Since I have started working in Hospice care I have used Medbridge.com extensively in my work, especially for continuaing ed. I’ve always been impressed with the quality of the programs and resources. If you don’t already know about it, it’s well worth a look!
Experience the original 8-Week Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) program developed at the Stress Reduction Clinic at UMass Medical Center by Jon Kabat-Zinn. Spring 2024 Registration is open now, course starts next week! I believe it is offered at least twice a year, so don’t stress if you miss this round 🙂
Along with practical advice about how to handle basic caregiving duties, our book Caregiver Revolution gives numerous easy ways to join caregiving work with the practice of mindfulness. It introduces the concept of mindfulness and gives enjoyable ways to bring the practice to one’s caregiving tasks.
Remember, the Caregiver Revolution is all about transforming your caregiving work into a positive life affirming process.
In general I like this website, thecancerbomb.com, and so I am going to recommend it. It has a lot of tips and very practical information for end of life caregiving. That said, this site is full of ads! So travel at your own risk. I don’t see any ads being harmful, they just make the site hard to navigate. Articles DO appear…eventually, later on down the page and they are worth it. Let me know what you think!
Choose a word, a sound, a prayer, or a phrase in your own belief system. Even a simple word will do: “one,” “peace,” “calm,” “All is one,” or choose a visualization – a rose, cross, light, sacred object. Now, make sure the body is free of tension. Use a process of mental repetition to go through the body: “I am relaxing the feet, I am relaxing the feet, the feet are now completely relaxed.” Go up the legs, through the trunk, arms, shoulders and face. Now, when relaxed, on the in-breath and again on the the out-breath, inwardly or quietly say your word or phrase or do your visualization. When you notice a different thought has come to mind, don’t get stressed about it just let it go and come back to your repetition. Do this for 3 to 5 minutes, and then close with a deep breath and simple closing statement, ie “Thank you,” “Peace,” “Shalom.” This is very effective!!