Women struggling to overcome grief may want to consider donning their ladies fitness wear, as yoga can help people to cope with the death of a loved one, according to a meditation guru.Heather Whittington, a certified Phoenix Rising Yoga Therapy practitioner, runs Yoga for Grief classes, group relaxation workshops and private yoga therapy sessions in the eastern American city of Frederick, the Frederick News Post reports.

She explained that grief is a physical reaction to loss and it causes emotional, physical and behavioural responses which create great levels of stress."Losing a loved one is hard on the heart and hard on the body, but there are easy-to-learn techniques that can at least relive some of the physical complaints and even calm the mind," she told the newspaper.

Ms Whittington also holds a master's degree in thantology, the study of death and dying, from Hood College, Maryland, and uses her knowledge to aid those who don their ladies yoga clothing and attend her classes.Yoga is also helpful in de-cluttering the mind and improving mental clarity, according to Marissa Campise in a piece for the Huffington Post in December.