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Our Monthly Tip: Make an “In Case of Death” File to Ease Loved One’s Grief: How preparing for your own death can be the ultimate act of love -
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Forest Bathing Eases Grief by Soaking in Nature: Mindfulness and a leisurely pace are key elements of the practice
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Author Archives: Greer Barker (Blog Writer, SevenPonds)
Light Passing Through
Amy Friend's photographs materialize the transience of light and being
Amy Friend’s photographic series “Dara Alla Luce” whispers ephemeral. Orbs of light give form to lines of the body, subjects whose physiology has long been returned to the dirt of the earth. Dara alla luce is Italian, translated as “to bring to the light.” We … Continue reading
Posted in Soulful Expressions
Tagged Amy Friend, Art, California Sunday Magazine, Death, Dying, Light and Being, Orbs, Photo Art, photography, Soulful Expressions
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“I Did Not Attend the Funeral, but I Sent a Nice Letter Saying I Approved of it.”
- Mark Twain / Ebenezer Rockwood Hoar
(This quote, like many witty quotes, is often wrongly ascribed to Mark Twain, though it was actually Hoar to whom it should be attributed, as the website “Quote Investigator” details. Twain’s place in our collective imagination continues to earn him … Continue reading
Posted in Laughter is Medicine
Tagged Ebenezer Rockwood Hoar, Humor, Laughter, Laughter is Medicine, Mark Twain, Quotes, Quotes about Death
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Seeing Emptiness
Life and death in Mark Rothko's paintings
Staring at the floating colors, I find myself weeping. As my eyes fall into the deep, red abyss, my mind fills the void with everything: love, life, grief, death. The gift of the abstract is that we infill its apparent emptiness … Continue reading
Posted in Soulful Expressions
Tagged Abstract art, Art, Color field, Death, Death and Dying, Emptiness, Grief, Life, Mark Rothko, Rothko Chapel Project
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How Can a Labyrinth Help in the Grieving Process? An Interview with Lauren Artress, Part Two
In the second part of our interview with Reverend Lauren Artress, we discuss her path to the labyrinth, labyrinth etiquette (hint: there isn't such a thing) and the sacred space initiated and contained in the labyrinth pattern
Reverend Lauren Artress is an inspiring Canon at Grace Cathedral in San Francisco, and a spiritual pioneer in the Labyrinth Movement. She has written many books on the labyrinth and holds workshops around the world. Lauren’s labyrinth-based nonprofit, Veriditas, has the mission … Continue reading
Our Weekly Tip: Find Your Way With a Labyrinth
Labyrinths create a sacred container for end-of-life and memorial ceremonies
Our tip of the week: Labyrinths have been with us for thousands of years. The Reverend Lauren Artress uses labyrinths in ritual, and champions its use as a tool for emotional and spiritual healing in the grieving process. In a … Continue reading
Posted in Practical Tips
Tagged Bereavement, end of life ceremony, end-of-life, Grief, Grieving Process, Labyrinth, Memorial ideas, Practical Tips, SevenPonds, Veriditas
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Healing (the Spirit) Through Plants
Ayahuasca is one of many Amazonian plants with tremendous healing potential, which is why people are talking about it
What is the difference between a drug and a medicine? We use the terms interchangeably, though drugs are more readily labeled as illicit substances that lead people down a path of psychological addiction and abuse. Medicine is viewed as a synthetic, … Continue reading
Posted in Cultural Perspectives
Tagged Amazon, Amazon Tribes, Ayahuasca, curanderos, Healing, Herbs, medicine, Plant Medicine, Psychedelics, The Sacred Science
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