Thank you for saying yes

It is a true gift to share this practice with you. Yin yoga is one of my most trusted companions in life that helps me to live in harmony and return to what’s true. May these hours together deeply rejuvenate all of us as we remember the ones who have walked before.

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As you prepare to practice, find a quiet space in your home where you can settle into deep rest. Prepare your practice area for ceremony in whatever way feels true to you. I invite you to light a candle before we being and create an ancestor altar with photos and meaningful objects. Collect items you can use as props like pillows or folded blankets to support you during practice. The more comfort the better!

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Before we meet

Write a letter

 I invite you to write to a loved one who has died. 

Gather something that brings you comfort and a cup of water, light a candle, find a blank piece of paper and address it to a beloved ancestor who has died.

Write their name at the top and write them a letter. If you don’t have a specific loved one in mind, address your letter in any way you wish.

Write to this ancestor about the moments that you think of them and long to have them with you. What do you remember about them? What do you long to tell them? Hear from them? Write to them about what weighs on your heart. What do you miss about them? What wisdom do they have to share with you? 

Remember to breathe deep as you do this and take good care of yourself after.

You way wish to place this letter on your ancestor altar.

Bring with you

-Your letter to your beloved dead

-Yoga props or anything you can find around your house like pillows and folded blankets

-A photo or photos of loved ones who have died

-Objects that your ancestor(s) used

- A candle or candles to light in honor of the dead

-A blank piece of paper

-Whatever you need for an optimal audio experience

-Anything that makes you extra cozy

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Meet Willow

Willow Brook is an earth-loving educator, creative director, and artist with over a decade of experience teaching in classrooms around the world. She combines devotional practices of earth ritual, mindfulness, yoga, and song to support people through life transitions, bringing the sacred into everyday life. Willow is the co-founder of Wild Heart and supports grief gatherings and contemplative experiences rooted in the divine feminine. She has been practicing the tradition of yoga for half of her life with commitment to honoring the heart of the practice and its roots.