Get moving to help with your grief with Paul Denniston, Founder of Grief Yoga and Spark

Grief Yoga and grief Movement

Paul Denniston is the founder of Grief Yoga®, which uses yoga, movement, breath, and sound to release pain and suffering and connect to love.

Paul is certified in Hatha Yoga, Vinyasa Flow, Kundalini Yoga, Laughter Yoga, Restorative Yoga, and Let Your Yoga Dance. He also has taught movement at the Stella Adler Academy in Hollywood.

His intention with Grief Yoga is to combine many different forms of yoga in order to help heal grief. He has several online courses dealing with all kinds of loss and teaches this practice to counselors, psychologists, and health care professionals on his training platform: Grief Movement Training. Paul certifies other yoga teachers in the Grief Yoga Teacher Training. He also teaches at Kripalu Center for Yoga and Health in Massachusetts, at Esalen, and at 1440 Multiversity.

Paul volunteered for years at one of the largest Los Angeles hospices, where he offered Heart Touch massage to the dying. He teaches Grief Yoga to bereavement groups; cancer support centers; groups whose loved ones died by suicide; Alzheimer’s groups; healing after a breakup, divorce, or betrayal; and addiction groups.

Paul has trained thousands of therapists, counselors, and health care professionals in the United States, England, Ireland, Germany, and Australia.

Spark by Paul Denniston [THE support group]

Paul Denniston is a breath of fresh air in the world of grief support. The founder of Grief Yoga and Grief Movement, Paul brings spontaneity and groundedness, and even joyfulness to his work which has resulted in a vibrant community of people finding support and love.

A Community of the Heart, Spark is a private, safe space that invites you to explore mind, body, and spirit techniques to guide you toward compassionate transformation. This warm-hearted community explores guided movement rituals to release the pain and tap into your resilience to explore more play and meaning. 

This is a community to heal, feel, grow, and transform. Even after the most devastating losses, it’s possible to find balance, and hope, and keep moving forward.

Each month they explore a specific theme, become more aware, and embrace movement, breath, and sound to embrace their special gifts and talents and become their best self.

  • Explore new monthly themes, intentions, and reflections

  • Embody movement, breath, and sound to guide you through the obstacles

  • Empower yourself to acknowledge your loss and live in your strength

  • Embrace your special gifts and talents to become your best self

  • Express yourself creatively toward more play and meaning