Acknowledgments; Foreword; Introduction; Chapter 1; Grief: A Normal Response to Loss; Defining Grief: The Western View; Four Tasks of Mourning: A Road Map for the Grieving Process; Grief and the Brain; Chapter 2; Yoga and Grief; The Five Spokes on the Wheel of Suffering; Grief's Challenge to Spirituality; Love Beyond Attachment; Chapter 3; How the Yoga for Grief Relief Practice Works; How This Practice Was Born; The Active Principles of the Practice; How the Practice Functions as a Whole; Chapter 4; What You Can Do: The Yoga Practice; Accepting Life Fully
Complete Breathing (Mahat Yoga Pranayama)Unblocking the Flow of the Life Force; Energy Flow Series (Pawanmuktasana 1); Whisking Up the Feelings; Windmill (Vayu Chakram Asana); Let Go!; Attitude of Discharging (Utthita Lolasana); Sleep Better and Awaken to a New Perspective; Concentrated Gazing (Tratak); Control Is Somehow Possible; Alternate-Nostril Breathing (Nadi Shodhana Pranayama); Bringing Calm to a Scattered Mind and a Distressed Body; Self-Relaxation Technique (Anga Shaithilya); Dissolving Old Patterns and Reprogramming the Mind with Intention; Resolve (Sankalpa); Opening to Spirit
Breath MeditationChapter 5; Designing the Logistical Aspects of Your Practice; Setting the Intention; Should You Practice Alone or Under Guidance?; Is It Better to Practice Individually or in a Group?; Is It Safe to Do This Practice by Yourself?; Which Exercises Are Best for Me?; Where Should I Practice?; When Should I Practice?; For How Long Should I Practice?; Your Practice Changes as You Do; Chapter 6; The Process of Transformation; Finding a New Identity After Loss; How Can the Transformation Be Accomplished?; What Are the Possible Meanings of Finding a New Identity After Loss?