I wish there was a magical cure for grief and sadness but unfortunately there isn't... Hopefully this yin yoga practice helps you move through these emotions
Thank you, Kassandra. I lost a special being yesterday and your video came in the right moment. Still having tears in my eyes but my heart full of gratitude. Mia was her name. Made my life better, no doubt. Thank you and Namaste.
@@AngieJones , I send you a big support. Loss will become a grateful sentiment of who and what was Mia... but waiting for that moment, big thoughts for you.
I cried during most of the poses. The poses allowed for me to connect with my body and my emotions stored inside of it in a much more direct and impactful way. I love all of the work I have seen you do but this is, by far, one of the most loving gifts and acts of kindness I have ever received from any one person on RUclips. This is a transformational practice. You have an amazing heart and I send you much love and gratitude. 💕💕💕 Thank you. 🙏
I lost my son 5 months ago and my favorite part of this is to know my tears are holy. My heart breaks everyday and your classes are helping me find joy. Thank you 🙏
Today I chose to heal I'm willing to let joy into my life I let go of my resistance towards this situation I am surrounded by support, seen and unseen My heart opens up a little bit more every day My tears are holy and healing I trust in the goodness of life I relax and I allow feelings to move through me I show myself great care and compassion at all times
Thanks so much for writing these. They will help me with my journaling after doing this amazing opening practice that has had me so weepy. Allowing it all to move through me
I’m doing this video not because I’ve lost anyone but because my body is very sick and mourning, grieving and sadness are the best words to describe what I’m going through.
@alessia_traversa I am sorry to hear that you are experiencing profound grief. I am glad you are taking care to connect with your body through what must be a painful journey. Sending light your way. I will keep you in my prayers. Wishing you an abundance of gracious support and love. Please take care
When repeating "I'm willing to let joy into my life" in my head, my little kitten snuck through my legs and under my belly where she stayed with me for the pose. It definitely felt joyful to have her there! When I came out, I realised our other cat had joined, too, and way laying at my feet.
For the first time, I am really slowing down and allowing myself to feel my emotions, deeply and truly. A breakup process is something to feel, not to run away from and today I'm choosing to stay and feel. May everyone reading this give themself space to feel ❤
I cried a couple of times during this practice. I'm loving this Yin Yoga with the affirmations...thank you for this beautiful practice! ♥ Greetings from Italy
My dad died 11 days ago, and I’ve been doing this for the past week. It has released so much for me, and I have ritualized this starting around 3:00 each morning to begin my day. Mahalo nui loa. I am forever grateful for this.
I am incredibly blessed to have found you Kassandra!! As a retired Social Worker I am finding so much love forgiveness and strength to move through the trauma I experienced for the last 30 years in my career my soul picked. This practice spoke to me more than all the others (and I love all of them) I cried hard at times as I spoke the affirmation and sat and moved through the feeling. I find myself at the end of each Yin practice saying "I love me, I allow me and I am thankful for Kassandra and her teaching of Yin" I truly am thankful for you You Wonderful You!!
My dad passed away last fall and I still haven't been able to get a handle of myself. I always considered myself an independent woman. I just realize now how much I was dependent to him. His smiles, his words of encouragement, his unconditional love. Tomorrow is my birthday and the whole sorrow wave hit me again in its all mightiness. This yoga helped me pour out what I was holding inside. It is still tough, but crying is very healing. Namaste.
you - and i - got to experience the love and guidance of a Good Father i sobbed for hours every single day for six months after mine died it's almost 30 years, life went on and slowly the pain lessened but thinking about him still brings the tears even now our love is holy
I cried through this whole practice. It feels as if I have no rudder in life anymore. Moments of joy are so far and few between. I have lost so much in such a short period of time I don’t know which way is forward. I feel stuck in my grief. Thank you for this gift you have given us all.
I am back again and practicing this to help process my grief. My 15 year old cat passed away today in the early morning hours. I've had him for 11 years. This was really comforting. He used to always perch on my tummy when I was in shavasana and balance perfectly on my side when I was in side-lying twist. I hope is somewhere chasing birds across the Rainbow 🌈 Bridge with my kitty Lexy who passed on 6 years ago and that both of them are with my sister brother who also passed on.
Me too. My husband found our little baby when he was only a month old on a city street. We only had him for a year and a half and he had a sudden heart attack and passed away. 😿
This practice was balm. Grieving the sudden loss of my dear dog companion a week ago. Felt so good to be embodied and say the affirmations. Deep sadness but this was comforting. Love and peace to all who are grieving.
Dear Jessica, I'm with you... I suddenly lost my dog last Sunday. I have really been feeling like I'm grieving, loosing my best companion and baby. Much love to you xx
I lost a close friend on Friday (who was only in his early 30s) and I've been struggling with sadness and grief ever since. Friday was also the birth day of my dog who died a little over a year ago at the age 13. I have been grieving his loss every day since he died, so losing a friend on his birthday made that day even harder for me. There have been a lot of tears falling onto my mat lately. I have been doing different yin yoga videos for the last couple of weeks, since getting covid and not feeling up to doing any other kinds of yoga, specifically the different meridian/affirmation videos that you have. I must say that my daily morning yoga practice has been a saving grace for me. I am so grateful for all of the wonderful videos that you create. I feel like there is a video for everything I am going through. Your affirmations have really helped me get through these hard times. In the past I would have self sabotaged and ran away from these hard feelings, but since incorporating yoga and meditation into my schedule I have learned to process and work through my sadness/grief/pain. I am beyond grateful for your channel. Thank you so much for everything you do. You've truly been a lifesaver for me this last year. I have made so much progress in my yoga journey as well as in my personal growth journey. I truly couldn't have gotten this far without you! Thank YOU! Thank YOU!
Thank you for this. I am a mother of 3, and for the past year and a half have been working through the abuse I suffered at the hands of my father and how that has affected me and now my family. I cried multiple times during this practice today and am finishing feeling opened up to love and hope, thankful for my children and the beauty they are in my life, and thankful for the support I am surrounded by, both seen and unseen.
Sometimes in life you have no choice, and after you feel grief and pain for these choices you weren’t able to make..this sometimes brings a thread of great sadness to the present day. Please never give up 🖤
I was sad and lost it on the mat, because I have tinnitus and potentially permanent hearing loss from a migraine drug. Thank you, this helped give me strength and hope to keep searching for a cure.
I do your yoga daily, every morning. I needed a grief & loss session. My sweet baby girl crossed the rainbow bridge 3 days ago. She was only 5 years old. My heart hurts so much. I cried during this, spoke to her telling her she is the bestest girl. Zoe was the best Frenchie, the bestest friend to me. I’m healing but the hurt stings so much. Thank you for this 🫶🏼💜😭
@CG-rv9kr Oh, I am so sorry to hear this, my thoughts are with you. They crossed together and are playing with each other now. Zoe was a French bulldog.
