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Being Fully MeThe 5 Intersections Between Human Design and Spiritual MentoringIn this final episode of Season 6, we dive into 5 ways in which Human Design informs the Spiritual Mentoring work I do with my clients. Human Design complements the work of spirituality because we begin by asking and discovering: Who Am I? Self-discovery is the foundation to learning who we are and what we came here to do. Book a foundational Human Design reading: email me at uma@umagirish.com Sacred Fire: Memoir of A Marriage is available here Read my writing This Human-Divine Journey here Check out my affordable courses here2025-06-3037 minBeing Fully MeLoving, Losing, Learning, LivingThis episode was inspired by a question I contemplated: What do people who have no spiritual convictions turn to as they navigate the stresses and struggles of life? Here, I unpack the four L's: Loving, Losing, Learning, Living as a framework for the human journey. We will all love. We will lose what we love. But then do we learn from those experiences? And how do we choose to live, given what we know about loss? Sacred Fire: Memoir of A Marriage is available here Losing Amma, Finding Home is available here Interested...2025-06-1837 minBeing Fully MeHow I Mentor My ClientsIn this episode I unpack how I understand and apply Spiritual Mentoring when I work with clients in a 1:1 setting. I offer a brief arc of my journey, from growing up in a traditional Hindu family, to the kind of spirituality I practice today—and how that has helped shape the work I do with my clients. Sacred Fire: Memoir of A Marriage is now available at Amazon, Books.by, and Kobo Foundational Human Design reading: email me at uma@umagirish.com Check out all my offers2025-05-2134 min
A Wild New Work146. Co-existing as Our Most Authentic Selves, with Uma GirishHow can we stay true to who we are and what we're meant to do while also allowing others to do the same? It's not always easy, but it's essential for growing into Village. In this conversation with spiritual mentor, Human Design guide, and writer Uma Girish, we explore how our soul paths can converge, separate, and weave something important together.
If you enjoyed this episode, please help get it to others by subscribing, rating the show, or sharing it with a friend! You can also pitch in to support the show once or monthly at: https://www.buymeacoffee.com...2025-05-131h 05Being Fully Me5 Biggest Myths About PurposeThis episode explores and explodes the top 5 myths that surround the topic of Purpose. Understanding how these myths operate in your life will help you get clear about what's holding you back when it comes to living a purposeful life. My 6-week Grief Group: https://umagirish.com/grief-healing-group Want a Purpose Reading? Go to https://umagirish.com/human-design-offerings/#purpose My Loss Memoir: Losing Amma, Finding Home: https://www.amazon.com/Losing-Amma-Finding-Home-Girish/dp/9381398801 2024-09-3036 min
The Kind Business podcast#122 Trusting your business intuition with Uma GirishI'm so happy to bring another interview your way - I spoke to my former client Uma Girish about her business journey. Here is some of the beautiful ground we covered:
Finding clarity and beautiful flow in one's work
Trusting periods of grief and growing our intution
Leaving social media and finding other ways to build community
Our hopes and dreams for the future
Uma Girish is a Spiritual Mentor, Author, and Human Design Guide. She is deeply inspired to empower women to live their authentic lives by stripping away at what's not them. She works in...2024-07-1940 minBeing Fully MeThe 2nd Line in Human DesignIn this final episode of season 4, we continue to understand the 6/2 profile by focusing on the 2nd line. What are the qualities of a 2nd line being? What do they need to thrive? Here are my brand-new Human Design Offers! Purpose by Design Sessions: https://umagirish.com/human-design-offerings/#purpose Partnership by Design Sessions: https://umagirish.com/human-design-offerings/#partnership Parenting by Design Sessions: https://umagirish.com/human-design-offerings/#parenting Sliding-Scale Grief Group Waitlist: https://umagirish.com/grief-healing-group/ Email me at uma@umagirish.com 2024-05-3025 min
Intuitively WildDefining Our Own Version of Success with Uma GirishTodays podcast is with Uma Girish -
Uma Girish is a Spiritual Mentor, Author, and Human Design Guide. Uma has been serving as a doula for women broken by loss and confused about their life direction. Having transformed her own pain into purpose, Uma is passionate about being a spaceholder for women who know they’re here to do something powerful, but don’t know what it is.
