Yoga for Grief Relief Retreat
A 3-Day Journey to Find Calm and Support
With Antonio Sausys and Assistant Gail Kennedy at YoloCares
Yoga for Grief Relief is a somatic psychotherapeutic process using Yoga techniques as somatic tools to address the physical, mental and spiritual symptoms of grief towards self re-identification following an important loss.
While traditional talk therapy can be a valuable part of navigating grief, yoga offers something different—an embodied, nonverbal way to engage with what you’re going through.
In the pace of daily life, it’s easy to overlook the deep emotional work that grief requires. A retreat offers the time and space to pause, reflect, and process in a compassionate, supportive environment.
This retreat is for anyone navigating the landscape of grief—whether your loss is recent or long ago, whether it’s connected to death or another form of life change. Grief comes in many forms, and all are welcome here.
The main asana (physical posture) of the Yoga for Grief Relief practice is called the Windmill.
Symbolically, the windmill serves as an analogy for the process of transformation of grief into a new identity. The forces of the unknown—the wind—power the mechanisms of the windmill, just as the mystery of loss creates a churning in the depths of our own selves. As the windmill utilizes the sometimes wild and destructive force of wind energy to mechanically transform hard grains into edible flour, the techniques in this sadhana can transform our Selves, left vacant by loss but open to receiving the knowledge that exists within us. Just as the grain being pulverized results in a finer quality of flour, the yoga exercises shared here operate at a neurochemical level, improving our mood and strengthening our resolve in the face of insurmountable loss.
As the first established independent hospice in the Sacramento Valley, YoloCares has a storied history of caring for people who have a life-limiting illness. YoloCares is an active member of the National Partnership for Healthcare and Hospice Innovation and is recognized as a regional leader in end-of-life care. YoloCares offers a wide variety of supportive care services, from an enriching adult day facility to Joint Commission-accredited hospice and palliative care programs.