Although we often associate grief with bereavement or loss like divorce or physical ability, there are other places along life’s journey where we encounter loss.  Psychotherapist and soul activist Francis Weller identifies four additional gates of grief that we all pass on our human journey.  Recognizing and going through these gates helps us apprenticped by sorrow and leads us to develop kindness.

In this episode Megan:

• Invites you to practice grounding and orienting with her

• Shares the Five Gates of Grief and provides examples of the different kinds of losses

• Provides a practice to begin dialoguing with your sorrow and enter your apprenticeship with intention

• Shares  the poem Kindness by Naomi Shihab Nye

Resources mentioned in this episode

• Peter Levine and Somatic Experiencing

• Francis Weller’s concept of Gates of Grief and his book the Wild Edge of Sorrow

•  Naomi Shihab Nye and Kindness                                                                                                                

• The Healing Time by Persha Gertler

Ways to Support You in Taking Sacred Pauses:

• Download Megan’s Tending and Befriending Your Stress Workbook for more practices to help you cultivate awareness of your own bodymindspirit

• ⁠Schedule a Consultation to Work with Megan⁠