Thank you Kassandra. Did this in memory of my beautiful cat companion Gaspard who passed on 2/2/24 and who I miss so dearly. He loved your classes and your voice so it means a lot to me that you made this practice for those of us who are mourning and feeling lost. ❤
Today I choose to heal. I let go of my resistance towards this situation. I am surrounded by support seen and unseen. My heart opens up a little bit more everyday. My tears are holy and healing. I trust in the goodness of life. I relax and allow feelings to move through me. I show myself great care and compassion at all times. I dedicate.... OM NAMASTE
I just lost a very loving friend just 2 days ago. I am looking for solace in facing the grief and guilt.n Thank you Kassandra. I'm sure this will help.
My mum passed away suddenly in my arms a few days ago, and this practise was deeply nourishing for me. Sending love and light to anyone else who needs it right now xx
To the humans who are grieving and sharing in this yoga - blessings and courage to each of you. I’m missing my sweet parents whom I lost about 5 years ago - and I dedicate this practice to the sweet inner teen who was in so much pain up through young adulthood. Love to you all - each and everyone.
This isn’t the first time I practice this theme. I’m sorry for everything here who is in extremely grief. May you all be happy and joy as the sadness fade. I understand there’s also trauma that it may not heal anyway, we feel pain because we live in our authentic life. And the beautiful thing is we can always try to make it different even we fail time to time. It’s beautiful we didn’t give up and standing here too share our brave moment. I’m grateful for Kassandra encouraging me to leave a comment here and all the beautiful people around here. Peace:)
Im here today because an innocent person i know lost their baby. Im grieving with them. I wish them strength and all the healing. I am also sending my deepest apologies for not being there sooner. Tell the people you love that you love them. Life is short! Thank you for sharing your practice with me❤
Thank you dearly Kassandra🙏 I had to put my cat of 15 years down yesterday after accidentally rolling over his lower body with my car. It traumatized me, and this practice really help me ground into my body, be more compassionate and loving to myself, and to go “through” the immense grief.
I am so grateful to be surrounded by support, seen and unseen… I don’t have children. Yesterday I had to suddenly make the difficult choice to put down my love child, my tuxedo cat who was a true gentleman. His 3rd birthday would be next month. But without any guarantee that he would’ve gotten better I am certain we made the right choice, and now he is no longer in pain. I miss him terribly, but I am sure he is crossing the rainbow bridge to be in a better place where he can hunt all the birds and critters he likes! I dedicate this practice to Oyster Meister Rockefeller, may he be forever a beacon of light and love and sweet joy! ❤
“My tears are holy and healing” is really helpful for me - Thank you for sharing your yoga and affirmations with me. It strengthens me in hard times ♥️
I've always loved your Yin with affirmations. These ones knocked a lot loose, and after a couple cries during, I feel more like myself. Thank you so much!
My dog has cancer and will not be with me for too much longer. I am devastated, as he is the sweetest, dearest friend I have ever had. I can’t even imagine my life without him. Thanks for this yoga class, Kassandra. I love your yoga & do it every day.
I hope people going through this difficult times here will get better soon. I lost someone by my own decision, I just knew that was not working out anymore. After making that decision, I tortured myself again and again, wondering why I couldn't have tried harder to be together. This gentle yoga practice reminded me of how impossible to stay there and how desperately I realized the true feeling at that time. Good times easily beat the bad sides in past memories. Thank you Kassandra for this video, and everyone who is practicing here with me like friends.
Thank you for this amazing practice Kassandra:) Couldn't have come at a better time. My family learned a week ago that my brother has pancreatic cancer. He recently turned 50 and has way too much life left to live. I cried my way through the practice and allowed my heart to open and receive all your beautiful affirmations. Blessings for sharing this with all of us. And to everyone who is grieving any kind of loss, sending so much love and compassion to go THROUGH the grief. Namaste~
I'm so sorry. I know this comment is from 3 years ago but I hope your family is alright, I just lost my father to pancreatic cancer, I know what a difficult road that is to have to travel down. Sending love ❤
@@gabriellarichards6515 Thank you Gabriella. My brother passed December 31, 2020. Hard to believe it’s been 2 years. My dad also passed from pancreatic cancer nearly 23 years ago, too much loss from a terribly devastating disease. I’m sorry to hear that you lost your father as well. It is a hard road indeed 😢. I hope you have a very blessed holiday season 💜
@@stephaniebarton7124 I'm so sorry, what a terrible time during covid to go through an illness and loss, I can't imagine what that was like for all of you. Thank you 💕 I hope you have a beautiful holiday season though it must still be a very difficult time to get through. But I wish you strength and happiness ❤️
This is always a beautiful and touching practice to come back to. It has followed me through many phases -thanks so much for this ❤ I use this also as an upper body opening practise at times 😊
I cried so much with this class, and I can't stop...I realised so many things, and how deep my grief is... I avoid it so many times, but instead I need to do this class again and again, and work on it, hoping that I can release this pain little by little, until it's gone! Thank you so much Kassandra, for the amazing human being that you are, and for this precious class! ❤
"The only out is through it"! I really needed this reminder having lost a loved one recently, and it even applies for any challenging moment in life. I am with you too, Kassandra! Thanks for sharing your light with us! Namaste!
My first mothers' day without my mother and I found this practice of yours searching "yin yoga kassandra depr. I managed to smile at on of the affirmations which for the life of me I cannot find now, something about allowing myself ..
I lost my 24 year old nephew and experiencing so much grief--sad that I lost him, wont see him again, that last time was the last time. I am also grieving for my sister, my brother, niece, other nephew, and mother. I've felt it in my heart and shoulders all week. I know healing is a journey and this video was helpful on my healing journey. Thank you for this tool. I hope to find others inspirational things to help move through this.
Thank you for this practice. In the past 2.5 months I've lost my grandmother, my beloved pet, and a pregnancy. I've been struggling through all of the grief piling up and this is helping to release it slowly, bit by bit, discovering where the emotion is hiding away in my body and soul.
Thank you so much for this practice Kassandra. Yesterday I buried my beloved dad and this will help me to cope with everything and every emotion I will have to go through. You are so right to say that the only way is true. So thank you again. With love from Holland, Francisca ❤❤❤
I'm doing this because I have a lot of childhood trauma that still keeps me trapped in my past. I'm now in a safe place and want to let go of the coping mechanisms that helped me survive then, but no longer serve me now. Thank you, Kassandra and everyone else here in this beautiful community. I feel so safe and loved.
