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Grief can feel like a burning cauldron in the heart—searing, relentless, disorienting. What if that fire is also an initiation that reveals who you are beneath the armor? I open up about losing my son, the dark night that followed, and the unexpected discovery that awakening lives inside the wound. Rather than aiming to “get back to normal,” we explore how conscious grief reshapes the nervous system, deepens love, and expands capacity so you can hold what once shattered you.

I break down the difference between coping and transformation and share why grief can catalyze lasting change faster than meditation, therapy, or even plant medicine. We look at the neuroscience: default mode network quieting during crisis and mystical states, and research on post‑traumatic growth in five domains—relationships, new possibilities, personal strength, life appreciation, and spiritual reconstruction. You’ll hear how shattering can lead to a truer reconstruction when it’s done with presence and intention.

From there, we ground the mystical in the practical with the four pillars of awakening through grief: people, process, practices, and purpose. I guide a simple somatic inquiry to meet contraction with breath and soften the body’s bracing. We talk voice work, drumming, movement, and devotional yoga to move grief up and out, and how community witness helps pain metabolize without platitudes. The throughline is paradox: becoming someone who is both shattered and whole, carrying profound sorrow and profound gratitude in the same chest.

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You can book a 1:1 session with Joya at https://www.thatmystic.com