Grieving with Your Whole Heart by The Paths
Everyone 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.
Synopsis: 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 pastWhether 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 *
SkyLight Paths, based in Woodstock, Vermont, is the publisher of many award-winning personal growth books for people of all faith traditions-and none. Thomas Moore is a spiritual innovator whose life work has been helping people find and nurture an everyday spirituality. He is the author of Care of the Soul, which was on the New York Times best-seller list for forty-four weeks, as well as many other best-selling and award-winning books on religion, spirituality and depth psychology. He has a PhD in religious studies from Syracuse University and is a depth psychotherapist and former monk. He lectures in many countries and continues to write about religion and the life of the soul, including for Spirituality & Health magazine and the Huffington Post.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781594735998 |
| ISBN 10 | 1594735999 |
| Title | Grieving with Your Whole Heart |
| Author | The Paths |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Skylight Paths |
| Year published | 2015-10-29 |
| Number of pages | 272 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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