Dear Kassandra,In my opinion you're the best Yoga instructor on YT. I subscribed to different workout channels but right now I only use your videos for stretching and Yoga. your instructions and explanations are very clear and easy to follow. when I first started doing yoga workouts on RUclips, I injured myself a couple of times. Some instructors only use the traditional terminology for poses and it's not possible to look at the monitor while you're in downward facing dog pose or something similar without changing your body angle and neck position. sometimes you look at monitor and you see they're in a different position but the don't mention the change of position in the exact moment. as a result,Yoga and stretching becomes something boring for me and I was doing it just because I knew it's necessary and and very important for all athletes. But you changed that. so thank you to the power of infinity.
My 26 year old son died three weeks ago from a very rare liposarcoma. Although we went through nine months of treatments there was never any time to process all of the feelings I was experiencing. I have had backaches for many months and feel rather numb at times as it all still feels rather surreal. This was a beautiful practice and I will return to it as it helped me release some tension and tears.
Thank you Kassandrs . That really resonated for me as I'm going through a time of sadness. I'm wishing for hope and healing for everyone who is dealing with difficult personal circumstances.
My dad passed yesterday. He lived a good life of 85 years. Thank you for this practice and the affirmations were so powerful in the poses. I appreciate you and all the practices that help me in so many ways. Through, is where I will go.
Beautiful ❤ I wanted to watch it through before dusting the cobwebs off my mat. Just my first watch brought a release of tears. I've been "stuck" since a big bereavement 7 months ago and I have a good feeling that this practice will help me move through, accept, and heal. Thank you
I needed this practice!! It's so timely. I just lost my father, and (after almost 40 years of unconditional love, support, encouragement, and inspiration) am experiencing a pain that is difficult to put into words. My body and energy are holding space for this incredible loss. As I move into month two, I'm finally able to shift into wellness, and gift myself the opportunity of this time - to breathe, reconnect, and ease my way into this next chapter. I'm a therapist, and have had the privilege of holding space for others, during incredibly painful times. I had some struggle in the beginning, letting myself immerse into the movements. The heart opening pose (with the blocks) was the first time, in weeks, that I fully let myself feel all that was moving through me. The affirmations are divine, and so needed. I was in a full weep by the close, and needed that as well. May all of us, in deep grief, be graced with healing, reflective moments....and that we are filled with what we need.
Corliss, I usually don’t ever post on any sort of social threads.. but I just felt the need to send you prayer and encouragement when I read this. I haven’t loss my father yet, but I also share a bond with him as you have described. I am grieving having put down our dog of 14+ years yesterday, which has let a lot of previous loss resurface along with thoughts of how I will ever endure losing my dad… so reading that this is the space you are experiencing especially had my heart break. So in the vein of “I am surrounded by support, seen and unseen,” I thought I would just send my unseen support. “My tears are holy and healing” and “I trust in the goodness of life” were a couple that both comforted and challenged me to choose the space of gratitude today… maybe they can also be little reminders or give you whatever you need today or whenever/ if you ever read this💜
Also- just to really clarify.. in no way am I comparing the loss of my dog to what you are going through! Just definitely don’t want that to be misunderstood!
@@Jori-johnson what a precious and thoughtful message!! Thank you for your great kindness. I’m feeling for you as well, I’m your grief journey. Our furry/feathery/scaly family are (I believe) just as beloved as our two legged family. It’s such a unique pain!! I hope you are taking care of yourself. I’m so glad we have a safe, loving community here!! ❤️
Today my dog of 12 years passed. The affirmation that my tears are holy really resonated and brought home the love we shared throughout this time. Exactly what I needed on this hard hard day
This is deeply special. I recommend setting up a lush nest with - blanket tissues, eye pillow, journal, water. I had to pause the video and let the emotions wash over me then so grateful to feel everything in my body. It is so nice because this pain is too much to bear alone. Thank you for holding the space Cassandra x
This helped me immensely to be pleasant today. I cried a bit during a couple poses. I am going through a separation from my husband, a mutual and loving decision for now. I didn’t realize that I’d be grieving but here I am. Your kind affirmations resonated with me. All my best Kassandra!
Wow... I cried at the very end when I finally discover the root cause of my grief. I’ve done yoga for over a year now but this the most intense and truly opening yoga yet. Thank you for sharing this 🙏🏻
For my dear friend who broke our hearts and lost her battle yesterday. To say you will be sadly missed is an understatement of just how amazing and positive you were. 💔💞
I found this practice awhile back and it stuck with me in a time of need, now months later I return to it as the sacred mountain land that I call home is affected by one of the largest wildfires in California's history, thank you for allowing me the space to open my heart and sit with the grief, channeling it through movement and breath, the sending of my prayer at the end brought tears to my eyes, freeing me to feel the emotions locking themselves within, forever grateful for you and your work Kassandra.
I still could not feel any grief. Not yet. Great practice, i just could not open my feelings up. My friend just died by suicide two days ago. I just want to cry about it.
I admired what you said at the end and how you said it. I would have been tempted to edit out something so real, so strongly felt. It takes courage. You remained professional and open. Your feelings were in your eyes and the tremble in your voice. I found this class helpful. 1- In one specific way: the broken wing pose was a real challenge to my left rotator cuff. (II know be gentle with myself, I will.) In 2019 I was on bedrest with a foot wound a lot of the time. I laid on my left shoulder too much and the tissues/tendons/ligaments tightened. I've been through PT but there is still some issues. When you do a pose which includes cactus pose for the upper body, my left hand just hangs in the air about 3 inches from the floor. I think broken wing pose will slowly loosen my shoulder it over time.. 2- I had not given it much thought but during this time of social distancing, I've been alone a lot. Luckily, no one I know has been really sick but I've felt stir crazy. I realized during your class a lot of that is sorrow. Thanks for nudging my perceptions of myself and the world.