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What boundaries really are and why we need them
Defining our own version of success
How human design can b...2024-05-081h 05Being Fully MeHow Mental Projectors Make DecisionsMost of us have been conditioned to make decisions using our mind. Human Design says the mind is a useful tool, but it's the body that knows what's correct for us. This episode is about how Mental Projectors are meant to make decisions that help guide them toward flow and alignment. To figure out how YOU are meant to make decisions according to your design, book a session at https://umagirish.com/work-with-me Have a question? Email uma@umagirish.com 2024-04-3031 min
Free To Be MeEpisode 9: Creating Legacies of Love with guest Uma GirishIn this episode of the podcast, Uma Girish shares her deeply moving journey through grief, transformation, and her path to finding purpose and meaning in life. Having moved from southern India to the United States in 2008, Uma's life took an unexpected turn when her mother was diagnosed with, and soon passed away from stage 4 breast cancer. This loss propelled Uma into a profound period of self-reflection and healing, during which she explored the depths of grief, the importance of storytelling, and ultimately found her calling in supporting others through their grief and helping them discover their life's purpose. Uma...2024-04-2559 min
Well Designed: A Human Design PodcastUma Girish: Living Life On Your Own Terms As An Embodied ProjectorToday we welcome a guest to the show, Uma Girish, a mental projector and human design expert, to find out more about her unique approach to helping people navigate through significant life changes and grief by leveraging human design principles.Uma shares her personal journey, highlighting the significant transitions in her life, the impact of losing her parents, and how these experiences led to her spiritual awakening and deepened understanding of her purpose.Here are a few of the key topics we hit on:Understanding the Three Phases of the Sixth LineEmbracing Meditation and...2024-04-1052 minBeing Fully MeHow A Projector Calls in Aligned OpportunitiesThis episode is all about the Projector "strategy" which means "how to call in aligned opportunities." The Projector strategy is "wait to be recognized and invited." What I cover in this episode: What "wait to be invited" means How to know "right" invitations from wrong ones 3 pitfalls to avoid when it comes to invitations My grief memoir: Losing Amma, Finding Home Why I Quit Social Media: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/being-fully-me/id1666927892?i=1000608010259 Unable to Quit Social Media?: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/being-fully-me/i...2024-03-3031 minBeing Fully MeLiving the Projector LifeIn this episode, I speak about my life as a Human Design Projector. This will serve you if you're a projector and also if you have a partner, child, parent, boss, or friend who is a projector. How Human Design Found Me: https://directory.libsyn.com/episode/index/id/25928505 Pull up your HD chart here: https://humandesignblueprint.com/ Book a Human Design Session: https://umagirish.com/work-with-me Email uma@umagirish.com 2024-03-1528 minBeing Fully MeWhen the World Weighs on YouLike many of you, I've been struggling with the terror and violence that's going on in the world. In this episode I share some ideas on how when we focus on our wellness we have more power to be of service and create harmony. If any of the ideas I shared resonate with you, please email me at uma@umagirish.com. Anita Moorjani's book: Sensitive is the New Strong Work With Me2023-12-0928 minBeing Fully MeOn Convincing OthersI chanced upon a journal entry and knew right away that I needed to share it with you. In this episode I read this entry and share my thoughts on what it means to try to convince others, why we feel compelled to do it, and how we need to turn the inquiry inward. If anything in this episode spoke to you, do email me at uma@umagirish.com. I'd love to hear from you!2023-11-1325 minBeing Fully MeHow to Have Emotionally Hard ConversationsThis episode follows episode 23 so please be sure to listen in that order. Here I offer 5 reasons why emotional honesty is important and also share how I prepare for an emotionally hard conversation. Need to have a tough conversation and could use some support? Book a session by emailing uma@umagirish.com 2023-11-0527 minBeing Fully MeUnable