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Grief and the Body

Movement & Massage For Grief

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E-Motion, Inc.
E-Motion, Inc. is a nonprofit on a mission to make community a right for all—especially those who are grieving.
Through powerful programming rooted in movement, ritual, and connection, they support individuals and train organizations in grief literacy.

Sacred Circles
 – Free monthly virtual gatherings held on the first Wednesday of each month at 9:04am EST & PST on Zoom.
These brief but meaningful 5–10 minute circles offer a sacred (not religious) space to honor loss together.
Sign-up required. Camera is optional. 
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Rx to Feel – A self-guided audio series for grievers, by grievers.
Move with the 12-session “Steadiness” series and let it hold you as you hold your grief.
Listen now: www.emotion-mc.org/rx-to-feel

Movement Communities – FREE grief groups in cities across the U.S. that invite movement as medicine.
Find one near you: 📍Syracuse, NY 📍Hamden, CT 📍Brooklyn, NY 📍Concord, MA 📍San Diego, CA
📍Port Angeles, WA 📍Pittsfield, MA 📍Tacoma, WA

Learn more & join at www.emotion-mc.org
Grief Yoga® 
Grief Yoga
® is a compassionate practice to move through the pain of grief and loss to reconnect back to more empowerment and love.
https://griefyoga.com/

The Heart Touch Project 
The Heart Touch Project is a non-profit educational organization dedicated to the training and delivery of compassionate, therapeutic touch to medically
fragile and terminally ill patients. By developing and offering specialized hands-on education for healthcare professionals, students and caregivers,
​Heart Touch enables trained volunteers to provide this innovative touch therapy to patients in need.
https://www.hearttouch.org/​
Movement for Grievers
Movement for Grievers is a holistic pilates program for grievers that e
mpowers women to move (their bodies) through grief and towards radical self-acceptance.
Movement for Grievers Private Facebook Group: ​https://www.facebook.com/groups/317683745868512/about
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Follow Movement for Grievers on Instagram at @movethroughgrief
​https://www.movementforgrievers.com/

Grief and the body Articles 

​Exercise and Nutrition Tips to Ease the Grieving Process: Guidelines for Eating and Exercise When You Experience Loss - By Malia Frey
How Does Grief Affect the Mind and Body? - By Julia Bochenski
How Mourning Runs Have Helped Me Grieve My Dad’s Death - By Rachel Tavel, P.T., D.P.T., C.S.C.S.
How to Cope With the Physical Effects of Grief - By Chris Raymond
The Physicality of Grief - By Michelle Peticolas, Ph.D.
Grief Transformation Coach Michelle Peticolas, Ph.D. helps people transform their grief with a holistic approach to mind, body and spirit that heals trauma,
reframes past attachments and releases limiting beliefs while uncovering a true life purpose and direction. If you’re ready to shift into a whole new way of being
with death and loss, a new way of living your life, get Michelle’s complimentary guide, Essentials for Grieving Well at www.secretsoflifeanddeath.com
​64 Tips For Working Out and Eating Well While Grieving - What's Your Grief?
Sweating Out The Sadness: Can Exercise Help You Grieve? - By Sarah Elizabeth Richards
What To Eat When Grief Is Eating You - By Kristi Hugstad

Sleep and Grief Articles

Grief and Sleep: How Grief Affects Sleep and What You Can Do About It - By Andrew Warren

Grief & Sleep: 7 Tips To Cope With Insomnia After Loss - By Heather Stang, MA, C-IAYT
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How to Keep a Sleep Log - By Slumber Yard
This article includes a list of 16 apps and devices that readers can use to better understand their sleep habits, the importance of sleep data and what it can tell you. There is even a printable PDF sleep log that you can download to help you get started tracking your sleep so you can get better rest.

How to Relax Before Bed: The Stress is Real
Loneliness and Sleep - By Zoë Ettinger 
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​website going. Thank you for using our affiliate links to help My Grief Connection to continue helping grievers find help & hope. 


Not responsible for the content, claims or representations of the linked sites, videos, movies, podcasts, groups, events, books, articles, etc.
This site provides links and general grief support information and is not intended to serve as or replace professional counseling, guidance or treatment.  
If you are thinking about hurting yourself or someone else, please contact 911 or the suicide hotline at 988. 
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For any type of crisis situation you can text CONNECT to 741741 to chat with a Crisis Text Line counselor. 
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