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Sacred Grieving: Transforming Loss Into Love

Created by Terri Daniel (See other events)
A five-day healing and education retreat for bereaved individuals and bereavement professionalsOct. 4 - Oct. 9, 2009 - Kealakekua Bay, HI.If you are a professional who works with death, dying and grieving, or if you're an individual struggling with grief and loss, please consider joining us for a week of transformational healing in one of Hawaii's most beautiful locations (www.kamelealoha.com).During this five-day retreat you'll learn to transmute the pain of grief and separation into new forms of love and awareness.Guided by Terri Daniel and Dr. Anna Noe Bonas (a practitioner of Ho'oponopono, a traditional Hawaiian form of emotional healing), you'll have the rare opportunity to move beyond pain while honoring the transformative gifts of grief:. Learn to accept and embrace impermanence. Work with the natural ebb and flow of human experience. Find joy and gratitude in life again. Understand loss, pain, contraction and expansion. Develop tools for re-opening a wounded heart. Establish new connections to love and compassion. Honor the grief journey with sacred practice. Move from the inward energy of grief to spiritual spaciousnessSPECIAL SECTION: TRANSITION GUIDE TRAINING FOR HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS, HOSPICE WORKERS, CLERGY AND CAREGIVERS:This training will teach you how to gently and lovingly guide someone through the veil with the involvement and support of family members and others on the care team.
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