to Quit Social Media? It’s Not Your FaultIn this episode I explain why committing to get off social media, then going back, and blaming yourself for your lack of willpower is pointless. It’s not your fault and you’ll know why when you listen. The books that inspired me and tell the truth about social media addiction: Digital Minimalism by Cal Newport Stolen Focus by Johann Hari My earlier episode on the pod: Why I Quit Social Media Struggling on social media? Need some gentle support? Email me at uma@umagirish.com 2023-10-2024 minBeing Fully MeWhat Your Purpose Asks of YouIn this episode I share about how “finding” your purpose and “living” your purpose are two different things. How people-pleasing gets in the way of your purpose Why it’s important to speak the truth even when you’re not sure how to articulate your dream Living with the uncertainty of how your purpose will unfold The significance of trusting your connection with a Divine Presence Your money mindset, fear of visibility, and challenging your limiting beliefs If something in this episode spoke to you, I’d love to know. Email me at uma@umagirish.com Losing Amma...2023-06-3038 min
The Eleshia ShowWhy Intentional Living Matters: Cultivating Meaningful Connections for a Fulfilling Life with Uma GirishWhen was the last time you truly connected with a friend beyond the realm of social media? Have you picked up the phone or met up in person?Sometimes, seeing our favourite people through our phones can make us feel like we are connected to them, but is this really the case? Do you honestly know what's going on in their real life?If these questions have you thinking, this episode is for you.In this week's episode, we had the pleasure of discussing the transformative effects of leading an intentional lifestyle with...2023-05-2450 minBeing Fully MeWhen Your Dream DiesA dream I held very dear died because the identity that had created the dream died. In this episode I unpack the story of why the dream died and what I understood about that process. When dreams are no longer aligned with our current identity The new dream that emerged for me Why we hold on to old dreams The energy center in our Human Design chart that encourages us to let go Two powerful questions you can take to your journal pages To book a 30-minute, commitment-free discovery call go to: https://umagirish.as.me/schedule.p...2023-04-1926 minBeing Fully MeBirthing A Creative Project I read you a chapter from my memoir Losing Amma, Finding Home: A Memoir About Love, Loss, And Life’s Detours. How I created accountability in getting my book done What’s most important when you’re creating something? Devotion as the path to completion Living in the space of “not-knowing” Find my books at www.umagirish.com/books If you’d like a grief guidance session, please email uma@umagirish.com 2023-03-1026 minBeing Fully MeBeing Fully Me TrailerComing soon: Being Fully Me. The Podcast from author and Spiritual Mentor, Uma Girish. About Being Fully Me: Stories from my life. Mistakes and failures, gains and losses, laced with the life lessons and wisdom I’ve gleaned from living it all. My podcast is a collection of personal shares about what I’ve struggled through and learned from. My soul has been shaped by these experiences. I am who I am because of the life I have lived.2023-01-2003 min
Train Your Brain, Claim Your PowerGuide Uma Girish Explains Human DesignWhen we first met Uma Girish, she had just written her book "Losing Amma, Finding Home: A Memoir About Love, Loss and Life's Detours." Uma had become a grief guide when she lost her mother, and hosted a podcast "The Grammar of Grief" for some time. Then she became aware of Human Design and has gone on to become a Human Design Guide where she helps individuals discover (or remember) who they have come here to be. The system is a blend of ancient wisdom, astrology, Jewish Kabbala, modern quantum consciousness and genetic coding. This technique is rapidly growing worldw...2022-12-2345 min
The TufFish ShowHow your book can be your portal to purpose with Uma GirishWelcome Uma Girish to The TufFish Show, a place to help writers and aspiring authors get out of their own way to leave a legacy by telling the stories they want to share through writing their own books and confidently sharing them with others. The writing process can be tough and the business side can feel scary, but TufFish makes both feel smoother and achievable. Visit https://www.jennifermilius.com/tuffish to learn more.