My dad died last month. Right now all there is, is darkness. I felt an extreme amount of resistance with these affirmations. A few of them made me cry and feel angry because of how impossible it feels to get back to a space of actually believing any of it. I guess it means it’s doing something. Thank you.
today I've been dealing with a lot of remorse and sadness. so many of these affirmations resonated with me. From "the only way out is through," "i let go of my resistance towards this situation," "each day my heart opens up a little bit more," "i trust in the goodness of life," "i relax and allow feelings to move through me," to"there is no rushing out of grief and sadness." Throughout this practice, my stomach gurgled, eye pulsated, and I sobbed hysterically. I can't say i feel happier now after completing the practice, but I'm grateful for experiencing the range of emotions and thoughts that emerged. I'm so glad I worked up the courage to even partake in this session because if I hadn't, I'd be sitting and rotting in a corner (which isn't necessarily bad), but trying out an approach I wouldn't normally opt for is quite delightful, refreshing, and eye opening. This is one of the longest yoga practices I've ever done & I'd love to see more content that embraces these difficult emotions. As someone who's avoided and ran away from their feelings (despite being an overly emotional and sensitive person), it feels so good to just allow myself to feel again and tune in with every sensation within my body. Thank you so much Kassandra I really needed this :)
I lost my mom two weeks ago. The tears flowed throughout and it was one of your most powerful classes, particularly as you encouraged us to grieve as a community and support one another.
this was very comforting - the only affirmation i changed was at the end: "give me great care and great compassion at all times FOR ALL BEINGS" - and thank you so very much
Thank you for your beautiful practice. My dog that was with me for a whole decade of my life passed away last week and I'm heartbroken. I'm trying to sort through some tough emotions from being stricken with grief to wondering how to live a life and new routines or keep on doing the old things. I am at such a loss as to how to sort through all of this. And this practice allowed me to be honest with several truths that I have been scared to say out loud because I'm not ready for a new 'normal'.
this was a lovely was to end a difficult day.. this Covid19 has really stirred much grief and sadness in me personally.. the "normal" of what I knew is gone... wrapping my head around this and the grief that us as planet are dealing with...thank you for this practice.. will be back..
I cried at the affirmation I let go of my resistance towards this situation and I am surrounded by support seen and unseen. Thanks. Needed this with the world crisis at the moment.
That's the one that got me too, I didn't cry, but it spoke to me...this current situation is so not easy. This practice was exactly what I needed. I feel in a much softer place now. Thank you x
My partner and I broke up last night, it was a very deep and loving relationship. The pain in my heart is a lot right now. crying the whole time, but incredibly helpful to have this 💚
Thank you, Kassandra, for this very powerful & much-needed class for me. This has got to be my favourite sequence & affirmations of yours so far! Almost a year ago, I lost my pet dog of 13.5 years. I thought that I've been working on myself as I heal from this, but subconsciously a part of me hasn't been facing this truth, which I only just realised today. This class helped me reached a place within me that I am too scared to face all by myself, even when I tried to. I hope that anyone reading this comment will feel connected to the inner love from within like I do now and that you know that you're not alone if you've been working on 'moving on' for a really long time; cos grief has no timeline & there is no 'sufficient amount of time for mourning. To all of you out there who feels the same way I do now, the light in me sees the light in you and I send my unconditional love to you. Namaste!
i lost my beloved dogs of 13 years just a few days ago...cried all the way through this practice. thank you. it isn't easy but it is so important to create space to be with these feelings.
I, too, am faced with losing my dearest dog to cancer & I can’t imagine living without this God-like creature. Thanks, Kassandra, for this valuable yoga class. I am sure I will be using it frequently in the coming months.
Today this practice felt New, special for my crying state earlier, exacerbated..just low, quite low, , For me it's been a deep sadness and a letting go of fear and anxiety enough to be at peace, physically and emotionally for far too long. Not as comfortable with uncertainty like you kassandra, but feel sometimes that the magic that can happen day to day, moment to moment has made uncertainty more comfortable
I have done this practice twice and couldn’t believe how much grief was in my body for old neighbors and students who passed away from Covid-19. My heart goes out to everyone experiencing that kind of grief. I feel like this practice really helps a lot and just letting the tears fallout. Even when your not close to them, what a beautiful gift to care soo much in our heart and feel deep empathy for that. I’m and we can be just thankful for their support, their teaching, and the interaction with us. I wouldn’t be successful without them.
I wish there was a magical cure for grief and sadness but unfortunately there isn't... Hopefully this yin yoga practice helps you move through these emotions
Thank you, Kassandra. I lost a special being yesterday and your video came in the right moment. Still having tears in my eyes but my heart full of gratitude. Mia was her name. Made my life better, no doubt.
Thank you and Namaste.
Dear Kassandra, thank You, this is an amazing video and it helps a lot. Namaste
@@AngieJones , I send you a big support. Loss will become a grateful sentiment of who and what was Mia... but waiting for that moment, big thoughts for you.
@@ivanbougnoux1757 Thank you for your support and kind words.
I cried during most of the poses. The poses allowed for me to connect with my body and my emotions stored inside of it in a much more direct and impactful way. I love all of the work I have seen you do but this is, by far, one of the most loving gifts and acts of kindness I have ever received from any one person on RUclips. This is a transformational practice. You have an amazing heart and I send you much love and gratitude. 💕💕💕 Thank you. 🙏
I lost my son 5 months ago and my favorite part of this is to know my tears are holy. My heart breaks everyday and your classes are helping me find joy. Thank you 🙏
God bless you with peace and consolation.
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Today I chose to heal
I'm willing to let joy into my life
I let go of my resistance towards this situation
I am surrounded by support, seen and unseen
My heart opens up a little bit more every day
My tears are holy and healing
I trust in the goodness of life
I relax and I allow feelings to move through me
I show myself great care and compassion at all times
My tears are holy and healing made me weepy. We are taught to hide tears, don't cry out loud, but they are really necessary and many times a gift.
Thank you!!!
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Thanks so much for writing these. They will help me with my journaling after doing this amazing opening practice that has had me so weepy. Allowing it all to move through me
Thank you 💖
I’m doing this video not because I’ve lost anyone but because my body is very sick and mourning, grieving and sadness are the best words to describe what I’m going through.
@alessia_traversa I am sorry to hear that you are experiencing profound grief. I am glad you are taking care to connect with your body through what must be a painful journey. Sending light your way. I will keep you in my prayers. Wishing you an abundance of gracious support and love. Please take care
@@jesiluvbrutis thank you very much for your heartfelt words.
I wish you all the love, healing and peace. ❤
When repeating "I'm willing to let joy into my life" in my head, my little kitten snuck through my legs and under my belly where she stayed with me for the pose. It definitely felt joyful to have her there! When I came out, I realised our other cat had joined, too, and way laying at my feet.
Lost my Dad 3 days ago and this practice reminds me that we are all in this together in the biggest of ways
For the first time, I am really slowing down and allowing myself to feel my emotions, deeply and truly. A breakup process is something to feel, not to run away from and today I'm choosing to stay and feel. May everyone reading this give themself space to feel ❤
I cried a couple of times during this practice. I'm loving this Yin Yoga with the affirmations...thank you for this beautiful practice! ♥ Greetings from Italy
Love and peace to you.🙏❤
Me too! I hope you are keeping safe during this crazy time?.x
@@MD-fq8xl I'm doing well, thank you. I've been focusing on self-care and self love mostly. Hope you are safe and well too! xo
@@lucia1415 yes thanks x
Me too ❤️
My dad died 11 days ago, and I’ve been doing this for the past week. It has released so much for me, and I have ritualized this starting around 3:00 each morning to begin my day. Mahalo nui loa. I am forever grateful for this.
