We send our love to Julian and his family with the sudden and unexpected loss of a loved family member. Please feel free to leave a note below to express kindness to Julian and his family. Any and gifts or funds will be directly sent to Julian. Julian has done such a good job to teach us and care for us at Club Pilates, I hope that we can also take a moment to send a note of support, or if you can, something to support his family. Thank you for considering supporting him in such a critical time.

*Below are a list of gift cards that could be helpful for various reasons during this time. Julian's family is comprised of youth aged 10+-adults Plus Rhillo! Anything helps

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Whole Foods Market is the leading natural and organic food retailer. Whole Foods Market gift cards never expire and can be redeemed at any location.
Why We Love This Gift: Whole Foods is a veritable cornucopia of outstanding food - fresh and delicious. Editors at Give InKind love nothing more than a wander through the aisles of perfectly ripe cheese, succulent fruit, organic meat and more. Whole Foods has terrific pre-made options which are a great gift for families needing to spend time in hospitals, for busy families on the go - and more. A contributor remembers the months she spent trying to stay healthy herself as she nursed her daughter through in-hospital pediatric oncology care. Healthy options helped a great deal.
What To Express in Your Card: I know you don't always know what you want until you see it. I am just wanting to say that I am thinking of you and sending all my love. I want you to feed your body good things.

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Give the Gift of Go. Delta eGift Cards can be used toward airfare at delta.com, at the airport, or through Reservations. They can now be used toward Delta Vacations packages by phone with Delta Vacations&reg;.
Why We Love This Gift: This gift never expires, and can help families get where they need to go, reconnect, or prepare for their next adventure ahead.
What To Express in Your Card: I hoped that you would find this useful.

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Teamotions teas are unlike any you've had before. Crafted for your emotional well-being, each blend is specially formulated to have unique mental, physical, and emotional benefits. We have created the only line of teas that nurture every part of you.
Blended with adaptogens, safe and effective herbs that restore balance, increase inner strength, and improve your body's resistance to stress, a simple cup of tea becomes a powerful well-being tool.
We have taken great care in creating teas that are as beautiful and delicious as they are effective, inviting you into a meaningful daily ritual of self-care. Each one of our well-being blends contains only whole leaf tea, responsibly sourced herbs, and all-natural flavors. Every ingredient is inspected by hand, blended in small batches, and packaged with care. From tin to cup, every step of your Teamotions experience will comfort and inspire you.
We are honored to provide the finest product possible for your well-being. We invite you to use Teamotions teas daily to take better care of yourself with every sip.
Why We Love This Gift: This line of teas was founded by a baby-bereaved mom who is also a military wife. This tea reflects the wisdom that grows out of grief and uncertainty. It's also just delicious.
What To Express In Your Card: I'd love to share a cup of tea with you in person or even via Skype - I really want to know how you are doing and what I can do help, even if it's simply listening. I'm sending you so much love.

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Instead of flowers, consider sending your grieving loved one meaningful support that lasts all year long.
Grief Coach will deliver grief support via SMS, personalized based on age, cause of death, and relationship. Best of all, if your grieving loved one has friends and family who want to help, they can receive tips and reminders too.
Go to <a href="https://grief.coach/giveinkind/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">grief.coach</a> and use the code giveinkind to get $10 off a gift subscription. Because grief is hard, but it's a little easier when we have people by our side.
Why We Love This Gift: We love this gift because it's for grieving people and amazing friends and family who want to support them. Plus, it lasts all year long - which matters a lot.
What To Say In Your Card: I'm going to stay by your side this year, through all of your ups &amp; downs. This subscription will help me to understand some of what you're going through so that I can give you the support you need. You can receive messages too, if you like, just let me know.

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Uber Eats is the easy way to get the food you love delivered.
Why We Love This Gift: We love this gift because it allows the recipient to choose exactly what they want, when they want it. Sometimes we need to have a backup plan tucked away in our pocket, and Uber Eats is it. Bonus: Uber Eats gift cards are also redeemable for Uber rides.
What To Say In Your Card: Please eat something. I am thinking about you.

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Why We Love This Gift: Shopping for groceries is a chore under the best of circumstances. For families facing a new lift event or crisis, it is very often incredibly stressful. The gift of a cupboard full of basic necessities is tremendous. It is a wonderful way to remind those you love that you have not forgotten the day-to-day challenges they face. You are telling them in no uncertain terms that they are not alone.
What to Express in Your Card: I was thinking about the things you have to get done every day. I hope you'll let me help a little by giving me a chance to buy you some groceries - and have them delivered to you. Just one lest task for you to worry about. I send you my love.

