Author Archives: webmaven

In honour of the Passing of Stephen Levine

Posted on January 19, 2016 by webmaven

  Who Dies? was and continues to be a life changing book for many people. It served to open my eyes to the conscious death and dying movement with such pioneers as Ram Dass, Joan Halifax, Christine Longaker, EJ Gold, … Continue reading →

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A New App for Caregivers

Posted on December 29, 2015 by webmaven

  Looks interesting, free (?) and  the vanguard of what will be many similar products. Definitely worth checking out, especially if  you are tech savvy. Care Angel

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Links for the JFS Caregiver Conference

Posted on November 5, 2015 by webmaven

Here are some recent articles for and about caregiving that are all very interesting. Especially noteworthy is the National Alliance for Caregiving article about the nationwide caregiving survey, conducted with AARP. I highly recommend Google Alerts which will send articles about … Continue reading →

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How long term stress affects your body

Posted on October 24, 2015 by webmaven

How Stress Can Make You Sick Posting this in preparation for the talk I will be giving at the JFS Caregiver Conference  entitled: Stress?  What Stress???Source of video: TED-Ed – How stress affects your body

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According To Psychologists, Coloring Is The Best Alternative To Meditation 

Posted on October 13, 2015 by webmaven

Sooooo…lets get drawing and coloring! Source: According To Psychologists, Coloring Is The Best Alternative To Meditation  and see also:  The Therapeutic Science of Adult Coloring Books 

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Spirituality & Practice: Sacred Presence with the Dying

Posted on October 12, 2015 by webmaven

This e-course with Megory Anderson is one of three on end-of-life issues in Spirituality & Practice’s Elder Spirituality Series. They demonstrate how death and dying is a multi-faceted process affecting not only the dying but all those around them. Each … Continue reading →

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