Holistic Widow Guide
Orla Blackburn
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Grief Doesn’t Just Break Your Heart. It Unroots Your Entire Body
It steals your breath, your identity, your ability to think clearly.
You don’t just lose a person—you lose the nervous system you used to live inside. You feel like you’ve lost yourself too.
The grief is constant. The exhaustion is full-body. And the worst part?
No one talks about how physical it all is—how your stomach clenches, your shoulders ache, your chest stays tight for days.
You are not imagining it.
Your body is grieving too.
From fear and overwhelm to calm, clarity, and a life that feels possible again
Through gentle, body-based practices, I guide widows to soothe their nervous system, release constant tension, and reconnect with their own inner strength.
I’m Orla, a widowed mother, certified yoga teacher, and grief educator.
Since losing my husband in 2018, I’ve walked through trauma, single parenting, and the long, chaotic road of becoming someone new.
I help women process grief not just with their minds — but through their entire being.
That means somatic yoga, breathwork, meditation, and nervous system repair rooted in lived experience — not just theory.
How I can support you
PERSONALISED SUPPORT
Working to your exact needs, you and I work together over a 6, 8 or 12 week period, either in person or online to get you the personalised support you want.
MEMBERSHIP
Through deep connection, practical guidance, and powerful mind-body practices like yoga, meditation, and breathwork, we support you in rebuilding life after loss.
FREE COMMUNITY
Join my free private facebook group where we can support one another through this alienating life changing experience. Sign up here to gain access to free live yoga and meditation.
Coming soon — a structured, compassionate journey back to nervous system safety, emotional stability, and self-trust.
This is your re-entry point. A clear beginning. A way forward.
Join the waitlist to be the first to know when enrolment opens
Coming soon — a structured, compassionate journey back to nervous system safety, emotional stability, and self-trust.
This is your re-entry point.
A clear beginning. A way forward.
Join the waitlist to be the first to know when enrolment opens
More Than a Retreat, A Place to Breathe Again
This isn’t just a retreat. It’s a full-body exhale.
A chance to step out of your life—the endless to-do lists, the loneliness, the heaviness — and land somewhere that feels like it was built to hold you.
From our hilltop sanctuary, you’ll catch glimpses of the Mediterranean glittering in the distance, while the Andalusian sun warms your skin. The land here smells of wild herbs, olive trees, and earth baked golden by centuries of summer.
It’s the kind of place where time stretches out and the noise of everyday life just… fades.
Where you can hear your own breath again.
“Our sense of self ourselves is anchored in a vital connection with our bodies. We do not truly know ourselves unless we can feel and interpret our physical sensations.
While numbing may make life tolerable, the price you pay is that you lose awareness of what is going on inside your body, and with that, the sense of being fully, sensually alive”.
Bessel Van Der Kolk
