Category Archives: aging

Here are 10 STEPS for Managing Stress from Caregiver Revolution

Breathe deeply As a caregiver, there are moments where your frustration, anger, or anxiety will spike to overwhelming levels. When that happens, breathing deeply is your best friend. It forces you to pause and calm down so you can better … Continue reading

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Excellent Gentle Tai Chi Qigong Meditation Workout

Here is a very good 15 minute video for a basic but comprehensive Qi Gong workout. To actually do Tai Chi (ie the yang style long form) properly takes years of practice and may be too difficult/exacting for most westerners. … Continue reading

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Garrison Institute Program: Care for Caregivers

The Garrison Institute has been offering programs in mindfulness and meditation for both laypersons and clinicians/ practitioners for years. It is a cornerstone of life in the beautiful Hudson Valley region of New York state. Now it has become a … Continue reading

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A Modern Day “Ritual” for Dealing with Crisis

Help Those in Transition Step 4 from our book Caregiver Revolution Especially in times of ill health circumstances can get completely overwhelming at times. An unexpected situation can appear as a crisis, which, just from the label itself makes it … Continue reading

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A Start to the Conversation

This may be a good way to “start the conversation” a phrase taken from a groundbreaking, highly recommended book that was written by Ganga Stone in the 1990s: Start the Conversation. “Combining Eastern spiritualism with Western science, the founder of … Continue reading

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Are you Concerned for Someone who has Died?

Is it possible to help someone who is dead? The Buddhist view is that not only can we help those who have died, but we must do something to benefit them! The between lives state, which generally lasts about 7 … Continue reading

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