
The Mortal Body
Anatomy of Grief and the Sacred Art of Letting Go
Created by Gillian Soder
The Mortal Body is a 4 week study into the places we avoid: grief, death, stillness, and what happens inside a body when it lets go.
This course blends nervous system science, anatomical truth, and the deep mystery of yogic rest.
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We don’t talk about death nearly enough - especially in yoga spaces. Ironic, since the final posture of a practice is typically savasana, or "corpse pose".
But Savasana isn't just a nap. It’s a ritual of release. A rehearsal for surrender. A mirror for life.
After 20+ years in forensic medicine, standing in the quiet company of the recently passed, I’ve learned that death isn’t the opposite of life. It’s part of it.
And strangely enough, building a relationship with death doesn’t lead to fear.
It leads to clarity, gratitude, and deep, grounded empowerment.
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The Mortal Body invites you to approach death not with dread, but with curiosity, and to reframe your body’s endings as part of its wisdom.
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What Makes this Course Different:
Most courses on death tiptoe around the edges. This one walks straight in.
I’ve worked with the human body after life leaves it. That lens - forensic, clinical, and deeply human - is what makes this offering different.
You’ll get Ritual, Meaning, and the Perspective that only comes from standing in the presence of death... again and again.

​​This isn’t morbid. It’s empowering.
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When you have a relationship with death, you stop fearing life’s impermanence — and start living like it matters.
​​​This course is for you if you are:
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A yoga or movement teacher ready to go deeper
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A human navigating grief, death, or change
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Curious about nervous system science and emotional literacy
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Wanting to transform fear of death into grounded presence and purpose
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Course Highlights
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Physiology of rest
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The Nervous System in Grief
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Why grief feels like anxiety, numbness, or exhaustion
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What happens in your nervous system when someone dies
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Savasana’s original purpose and what we've lost
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Death across yoga traditions (and how we reframe it as sacred, not scary)
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Death literacy for movement and yoga teachers
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What You Get
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4 Live Modules with On-Demand Access
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Guided grief-aware sessions
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Meaningful meditations
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Downloadable PDF workbooks & journal prompts
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Testimonial
"I understand myself so much more than I ever have after this course"
-Kristine, student from Yoga & Nervous System Integration course
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Dates: January 6, 13, 20, 27, 2026
Time: 7PM - 8PM (MT)
Investment $129 cad
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Contact Gillian for a payment plan
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