Thinking of you, sending strength
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Reading all the stories here, it breaks my heart. I cry with you. Sending you all so much love. May the pain you feel now be followed by peace.
my beautiful mum passed away two days ago, i'm in a haze of grief. thank you for this practice and affirmations
Sending you lots of love and support. I'm so sorry for your loss
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❤ love & Hugs. You are not alone 🫂
I am incredibly blessed to have found you Kassandra!! As a retired Social Worker I am finding so much love forgiveness and strength to move through the trauma I experienced for the last 30 years in my career my soul picked. This practice spoke to me more than all the others (and I love all of them) I cried hard at times as I spoke the affirmation and sat and moved through the feeling. I find myself at the end of each Yin practice saying "I love me, I allow me and I am thankful for Kassandra and her teaching of Yin" I truly am thankful for you You Wonderful You!!
sending prayers your way :)
My dad passed away last fall and I still haven't been able to get a handle of myself. I always considered myself an independent woman. I just realize now how much I was dependent to him. His smiles, his words of encouragement, his unconditional love. Tomorrow is my birthday and the whole sorrow wave hit me again in its all mightiness. This yoga helped me pour out what I was holding inside. It is still tough, but crying is very healing. Namaste.
you - and i - got to experience the love and guidance of a Good Father
i sobbed for hours every single day for six months after mine died
it's almost 30 years, life went on and slowly the pain lessened
but thinking about him still brings the tears even now
our love is holy
I cried through this whole practice. It feels as if I have no rudder in life anymore. Moments of joy are so far and few between. I have lost so much in such a short period of time I don’t know which way is forward. I feel stuck in my grief. Thank you for this gift you have given us all.
Dont lose trust 💚
I am back again and practicing this to help process my grief. My 15 year old cat passed away today in the early morning hours. I've had him for 11 years. This was really comforting. He used to always perch on my tummy when I was in shavasana and balance perfectly on my side when I was in side-lying twist. I hope is somewhere chasing birds across the Rainbow 🌈 Bridge with my kitty Lexy who passed on 6 years ago and that both of them are with my sister brother who also passed on.
❤ I am sorry for your loss. Also here for my beautiful cat as well as the one who passed before. They are so much a part of the family x
Me too. My husband found our little baby when he was only a month old on a city street. We only had him for a year and a half and he had a sudden heart attack and passed away. 😿
I lost my dad yesterday, thank you for the comment the only way out is through. ❤
Sending you love and peace to your grief journey. ♥ I lost my husband 6 months ago; he was my only friend and a major companionship.
This practice was balm. Grieving the sudden loss of my dear dog companion a week ago. Felt so good to be embodied and say the affirmations. Deep sadness but this was comforting. Love and peace to all who are grieving.
Dear Jessica, I'm with you... I suddenly lost my dog last Sunday. I have really been feeling like I'm grieving, loosing my best companion and baby. Much love to you xx
@@emmabourgeaux6153 my thoughts are with you. I am really grieving my girl today, ebbs and flows. Move at the speed of trust.
@@jesskilbourn15250 thank you Jessica - love back at you xx
@@emmabourgeaux6153 @Jessica Killbourn sending so much love to the both of you!
I lost a close friend on Friday (who was only in his early 30s) and I've been struggling with sadness and grief ever since. Friday was also the birth day of my dog who died a little over a year ago at the age 13. I have been grieving his loss every day since he died, so losing a friend on his birthday made that day even harder for me. There have been a lot of tears falling onto my mat lately.
I have been doing different yin yoga videos for the last couple of weeks, since getting covid and not feeling up to doing any other kinds of yoga, specifically the different meridian/affirmation videos that you have. I must say that my daily morning yoga practice has been a saving grace for me. I am so grateful for all of the wonderful videos that you create. I feel like there is a video for everything I am going through. Your affirmations have really helped me get through these hard times.
In the past I would have self sabotaged and ran away from these hard feelings, but since incorporating yoga and meditation into my schedule I have learned to process and work through my sadness/grief/pain. I am beyond grateful for your channel.
Thank you so much for everything you do. You've truly been a lifesaver for me this last year. I have made so much progress in my yoga journey as well as in my personal growth journey. I truly couldn't have gotten this far without you!
Thank YOU! Thank YOU!
Thank you for this. I am a mother of 3, and for the past year and a half have been working through the abuse I suffered at the hands of my father and how that has affected me and now my family. I cried multiple times during this practice today and am finishing feeling opened up to love and hope, thankful for my children and the beauty they are in my life, and thankful for the support I am surrounded by, both seen and unseen.
Thank you for your openess in this comment, i hope now that a year has passed you have found your way to a more healed space 🌻
Sometimes in life you have no choice, and after you feel grief and pain for these choices you weren’t able to make..this sometimes brings a thread of great sadness to the present day. Please never give up 🖤
God blesses and protect your heart always, Kassadra
I was sad and lost it on the mat, because I have tinnitus and potentially permanent hearing loss from a migraine drug. Thank you, this helped give me strength and hope to keep searching for a cure.
I do your yoga daily, every morning. I needed a grief & loss session. My sweet baby girl crossed the rainbow bridge 3 days ago. She was only 5 years old. My heart hurts so much. I cried during this, spoke to her telling her she is the bestest girl. Zoe was the best Frenchie, the bestest friend to me. I’m healing but the hurt stings so much. Thank you for this 🫶🏼💜😭
My pom crossed last Thursday night... around the same time. ❤❤❤ my thoughts are with you
@CG-rv9kr Oh, I am so sorry to hear this, my thoughts are with you. They crossed together and are playing with each other now. Zoe was a French bulldog.
Thank you Kassandra. Did this in memory of my beautiful cat companion Gaspard who passed on 2/2/24 and who I miss so dearly. He loved your classes and your voice so it means a lot to me that you made this practice for those of us who are mourning and feeling lost. ❤
I hope you're doing fine ❤️
Pet loss isn't something easy at all
Take care ❤️
Thank you 🙏🏻 I come back to this practice again and again. Always so nourishing when grief surfaces.
This made a huge difference in my day. Thank you.
Today I choose to heal.
I let go of my resistance towards this situation.
I am surrounded by support seen and unseen.
