Coping with Grief: Guided Spoken Meditation for Healing After a Loss of a Loved One
2014, Jason Stephenson channel, YouTube
A 19-minute, free-of-charge, non faith-based audio meditation with soft, synthesized tones that guides listeners through a meeting with their loved one. Narrated by Jason Stephenson and written by Amelia Schmelzer with music by Jordan Jessep...
2014, Jason Stephenson channel, YouTube
A 19-minute, free-of-charge, non faith-based audio meditation with soft, synthesized tones that guides listeners through a meeting with their loved one. Narrated by Jason Stephenson and written by Amelia Schmelzer with music by Jordan Jessep...
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This meditation encourages listeners to bring safety, strength, hope and imagination to their visualization. I find the presentation calming (not sombre sounding, like some meditations can be) and I appreciate the breaks in speech to allow for time to settle, imagine or feel. Listeners experiencing grief or loss will recognize details that make this meditation authentic: an acknowledgement that all emotions will not be resolved in one sitting (but that listeners are invited to return to the meditation in the following days and weeks); an opportunity to relate to their loved one with whatever thoughts or feelings come up; and a reassuring closing that reinforces the loved one's continued presence in listeners' lives.
Although I'm not a fan of the water and dam analogy used at the very beginning of the meditation and I find the brief reference to dogma a bit out of place, this meditation is refreshing and takes the time to help listeners create a space to greet and talk with their loved one. It subtly references and supports common grief experiences. This meditation might be most useful as a bedtime or early morning practice.
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This meditation encourages listeners to bring safety, strength, hope and imagination to their visualization. I find the presentation calming (not sombre sounding, like some meditations can be) and I appreciate the breaks in speech to allow for time to settle, imagine or feel. Listeners experiencing grief or loss will recognize details that make this meditation authentic: an acknowledgement that all emotions will not be resolved in one sitting (but that listeners are invited to return to the meditation in the following days and weeks); an opportunity to relate to their loved one with whatever thoughts or feelings come up; and a reassuring closing that reinforces the loved one's continued presence in listeners' lives.
Although I'm not a fan of the water and dam analogy used at the very beginning of the meditation and I find the brief reference to dogma a bit out of place, this meditation is refreshing and takes the time to help listeners create a space to greet and talk with their loved one. It subtly references and supports common grief experiences. This meditation might be most useful as a bedtime or early morning practice.
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