“What is Grief Massage”
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Grief Massage is a philosophy & approach. The philosophy: “Comfort, safety and physical touch are deeply important and valuable during times of grief and loss.” (background music is upbeat instrumental)
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The approach: training massage therapists to be mindful and empathetic. “Creating comfortable spaces & offering nurturing physical touch is the essence of Grief Massage” (background music is upbeat instrumental)
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Grief Massage is about honoring grief and loss by refraining from attempts to “fix” the grieving client (background music is upbeat instrumental)
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Grief Massage is not “results oriented” like the culture we live in. Rather, Grief Massage is simple support: offering a safe space and nurturing gentle touch (background music is upbeat instrumental)
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For massage therapists, learning to let go is vital (background music is upbeat instrumental)
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The Grief Massage philosophy sees grief as a normal human experience (background music is upbeat instrumental)
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The Grief Massage approach is to offer support for that journey (background music is a slowing down but still upbeat instrumental)
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Grief Massage does not fix, eliminate or reduce grief (background music is upbeat instrumental)
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Rather, Grief Massage simply supports grieving people through comfort , safety and touch (background music is upbeat instrumental)
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company logo of yellow full moon encircled by blue snake with the handwritten words “The Institute for Grief Massage Inc” in the center
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Photography by: Dan Gold, Erol Ahmed, Jonas Vincent, Yoann Boyer, Rodion Kutsaev, Paolo Nicolello, Hans Vivek, Shane Rounce, & Neil Thomas on Unsplash (background music is upbeat instrumental)
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