This conversation with Uma Girish dives deep into letting your 3 am WHY be your portal to purpose. When you allow your writing, your...2022-12-2032 min
Attract & Stand Out with Darlene Hawley | Online Business Clarity CoachEp 59 -Awaken Your Soul Purpose After Deep Loss and Find Joy in Life with Uma GirishWelcome to the Attract & Stand Out Podcast Uma Girish is a Spiritual Mentor for women who have experienced deep loss but know there's purpose to their lives. They just don't know what it is or how to live it. Uma guides them to make meaning of their loss so they can live a life of service and joy. Uma is a Hay House author. Two of her books were finalists in the Chicago Book Awards. To learn more about her work, visit www.umagirish.com
Connect with Uma~ https://www.umagirish.com https://www.facebook.com/umawritesInstagram: h...2021-07-2045 min
Beautifully Bloomed with Rebecca TervoProjector Wisdom with Uma GirishIn my work with clients, I've noticed that many projectors feel misunderstood and sometimes have a difficult time aligning with the way their energy works.I'm thrilled today to have one of my favorite Projector friends on the podcast.In today's episode we talk about:How Uma came to the work she does nowHow she has created a business that works with her energyWhere the personality profile 6/2 fits into Uma's life.Uma Girish is a Spiritual Mentor for women who have experienced deep loss but...2021-06-3021 minThe Eleshia ShowWhy It’s Important To Be In The Right Relationship With Grief | Uma Girish"My definition of living a meaningful life is waking up every morning focused on what I'm here to create, how I can help somebody, and live my life on purpose.” - Uma Girish -Losing someone or something that matters to us is very painful. We experience a storm of emotions that only we can understand. We heal and cope in different ways. You can try to hide your pain, deny or push your grief away but when you don’t face it head-on, it will rear its ugly head and find a way to come to you...2021-04-2643 min
She Builds Empires8. Your Story Has a Purpose with Uma GirishUma Girish is a Spiritual Mentor for women who are ready to reconnect with their soul purpose and create meaning for themselves and those they came here to serve. She is also an award-winning author with three books published by Hay House. Uma lives in Germany with her husband of 30 years.
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Soul Sounds Lighthouse13 - Embrace it all and hear your soul with Uma GirishToday's episode is very special for me. I'm bringing to you my spiritual mentor. Uma and I started working together in 2019 only a few months before my dad passed. And I can't wait for you to receive her wisdom too.
Uma Girish is a Spiritual Mentor for women who are feeling called to connect with their soul purpose and create a life of meaning and joy.
She is a Hay House author and has three published books, all available on Amazon.
You can find more about her programs and courses on the show...2020-12-1544 min
Nurturing HabitWhat is the meaning of all this? With Uma GirishUma Girish believes that this pandemic is here to teach us something important. Uma is an author, speaker and life purpose coach, and she believes that you are here, at this moment in time, on purpose. What can you learn from this experience? How can you support and usher your kids through it so that it has greater meaning than just being paused? What you’ll hear in this episode Why this pandemic is happening now and what we can learn from it Why the global scale and interconnectedness of this experience is so important How to support yourself and how t...2020-05-2055 min
Mastering the Business of YogaUma Girish on Coping with & Holding Space for Grief This week on the podcast, I am joined by Uma Girish. Uma guides spiritually-minded women who are grieving from loss and helps them cope and hold space for grief. The work she does includes the death of a loved one, the end of a relationship, illnesses, empty nest, the loss of a dream, and more. On this episode, Uma and I talk about the importance of giving yourself space when you are grieving a loss, and how to give yourself that space when you teach yoga or own your own business. As a contractor or self-employed individual, i...2019-10-141h 05
