Resource List
Resources for Grieving
Each person's grief is as unique as their fingerprint. But what everyone has in common is that no matter how they grieve, they share a need for their grief to be witnessed. —David Kessler
Death, loss, and grief are profound, inevitable experiences that will affect every one of us. They also hold the potential for deep spiritual awakening and learning. To honor the profound loss of life due to the pandemic we offer these resources on grieving from A Network for Grateful Living, Spirituality & Practice, On Being, and more.
External Resources
Light a candle
Lighting candles is a sacred ritual used for many purposes. Visit Gratefulness.org to engage in this beautiful candle lighting practice.
Light a candle
Conversations on Spirituality and End of Life Care
Healthcare providers, caregivers, and others explore supporting people at the intersection of illness, spirituality, and end of life.
Watch the video
Spirituality & Practice Resources on Grief
Spirituality & Practice has compiled a wide array of resources on grief, from books and films to e-courses and practices.
Find resources on grief
The On Being Project: An Invitation to Brave Space
In this On Being conversation, Lennon Flowers and Rev. Jennifer Bailey, founders of The People's Supper, issue an invitation to brave space.
Listen to the conversation
On Being: Encountering Grief Meditation
Roshi Joan Halifax leads a ten-minute guided meditation on grief.
Listen to the meditation
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How are you and how is your heart?
This is one of three questions Fetzer staff checks in with each other on weekly while we work from home during the pandemic. We invite you to join us in this inquiry by sharing your response below.
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Rabindranath Tagore on faith
In your darkest moments, how has your sense of something greater—whether the divine, in whatever form that takes for you; love; or nature—lifted you?
Nobel Peace Laureates: Adolfo Esquivel on Silence, Meditation and Light
Partners
Spirituality & Practice (S&P) is a multi-faith website devoted to resources for spiritual journeys. While respecting differences among traditions, S&P celebrates what they share in common.
Award-winning public radio conversation and podcast. Hosted by Krista Tippett, On Being examines the animating questions at the center of human life.
