Keep your Brain Buff – Free Webinar

From Caregiving.com:

Every month on Caregiving.com, we hold free webinars which help family caregivers as well as professionals working with family caregivers. Here’s the webinar schedule for May;

Webinars For Family Caregivers

Title: Keep Your Brain Buff
Date: Thursday, May 12, at Noon CT (1 p.m. ET, 10 a.m. PT)
Presenter: G-J, who cares for her husband and blogs on Caregiving.com

In this 45-minute webinar, G-J will share tips and suggestions to keep our brain in shape.

To participate in this webinar, visit this page on Thursday, May 12, at Noon CT (1 p.m. ET, 10 a.m. PT). Be sure to arrive a few moments early and with paper and pen.

Title: Dispelling Doubt: Caregiving with Clarity
Time: Wednesday, May 25th, at 11:00am Central (Noon ET, 9 a.m. PT)

What do, when to do, how to do it: That’s a caregiving day. Add in your caree’s confusion and that’s a caregiving bad day. In this 45-minute webinar, Denise will help you find the triggers in your day which feed into your self-doubt and dampen your confidence. Once you understand the source for your doubts, you’ll be able to make changes in your routine and your day to keep your confidence.

To participate in this webinar, visit here on Wednesday, May 25, at 11 a.m. CT (Noon ET, 9 a.m. PT). Be sure to arrive a few moments early and with paper and pen.

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Webinars for Professionals (typically scheduled for the third Tuesday of every month at 11 a.m. CT)

Title: Best Practices: Creating Effective Support Groups
Time: Tuesday, May 17th, at 11:00am Central (Noon ET, 9 a.m. PT)

Support groups can be one of the best gifts you give a family caregiver. In a great group, a family caregiver connects with others, gathers ideas and learns about resources. How do you make sure your group is great?

In this 45-minute webinar, Denise will share best practices for family caregiver support groups. To attend this webinar, go here on Tuesday, May 17, at 11 a.m. CT (Noon ET, 9 a.m. PT). Be sure to arrive a few moments early and bring paper and pen.

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Miss one of our webinars? No worries! We archive all our webinars; you can listen at the caregiving webinar archive.

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Whirling with the Dervishes

You may wonder what this post has to do with caregiving! I have taken several workshops with the author of this book and highly recommend the preparatory, “kiyanaa” exercises. They are based on an ancient persian system of physical fitness which is done to a strong complex rhythm. It is remarkably rigorous, effective and holistic and still practiced in Iran. If you search youtube or google “zurkhaneh” you will see some examples of this exercise. The whirling, “sama’a” takes the practice to different level.

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The Caregiver Revolution is here…and now!

Caregiver Revolution: 5 Easy Steps to Enlightened Caregiving is now published and available for purchase

You can order through Paypal:

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We want to thank everyone who has supported this project throughout the years. We will be doing workshops and promoting the book in the upcoming months. Please contact us at: hospiceweb@gmail.com if you are interested in reviewing the text or scheduling a workshop.

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The Hospice Option

Hospice – The Hospice Option – Family, Euthanasia, History, Development, Care, Family, Patient, Medical, Death, and Programs.

A very good summary article about hospice care.

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Hey, We’ve added a new Section!

Help another with the difficult task of making end of life arrangements. It DOESN’T have to be torture, in fact it can be rewarding. End of Life matters!

http://www.thecaregiverwebsite.com/end-of-life-matters/

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Partner Dancing’s Mind-Body Benefits

Partner Dancing’s Mind-Body Benefits | Spirituality & Health Magazine.

Lets get up and dance!

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