Personal Development Without The Fluff151: You Can Carry The Love Without The Pain with Uma Girish“Bringing a spiritual response to loss is about keeping your heart open.” - Uma Girish(click to tweet) Nothing compares to the pain of loss. When someone we love dies, we feel the ache coursing through our entire bodies. We are convinced that there is no light at the end of the tunnel. But if we take a moment to look at the impermanence of nature around us, we can understand that the human soul is designed to deal with loss. It’s our so...2018-12-1055 min
The Grammar of Grief With Uma GirishGrief Healing Retreat at Charney Manor, Oxford U.K.In 2015 I co-founded the International Grief Council with Lo Anne Mayer and Daniela Norris. We're hosting our first weekend retreat in Aug-Sept. 2018 at a charming Quaker House in Oxford, U.K. Tune in to get a taste of what we have in store for you. www.internationalgriefcouncil.org2018-06-0817 min
The Grammar of Grief With Uma Girish12 Ways in which I Healed My GriefWhen I was grieving the death of my mother who died in January 2009, these are the 12 things that got me through it.2017-12-2910 min
The Grammar of Grief With Uma Girish7 Truths Kids Teach Us About Grief And LossKids bring an open curiosity to life...and death. With their refreshing honesty and innocence, they teach us important life lessons that serve us well, especially when we're grieving a loss.2017-12-1509 min
The Grammar of Grief With Uma GirishInterview with Saiisha: A Soul-Centered ConversationMy guest Saiisha calls herself a Soul Guide who combines Ancient Wisdom with Practical Spirituality. In this fascinating conversation, Saiisha and I spoke about the many aspects of living a soul-centered life.2017-12-0834 min
The Grammar of Grief With Uma Girish5 Ways to Support A GrieverWhat do you say or do for someone who is grieving a loss? I share 5 specific ways in which you can support someone who is in the season of grief.2017-12-0108 min
The Grammar of Grief With Uma GirishA NDE changed his life: Interview with Dr. Rajiv PartiPreoccupied with his successes and monetary gains, Dr. Parti scoffed at the idea of an afterlife...until he found himself there. A changed man today, he travels and teaches about purpose and values to anyone who will listen.2017-11-2426 min
The Grammar of Grief With Uma GirishStocktaking While GrievingAs humans we've been conditioned to assess how much further we need to go, not how far we've come. How can we take stock of how much we've accomplished as a way to train our brain to focus on the positive?2017-11-1706 min
The Grammar of Grief With Uma Girish4 Ways to Practice Emotional HonestyIn this episode, I address the importance of emotional honesty and give you some ideas on how to practice emotional honesty.2017-11-1006 min
The Grammar of Grief With Uma GirishWhy Is Emotional Honesty Hard?Honest conversations are tough. So we shove stuff under the rug and pretend it never happened. Here are 9 reasons why this is so hard.2017-11-0306 min
The Grammar of Grief With Uma GirishMarissa Moss: Making Meaning From LossMarissa Moss' graphic memoir Last Things is a poignant story of love, loss, and a life redeemed. She describes the real challenges of caregiving in this candid conversation.2017-10-2732 min
The Grammar of Grief With Uma GirishThe Stories We CarryThe stories we tell shape our lives on a daily basis. We have the power to embrace a narrative that is nurturing.2017-10-2004 min
The Grammar of Grief With Uma GirishDorothy Furlan: A Mother's Loss and Forever LoveShe was 45 when her 17-year-old Joe died instantly. Now in her eighties, Dorothy is one of the most joyful, inspiring, delightful women I know. How did she transform her pain?2017-10-1330 min
The Grammar of Grief With Uma Girish5 Daily Practices that Shape My DayBeginning my day with intention has made a remarkable difference in the levels of peace, joy, and ease I experience. Here are my top 5 daily practices.2017-10-0606 min
The Grammar of Grief With Uma GirishThe Landscape of GriefWhat I learned about grief and loss from meandering through the forest preserve trails.2017-09-2906 min
