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Excellent Gentle Tai Chi Qigong Meditation Workout

Here is a very good 15 minute video for a basic but comprehensive Qi Gong workout. To actually do Tai Chi (ie the yang style long form) properly takes years of practice and may be too difficult/exacting for most westerners. … Continue reading

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Expected Death

Expected Death ~ When someone dies, the first thing to do is nothing. Don’t run out and call the nurse. Don’t pick up the phone. Take a deep breath and be present to the magnitude of the moment. There’s a … Continue reading

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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 … Continue reading

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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 … Continue reading

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Thank you for the reminder Death Cafe

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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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