In this deeply moving episode, we welcome Sylvia Wolfer – grief specialist, mindfulness practitioner, and Pilates instructor – who shares her profound journey through multiple losses and how she transformed her pain into purpose. Shaped by the sudden deaths of her father, two brothers, and later her mother passed. Sylvie brings together grief science, mindfulness, and movement to offer grounded, research-informed support for those navigating loss.
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Bio of Sylvia Wolfer
Sylvia Wolfer is a neuroscience-informed mindfulness guide and grief educator. Her work bridges contemplative practice, nervous system regulation, and lived experience after profound loss.A long-term meditation practitioner, Sylvia has explored contemplative traditions for many years. After losing both of her parents and her two brothers, her practice deepened — becoming not just a spiritual discipline, but a steady anchor through grief.Today, she creates grounded, body-aware guided meditations designed to support people through emotional overwhelm, loss, and life transitions. Her approach integrates neuroscience, breath, and embodied awareness to help people build emotional steadiness without bypassing what hurts.Sylvia is the creator of several digital courses and guided meditation series, and she teaches weekly online sessions blending mindfulness and movement.
What we Discussed:
00:00Who is Sylvia Wolfer
00:40 Death is a fact of life
00:55 Sylvia's difficult journey with Family Grief
02:52 Her therapist recommended that she help people with grief
04:11 When you reflect on death later as if they say good bye before dying
06:45 Additional Grief when a person dies abroad
09:05 The time taken before the burrial can effect us
12:10 People Suppressing emotions during death
14:20 Grief is like a wound
15:50 Times a person the body still looks alive
19:20 We should have 1 month compassion leave when someone close passes
25:00 Nice ways to give condolences
27:15 Understanding People's sadness
28:33 Be mindful not to touch or clean in the house without approval
29:45 Having the hard conversations before someone passes
31:30 Be honest when a person knows they are Dying
33:40 Did the Pilates help with the Grief
35:20 How she overcame the pain with Daily rituals
37:30 How the Gym stopped back aches
38:00 Why are breathwork session not available weekly, similar like going to the church
39:37 Common trands that she witnesses
42:00 Signed we get when a loved one passes
44:05 The grief courses she offers
45:55 Meditations to follow in English, French & German
47:15 Do not say you do not have time to Meditate
47:40 The Meditations find their way to a person when its needed
48:10 How a booked helped my trapped nerve
49:40 The different Meditations can help with language learning
50:00 Where they can find Syvlia
How to Contact Sylvia Wolfer
https://sylviawolfer.com/
https://www.instagram.com/_sylvia_wolfer_grief_support/
https://www.linkedin.com/in/sylviawolfer/
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