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Opening to Grief : Finding Your Way from Loss to Peace - Claire B. Willis

Opening to Grief

Finding Your Way from Loss to Peace

By: Claire B. Willis, Marnie Crawford Samuelson, Megan Devine (Foreword by)

eBook | 12 October 2020

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A warm and wise companion for anyone facing grief and sorrow.

All of us are experiencing loss. Some of us lose a spouse, or a child, our parents, a beloved pet, a dear friend, or neighbor. In the pandemic, we have lost tens of thousands of lives in the United States and around the world. Many of us have lost our livelihoods. All of us have lost our familiar daily routines and textures of work, family, and community. And the losses are not over.

Opening to Grief is a companion to this tender time. With the demeanor and tone of a loving friend, the authors offer an invitation to grieve fully, to turn toward your emotions and experiences however they arise, and to choose a path that is healing for you.

About the Authors

Claire B. Willis, a clinical social worker, has been working in the field of oncology and bereavement for more than twenty years. As a lay Buddhist chaplain ordained by Roshi Joan Halifax at Upaya Zen Center in Santa Fe, she focuses on contemplative practices for end-of-life care. She is a student of Koshin Paley Ellison, a founding teacher at the New York Zen Center for Contemplative Care. She maintains a private practice in Brookline, Massachusetts.

Marnie Crawford Samuelson is a documentary photographer, filmmaker, and multi-media producer.
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"A succinct, comforting reference for those dealing with the loss of a loved one . . . The authors weave clinical observations, consolations, and practices (such as blessings to repeat and guided journaling prompts) into short chapters that explain the process of 'opening to grief.' Anyone suffering loss will find wisdom and helpful practices here."
Publishers Weekly

“Opening to Grief is a wise and gentle companion, a refuge as we move through the pain of loss. We learn to honor and cherish what has passed and to embrace our living moments ever more deeply.”
Tara Brach, author of Radical Acceptance and Radical Compassion

“What’s special about this book is it offers a way to engage with grief that doesn’t seek to remove or erase it at all. The book helps you meet loss on its own terms, not as a problem to be solved but as a sign of deep love.”
Megan Devine, author of It's OK That You're Not OK: Meeting Grief and Loss in a Culture That Doesn't Understand

“Grief can hit us as quickly as a bolt of lightning or silently creep up on us before we even know we're in its grip. Opening to Grief is a comforting and elegant collection of healing wisdom that offers differing paths to healing, through poetry, prose, mindfulness practices, art, and professional counseling experience. The perfect book for our times!”
Sharon Salzberg, author of Lovingkindness and Real Happiness
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