About Gayla
Gayla has
studied and engaged in many educational and spiritual workshops. In the 1980's she studied with John Grinder to become a Neurolinguistic Practitioner (NLP). She is a graduate of the American Society of Alternative Therapists. For years she participated in numerous seminars on death, dying, and grief. Realizing this was an area that she was drawn to she completed a series of workshops called "Opening to Life," led by Frank Ostaseski, Founding Director of both the Zen Hospice Project and the Metta Institute located in northern California.
Today, Gayla uses her expertise as a teacher and counselor to assist grievers as a Grief Recovery Specialist trained and certified by the Grief Recovery Institute, founded by John James and Russel Friedman.
Gayla is also dedicated to her personal practices of yoga, breath work, meditation, dance, NIA, hiking, and studying Kabbalah, all she credits for enriching her life.
Ms. Gabriel has a private practice in Los Angeles, California and facilitates workshops to personally guide her participants in the completion of this extraordinary keepsake.
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