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Author Archives: Suzette Sherman (Founder, SevenPonds)
What Are the Tools for Meditating While Dying? An Interview With Maneesha James
The meditation expert travels the world to teach a moving message: that dying is living
Today SevenPonds speaks with Maneesha James, who explores meditation as a resource for all aspects of living and dying. Maneesha lives in London, England and graduated in nursing, midwifery and psychiatry. She’s had a number of influences that have changed her … Continue reading
What’s Halloween without a Ghost Story?
My true story of a cocktail party in an 1866 haunted house in New York state!
It’s Halloween this month and in honor of one of my favorite holidays, I will repost one of my favorite Sharing Suzette’s from the past. On Halloween, we start to think things like, are ghosts real? Let me start by … Continue reading
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Tagged Cocktail party, Death and Dying, Ghost Story, Ghosts, Halloween, Halloween Story, Haunted, Haunted House, Holidays, New York, Old House, West Point Foundry
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How Do You Get Started with Estate Planning? An Interview with Nancy Williamson
Nancy offers up her three tips for estate planning
Today SevenPonds speaks with Nancy Williamson of San Jose Wills and Trusts in San Jose, California. Nancy is an attorney of law who specializes in estate planning. She graduated from University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law and has … Continue reading
Swiss Pragmatism Extends into Death
The ever-pragmatic Swiss approach burial practices and cremation scattering with a heavy dose of reality
Since many members of our SevenPonds team have tapped into their ethnic roots for this column, I’m long overdue to contribute. I’m half Swiss, so I’m familiar with Switzerland’s more progressive burial practices (and cremation scattering.) Let’s face it, the … Continue reading
How to Transition Through Grief and Loss? An Interview With Ligia Houben
She's gone beyond the traditional stages of grief and toward her "11 Principles of Transformation" to actively heal
Today SevenPonds speaks with Ligia Houben, who has her own private practice and conducts workshops on grief and loss in Miami, Florida. She is the executive director of The Center for Transforming Lives. She has a BA in Psychology and … Continue reading
The Beatles, “Across The Universe” Speaks of The Stages of Grief
The ever riding need that nothing's going to change my world
John Lennon, of the Beatles, considers the lyrics to his song “Across the Universe” to be his best and most poetic ever. Written simply as a knee-jerk reaction to a difficult day, John turned his day around in a … Continue reading
