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Yoga Vacation Program
August 15 — 17, 2025

Yoga for Grief Relief

A Journey of Healing and Transformation

Antonio Sausys

In times of personal and collective loss, grief can feel like an overwhelming and isolating experience. Yet, within this profound journey lies the potential for healing, renewal, and transformation. This immersive weekend series offers a compassionate space to reconnect with yourself, find inner peace, and embrace the wisdom of grief through the powerful integration of yoga, somatic psychology, and self-reflection.

Set against the serene backdrop of the Bahamas, this program consists of three carefully designed workshops that provide practical tools, emotional support, and a sense of community. Each session addresses different aspects of grief, guiding you through a holistic process of acceptance, grounding, release, and renewal.

Workshop 1: Accepting the Reality of Global and Personal Loss
This opening session explores the varied causes of grief, both personal and global, and introduces a practical model for grief processing. In a world where losses—whether from climate change, societal shifts, or personal transitions—can feel overwhelming, this workshop helps you acknowledge your grief and begin the journey of moving with, rather than against, it.

Workshop 2: Finding Ground in Turbulent Times
Grief can often leave us feeling unmoored, disconnected, or emotionally exhausted. This session focuses on somatic practices, breathwork, and meditation techniques designed to help you regulate emotions, find stability, and reconnect with your body. By deepening your relationship with the earth and your inner self, you will cultivate a sense of strength, balance, and resilience amidst uncertainty.

Workshop 3: Releasing, Restoring, and Renewing
True healing comes from processing pain and making space for new perspectives. This final session guides you through practices that support emotional release, restoration, and renewal, empowering you to move forward with greater clarity, acceptance, and purpose.

A Unique and Transformative Approach to Grief
This program offers a distinct psychosomatic protocol to address the emotional, physical, and spiritual aspects of grief. By integrating yogic philosophy and practice with a scientifically grounded model for grief processing, you will:

  • Explore the root cause of grief—attachment—and learn how to navigate it through yogic wisdom.
    Embody the principle of impermanence, a core teaching of yoga that fosters emotional resilience.
  • Channel difficult emotions into healing movement, breath, and meditation—providing relief from the weight of sorrow.
  • Engage with a supportive community to share, process, and find strength in collective healing.

Key Benefits of Attending:

  • Identify and validate personal and global sources of grief
  • Gain a deeper understanding of grief’s impact on the mind and body
  • Learn yoga-based techniques to regulate and transform grief symptoms
  • Examine your relationship to attachment and how it influences your emotional experiences
  • Deepen your personal yogic practice and understanding of non-attachment
  • Embrace Healing, Find Renewal

In a world experiencing unprecedented change and loss, few programs offer such a dedicated space to process grief through embodied, time-honored practices. Whether you are navigating personal sorrow or grappling with the collective challenges of our times, this series provides the insight, support, and tools to help you honor your grief, rediscover balance, and step into a renewed sense of self.
Join us for this profound and life-affirming journey and allow yourself the space to heal, transform, and embrace the beauty of life once more.

Offered as 3 satsangs and 3 workshops (subject to change).

The presentations associated with this Yoga Vacation Program begin with a 12pm workshop on the first day of the program and conclude with an 8pm satsang on the last day of the program.  Click here to read more about the Yoga Vacation Program details and view the ashram schedule for yoga classes and meals during your stay. We suggest you arrive at least one day prior to the start of your program for the optimal experience.

Somatic Psychologist | Yoga Therapist | Expert in Grief Counseling and Therapy

Antonio Sausys is a renowned somatic psychologist and yoga therapist specializing in grief counseling and integrative healing. With a deep commitment to bridging psychology, bodywork, and yoga therapy, Antonio has helped countless individuals navigate loss by using mind-body practices to process and transform grief.

His training is rooted in both academic and experiential wisdom, having studied under esteemed mentors such as Hugo Bilsky, Indra Devi, Ram Dass, Swami Shankaradevananda, Swami Ekananda, Babashi Singh, and Swami Maitreyananda. Complementing his yogic studies, he has advanced training in Integrative Grief Therapy, Foot Reflexology, Swedish Therapeutic Massage, and Reiki, creating a uniquely holistic approach to grief recovery.

A sought-after speaker and educator, Antonio teaches internationally, presenting at universities, ashrams, retreat centers, and yoga studios around the world. He is a faculty member at leading Yoga Therapy Trainings and has served as Honorary Secretary of the International Yoga Federation for North America. His affiliations include the World Yoga Council, the International Association of Yoga Therapists, the Association for Death Education and Counseling, the United States Association for Body Psychotherapy, and the American Psychological Association.

Antonio is the author of Yoga for Grief Relief: Simple Practices for Transforming Your Grieving Mind and Body (New Harbinger, 2014) and a contributor to several acclaimed works on grief and pain care, including Yoga and Science in Pain Care (2019) and New Techniques of Grief Therapy: Bereavement and Beyond (2019). His insights have been featured in journals, magazines, podcasts, and blogs, and he is the host and producer of YogiViews, his own TV show.

As the founder and Executive Director of ‘Yoga for Health,’ the International Yoga Therapy Conference, Antonio continues to advance the field of yoga therapy while making grief support more accessible and transformative. Based in Marin County, he maintains a thriving practice throughout the Bay Area and globally online. Fluent in Spanish, English, Portuguese, and Italian, he brings a global perspective to his work, guiding individuals toward healing through the wisdom of the body, mind, and spirit.

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