Speaker

Speaking from Experience.
Guided by Purpose.

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.

He Speaks On

Grief Literacy & Emotional Education

Compassionate Leadership

Healing, Wholeness & Inner Resilience

Caregiving, Healthcare & Community

Spirituality, Meaning & Human Connection

Signature Talks

Four talks, shaped to your audience.

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.

01 Keynote · 45–60 min

The Tender Art of Grieving

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.

Best for: general audiences, conferences, community gatherings, and book-linked events.
02 Keynote or Workshop · 60–90 min

Grief Literacy for Care Teams

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.

Best for: hospitals, hospice and palliative teams, nursing schools, chaplaincy programs.
03 Keynote · 45–60 min

Leading Through Loss

What leaders owe their people during change, restructuring, illness, and death — and how compassionate presence becomes an organizational capability rather than a personal talent.

Best for: corporate leadership, nonprofit boards, HR and people teams, offsites.
04 Workshop or Retreat · Half or full day

The Losses We Never Named

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.

Best for: retreats, wellness and spiritual communities, universities, seminaries.

Rooted in Practice.
Speaking from the Heart.

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.

Recent & Selected Engagements

Toward Wholeness: Tending the Hidden Grief of Unacknowledged Losses

IM4US Annual Conference · Keynote · 2026

Spiritual Lives of Leaders

Harvard Business School · Guest Lecture

Grieving as Grounding and Transforming

Harvard Graduate School of Education · Workshop for Faculty Committee
What Hosts Say
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.
Name Here
Title, Healthcare Organization
Our students are still quoting him. He gave them language for something they had been carrying quietly for years.
Name Here
Title, University or Seminary
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.
Name Here
Title, Company or Nonprofit
He Speaks To
Diverse Audiences
Healthcare & Hospice Teams
Universities & Seminaries
Corporate & Nonprofit Organizations
Wellness & Spiritual Communities
Conferences, Retreats & Summits
Keynote Addresses

Single talks that open a conference or set the tone for a gathering.

Workshops & Retreats

Experiential sessions with practice, reflection, and dialogue.

Panels & Interviews

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.

Booking Details

What to know before you reach out.

Formats

Keynotes (45–60 min), half- and full-day workshops, multi-session training, panels, podcasts, and fireside conversations.

In person & virtual

Based in [City, State] and available to travel domestically and internationally. Virtual sessions welcome for teams and distributed organizations.

Fees

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.

Lead time

Six to eight weeks is ideal. Earlier inquiries are welcome for conference calendars and annual programs.

Every engagement includes

A pre-event call to tailor the talk, promotional copy and headshots for your channels, and moderated Q&A.

Books for your audience

Bulk copies of The Tender Art of Grieving and signings can be arranged alongside any event.

For Media, Podcasts & Events

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.

Click to view or copy
Short Bio

60–75 words

Standard Bio

125–150 words

Headshots

High-resolution photography

Speaker Information

Topics, introductions & event resources

Bring depth, compassion, and meaningful conversation to your next event.

Available for keynotes, workshops, panels, and podcasts.

Speaker

Speaking from Experience.
Guided by Purpose.

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.

He Speaks On

Grief Literacy & Emotional Education

Compassionate Leadership

Healing, Wholeness & Inner Resilience

Caregiving, Healthcare & Community

Spirituality, Meaning & Human Connection

Signature Talks

Four talks, shaped to your audience.

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.

01 Keynote · 45–60 min

The Tender Art of Grieving

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.

Best for: general audiences, conferences, community gatherings, and book-linked events.
02 Keynote or Workshop · 60–90 min

Staying Steady in Hard Moments

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.

Best for: clinicians and care teams, first responders, educators, people-facing professionals.
03 Keynote · 45–60 min

Leading Through Change

What leaders owe their people during change, restructuring, illness, and death — and how compassionate presence becomes an organizational capability rather than a personal talent.

Best for: corporate leadership, nonprofit boards, HR and people teams, offsites.
04 Workshop or Retreat · Half or full day

Toward Wholeness

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.

Best for: retreats, wellness and spiritual communities, universities, seminaries.

Rooted in Practice.
Speaking from the Heart.

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.

Selected Speaking & Teaching Engagements
Harvard Business School
Harvard Divinity School
Harvard Graduate School of Education
Harvard Memorial Church
Stanford University
Kripalu
Center for Yoga & Health
IM4US
Integrative Medicine for the Underserved
Banner Health
Donor Network of Arizona
Keynotes Guest Lectures Grand Rounds Workshops Retreats Panels
Recent & Selected Engagements

Toward Wholeness: Tending the Hidden Grief of Unacknowledged Losses

IM4US Annual Conference · Keynote · 2026

Spiritual Lives of Leaders

Harvard Business School · Guest Lecture

Grieving as Grounding and Transforming

Harvard Graduate School of Education · Workshop for Faculty Committee
What Hosts Say
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.
Name Here
Title, Healthcare Organization
Our students are still quoting him. He gave them language for something they had been carrying quietly for years.
Name Here
Title, University or Seminary
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.
Name Here
Title, Company or Nonprofit
He Speaks To
Diverse Audiences
Healthcare & Hospice Teams
Universities & Seminaries
Corporate & Nonprofit Organizations
Wellness & Spiritual Communities
Conferences, Retreats & Summits
Keynote Addresses

Single talks that open a conference or set the tone for a gathering.

Workshops & Retreats

Experiential sessions with practice, reflection, and dialogue.

Panels & Interviews

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.

Booking Details

What to know before you reach out.

Formats

Keynotes (45–60 min), half- and full-day workshops, multi-session training, panels, podcasts, and fireside conversations.

In person & virtual

Based in [City, State] and available to travel domestically and internationally. Virtual sessions welcome for teams and distributed organizations.

Fees

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.

Lead time

Six to eight weeks is ideal. Earlier inquiries are welcome for conference calendars and annual programs.

Every engagement includes

A pre-event call to tailor the talk, promotional copy and headshots for your channels, and moderated Q&A.

Books for your audience

Bulk copies of The Tender Art of Grieving and signings can be arranged alongside any event.

For Podcasts, Interviews & Media

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.

Click to view or copy
Short Bio

60–75 words

Standard Bio

125–150 words

Headshots

High-resolution photography

Speaker Information

Topics, introductions & event resources

Ask him about
Why we were never taught how to grieve — and what it costs us
The losses no one calls grief: identity, health, estrangement, expectation
Ten years at the bedside, and what dying people teach the living
What to say to someone who is grieving — and what to stop saying
Grief in the body: what Chinese medicine and chaplaincy agree on
Writing The Tender Art of Grieving — the book he needed as a grieving child

Bring depth, compassion, and meaningful conversation to your next event.

Available for keynotes, workshops, panels, and podcasts.