The Grammar of Grief With Uma GirishAre You Present to Your Grief?Do you honor your grief and make time for it? Or are you inviting distractions into your life as a way to avoid it?2017-09-1504 min
The Grammar of Grief With Uma Girish3 Mistakes to Avoid While Healing GriefWhen you learn what these mistakes are, you can review your own grief journey and course-correct of necessary.2017-09-0805 min
Death By DesignUma GirishToday we talk with Uma Girish. She is a grief guide, award winning author and cofounder of the international grief counsel. Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.2017-07-2725 min
The Grammar of Grief With Uma GirishKathie Nitz: Loving A Parent Through DementiaFor over 14 years, Kathie Nitz cared for her mother who had dementia. Listen to her speak about loving a parent through dementia and helping her transition without any regrets.2017-06-2334 min
The Grammar of Grief With Uma GirishGrief Healing Tip 9: A Safe Container for Your StoryNot everyone is able to listen and bear witness to your story of loss. Be sure to find a safe container to receive your story.2017-06-1605 min
The Grammar of Grief With Uma GirishGrief Healing Tip 8: Capture Fleeting Moments of JoySorrow can feel like a never-ending gray palette. But when we're present to our lives, we can catch a fleeting moment of joy or two.2017-06-0906 min
The Grammar of Grief With Uma GirishInterview: Play and Create with Mary Alice LongMary Alice Long experienced the joy and pain of the grief of surrogacy. Listen to her share how play became a central theme in her life as she realized that she could create more than babies.2017-05-2634 min
The Grammar of Grief With Uma GirishGrief Healing Tip 7: Creativity HealsGrief shuts us down, but creative expression opens us up. It provides a channel for us to express our pain.2017-05-1904 min
The Grammar of Grief With Uma GirishGrief Healing Tip 6: Speak Your TruthHonor what feels right to your grieving heart. Be your own spokesperson. It is important to take care of what feels good and right to you.2017-05-1305 min
The Grammar of Grief With Uma GirishHow Creativity Heals Your GriefMy guest Christine Pensa is an artist and way-shower. We spoke about the power of creativity to spark inner healing.2017-04-2834 min
The Grammar of Grief With Uma GirishGrief Healing Tip 5: Cleanse Your Heart ChakraOur heart holds all our hurts, disappointments, and wounds. Here is an easy tip to cleanse your heart chakra regularly.2017-04-2105 min
The Grammar of Grief With Uma GirishGrief Healing Tip 4: Practice Self-ForgivenessOur grief cannot be healed until we learn how to forgive ourselves for what we didn't know how to say or do.2017-04-0704 min
The Grammar of Grief With Uma GirishHealing Through the Senses: Emma Kupu MitchellThe senses are the pathway to healing, says my guest Emma Kupu Mitchell. A Sound Healer and Soul Guide, Emma offers her wisdom on essential oils, sound, and soulful ways to heal.2017-03-2425 min
The Grammar of Grief With Uma GirishGrief Healing Tip # 3: No Map or TimelineOn the grief journey, there is no map or timeline. Your soul knows the way ahead and the journey will take its own course.2017-03-1704 min
The Grammar of Grief With Uma GirishGrief Healing Tip 2: Complete IncompletionsUnfinished business is a big part of what keeps us stuck when we are grieving any kind of loss. Tune in to find out how you can take the first step to complete what remains unfinished...so you can be healed and whole.2017-03-1005 min
The Grammar of Grief With Uma GirishTrust the Mystery with Nina ShoroplovaIn my interview with Nina Shoroplova, we talk about her journey through her mother's death, how consciousness never dies, and the mystery that death and life are.2017-02-2429 min
The Grammar of Grief With Uma GirishGrief Healing Tip 1: Sacred IntentionEvery healing journey is best begun with a sacred intention. Tune in to learn how to set and intention and the power of intention to manifest your healing potential.2017-02-1704 min
The Grammar of Grief With Uma GirishAll Souls Are ConnectedThe truth that we are all connected came home to me in a simple yet powerful exercise in a Brian Weiss workshop.2016-11-1807 min
