Art of Dying and Living: An Exploration of Life, Death, and the Afterlife February 23 – 27, 2022

THIS looks like it’s going to be a GREAT workshop! Many of the presenters are true pioneers who have been working in this field for 20+ years. From the website:

It is our pleasure to invite you to join us in our online conference and practice retreat, The Art of Dying and Living.

This is THUS | Menla’s new incarnation of a powerfully transformative event Tibet House US launched with the New York Open Center 20 years ago, which introduced thousands to the profound exploration of the realities of death and dying as the doorway to living ever more vibrantly in the precious moments of life. Over these five days, renowned presenters will share visions and lead practices drawn from spiritual wisdom, scientific insight, and time-tested experiential methods of dealing with death and dying that immeasurably enrich the lives of those facing death, as well as those facing bereavement.

Join us to explore ancient and modern understandings of the art of dying and living through the lenses of different traditions, including Tibetan and Zen Buddhist, Christian, Hindu, Judaic, and Shamanic.

Study the nature of death as part of life.  Teachings and practices will be weaved throughout the conference to help us contemplate our own life and death more fully. Experts from the field of care giving and bereavement will bring support to those who are caring for those at the end of life or grieving for a loved one.

Dr. Eben Alexander, Sierra Campbell, Dr. Nida Chenagtsang, Deepak Chopra, Dr. Terri Daniel, Joan Halifax, Andrew Holecek, Lucy Kalanithi, Jussara Korngold, Simcha Raphael, Richard Martini, Dr. Gabor Maté, Frank Ostaseski, Mingyur Rinpoche, Therese Schroeder-Sheker, Robert Thurman, Alberto Villoldo, Henry Fersko-Weiss, and Dr. Jessica Zitter.

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Kwan Sai Hung The Wandering Taoist

Despite many of the workshops and “certification” classes that you see these days, Tai Chi cannot be learned in a weekend…or mastered in a year. It takes years of practice with a real teacher to REALLY learn the form because Tai Chi is very advanced and was originally meant for retired fighters who had mastery of their particular arts. Qigong is a much more accessible practice for most Americans.

It’s rare that we have here in the Hudson Valley region an authentic martial arts based Tai Chi and Qigong teacher, still intructing at 101 years young. If you get the chance please avail yourself of his skills, you absolutely won’t regret it. See biography and a website here: Wandering Taoist Arts

Kwan teaches on Tuesdays at Mountain View Studio, Woodstock:  Qi Gong 5:30 – 6:30  Tai Qi 6:30 – 7:30 Cost is $20 per class.



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Daily Acts of Self Care Can Ease Caregiver Stress

We talk about this quite a bit in our book Caregiver Revolution and here is a recent AARP article which gives some simple and effective tips for self care.

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Online Death Cafe June 26th 3pm PST

The Labyrinth Readers Society is hosting the first online Death Chat facilitated by Dorothy Truth (aka Death Herself) on Saturday, June 26th at 3:00pm Pacific on Zoom.

Death Chat is our take on the Death Cafe experience, the increasingly popular online or in-person environment where groups discuss death freely, with no particular agenda. 

Death Chat is an invitation to explore conversations around death and dying with a creative mindset. Each event will be facilitated by a different individual offering a diverse artistic approach to the conversations.

It’s our hope that our online Death Cafe may serve as a safe door for people to open up and share their experiences, questions, feelings, and more relating to death in a casual and friendly space.

We encourage connecting from a compassionate, inclusive, and authentic curiosity.

This event is open to the public. There is no fee, donations are welcome.

Register in advance for this meeting:
https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZMvcOqpqjgtEtxDvKDjsfBAeNuzGJej4pIU

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How to Help Someone Preparing for Death

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