A trusted meditation teacher shares effective and traditional tools of kindness and wisdom in this personal and useful guide to caring for yourself after loss. 

NAVIGATING GRIEF AND LOSS is a book for anyone who has experienced the pain of mourning, who's struggled to find a job, who is devastated by a bad breakup --- yearning to rest, feel understood and believe in themselves and the future. It's a guidebook filled with relatable stories and practical meditations to help navigate the profound experience of death and loss, be it an elderly parent succumbing to a lingering illness, the shock following a tragic accident, a divorce after years of conflict, or euthanasia of a beloved pet.

Filled with traditional Buddhist wisdom into the nature of life, each short chapter honestly describes a personal experience dealing with death or grief --- staying at a hospice facility at a mother's bedside, feeling frustrated by the options for a terminally ill friend or dealing with difficult family members in the midst of a crisis. Chapters are followed by compassionate and mindful practices --- meditations, exercises or contemplations that readers can use to discover insights and truths, and bring comfort and friendship to their own struggles and sorrow.