Welcome and Nice to Meet You

I am available to offer lectures, talks, workshops, retreats and community gatherings that are highly customizable to meet the needs of your organization or community.

A brief intro:

I have over 30 years of experience working with individuals and organizations, offering impactful and transformational learning experiences. I started GriefCircles.com in response to what I have observed about society’s responses to grief and loss and the individuals’ struggles to make meaning, find modalities for healing and reconnecting with life. My pursuits have been dedicated to understanding grief from the lens of Eastern psychology, while staying abreast of “interventions” from a Western psychopathological and humanistic points of view. Thus, I combine the two approaches of Eastern and Western (without the pathological focus) towards what is possible for resilience and growth. I am a certified integrative thanatologist (study of death and bereavement) and certified end-of-life doula/professional, and certified teacher in multiple mindfulness based programs.

I teach full time in academic graduate studies, and teach general public on a depth of related topics. I have a private practice working with individuals on their grief journeys due to bereavement, illness, approaching end-of-life, or caregiving. I’ve lived in three continents, belong to and raise a multi ethnic, diverse family. My research and work interests include all that is related to resilience, growth, grief and healing, and cultural and context sensitive learning and development. I look forward to working together with you.

**Yasemin Isler**
**Professor of Mindfulness,** **Grief Educator and Guide, Mindfulness Trainer, Thanatologist, Full-Time Faculty, Consultant**
Inter-disciplinarian with special focus on Western Psychology, Eastern Psychology and Mindfulness, Thanatology/Grief, Human Development and Learning.
ex-Computer Systems engineer/architect.

These are specific to the areas of grief and caregiving and we can go beyond them as well.

Some areas of focus:

Supporting Grief and loss
Bereavement
Living with Illness
Caregiving and alleviating caregiver burnout
Aging
Living with purpose and meaning in the face of impermanence - for anyone
Celebration of life
Self-care
Cultivating resilience
Or curated for your needs

Let’s Connect

Feel free to jump to the event request form at the bottom of this page or just introduce yourself briefly below and what you are looking for your organization and we can go from there:

I will return back to you as soon as I can.

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SERVICING AND SERVING

INDIVIDUALS

Teaching - Learning - Working - Parenting - Caregiving - Grieving - Illness - Aging - Life Transitions

1:1 sessions are available virtually and in the Boston region currently we can meet outdoors, including for a walkabout.

ORGANIZATIONS

Educational Consulting and Training

Education - Healthcare - Government - Corporate - Non Profit

WHAT WE’VE ACHIEVED

Training and guidance for individuals

Consulting and training for organizations and institutions across New England, US and globally
Serving healthcare (hospital, mental health services, hospices), education (K-12 and higher ed), non profits supporting special interests, and other organizations across industries and sectors
Supporting grieving communities and individuals

Stress response and managing challenging times
Self-care, resilience, reducing burnout
Research based and science backed
Wise leadership

Event Requests:

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