Losing My Father at 13: How Grief Shaped My Life
The journey through grief—especially after losing a parent at a young age—can open the door to profound healing, spiritual growth, and inner transformation. In this episode, Irene Weinberg welcomes Gyani Richards, a grief educator with an M.A. in Transpersonal Counseling Psychology, a second‑degree black belt in Aikido, and more than 40 years of experience studying meditation and wisdom traditions. Gyani’s life changed at 13 when his father died, a loss that set him on a lifelong path of exploring mindfulness, body‑based wisdom, and the deeper meaning of sorrow. He views grief as one of the most powerful spiritual practices we encounter—an experience that reveals the architecture of our inner world and carries seeds of transformation. Rather than “fixing” grief, he serves as a compassionate guide, helping others create space where body, heart, and mind can shift and heal. Irene and Gyani dive into the principles of mindfulness that support emotional resilience, the hidden gifts within the grieving process, and the practice of Heartful Witnessing that allows true healing to unfold. Tune in for a heartfelt, insightful conversation about navigating loss, accessing inner strength, and understanding why healing is inseparable from our growth, evolution, and birthright as human beings.
IN THIS EPISODE, YOU’LL HEAR ABOUT THINGS LIKE:
- Transpersonal Counseling Psychology blends conventional and spiritual traditions to honor the integrated experience of the mind, body, and soul.
- Grief is a profound spiritual practice. It comes from the deepest part of us, revealing the structure of our inner world.
- Mindfulness and meditation help us develop the capacity to hold the immense size and intensity of sorrow.
- “Heartful witnessing” is crucial. Isolation makes grief more painful, so grief needs to be seen and shared.
- Body-based wisdom acknowledges that “the issues are in the tissues.” True healing must honor the physical, visceral experience of grief.
- The path of grief requires us to access inner resources like patience, trust, courage, curiosity, self-compassion, and self-kindness.
- Healing is inseparable from our growth and evolution. Being human is about aligning with this natural impulse to heal and evolve.
WATCH ON YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nS-VfuLYZLo&list=PL7judgDzhkAWmfyB5r5WgFD6ahombBvoh
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