My heart opens up a little bit more everyday.
My tears are holy and healing.
I trust in the goodness of life.
I relax and allow feelings to move through me.
I show myself great care and compassion at all times.
I dedicate....
OM
NAMASTE
Thank you so much Jasmine-Rose for putting these affirmations in here. They were so beautiful and so very timely for me.
Thank you for this dearest Kassandra 💖
In remembrance of my kitty with a beautiful soul. Gone too soon, but never forgotten. Namaste.
I came here because I just lost my young kitty. He was only a year-and-a-half old and he was a joy of my heart. I understand your grief 🥰
Recently lost my 2 horses that I've had for 20 yrs. This helped me find some peace to easy the journey..xo
I just lost a very loving friend just 2 days ago. I am looking for solace in facing the grief and guilt.n Thank you Kassandra. I'm sure this will help.
My mum passed away suddenly in my arms a few days ago, and this practise was deeply nourishing for me. Sending love and light to anyone else who needs it right now xx
I’m so sorry for your loss, I’m sending you lots of love and healing energy 🙌💜
@@michele9327 thank you my love xx
To the humans who are grieving and sharing in this yoga - blessings and courage to each of you. I’m missing my sweet parents whom I lost about 5 years ago - and I dedicate this practice to the sweet inner teen who was in so much pain up through young adulthood. Love to you all - each and everyone.
This isn’t the first time I practice this theme.
I’m sorry for everything here who is in extremely grief. May you all be happy and joy as the sadness fade.
I understand there’s also trauma that it may not heal anyway, we feel pain because we live in our authentic life.
And the beautiful thing is we can always try to make it different even we fail time to time.
It’s beautiful we didn’t give up and standing here too share our brave moment. I’m grateful for Kassandra encouraging me to leave a comment here and all the beautiful people around here.
Peace:)
Im here today because an innocent person i know lost their baby. Im grieving with them. I wish them strength and all the healing. I am also sending my deepest apologies for not being there sooner. Tell the people you love that you love them. Life is short! Thank you for sharing your practice with me❤
Thank you dearly Kassandra🙏 I had to put my cat of 15 years down yesterday after accidentally rolling over his lower body with my car. It traumatized me, and this practice really help me ground into my body, be more compassionate and loving to myself, and to go “through” the immense grief.
❤❤❤
I am so grateful to be surrounded by support, seen and unseen… I don’t have children. Yesterday I had to suddenly make the difficult choice to put down my love child, my tuxedo cat who was a true gentleman. His 3rd birthday would be next month. But without any guarantee that he would’ve gotten better I am certain we made the right choice, and now he is no longer in pain. I miss him terribly, but I am sure he is crossing the rainbow bridge to be in a better place where he can hunt all the birds and critters he likes! I dedicate this practice to Oyster Meister Rockefeller, may he be forever a beacon of light and love and sweet joy! ❤
“My tears are holy and healing” is really helpful for me - Thank you for sharing your yoga and affirmations with me. It strengthens me in hard times ♥️
I've always loved your Yin with affirmations. These ones knocked a lot loose, and after a couple cries during, I feel more like myself. Thank you so much!
couldn't agree more brother, your words resonates so much... lots of love and light
My dog has cancer and will not be with me for too much longer. I am devastated, as he is the sweetest, dearest friend I have ever had. I can’t even imagine my life without him. Thanks for this yoga class, Kassandra. I love your yoga & do it every day.
may all those suffering be free....thank you Kassandra for holding such a beautiful tender space for us to heal, Namaste x
I'm grieving the loss of my cat Zena.. I loved the positive affirmations in this yoga, I cried, but I did feel good and proud that I did this. 😿❤️
I hope people going through this difficult times here will get better soon. I lost someone by my own decision, I just knew that was not working out anymore. After making that decision, I tortured myself again and again, wondering why I couldn't have tried harder to be together. This gentle yoga practice reminded me of how impossible to stay there and how desperately I realized the true feeling at that time. Good times easily beat the bad sides in past memories. Thank you Kassandra for this video, and everyone who is practicing here with me like friends.
Thank you for this amazing practice Kassandra:) Couldn't have come at a better time. My family learned a week ago that my brother has pancreatic cancer. He recently turned 50 and has way too much life left to live. I cried my way through the practice and allowed my heart to open and receive all your beautiful affirmations. Blessings for sharing this with all of us. And to everyone who is grieving any kind of loss, sending so much love and compassion to go THROUGH the grief. Namaste~
I'm so sorry. I know this comment is from 3 years ago but I hope your family is alright, I just lost my father to pancreatic cancer, I know what a difficult road that is to have to travel down. Sending love ❤
@@gabriellarichards6515 Thank you Gabriella. My brother passed December 31, 2020. Hard to believe it’s been 2 years. My dad also passed from pancreatic cancer nearly 23 years ago, too much loss from a terribly devastating disease. I’m sorry to hear that you lost your father as well. It is a hard road indeed 😢. I hope you have a very blessed holiday season 💜
@@stephaniebarton7124 I'm so sorry, what a terrible time during covid to go through an illness and loss, I can't imagine what that was like for all of you. Thank you 💕 I hope you have a beautiful holiday season though it must still be a very difficult time to get through. But I wish you strength and happiness ❤️
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Thank you Gabriella 💕. Peace , love, and light to you 🙏
This is always a beautiful and touching practice to come back to. It has followed me through many phases -thanks so much for this ❤
I use this also as an upper body opening practise at times 😊
I got teary eyed during this practice. My mama is in her last weeks with us and my heart needed to be healed. This was just what I needed tonight.
Thank you for this video. I lost my 16 year old cat in January and still get knocked down by waves of grief. This practice helps. Namaste.
I'm so sorry for your loss
I just lost my beloved pup - I know how painful it is. Sending much love.
I cried so much with this class, and I can't stop...I realised so many things, and how deep my grief is... I avoid it so many times, but instead I need to do this class again and again, and work on it, hoping that I can release this pain little by little, until it's gone!
Thank you so much Kassandra, for the amazing human being that you are, and for this precious class! ❤
"The only out is through it"! I really needed this reminder having lost a loved one recently, and it even applies for any challenging moment in life. I am with you too, Kassandra! Thanks for sharing your light with us! Namaste!
Sending out some light to you. Hope you feel some healing. 💔❤️
My first mothers' day without my mother and I found this practice of yours searching "yin yoga kassandra depr. I managed to smile at on of the affirmations which for the life of me I cannot find now, something about allowing myself ..
