Podcast: Paul Denniston, Grief Yoga

Paul Denniston is the founder of Grief Yoga. Denniston 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. He has combined elements from many forms of yoga to help heal grief.

In this episode, Denniston and Rabbi Rami discuss the origins of Grief Yoga, Denniston’s spiritual journey, and managing anger, among other topics.

“We don’t know how to release them, and they become supressed. I personally spent decades trying to run away from these challenging emotions. And then as I entered a yoga practice, both as a student and as a teacher, it really was a place for me to recognize, oh, these are suppressed within me. The body remembers this pain and this trauma. So what I wanted to develop was a practice ... that took the pain and channeled it through in empowering ways.” —Paul Denniston, from the Spirituality & Health Podcast