Yoga for Grief & Loss 8-Week Class Series
Fridays 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. March 7th through April 25th

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Join Karla for this 8 week Yoga for Grief and Loss series designed especially for those moving through grief and loss. 
We'll share sacred space, mindful movement, journaling and artmaking, guided meditation, deep relaxation, chant, and more.

This in-person class series is limited to 7 spaces and will be held in Karla's yoga space at
Mandala Yoga Therapeutics 3111 Northside Avenue, Richmond VA 23228

Investment: $333 for the 8-week series

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Expand your sangha [community], spending time and space with others who know grief.
Find some sthira & sukha [steadiness & comfort] in the midst of heartache. 
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In The Yoga Sutras of Patanjali, he states in sutra 2:46, “Sthira sukham asanam.”
This says: “Asana is a steady, comfortable posture.” The posture should always be comfortable and bring with it a sense of steadiness. In the following sutra, 2:47, he tells us that asana is “mastered by relaxation of effort, to create a lessening of the natural tendency for restlessness.”
In grief, often even in states of extreme weariness and exhaustion, we carry a sense of restlessness. When our beloved has died, when we have been through trauma, when our lives are rocked by the devastation of loss, a deep sense of restlessness often fills our hearts, minds and bodies. Finding a place of rest in grief can seem impossible at times. The practice of asana works against that restless tendency to help bring a sense of steadiness and comfort. In a sense it’s another form of surrender. 
Chapter 6, Raja Yoga
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Sangha is the Sanskrit word for group or community. In grief we need our sangha. Finding your tribe, your group, your people is central to growth and a return to wholeness. Support in grief is a form of self-care. Those who are able to find good help and support are far better able to manage the pain of grief. Seek out those who are non-judgmental and compassionate; people who will not tell you what you should do, or shouldn't do, or what you need to do, or what you need to stop doing. 
Chapter 7, Hatha Yoga

Excerpts from Yoga for Grief and Loss

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Classes will include:

• Centering, mindful movement, focus on breath, meditation, nervous system and chakra balancing 
  
• Guided deep relaxation
  
• Opportunities for journaling and creative expression​
• Exploration of each of the branches of yoga and how we can put them to practice in our everyday lives
• Focus on sutras and other inspirational materials that can help support you in your journey through grief
• A group altar for placing photos of loved ones or other inspirational items​

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