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What is the best gift anytime? A Target eGift Card. With no fees and no expiration dates, the real question is: who couldn't use a gift card from Target?
Why We Love This Gift: Whether as a baby gift or to replenish supplies around the house, to cheer up a sick kid, or help someone with prescription costs, you can almost always find exactly what you need at Target. We love this gift because it enables your recipient with endless options and the ability to purchase precisely what they need - no questions asked.
What To Say In Your Card: I thought this might come in handy. I am sending you so much love!

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In this New York Times-bestselling collection of poems, A Thousand Mornings, the late great Mary Oliver returns to the imagery that has come to define her life's work, transporting us to the marshland and coastline of her beloved home, Provincetown, Massachusetts. Whether studying the leaves of a tree or mourning her treasured dog Percy, Oliver is open to the teachings contained in the smallest of moments and explores with startling clarity, humor, and kindness the mysteries of our daily experience.
Why We Love This Gift: Mary Oliver offers solace as she considers human experiences alongside or within nature. In embracing the immensity of beauty and pain, the reader is moved to better understand both the sweetness and sadness of life.
What To Express In Your Card: I hope you find comfort and perspective in these poems. I feels that words sometimes fail - although I think Oliver's often succeed. I just want to say I am thinking of you near constantly. I am sending you so much love.

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This book explains a fundamental difference between grief and mourning. It explores the importance of acknowledging death and embracing the pain of loss.
Why We Love This Gift: At Give InKind we try to find the ways to support those who are in the throes of grief. Providing information and a conduit for feelings lead the way to complex integration and peace. We are saying that respectfully - we have been there.
What To Express in Your Card: I am sending you lots of love. Are you able to meet for coffee next week?

Understanding Your Grief: Ten Essential Touchstones for Finding Hope and Healing Your Heart

Amazon gift cards never expire and they carry no fees. Redeemable towards millions of items at Amazon.com and also certain affiliated websites. Deliverable electronically and instantly.
Why We Love This Gift: We love this gift because it's appropriate for any situation. Let your recipient choose just what they need, when they need it... with ease, convenience, and endless options.
What To Express In Your Card: I'm sending you my love.

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In It's OK That You're Not OK, Megan Devine offers a unique guide through an experience we all must face - in our personal lives, in the lives of those we love, and in the wider world. This is a book for grieving people, those who love them, and all those seeking to love themselves―and each other―better.
In this compelling and heartfelt book, you'll learn:
• Why well-meaning advice, therapy, and spiritual wisdom so often end up making it harder for people in grief 
• How challenging the myths of grief―doing away with stages, timetables, and unrealistic ideals about how grief should unfold―allows us to accept grief as a mystery to be honored instead of a problem to solve 
• Practical guidance for managing stress, improving sleep, and decreasing anxiety without trying to "fix" your pain 
• How to help the people you love―with essays to teach us the best skills, checklists, and suggestions for supporting and comforting others through the grieving process.
Why We Love This Gift: Megan offers a profound new approach to both the experience of grief and the way we try to help others who have endured tragedy. Having experienced grief from both sides―as both a therapist and as a woman who witnessed the accidental drowning of her beloved partner―Megan writes with deep insight about the unspoken truths of loss, love, and healing. She debunks the culturally prescribed goal of returning to a normal, "happy" life, replacing it with a far healthier middle path, one that invites us to build a life alongside grief rather than seeking to overcome it.
What To Express in Your Card: I hope this book reminds you that what you are feeling right now is normal and healthy- no matter how terrible or overwhelming. Please remind yourself of your strength. Sending you so much love.

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The beautiful practicality of her teaching has made Pema Chödrön one of the most beloved of contemporary American spiritual authors among Buddhists and non-Buddhists alike. A collection of talks she gave between 1987 and 1994, the book is a treasury of wisdom for going on living when we are overcome by pain and difficulties.
Much like Zen, Chödrön's interpretation of Tibetan Buddhism takes the form of a non-theistic spiritualism. In When Things Fall Apart, this head of a Tibetan monastery in Canada outlines some relevant and deceptively profound terms of Tibetan Buddhism that are germane to modern issues.
By letting go, we free ourselves to face fear and obstacles and offer ourselves unflinchingly to others. The graceful, conversational tone of Chödrön's writing gives the impression of sitting on a pillow across from her, listening to her everyday examples of Buddhist wisdom.
Why We Love This Gift: We love this gift because we have discovered that in times of crisis, we are sometimes open to concepts we would have struggled to embrace prior to crisis. This book beautifully expresses that finding truth and beauty within the darkest times is possible. (Even if we'd give it all back to return to the pace where our lost loved one is, or the place we were happy). Making sense of struggle and loss is a universal struggle. This book reminds us of this, showing us we are not alone.
What To Express in Your Card: I struggled to find something that would help you. Something that would match the level of pain you are in and then salve it. Of course I couldn't do that, but I hoped that Chödrön could succeed where I know I will fail. Please accept this book along with my love.

