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What is Jin Shin Jyutsu? An Interview with Judy Andry: Part Two
In this two-part interview, Judy Andry explains the basics of Jin Shin Jyutsu and how the practice can improve quality of life
Today SevenPonds speaks with Judy Andry. Judy Andry has been studying Jin Shin Jyutsu since 1984. She was one of the first three members of the Jin Shin Jyutsu Advisory Council in 1998 and she has a small private counseling … Continue reading
Posted in Professional Advice
Tagged A Touching Goodbye: The Gentle Use of Jin Shin Jyutsu At Times of Critical Illness and Death, acupressure, alternative medicine, eastern medicine, Jin Shin Jyutsu, Jin Shin Jyutsu Advisory Council, Judy Andry, Massage Therapy and Bodywork, New Orleans
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Before I Die: Communities in Conversation about Death
Candy Chang created the first "Before I Die" wall, which has now become a sensation worldwide
When American Candy Chang stumbled upon an abandoned house in her New Orleans neighborhood — grey, decrepit, windows in shambles — she had an idea. Rather than let the building decay, she saw the potential for an inspiring project that … Continue reading
Beasts of the Southern Wild by Beinh Zeitlin
An imaginative, engaging film about the death of a way of life
In the opening sequence of Beinh Zeitlin’s Beasts of the Southern Wild, a wildly imaginative independent film set on the Louisiana Gulf Coast, a herd of Ozarks, towering beasts that roamed the earth in the days before the Ice Age, … Continue reading
Posted in Lending Insight
Tagged Death of a Way of Life, Dying, Hospice, Louisiana, Medical Treatment, New Orleans
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Bringing the Bucket List Out Into the Open
Street Art Addresses Death and Dying
The idea of the bucket list has emerged in the conversation about death and dying, the concern that we may reach the end of life without doing all that we wished to do. This week’s featured project allows one community … Continue reading
Posted in Soulful Expressions
Tagged Art, Before I Die, Bucket List, Candy Chang, Death and Dying, Installation art, New Orleans, Public art, Street Art
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