This deeply moving podcast on the loss of significant partners in life with Turiya Hanover, Path Retreats co-founder, will encourage you to look for something beyond the physical. Turiya was invited to join Nathalie Himmelrich on her podcast to discuss the loss of significant partners in life. As someone who has dealt with the loss of a husband and then another partner later in life, Turiya and Nathalie explored the topic in great depth, which is well worth the listen. 

These words from Turiya on the loss of her partner capture the essence of the episode:

"Then one night the message came, and it was: Love Is All. And there was such a strong feeling. Love is the bond that brings us over the bridge and that brings two things into oneness, that overcomes the separation. In this case, the separation is a loss of the physical body. But the heart and the love are there. Love Is All."  – Turiya Hanover

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Summary of the episode

As is the case for some of us, death has been a prominent theme in Turiya's life, which was expressed in many ways and examples in this episode. One particular topic of the discussion that may resonate with listeners was the unexpected death of Turiya's husband back in 1981 and how it affected her. 

As well as discussing Turiya's personal relationship with death, the episode focused on the lack of understanding that was prevalent in the 80s surrounding the effects of shock and trauma. And as the subject of this podcast episode, death was discussed in many ways - the fear it holds, its culture, its link to grief and loneliness, and more. Here's the full rundown of the key points discussed:

• The death of Turiya's grandfather when she was 7 years old
• The sudden and unexpected death of her husband, Welf von Hannover, at the age of 33 years old
• The lacking understanding of shock and trauma in the 80s
• The fear of death always being present
• Living in a culture that avoids death and experiences a lack of connection to the formless
• The death of her guru
• The death of her partner Maja
• Grief and loneliness which can make one feel orphaned by existence
• The importance of contact in the face of grief

Resources mentioned in this episode

• Quote by Carlos Castaneda: "Death is our eternal companion. It is always to our left, an arm’s length behind us. Death is the only wise adviser that a warrior has. Whenever he feels that everything is going wrong and he’s about to be annihilated, he can turn to his death and ask if that is so. His death will tell him that he is wrong, that nothing really matters outside its touch. His death will tell him, I haven’t touched you yet." – Carlos Castaneda
• 'A Year to Live: How to Live This Year as if It Were Your Last' by Stephen Levine

About the guest, Turiya

Turiya is the co-founder of Path Retreats and the transformational Path of Love healing retreat alongside Rafia Morgan. Path of Love is a 7-day retreat designed for healing emotional trauma.  Together, Turiya and Rafia, also lead a 1-year Holistic Counsellor training for therapists called 'Working with People'.

Turiya has been trained in many different modalities, such as Gestalt, Bioenergetics, Psychodrama, Family Therapy (V. Satir), NLP, Hypnosis, Somatic Experiencing™ (Peter Levine), Ego Psychology, Family Constellation, Enneagram and Astrology, and Essence Work.

Turiya’s personal journey into human development started when she did her first 2-year Jungian Psychotherapy course at age 22, followed by an encounter workshop in 1970 in Germany. The revelation and exploration of this Humanistic Psychology approach took Turiya by surprise. The internal shift that she experienced was so profound, that she and her husband, set on a new course of human discovery, which led them to India.

Through learning meditation, living, and working in a community under the guidance of a master, she developed a unique approach to working with people that is a synthesis of Eastern insights, living awareness, and a Western approach to humanistic psychology.

The sudden, unexpected death of her husband marked a turning point in Turiya’s life. This profound experience deeply influenced her own personal search and how she works with people today.

Today, Turiya has the joy of being a grandmother and spends her free time painting and writing a book about the rising of the feminine, and about Death as a friend, and the realisation of Impermanence.

Learn more and follow the journey

Website: https://www.turiyahanover.net/
IG: https://www.instagram.com/turiyahanover/
FB: https://www.facebook.com/turiyahanover
Path Retreats: https://pathretreats.com/
Working with People: https://www.workingwithpeopletrainings.com/