Episode #6
Grief with guest AmarAtma Singh Khalsa BCC MTCM
●How AmarAtma first came to understand his own pain as grief, and how that realization changed his life. ●How grief can affect the whole body—not just our emotions—including our sleep, digestion, concentration, energy, and pain. ●How we grieve losses that have nothing to do with death, from relationships and health to identity, aging, work, and the future we imagined. ●Why so many of us learn to suppress grief, "stay strong," and move on instead of actually feeling what we've lost. ●Why grief doesn't follow five predictable stages, and why there is no single "right" way to grieve. ●How grief can build over time, and how an old loss can unexpectedly come back when we experience something new. ●The connection between grief, the nervous system, and the body—and why healing grief has to involve the body as well as the mind. ●Amar Atma's approach to working with grief through breath, movement, rhythm, writing, and other body-based practices. ●His idea of "Face, Embrace, Release"—and why healing doesn't mean getting over someone or forgetting what we've lost. ●How to be there for someone who is grieving, and why sometimes the most healing thing we can offer is simply our presence, our listening, and our willingness to not try to fix it. AmarAtma Singh Khalsa BCC MTCM Grief Specialist | Chaplain | Founder of The Institute for Compassionate Grieving AmarAtma Singh Khalsa is a grief specialist, educator, and founder of the Institute for Compassionate Grieving. A Board Certified Chaplain, graduate of Harvard Divinity School, and practitioner with a Master's degree in Acupuncture and Chinese Medicine, he developed the Compassionate Grieving Model, an embodied approach to loss that integrates science, spirituality, somatic healing, and compassionate care. For more than fifteen years, AmarAtma has supported thousands of individuals, families, healthcare professionals, and communities navigating grief and life's many transitions. Through retreats, courses, speaking engagements, and a global online community of more than 240,000 people, he is helping to advance grief literacy and reshape the cultural conversation around loss. Author of The Tender Art of Grieving (Shambhala, September 2026), AmarAtma invites people to meet grief not as something to overcome, but as a profound expression of love, connection, and our shared humanity. Disclaimer: This video is for educational and informational purposes only and does not constitute medical advice. Always seek the advice of your physician or other qualified health provider with any questions you may have regarding a medical condition. Never disregard professional medical advice or delay in seeking it because of something you have heard in this video.
