MatChat with Mina Blair
Need a regular wellbeing boost? Then this podcast is for you! We know looking after our physical and mental health is more important now than ever, and talking openly about what concerns or worries us goes a long way to lighten the load. Hearing other people's stories gives us perspective and reassurance. So, every month I invite a guest onto the "yogamat" to discuss what they have learned on their wellbeing journeys. The intention is to leave you feeling uplifted and empowered.
MatChat with Mina Blair
Making friends with death with Sarah Seymour
Can we make friends with death? Why would we need to do that? Surely death is something we don't want to talk about, it's too depressing or scary.
The inspiration behind this podcast is the book by Judith Lief called Making friends with death, which was recommended reading for a Yoga for Cancer teacher training I completed earlier in the year. And by taking us through the Buddhist and Tibetan traditions regarding death, Judith explains why it's beneficial to contemplate death and be comfortable with it, with our mortality.
To help explore this idea, I asked friend and freelance artist Sarah Seymour to share her story of the loss of her mother last year. It is an uplifting and reassuring tale of how to manifest a good ending, of how working with acceptance allows the full expression of love and joy. It is also a reminder of the importance of being resolved with oneself as well as with others, and letting go of any anger, bitterness and resentment which gets in the way of feeling gratitude for life.
This is something we can all sign up to. In fact, it's the greatest gift we can give to ourselves as well as to those who will be left behind. So, if death is on your don't-want-to-go-there list, then please have a listen.
For another uplifting story of life after loss, go to my website minablair.com and check out my book Not for the last time.