I lost my 24 year old nephew and experiencing so much grief--sad that I lost him, wont see him again, that last time was the last time. I am also grieving for my sister, my brother, niece, other nephew, and mother. I've felt it in my heart and shoulders all week. I know healing is a journey and this video was helpful on my healing journey. Thank you for this tool. I hope to find others inspirational things to help move through this.
You are the best yin yoga teacher. Thank you for blessing us all ❤
I’ve never felt any true emotions during yin yoga, but I cried. Thanks Kassandra and namaste to everyone. Xx
Thank you for this practice. In the past 2.5 months I've lost my grandmother, my beloved pet, and a pregnancy. I've been struggling through all of the grief piling up and this is helping to release it slowly, bit by bit, discovering where the emotion is hiding away in my body and soul.
Hugs to you.
Hugs. Be kind to yourself. 💚
Thank you so much for this practice Kassandra. Yesterday I buried my beloved dad and this will help me to cope with everything and every emotion I will have to go through. You are so right to say that the only way is true. So thank you again. With love from Holland, Francisca ❤❤❤
I'm doing this because I have a lot of childhood trauma that still keeps me trapped in my past. I'm now in a safe place and want to let go of the coping mechanisms that helped me survive then, but no longer serve me now.
Thank you, Kassandra and everyone else here in this beautiful community. I feel so safe and loved.
Thank you so so so much! That was so much healing for me and I am so grateful! Thank you so much!
Thank you Kassandra! Yes, “there’s no need to rush out of grief”, I should give myself time to heal.
Dear Kassandra,In my opinion you're the best Yoga instructor on YT.
I subscribed to different workout channels but right now I only use your videos for stretching and Yoga. your instructions and explanations are very clear and easy to follow. when I first started doing yoga workouts on RUclips, I injured myself a couple of times. Some instructors only use the traditional terminology for poses and it's not possible to look at the monitor while you're in downward facing dog pose or something similar without changing your body angle and neck position. sometimes you look at monitor and you see they're in a different position but the don't mention the change of position in the exact moment. as a result,Yoga and stretching becomes something boring for me and I was doing it just because I knew it's necessary and and very important for all athletes. But you changed that. so thank you to the power of infinity.
My 26 year old son died three weeks ago from a very rare liposarcoma. Although we went through nine months of treatments there was never any time to process all of the feelings I was experiencing. I have had backaches for many months and feel rather numb at times as it all still feels rather surreal. This was a beautiful practice and I will return to it as it helped me release some tension and tears.
I'm so sorry for your loss ❤
Thank you for this amazing class. sending love and support to everyone going through a tough time. You are not alone.
Thank you so much. This was unbelievably beautiful. Made me cry. In a good way though. You are such a gem. xxxx
That was so amazing! My husband died on March 20, 2021 and I have not felt peace like this since that day. Thank you so much!
Thank you Kassandrs . That really resonated for me as I'm going through a time of sadness. I'm wishing for hope and healing for everyone who is dealing with difficult personal circumstances.
I'm wishing hope and healing for you as well.
@@karenwood2928 Thank you
Healing to you and to all seeking it right now.🥰
I love you class of yogas!!! Wonderful!
More details different!
Thank you for this video. It has helped save my life 🌹
All love to everyone and thankyou Kassandra, "My tears are Holy...." 🙏🏽🙏🏼❤
My dad passed yesterday. He lived a good life of 85 years. Thank you for this practice and the affirmations were so powerful in the poses. I appreciate you and all the practices that help me in so many ways. Through, is where I will go.
Beautiful ❤
I wanted to watch it through before dusting the cobwebs off my mat. Just my first watch brought a release of tears. I've been "stuck" since a big bereavement 7 months ago and I have a good feeling that this practice will help me move through, accept, and heal. Thank you
I needed this practice!! It's so timely. I just lost my father, and (after almost 40 years of unconditional love, support, encouragement, and inspiration) am experiencing a pain that is difficult to put into words. My body and energy are holding space for this incredible loss. As I move into month two, I'm finally able to shift into wellness, and gift myself the opportunity of this time - to breathe, reconnect, and ease my way into this next chapter. I'm a therapist, and have had the privilege of holding space for others, during incredibly painful times. I had some struggle in the beginning, letting myself immerse into the movements. The heart opening pose (with the blocks) was the first time, in weeks, that I fully let myself feel all that was moving through me. The affirmations are divine, and so needed. I was in a full weep by the close, and needed that as well. May all of us, in deep grief, be graced with healing, reflective moments....and that we are filled with what we need.
Corliss, I usually don’t ever post on any sort of social threads.. but I just felt the need to send you prayer and encouragement when I read this. I haven’t loss my father yet, but I also share a bond with him as you have described. I am grieving having put down our dog of 14+ years yesterday, which has let a lot of previous loss resurface along with thoughts of how I will ever endure losing my dad… so reading that this is the space you are experiencing especially had my heart break. So in the vein of “I am surrounded by support, seen and unseen,” I thought I would just send my unseen support.
“My tears are holy and healing” and “I trust in the goodness of life” were a couple that both comforted and challenged me to choose the space of gratitude today… maybe they can also be little reminders or give you whatever you need today or whenever/ if you ever read this💜
Also- just to really clarify.. in no way am I comparing the loss of my dog to what you are going through! Just definitely don’t want that to be misunderstood!
@@Jori-johnson what a precious and thoughtful message!! Thank you for your great kindness. I’m feeling for you as well, I’m your grief journey. Our furry/feathery/scaly family are (I believe) just as beloved as our two legged family. It’s such a unique pain!! I hope you are taking care of yourself. I’m so glad we have a safe, loving community here!! ❤️
Thank you so appreciated this heart felt practice remembering my son
Today my dog of 12 years passed. The affirmation that my tears are holy really resonated and brought home the love we shared throughout this time. Exactly what I needed on this hard hard day
Lost a friend to domestic violence last week. This helped to feel some of the grief. I did cry at a couple of them.
This is deeply special. I recommend setting up a lush nest with
- blanket tissues, eye pillow, journal, water.
I had to pause the video and let the emotions wash over me then so grateful to feel everything in my body.
It is so nice because this pain is too much to bear alone. Thank you for holding the space Cassandra
x
Sending love to you 💛
This helped me immensely to be pleasant today. I cried a bit during a couple poses. I am going through a separation from my husband, a mutual and loving decision for now. I didn’t realize that I’d be grieving but here I am. Your kind affirmations resonated with me. All my best Kassandra!
Wow... I cried at the very end when I finally discover the root cause of my grief. I’ve done yoga for over a year now but this the most intense and truly opening yoga yet. Thank you for sharing this 🙏🏻
For my dear friend who broke our hearts and lost her battle yesterday. To say you will be sadly missed is an understatement of just how amazing and positive you were. 💔💞
Thank you Kassandra. My mum passed away last night and this practice really helped me.
