Tag Archives: San Francisco

Celebrate Day of the Dead and Halloween with SevenPonds!

A round-up of our most popular posts on these Fall holidays
Posted on October 25, 2012 by Dana Sitar (Blog Writer, SevenPonds)

In the upcoming week, we’ll see the celebration of two beloved holidays with very disparate cultural histories: Halloween and Dia de Los Muertos. This year, to help you understand and celebrate the traditions and beliefs surrounding these annual holidays, we … Continue reading →

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How to deal with Grief? – An Interview with Ken Breniman

How the practice of yoga can aid the grieving process
Posted on July 21, 2012 by Antal Polony (Blog Writer, SevenPonds)

Ken Breniman is a yoga therapist based out of San Francisco. His studio focuses on classes specifically designed to those with physical impairments, and those grappling with difficult emotions, which oftentimes become one and the same. He teaches a special … Continue reading →

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“Notes for a Story of a Man who Will Not Die Alone,” by Dave Eggers

Eggers' imagining of how one man flouts tradition and makes his death into a grand party
Posted on June 29, 2012 by Liz Matsushita (Blog Writer, SevenPonds)

Dave Eggers is something of a San Francisco hometown hero, if literary figures can be heroes. His novels, including A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius, are well-known and critically-acclaimed. He founded McSweeney’s, a publishing house with a respected quarterly literary … Continue reading →

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Commemorating one of the gravest end-of-life issues our world faces

The National AIDS Memorial Grove commemorates our culture's epic struggle
Posted on June 20, 2012 by Dana Sitar (Blog Writer, SevenPonds)

San Francisco Representative Nancy Pelosi, who famously said in 1987 that she came to Congress to help fight AIDS, was honored in San Francisco in April. She joined the Community Volunteer Workday at the National AIDS Memorial Grove to commemorate … Continue reading →

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What is a columbarium? An Interview with Emmitt Watson

How the San Francisco Columbarium captures life and death through the cremation urn niche
Posted on June 2, 2012 by Antal Polony (Blog Writer, SevenPonds)

Emmitt Watson has been the caretaker of the Neptune Society’s San Francisco Columbarium for over 25 years, and has gathered the stories to match the years. He has seen this unique and historic landmark through a dramatic renovation, from a … Continue reading →

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Compassion & Choices President to Speak in San Francisco

Barbara Coombs Lee will speak at the organization's annual public meeting on May 12th.
Posted on May 9, 2012 by Dana Sitar (Blog Writer, SevenPonds)

Compassion & Choices Northern California is hosting its annual public meeting on Saturday, May 12 from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. in San Francisco. Barbara Coombs Lee, president of Compassion & Choices, will be the keynote speaker and will discuss “Liberty on the March: News from the Campaign to Expand End-of-Life Choice.” Continue reading →

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