{"product_id":"opening-to-grief-finding-your-way-from-loss-to-peace-paperback","title":"Opening to Grief: Finding Your Way from Loss to Peace - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eClaire B. Willis\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eMarnie Crawford Samuelson\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"The book helps you meet loss on its own terms, not as a problem to be solved but as a sign of deep love.\"--Megan Devine, author of \u003ci\u003eIt's OK That You're Not OK\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAll of us experience loss. Some of us have lost a spouse, a child, a parent, a beloved pet, a dear friend, or a neighbor. In the pandemic, we have lost hundreds of thousands of lives in the US and around the world. Many of us have lost our livelihoods. All of us have lost our familiar routines and textures of work, family, and community. And the losses are not over. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eOpening to Grief\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e is a companion to this tender time. With the demeanor and tone of a loving friend, the authors offer an invitation to grieve fully, to turn toward your emotions and experiences however they arise, and to follow your own path toward healing. The book explores the deep truth that grief and love are richly intertwined. Because we love, we grieve. And when we fully feel our sorrow, we open to loving ourselves and other beings more deeply.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eClaire B. Willis\u003c\/b\u003e is a clinical social worker working in the field of oncology and bereavement for more than 20 years. She's a former staff member of the Wellness Community, a national organization, and cofounder of the Boston nonprofit Facing Cancer Together. For more than two decades, she has led bereavement, end-of-life, support, and therapeutic writing groups. She has co-taught Spiritual Resources for Healing the Mind, Body, and Soul at Andover Newton Theological School. She maintains a private practice in Brookline, Massachusetts. As a lay Buddhist chaplain ordained by Joan Halifax at Upaya Zen Center in Santa Fe, she focuses on contemplative practices for end-of-life care. For the past five years, she has been a student of Koshin Paley Ellison, a founding teacher at the New York Zen Center for Contemplative Care. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eMarnie Crawford Samuelson\u003c\/b\u003e is a documentary photographer, multimedia producer, and storyteller. Her photographs have appeared in national magazines and in two books: Lasting Words, with Claire Willis, and \u003ci\u003eThe Wild Braid\u003c\/i\u003e, with poets Stanley Kunitz and Genine Lentine. She has directed and photographed several short films. She lives in Wellfleet, Massachusetts, and Berkeley, California.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 144\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.5 x 6.9 x 5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 14, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51767721722144,"sku":"9781590035269","price":14.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/a5e7012a28fa7ede0e4e565e84986716.webp?v=1780316134","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/opening-to-grief-finding-your-way-from-loss-to-peace-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}