Helping children maintain connection and love for someone who has died through practices that honor their ongoing inner relationship.
Mirabai loved Krishna—a deity, unseen and transcendent—with absolute devotion. Her bhakti practice proves that love doesn't require physical presence. For grieving children, this concept opens a crucial possibility: the relationship with the person who died can continue through devotion, memory, and internal connection. Rather than telling children to 'move on,' we can teach them that love persists in thought, prayer, ritual, and imagination. A child might honor their grandmother through cooking her recipes, telling her stories, singing songs she loved, or speaking to her in quiet moments. These aren't signs of unhealthy attachment but expressions of enduring love. Mirabai's example shows that invisible devotion is as real and transformative as physical proximity, giving children permission to keep their bond alive while accepting their person's physical absence.
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