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Tag Archives: meditation
Our Weekly Tip: Take Refuge in Nature’s Tender Touch
Timeless techniques for navigating grief with natural materials
Our Tip of the Week: Spending time in direct physical contact with the elements offers a chance to slow down our troubled minds to the pace of a flower’s unfolding, to offer up our hearts to a gust of wind … Continue reading
Our Weekly Tip: Memorial Wind Chime
Create sights and sounds that remind you of your loved one
Our Tip of the Week: Sometimes, when you’re grieving the loss of a loved one, you just want a space to sit and think. Memorial wind chimes can help the grief you feel in this moment. Not only are wind … Continue reading
How Can a Labyrinth Help in the Grieving Process? An Interview with Lauren Artress
In the first part of our two-part interview, SevenPonds speaks with Reverend Lauren Artress about what it is like to walk a labyrinth and the ways that a labyrinth can help with the grieving process
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: Guided Imagery Grief Healing
Guided imagery can be a useful tool for those in the stages of grief
Our Tip of The Week: One of the most important aspects of the grieving process includes not only evaluating our relationships with those who will help us heal, but the relationship we have with ourselves. Sometimes it can be more … Continue reading
Posted in Practical Tips
Tagged Death, Grief, Guided Imagery, Leslie DavenPort, meditation, Stages of Grief, Therapy
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What is Contemplative Care? An Interview with Jennifer Block
Jennifer Block teaches us how to cope with grief through Mindfulness Meditation and other Zen practices
Today SevenPonds speaks with Jennifer Block, an interfaith minister and Buddhist Chaplain who has dedicated her life to providing spiritual guidance for people in crisis. She is returning to teach the 2014 Contemplative Caregiver Course at the San Francisco Zen Center, which … Continue reading
Posted in Professional Advice
Tagged Attention, Caregiver, Jennifer, meditation, Mindfulness, Mother, San Francisco, Senior Citizens, Zen, Zen Death
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What is Integrative Psychological & Assessment Services? An Interview with Christina Zampitella, FT
How a San Diego practice provides personalized, comprehensive psychotherapy to aid the grieving process
Today, SevenPonds speaks with psychologist and professor Christina Zampitella, FT, of Integrative Psychological & Assessment Services (IPAS). Christina is based in San Diego, but travels the US as a professional speaker on the subject of therapy, particularly as a tool … Continue reading