The Grammar of Grief With Uma GirishThe Power of the WoundAs co-creators of our life experience, we must participate in our own healing. That is not possible if we are defined by the power of our wounds.2016-11-1106 min
The Grammar of Grief With Uma GirishWaiting in the DarkWe hate being in the dark: not knowing, not feeling good, not being certain. But darkness is fundamental to our best growth...if we choose to embrace it.2016-11-0406 min
The Grammar of Grief With Uma GirishThe Human-Divine DilemmaOur biggest challenge is to find the rhythm between our human and divine selves. Do you feel the need to deny your messy human self and catapult into spiritual awareness? How do we navigate this fine line?2016-10-2106 min
The Grammar of Grief With Uma GirishPast Lives, Present ChallengesHow do our past lives influence our present incarnation? Do we carry issues, ailments and relationship challenges from previous lifetimes into this one?2016-10-0706 min
The Grammar of Grief With Uma GirishInterview with Author and Energy Therapist Amy B ScherAuthor of How to Heal Yourself When No One Else Can, Amy B Scher healed herself from a host of illnesses. She now teaches energy healing techniques to help people release emotional issues that cause physical and psychical pain.2016-09-2324 min
The Grammar of Grief With Uma GirishThe 3 P's of ChangeWhen change we didn't ask for is imposed on our lives, how do we respond? Here are the 3 P's that I learned from well-known author and teacher, M.J. Ryan.2016-08-0506 min
The Grammar of Grief With Uma GirishThe 3 Messages Heaven Wants Us to HearIn our fearful lives of struggle it's hard to hold on to the idea that we matter, that our lives matter. What messages does the afterlife send our way to remember?2016-07-2906 min
The Grammar of Grief With Uma GirishAll That Is Born Must DieLoss is a very alienating experience. And yet, the truth is that grief and loss are universal. A simple Buddhist tale illustrates this powerful truth.2016-07-2206 min
The Grammar of Grief With Uma Girish2 Simple Techniques to Release EmotionsWhen we experience emotions like sadness, anger and fear, the energy of those emotions get trapped in our bodies and cause illness. Here are two very easy release techniques.2016-07-1508 min
The Grammar of Grief With Uma GirishWhat Columbine Taught A MomSue Klebold, mom of Dylan Klebold, the 18-year-old who killed innocent students and teachers in the Columbine High School shooting, breaks her silence. What can we learn from her experience?2016-07-0106 min
The Grammar of Grief With Uma GirishThe Regret of A LifetimeRegrets are a heavy burden to carry around. What can we learn from what we didn't do or say? How can our regret make someone else's life better?2016-06-2406 min
The Grammar of Grief With Uma GirishResponding to Grief And LossWhen we suffer a loss, questions flood our mind. But there are no definitive answers when it comes to the grand mystery of death. How, then, do we respond to grief and loss?2016-06-1704 min
The Grammar of Grief With Uma GirishLoss and Life PurposeFor many people. the discovery of their life's work comes through a significant loss--whether it is the death of a loved one, divorce or the loss of identity.2016-06-0306 min
The Grammar of Grief With Uma Girish4 Benefits of MeditationWhy meditation is my go-to spiritual practice and how it supports my well-being on all levels.2016-05-2707 min
The Grammar of Grief With Uma GirishLife Beyond the Physical BodyWhat might it be like to be free of the confines of the physical body and experience ourselves as pure consciousness?2016-05-2005 min
The Grammar of Grief With Uma GirishWhy We Are Afraid of GriefWe hate feelings of distress because we find them to be distasteful and embarrassing. But grief cannot and should not be shut out.2016-05-0605 min
The Grammar of Grief With Uma GirishThe Healing Power of TearsWhy do we cry? What happens when we cry? How do tears heal?2016-04-2905 min
The Grammar of Grief With Uma GirishWhy Self-Forgiveness is HardWe all carry a voice inside our heads that plays havoc with how we see ourselves and live our lives.2016-04-2206 min
The Grammar of Grief With Uma GirishA Story of Second ChaptersAn inspiring story of how a woman was led to the second chapter of her life.2016-04-1506 min
