AmarAtma Singh Khalsa speaks to the heart of what it means to live, love, and grieve in a world that rarely teaches us how.
His talks blend real-world experience, spiritual wisdom, clinical insight, and embodied practice — offering both inspiration and practical tools for individuals, professionals, and communities.
Grief Literacy & Emotional Education
Compassionate Leadership
Healing, Wholeness & Inner Resilience
Caregiving, Healthcare & Community
Spirituality, Meaning & Human Connection
Each talk can be delivered as a keynote, an extended workshop, or a facilitated session — and is adapted to the language, pressures, and realities of the room.
Why grief is not a problem to be solved, and what changes when we stop trying to fix it. The signature talk drawn from AmarAtma's book and fifteen years at the bedside.
Cumulative loss, moral distress, and the grief clinicians carry home. A practical vocabulary for naming what the work costs — and for tending it without leaving the profession.
What leaders owe their people during change, restructuring, illness, and death — and how compassionate presence becomes an organizational capability rather than a personal talent.
An experiential session on the griefs that go unrecognized — identity, health, estrangement, and the lives we thought we would live. Includes guided practice and small-group dialogue.
With more than fifteen years as a hospital chaplain, educator, and healer, AmarAtma brings a rare depth and authenticity to every stage he steps onto. He has accompanied thousands through loss, illness, transition, and the in-between spaces that are so often overlooked.
Whether speaking to healthcare professionals, organizations, academic institutions, or community groups, AmarAtma invites audiences to move from understanding to embodiment, and from inspiration to meaningful action.
AmarAtma's presence is both grounding and expansive. He doesn't just speak about grief — he embodies a way of being that brings people back to what matters most.
Our students are still quoting him. He gave them language for something they had been carrying quietly for years.
He was easy to work with from the first call, and he read the room perfectly. Our leadership team left with something they could actually use.
Single talks that open a conference or set the tone for a gathering.
Experiential sessions with practice, reflection, and dialogue.
Conversation formats, podcasts, and moderated discussions.
Author of The Tender Art of Grieving (Shambhala, September 2026). Board Certified Chaplain. Founder of the Institute for Compassionate Grieving.
Keynotes (45–60 min), half- and full-day workshops, multi-session training, panels, podcasts, and fireside conversations.
Based in [City, State] and available to travel domestically and internationally. Virtual sessions welcome for teams and distributed organizations.
Speaking fees vary by format, length, travel, and audience size. Reduced rates are available for nonprofits, hospices, and educational institutions. Share your details and you'll receive a range.
Six to eight weeks is ideal. Earlier inquiries are welcome for conference calendars and annual programs.
A pre-event call to tailor the talk, promotional copy and headshots for your channels, and moderated Q&A.
Bulk copies of The Tender Art of Grieving and signings can be arranged alongside any event.
If you're featuring me for an event, podcast, interview, article, or program, you'll find my approved biographies, photographs, and additional media resources here.
60–75 words
125–150 words
High-resolution photography
Topics, introductions & event resources
Available for keynotes, workshops, panels, and podcasts.
AmarAtma Singh Khalsa speaks to the heart of what it means to live, love, and grieve in a world that rarely teaches us how.
His talks blend real-world experience, spiritual wisdom, clinical insight, and embodied practice — offering both inspiration and practical tools for individuals, professionals, and communities.
Grief Literacy & Emotional Education
Compassionate Leadership
Healing, Wholeness & Inner Resilience
Caregiving, Healthcare & Community
Spirituality, Meaning & Human Connection
Each talk can be delivered as a keynote, an extended workshop, or a facilitated session — and is adapted to the language, pressures, and realities of the room.
Why grief is not a problem to be solved, and what changes when we stop trying to fix it. The signature talk drawn from AmarAtma's book and ten years at the bedside.
How to stay regulated, present, and steady when emotion runs high — in a hard conversation, a crisis, or a room full of grief. Practical tools drawn from clinical training and contemplative practice.
What leaders owe their people during change, restructuring, illness, and death — and how compassionate presence becomes an organizational capability rather than a personal talent.
An experiential session on integrating the parts of a life that loss has scattered — body, identity, relationship, and meaning. Includes guided practice and small-group dialogue.
With more than ten years as a hospital chaplain, educator, and healer, AmarAtma brings a rare depth and authenticity to every stage he steps onto. He has accompanied thousands through loss, illness, transition, and the in-between spaces that are so often overlooked.
Whether speaking to healthcare professionals, organizations, academic institutions, or community groups, AmarAtma invites audiences to move from understanding to embodiment, and from inspiration to meaningful action.
AmarAtma's presence is both grounding and expansive. He doesn't just speak about grief — he embodies a way of being that brings people back to what matters most.
Our students are still quoting him. He gave them language for something they had been carrying quietly for years.
He was easy to work with from the first call, and he read the room perfectly. Our leadership team left with something they could actually use.
Single talks that open a conference or set the tone for a gathering.
Experiential sessions with practice, reflection, and dialogue.
Conversation formats, podcasts, and moderated discussions.
Author of The Tender Art of Grieving (Shambhala, September 2026). Board Certified Chaplain. Founder of the Institute for Compassionate Grieving.
Keynotes (45–60 min), half- and full-day workshops, multi-session training, panels, podcasts, and fireside conversations.
Based in [City, State] and available to travel domestically and internationally. Virtual sessions welcome for teams and distributed organizations.
Speaking fees vary by format, length, travel, and audience size. Reduced rates are available for nonprofits, hospices, and educational institutions. Share your details and you'll receive a range.
Six to eight weeks is ideal. Earlier inquiries are welcome for conference calendars and annual programs.
A pre-event call to tailor the talk, promotional copy and headshots for your channels, and moderated Q&A.
Bulk copies of The Tender Art of Grieving and signings can be arranged alongside any event.
AmarAtma is a warm, unhurried guest on grief, caregiving, and what it means to stay human through loss. Interview requests are welcome and simple to arrange.
Everything you need to introduce him is here — approved biographies, photographs, and speaker resources.
60–75 words
125–150 words
High-resolution photography
Topics, introductions & event resources
Available for keynotes, workshops, panels, and podcasts.
AmarAtma is a Grief Coach with advanced certification as a Grief Recovery Specialist. He currently offers 1:1 virtual grief coaching teaching and helping grievers to cope and release emotional pain.