Category Archives: prayers for the dying

St. Raphael – Patron Saint of Medical Workers

At Caregiver Revolution we advocate bringing spirituality into  your work. Whatever spiritual tradition you believe in, go for it! It will give  you strength and  conviction. Of course you respect other’s beliefs and realize that your practice is your practice … Continue reading

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Good Medicine – Pema Chodron

Good Medicine – The practice of Tonglen – Pema Chodron This is a summary, an outline, of a wonderful talk which I recently heard and which can be found with the above title on Udemy. Presenting a summary is always … Continue reading

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In honour of the Passing of Stephen Levine

  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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Spirituality & Practice: Sacred Presence with the Dying

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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Stages of Dying – Dissolution of the Elements

As discussed earlier, when we think of the stages of dying it is easy to get confused with Kubler-Ross’s 5 stages of grieving when facing death which are widely known as “the 5 stages of loss” as put forth by … Continue reading

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Why do readings for someone who is dead or dying? An examination of the time and timelessness that characterizes physical death.

Why do we do readings? What is it that we are trying to do? If at all, how are we helping? It has taken me years to understand and formulate the basis of the practice of Labyrinth Reading but I … Continue reading

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