Embodied Grief with Lauren Morse

In this episode, Lauren Morse, a yoga instructor, death midwife, and research psychologist from Yellow Springs, Ohio, shares her profound journey of integrating yoga into her life as a tool for navigating grief. Lauren discusses her extensive experience of teaching yoga and her training in death midwifery, through which she developed a deep understanding of how grief manifests physically in the body. She emphasizes the importance of presence and surrender, recounting her personal battles with infertility and miscarriage, and how yoga helped her reconnect with her body and her self. Lauren also delves into her work as a death midwife, providing support and educating her community on planning for end-of-life arrangements and making the topics of death and grief less taboo. Her story is one of resilience, healing, and the transformative power of mindful practices. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit griefonpurpose.substack.com/subscribe