Category Archives: hospice

Registration Open for GWish Summer Institute: Mindful, Compassionate Care for the Dying

Posted on March 20, 2012 by webmaven

  Registration Open for GWish Summer Institute Focus on practical ways to integrate spirituality and compassion into healthcare. Faculty Speakers are leaders in spiritual care, professionalism and compassion. They include: Joan Halifax Roshi, PhD; Robert D. Orr, MD, CM; Tracy Balboni, … Continue reading →

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An awesome end of life care resources website!

Posted on March 13, 2012 by webmaven

DYING, SURVIVING, AND AGING WITH GRACE I did a google search for the phrase: prayers for the dying.  The Great Adventure, I site that I started years ago, is doing very well there, but I found the above site and … Continue reading →

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True and Original Definition of Hospice

Posted on March 4, 2012 by webmaven

“You matter to the last moment of your life, and we will do all we can, not only to help you die peacefully, but to live until you die.” -Dame Cicely Saunders

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Major Palliative Care Conference coming in October

Posted on February 28, 2012 by webmaven

The longest-running Congress in Palliative Care and the leading event in the  palliative medicine field since 1976 is scheduled for this fall in Montreal. Hospice personnel, volunteers, nurses will all benefit from the programs. The 19th International Palliative Care information center has a full … Continue reading →

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Upaya Zen Center, Santa Fe, NM – Upcoming Events

Posted on February 26, 2012 by webmaven

I first saw Roshi Joan Halifax at the NY Open Center’s Art of Dying Conference back in 1997 or so. She spoke with great clarity and conviction at that time and was one of the incredible speakers at that conference … Continue reading →

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Holistic Health Seminar in New Paltz

Posted on December 1, 2011 by webmaven

New Paltz Holistic Health Seminar: A monthly meeting of Healers and Alternative Health Care Practitioners.  Second  Thursday of the month, NEXT WEEK Feb 9th from 6-8pm, at the Sanctuary on Academy St. in New Paltz. Each meeting will include a discussion … Continue reading →

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