When Things Fall Apart: Heart Advice for Difficult Times

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Search and browse tons of local offers on Groupon.com to find everything from hot new restaurants to invigorating spa experiences and in-home cleaning or maid services. Use the gift card to purchase any deal or store in your account for a future offer.
Explore your city today with a Groupon gift card, valid for immediate use on any fantastic Groupon deal that catches your fancy.
Why We Love This Gift: With limitless options, a Groupon gift card provides support to loved ones in almost any situation - including affordable access to in-home cleaning services, transportation, pet-sitting services, delicious restaurants, and much, much more! 
What To Express In Your Card: You choose an experience or item you need right now. I am here for you.

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Based on Dr. van der Kolk's own research and that of other leading specialists, The Body Keeps the Score exposes the tremendous power of our relationships both to hurt and to heal--and offers new hope for reclaiming lives.
Veterans and their families deal with the painful aftermath of combat; one in five Americans has been molested; one in four grew up with alcoholics; one in three couples have engaged in physical violence. Dr. Bessel van der Kolk, one of the world's foremost experts on trauma, has spent over three decades working with survivors.
In The Body Keeps the Score, he uses recent scientific advances to show how trauma literally reshapes both body and brain, compromising sufferers' capacities for pleasure, engagement, self-control, and trust. He explores innovative treatments--from neurofeedback and meditation to sports, drama, and yoga--that offer new paths to recovery by activating the brain's natural neuroplasticity.
Why We Love This Gift: This book reminds us of a very important fact - we are not alone. More importantly, there is a path to healing available to you, or your loved ones, with a background of trauma.
What To Express In Your Card: You are not alone in this. So many others have experienced what you are going through. I hope this book reminds you that there is always hope. Use your strength and the wisdom of this book - I believe in you!

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Petco is a leading pet specialty retailer carrying more than 10,000 different pet-related products. With more than 1,100 stores in all 50 states, Petco provides the products, services (grooming, boarding), and advice that make it easier for customers to be great pet parents.
Why We Love This Gift: Pets can be so expensive. But so too are they adored. Help a loved one in a pinch by providing necessary food or other pet-related items. This includes grooming and boarding services in many areas - a major help to those in need.
What To Express In Your Card: I know how you have relied on [name of pet] over the course of the last few years. What an ally. I hope this helps to pay for some of the stuff I know you like that sweetie to have. Thinking of you.

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With your favorite restaurants at your fingertips, DoorDash satisfies your cravings and connects you with possibilities -- more time and energy for yourself and those you love.
Why We Love This Gift: In every situation, food is necessary. Let your recipient select exactly what they want to eat - and have it delivered. Win and Win.
What To Express in Your Card: I am thinking of you and I want you to eat something that appeals to you. You choose. xo

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This e-gift card allows access to all Walmart products. Useful for anyone anywhere.
Why We Love This Gift: We love this gift because it offers access to things like pharmacies when a family you love is in need. Many aspects of surgical care are not covered by insurance - these expenses can add up. This is especially true when a family is on a fixed income. Items like canes, walkers, surgical gauze, and more - can all be underwritten in this way. (Bonus: It respects, as well, the privacy and dignity of the person you love). Supplements that are doctor recommended (always check) can also be covered in this manner. Walmart also just has everything so for someone who has lost their job it enables them to get what they need without spelling it all out. People are proud.
What To Express in Your Card: You'd do exactly the same. xo

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Give the gift of take-out. Seriously, the perfect gift for any situation.
Why We Love This Gift: We love this gift because it is take-out and everyone loves take-out. It gives your recipient the flexibility to order exactly what they want, when they want it. Pregnancy cravings are no joke. Neither is the stress level of a single parent on a school night. Young professionals who get sick often hate the loss of their own agency. The capacity to choose one's own dinner is not to be underestimated. Nothing says I love you like Pad Thai.
What To Express in Your Card: I wanted you to be able to choose your own meal. I am thinking of you!

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Setting up a food train is one of the best ways to help support someone you love. Here are some tips on how to give groceries as a gift.

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Consider what you want to convey in your gift of flowers. Here are some considerations in making a selection. Visit Give InKind for information, articles, and a new way to schedule food and support to those in times of need.

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