The Grammar of Grief With Uma GirishLoneliness versus AlonenessWhen we feel lonely, we are in pain. When we choose to be alone, we are whole. Learn how these two states of being are different.2016-04-0805 min
The Grammar of Grief With Uma GirishLove versus FearEvery choice we make in every moment of life is either made from love or fear. How well are you choosing?2016-04-0106 min
The Grammar of Grief With Uma GirishAn Old Man's WisdomListen to an old man who has been witness to grief and loss many times over share his profound thoughts.2016-03-2505 min
The Grammar of Grief With Uma GirishAre You Expanded or Contracted?Energy is never stagnant. It is either in an expanded or contracted state. Life experiences like loss contract us. How, then, do we expand our spirit and engage with life?2016-03-1807 min
The Grammar of Grief With Uma GirishWhy Do We Avoid Pain?Numbing, hiding, denying and running away, we avoid pain in many ways. Why is pain necessary for our soul's growth? How can we embrace it with grace?2016-03-1105 min
The Grammar of Grief With Uma GirishThe Angel of HealingWhen we experience brokenness in grief, it's time to call on Archangel Raphael, the Angel of Healing.2016-03-0408 min
The Grammar of Grief With Uma GirishGrieving ChangeI recently returned after a six-week trip to Chennai, India. The changes I witnessed in a city I knew and was familiar with brought me some sorrow.2016-02-2606 min
The Grammar of Grief With Uma GirishA God Wink During TransitionA beautiful story from Squire Rushnell's book WHEN GOD WINKS which illustrates that when we feel most abandoned unseen arms of love are holding us safely.2016-02-1906 min
The Grammar of Grief With Uma GirishWhat is Conscious Grieving?Rarely do those who enter the grieving process with consciousness and commitment get stuck in the emotional trauma of loss.2016-02-0506 min
The Grammar of Grief With Uma GirishBeing A Soul FriendWhen I companion a dying person we bond on a soul level where the masks fall off and all there is is love.2016-01-2004 min
Mindful Career Transitions016 How to Find your Calling through Life's Detours with Uma GirishUma Girish is a grief guide and life purpose coach. She's walked a difficult journey through grief, and found meaning in the loss. Now, she helps women to find new purpose from the ashes of their loss, so they can lead a life of meaning and joy. She shares with us how to find our life's calling through the detours that we often have no control over. There are so many gems in this episode. Enoy - and find Uma's show notes at www.savvyselfgrowth.com2016-01-2000 min
The Grammar of Grief With Uma GirishHealthy Healing You!As we step into a new year, you are most likely in the pain of transition and yearning to go back to life as it used to be. I hear you.2016-01-0604 min
The Grammar of Grief With Uma GirishCommon Responses to Grief & Loss (Part 2)In the second part of this episode, I discuss the aspects of anxiety, depression, sadness, confusion and grieving behaviors.2015-12-2807 min
The Grammar of Grief With Uma GirishCommon Responses to Grief & Loss (Part 1)In this episode I share some ideas about shock, anger, guilt and relief and how they affect the grieving process.2015-12-1806 min
The Grammar of Grief With Uma GirishMirabai Starr's Memoir of Loss and Transformation"Caravan of No Despair" is a stunning memoir of loss and transformation that tells the heartbreaking story of the death of Mirabai's 14-year-old daughter Jenny.2015-12-1106 min
Menopause Morph008 Uma Girish - Endings & beginnings: Embracing menopauseIn this weeks episode Uma Girish talks about how we can embrace, even the grief felt in menopause and start a new phase of our lives and also discusses the differences between the way menopause is perceived in Indian culture compared to Western culture.
Uma Girish is a Grief Guide, Certified Dream Coach and Award-Winning Author. Her latest book is a transformational memoir called LOSING AMMA, FINDING HOME: A MEMOIR ABOUT LOVE, LOSS AND LIFE’S DETOURS published by Hay House. She is also the author of UNDERSTANDING DEATH: 10 WAYS TO INNER PEACE FOR THE GRIEVING. Uma’s short stories, arti...2015-09-1318 min