Understanding Grief & Loss
We all will experience grief and loss in our lives. Join Miraval Specialists and Grief & Loss Expert Michelle Desmond for a compassionate few days to honor your unique journey with grief, find solace, and explore ways to navigate these tender and challenging experiences.
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We all will experience grief and loss in our lives. Join Miraval Specialist and Grief & Loss Expert Michelle Desmond for a compassionate few days to honor your unique journey with grief, find solace, and explore ways to navigate these tender and challenging experiences.
Grief & Death in the Digital Age
The internet has radically changed our experiences of death and grief in ways that affect us but are rarely seen or understood. Join Michelle Desmond in a conversation about how technology influences our experiences and what to consider for our digital legacies.
Grief: You’re Not Doing it Wrong
Many long-held beliefs about grieving are stuck in the last century. Join Michelle Desmond as we discuss the reality of grief, the role of your brain in tending to your heart, and why you don’t need to follow steps or timelines.
Your Loss Matters
Many losses are unseen, unacknowledged, or cloaked in shame. Loss takes many forms, including those related to employment, fertility, family structures, pets, stigmatization, or traumatic events. Learn more about how your loss matters and why it’s important to acknowledge and incorporate it.
SAMPLE ITINERARY
If you aren’t sure where to begin on your Grief & Loss journey, our sample itinerary below is a perfect place to start. We invite you to take this itinerary as-is, or make it your own by replacing any of the suggested experiences that don’t inspire you with ones that do.
WHAT'S INCLUDED
- Luxurious, Casita-style accommodations
- Delicious and healthy gourmet meals are served daily – order as many appetizers or entrées as you like – it’s your choice.
- Unlimited fresh smoothies, tea, coffee, non-alcoholic beverages, and freshly prepared grab ‘n go snacks served throughout the day
- An array of daily complimentary activities, lectures, and wellbeing workshops
- $175 nightly resort credit per person to use toward spa services, private sessions, equine, and culinary experiences
- Complimentary shared shuttle airport transfers from Tucson International Airport
Suggested Experiences
Explore our activities calendar and be inspired by recommendations from expert specialists in their field.
Private Letting Go & Letting In
The Beauty of Imperfection
Yin Yoga For Grief
Labyrinth Meditation
Loving Kindness Meditation
Restore and Rejuvenate Yoga
Transitions: Thriving Through Change
Remembrance Ceremony
The Power of Self Compassion
Private Letting Go & Letting In
The Beauty of Imperfection
Yin Yoga For Grief
Labyrinth Meditation
Loving Kindness Meditation
Restore and Rejuvenate Yoga
Transitions: Thriving Through Change
Remembrance Ceremony
The Power of Self Compassion
Private Letting Go & Letting In
The Beauty of Imperfection
Yin Yoga For Grief
Labyrinth Meditation
Loving Kindness Meditation
Restore and Rejuvenate Yoga
Transitions: Thriving Through Change
Remembrance Ceremony
The Power of Self Compassion
Topics and Takeaways:
- Learn about the modern thinking on how and why we grieve, moving beyond stages and steps
- Explore what it means to die and to grieve in the digital age, including how technology helps (or doesn’t)
- Understand the many types of grief and why some losses feel less supported than others
- Navigate conversations that surround grief with wisdom, self-compassion, and empathy
- Understand how loss matters and why it is important to acknowledge it
- Discover tools and integrative techniques for coping with grief and loss
Meet Your Guides
Receive communal support from our esteemed visiting specialist Michelle Desmond and our compassionate Miraval specialists as they guide you through exclusive experiences and private sessions.
MEET OUR SPECIALISTSMichelle Desmond
After experiencing losses that many of us will have in life (just a little earlier than most), Michelle left a successful corporate leadership career to obtain a master’s degree in Thanatology (the study of dying, death and bereavement). She brings her deep personal experience together with academic credentials and business leadership expertise to make a difference in how we die and grieve in the modern age.
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LYNDI RIVERS
Lyndi skillfully blends 20 years of social work in trauma and nervous system regulation with a long-time yoga and meditation practice to empower guests with practical and spiritual strategies that support wholeness.
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Alysa Volpe
Alysa Volpe is a yoga teacher, meditation guide, and grief and bereavement coach. She believes in holding space for others and encouraging them to understand that each person’s loss experience is unique. Alysa's gentle guidance helps guests process their grief and integrate both pain and joy as they remember those they have lost.
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BOOK YOUR STAY
Excited about what awaits you at Miraval Arizona? Book your stay with us now, and start mapping out your journey to wellness.