Being a Compassionate Companion
Sausalito, CA
Subject: Meditation
Caring for people who are dying can be an intense, intimate, and deeply alive experience. It often challenges our most basic beliefs. It is a journey of continuous discovery, requiring courage and flexibility. We learn to open, take risks, and forgive constantly. Taken as a practice of awareness, it can reveal both our deep clinging and our capacity to embrace another person's suffering as our own.
This workshop presents a mindful and compassionate approach to addressing the practical, emotional, and spiritual issues which are inherent in this unique relationship. We will introduce traditional...
Caring for people who are dying can be an intense, intimate, and deeply alive experience. It often challenges our most basic beliefs. It is a journey of continuous discovery, requiring courage and flexibility. We learn to open, take risks, and forgive constantly. Taken as a practice of awareness, it can reveal both our deep clinging and our capacity to embrace another person's suffering as our own.
This workshop presents a mindful and compassionate approach to addressing the practical, emotional, and spiritual issues which are inherent in this unique relationship. We will introduce traditional Buddhist mindfulness practices, exercises designed to explore impermanence and grief. Through group discussion we will discover our capacity for balance, empathy, and fearless receptivity. The workshop will assist participants in developing the skillful means necessary to accompany those facing death with openness and love.
This workshop is open to all (except as noted below) and may be of particular interest to professionals or those who anticipate caring for family members or friends facing life-threatening illness.
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- Frank Ostaseski Metta Institute
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Frank Ostaseski is a Buddhist teacher and a pioneer in the field of contemplative care of the dying. In 1987, he helped...
Frank Ostaseski is a Buddhist teacher and a pioneer in the field of contemplative care of the dying. In 1987, he helped form the Zen Hospice Project, the first Buddhist hospice in America. In 2004, he created Metta Institute to broaden this work and seed the culture with innovative approaches to end-of-life care that reaffirm the spiritual dimensions of dying.
His groundbreaking work has been widely featured in the media, including the Bill Moyers television series On Our Own Terms, the PBS series With Eyes Open, The Oprah Winfrey Show, and in numerous print publications.
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