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Tag Archives: Coping with Death
How Does Reiki Help With Healing? An Interview with Jennifer Brinn, Part Two
A Reiki practitioner and trainer talks about using Reiki to help with death and bereavement
In this second part of our interview with Jennifer Brinn, the Master level Reiki practitioner discusses how she uses Reiki to facilitate healing and help clients have a peaceful and comfortable death. She also talks about using Reiki to comfort … Continue reading
“The Promise” by Tracy Chapman
Heartfelt memorial song gives voice to loss, longing and remembrance
Tracy Chapman’s song “The Promise” is as much as song of separation as it is of togetherness. As listeners, we can place ourselves in the role of speaker/singer addressing a loved one, but it is just as easy to imagine … Continue reading
Grieving the Loss of Health
Grappling with the complex emotions associated with terminal illness
Each month Kathleen Clohessy, R.N., offers a new perspective on living with a terminal illness. Kathleen comes to SevenPonds with 25 years experience as a registered nurse caring for families and children facing life-threatening illness. She began her career in the … Continue reading
Our Weekly Tip: Find a Grief Support Group
Connecting with others dealing with loss can be a important part of the grieving process
Our Tip of the Week: Grief can feel incredibly lonely. In the process of coping with the death of a loved one, it’s common to feel alienated from everyday life and isolated from the people around you not currently dealing … Continue reading
What Is Mantram Singing? An Interview with Jan Stoneman
Musician and mantram singer Jan Stoneman explains what mantram singing is and how it applies to aging, dying and death
Today SevenPonds speaks with Jan Stoneman, a musician and mantram singer who volunteers on a weekly basis at AgeSong—an innovative assisted living facility in San Francisco. He leads groups singing mantrams to AgeSong’s residents, including at bedsides for those unable … Continue reading
Coping With Death: Pierre Bergé and a Life in Objects
Bergé's partner, Yves Saint Laurent, died from a terminal illness in 2008 -- but Bergé says it wasn't just a disease that made his life cancerous
Friday, June 6th 2008 – the streets of Paris were brimming with citizens, all gathered to pay their respects at the funeral of couturier Yves Saint Laurent (YSL). Along with Chanel, YSL is known as one of the great bookends … Continue reading
Posted in Soulful Expressions
Tagged Bergé, Cancerous, Coping with Death, France, French couture, Grief, Paris, Pierre Bergé, terminal illness, When a loved one dies, Yves Saint Laurent
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