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Book SynopsisEveryone has experienced losses that profoundly shape them, changing how they see themselves and the world around them-from the death of a beloved family member to losing a job, home, friendship or physical or mental abilities. It is essential to heal and move forward-but also to honor what has been lost. This soulful companion for grief offers wisdom and creative spiritual practices for expressing and experiencing sorrow while keeping a life-giving connection to the past. Whether mourners need to grieve in words or silence, in solitude or in company with others, this gentle guidance from across spiritual traditions will meet them where they are and help them find wholeness and a renewed vision of themselves and the world. For use by individuals as well as in groups or counseling settings, this wide range of perspectives, offered with grace and compassion, will help readers: Prepare when they know a loss is coming; Express the storm of emotion; Find a still point; Reach out for comfort and strength; Heal from the pain of loss; Remember and honour what was; Reorient to their changed world; Walk alongside others who are grieving.
Trade ReviewSynopsis: The collaborative work of the editorial staff of Skylight Paths Publishing, Grieving with Your Whole Heart: Spiritual Wisdom and Practice for Finding Comfort, Hope and Healing After Loss is a soulful companion for grief that offers profound wisdom and creative spiritual practices for expressing and experiencing sorrow while keeping a life-giving connection to the past. Whether you need to grieve in words or silence, in solitude or in company with others, Grieving with Your Whole Heart provides compassionate guidance from across spiritual traditions will meet you where you are, helping you find wholeness and a renewed vision of yourself and the world. Critique: A truly exceptional and deftly presented compendium of commentaries by more than sixty diverse contributors, Grieving with Your Whole Heart: Spiritual Wisdom and Practice for Finding Comfort, Hope and Healing After Loss is very highly recommended and rewarding reading for anyone suffering a personal loss. Simply stated, a copy of Grieving with Your Whole Heart should be a part of every community, college, and university library collection in the country. -- Susan Bethany * Midwest Book Review *
Table of ContentsIndex of Practices Introduction: Grief—A Power of the Soul Thomas Moore Surrendering to the Desert Christine Valters Paintner, PhD, Obl. OSB Express—The Storm of Emotion Breathe—Finding a Still Point Remember—Keeping a Connection Heal—Reaching Out for Comfort and Strength Reorient—Finding Yourself in an Upside-Down World Walk Together—Grieving with Others Credits Notes
