love is missing, there is nothing wrong with you.

This week, I am sharing a holiday reflection focused on meditation and continuing bonds. It is meant to support you when the missing wants relief, without asking you to change your grief or force yourself into celebration.

You can do this as a meditation or a journaling practice. This is available in both my podcast and as an article from my Holiday Grief Resources.

Here are the links so you can choose what is best for you:

🎧 Listen to the podcast episode​
​Missing Your Loved One During the Holidays: A Continuing Bonds Meditation​

(You can also download it wherever you listen to podcasts)

πŸ“– Read the meditation and reflection​
​Meditation for Missing Your Loved One During the Holidays​

The meditation is based on the Life Imprint practice, developed by C. J. Vickio and taught by Robert Neimeyer. It invites you to notice how your loved one continues to live on through you, in your values, your way of being, and the love that remains.

I hope you find this as helpful as I do, and please share it with your friends, family, or clients if you are a grief professional.

With lovingkindness,

Support and Resources

πŸ’œ Awaken Grief Support Community​

🎧 Mindfulness & Grief Podcast​

πŸ“˜ Books by Heather Stang​

🀍 Private Sessions​

πŸŽ“ Mindfulness & Grief Coach Certification​

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