Thank you Kassandra, I lost my friend yesterday. This was such a helpful class and released a bit more sadness and tears.
I found this practice awhile back and it stuck with me in a time of need, now months later I return to it as the sacred mountain land that I call home is affected by one of the largest wildfires in California's history, thank you for allowing me the space to open my heart and sit with the grief, channeling it through movement and breath, the sending of my prayer at the end brought tears to my eyes, freeing me to feel the emotions locking themselves within, forever grateful for you and your work Kassandra.
I still could not feel any grief. Not yet. Great practice, i just could not open my feelings up. My friend just died by suicide two days ago. I just want to cry about it.
This was lovely @the community, grief feels something that can be moved through with this practice,🧡
I admired what you said at the end and how you said it. I would have been tempted to edit out something so real, so strongly felt. It takes courage. You remained professional and open. Your feelings were in your eyes and the tremble in your voice. I found this class helpful. 1- In one specific way: the broken wing pose was a real challenge to my left rotator cuff. (II know be gentle with myself, I will.) In 2019 I was on bedrest with a foot wound a lot of the time. I laid on my left shoulder too much and the tissues/tendons/ligaments tightened. I've been through PT but there is still some issues. When you do a pose which includes cactus pose for the upper body, my left hand just hangs in the air about 3 inches from the floor. I think broken wing pose will slowly loosen my shoulder it over time.. 2- I had not given it much thought but during this time of social distancing, I've been alone a lot. Luckily, no one I know has been really sick but I've felt stir crazy. I realized during your class a lot of that is sorrow. Thanks for nudging my perceptions of myself and the world.
Just did this session after the loss of my stepdaughter & loss of job that I moved out of state for. I loved this session.
My dad died last month. Right now all there is, is darkness. I felt an extreme amount of resistance with these affirmations. A few of them made me cry and feel angry because of how impossible it feels to get back to a space of actually believing any of it. I guess it means it’s doing something. Thank you.
🤍 to us all and to you Kassandra 🙏 let all our practices and the love we had for our loved ones heal all our hurts 🙏
today I've been dealing with a lot of remorse and sadness. so many of these affirmations resonated with me. From "the only way out is through," "i let go of my resistance towards this situation," "each day my heart opens up a little bit more," "i trust in the goodness of life," "i relax and allow feelings to move through me," to"there is no rushing out of grief and sadness." Throughout this practice, my stomach gurgled, eye pulsated, and I sobbed hysterically. I can't say i feel happier now after completing the practice, but I'm grateful for experiencing the range of emotions and thoughts that emerged. I'm so glad I worked up the courage to even partake in this session because if I hadn't, I'd be sitting and rotting in a corner (which isn't necessarily bad), but trying out an approach I wouldn't normally opt for is quite delightful, refreshing, and eye opening. This is one of the longest yoga practices I've ever done & I'd love to see more content that embraces these difficult emotions. As someone who's avoided and ran away from their feelings (despite being an overly emotional and sensitive person), it feels so good to just allow myself to feel again and tune in with every sensation within my body. Thank you so much Kassandra I really needed this :)
I lost my mom two weeks ago. The tears flowed throughout and it was one of your most powerful classes, particularly as you encouraged us to grieve as a community and support one another.
I cannot do any of these poses as I had a surgery 3 weeks ago.but still watched it and felt good thanks
Hope you have a speedy recovery ♥️ sending you love and good vibes 🤗
Even by looking you’re practicing, (mind associated). Speedy recovery from Amsterdam
this was very comforting - the only affirmation i changed was at the end: "give me great care and great compassion at all times FOR ALL BEINGS" - and thank you so very much
Thank you for your beautiful practice. My dog that was with me for a whole decade of my life passed away last week and I'm heartbroken. I'm trying to sort through some tough emotions from being stricken with grief to wondering how to live a life and new routines or keep on doing the old things. I am at such a loss as to how to sort through all of this. And this practice allowed me to be honest with several truths that I have been scared to say out loud because I'm not ready for a new 'normal'.
this was a lovely was to end a difficult day.. this Covid19 has really stirred much grief and sadness in me personally.. the "normal" of what I knew is gone... wrapping my head around this and the grief that us as planet are dealing with...thank you for this practice.. will be back..
Ditto x
I cried at the affirmation I let go of my resistance towards this situation and I am surrounded by support seen and unseen. Thanks. Needed this with the world crisis at the moment.
That's the one that got me too, I didn't cry, but it spoke to me...this current situation is so not easy. This practice was exactly what I needed. I feel in a much softer place now. Thank you x
My partner and I broke up last night, it was a very deep and loving relationship. The pain in my heart is a lot right now. crying the whole time, but incredibly helpful to have this 💚
"My tears are holy and healing." That's beautiful!
Thank you, Kassandra, for this very powerful & much-needed class for me. This has got to be my favourite sequence & affirmations of yours so far!
Almost a year ago, I lost my pet dog of 13.5 years. I thought that I've been working on myself as I heal from this, but subconsciously a part of me hasn't been facing this truth, which I only just realised today.
This class helped me reached a place within me that I am too scared to face all by myself, even when I tried to. I hope that anyone reading this comment will feel connected to the inner love from within like I do now and that you know that you're not alone if you've been working on 'moving on' for a really long time; cos grief has no timeline & there is no 'sufficient amount of time for mourning.
To all of you out there who feels the same way I do now, the light in me sees the light in you and I send my unconditional love to you. Namaste!
i lost my beloved dogs of 13 years just a few days ago...cried all the way through this practice. thank you. it isn't easy but it is so important to create space to be with these feelings.
I, too, am faced with losing my dearest dog to cancer & I can’t imagine living without this God-like creature. Thanks, Kassandra, for this valuable yoga class. I am sure I will be using it frequently in the coming months.
Today this practice felt New, special for my crying state earlier, exacerbated..just low, quite low, , For me it's been a deep sadness and a letting go of fear and anxiety enough to be at peace, physically and emotionally for far too long. Not as comfortable with uncertainty like you kassandra, but feel sometimes that the magic that can happen day to day, moment to moment has made uncertainty more comfortable
I have done this practice twice and couldn’t believe how much grief was in my body for old neighbors and students who passed away from Covid-19. My heart goes out to everyone experiencing that kind of grief. I feel like this practice really helps a lot and just letting the tears fallout. Even when your not close to them, what a beautiful gift to care soo much in our heart and feel deep empathy for that. I’m and we can be just thankful for their support, their teaching, and the interaction with us. I wouldn’t be successful without them.