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Author Archives: Juniper Quin (Blog Writer, SevenPonds)
Chanting Akal as a Soul Passage Rite
In the Sikh tradition, the mantra Akal is often chanted after death to help the soul achieve union with universal consciousness
In the Sikh tradition and in the larger global yogic community, the Gurbani mantra Akal is often chanted as someone’s body finishes the dying process, as well as for 17 days following physical death. Akal means “deathless” or “undying,” and … Continue reading
Posted in Cultural Perspectives
Tagged Death Ritual, Mantra, Rite of Passage, Ritual, Sikh
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Threshold Choir Offers Comfort in Final Days
An international organization of bedside singers brings solace to the dying and their families
The Threshold Choir (now an international organization spanning the United States, Canada and parts of Europe and Southeast Asia), began with Kate Munger, who found herself in 1990 singing at the bedside of a dear friend as he lay in … Continue reading
Posted in Something Special
Tagged Bedside Music, Europe, Kate Munger, music therapy, Singer-songwriter, Threshold, Threshold Choir, United States
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Our Weekly Tip: Move Through Grief with Yoga
Recent publications explain and provide tools for moving through grief with yoga
Our Tip of the Week: It is commonplace for therapists to suggest light physical exercise to help people in grief stay physically and emotionally healthy as they go through this intense phase of transition. A recent proliferation of publications by authors … Continue reading
Posted in Practical Tips
Tagged Grief, Grief Tip, SevenPonds Tips, Yoga, Yoga for Grief Relief, yoga for healing
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How It All Could Be: A Work Book for Dying People and for Those Who Love Them” by Stephen Jenkinson
Stephen Jenkinson's little book offers mighty ideas to rethink dying and grieving in a death-denying culture
Stephen Jenkinson (MTS, MSW) is an author, teacher, spiritual activist, farmer, subject of the film Griefwalker, and former palliative care professional. His 2009 publication, How It All Could Be: A work book for dying people and for those who love … Continue reading
Posted in Lending Insight
Tagged Caregiving, Death, end-of-life, Grief, Lending Insight, Life, Palliative Care, SevenPonds, Stephen Jenkinson
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Art Books Reveal Multicultural Perspective on the Preservation of Human Remains
Dr. Paul Koudounaris visually explores the preservation and adornment of human remains
Paul Koudounaris holds a doctorate in Art History and has cultivated a career based on travelling the world to photograph unusual human remains. He is the author of three books: The Empire of Death: A Cultural History of Ossuaries and Charnel … Continue reading
Phowa: A Tibetan Buddhist’s Conscious Dying Meditation
A look at how this meditation clears the mind and opens the heart to remove fear from the great transition of death
Phowa (sometimes written as Poa or Powa) is a meditation technique of the Drikung Kagyu order of Tibetan Buddhism, and is practiced widely in all lineages. The Drikung Kagyu includes the complete practices and teachings of Shakyamuni Buddha, as well … Continue reading
