Декабрь 9 из 1:00 вечера. - 4:00 вечера. ВОСТОК
About the Mini-Retreat
If you're searching for peace of mind, Death Doula, Meli-Tashi Happy and Chaplain Alley Smith will lead you on a mini-retreat to explore resources, pre-planning and end-of-life care together. As you know, death is a universal and spiritual process. Поэтому, this mini-retreat will give you an opportunity to experience heartfelt, мудрые и практические советы от двух экспертов в области ухода за смертью.
Входит в мини-ретрит
- What is pre-planning for death?
- A short meditation on impermanence
- How to document one’s final wishes
- Special and specific service requests: location, Музыка, поэзия, speakers
- How to prepare an obituary
- Heart-centered practices of a death doula
- Where to find resources
- Monuments, clergy and other considerations
Who will Benefit from this Retreat?
- Individuals who are searching for peace of mind and have questions about end-of-life planning and preparation
- Individuals who have questions about funeral arrangements to include direct cremation, burial, visiting hours, memorial services, funerals, celebrations of life, cemetery services, monuments, и более
- Individuals who are looking for death care resources
Что вы получите
- A deeper understanding of your pre-planning needs
- Вопрос&A experts in field of death and dying care
Recommended Reading Material and References: Not Required
How to Live when a Loved One Dies by Thich Nhat Hahn
Death Nesting: The Heart-Centered Practices of a Death Doula by Anne-Marie Keppel, Forward by Karen Wyatt
The Tibetan Book of the Dead translated with commentary by Francesca Fremantle and Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche
The Tibetan Book of the Dead for Beginners: A Guide to Living & Умирающий by Lama Lhanang Rinpoche & Mordy Levine
Making Friends with Death: A Buddhist Guide to Encountering Mortality by Judith L. Лиф
How We Live is How We Die by Pema Chödrön
Living is Dying: How to Prepare for Death, Умирающий & Beyond by Dzongsar Jamyang Khyentse
Awake at the Bedside: Contemplative Teachings on Palliative Care & End-of-Life Care edited by Koshin Paley Ellison and Matt Weingast, Forward by HH the Karmapa
Подготовка к смерти: Practical Advice and Spiritual Wisdom from the Tibetan Buddhist Tradition by Andrew Holeck
Being with Dying: Cultivating Compassion & Fearlessness in the Presence of Death by Joan Halifax
Mind Beyond Death by Dzogchen Ponlop
The Tibetan Book of Living & Умирающий by Sogyal Rinpoche
Peaceful Mind – Compassionate Heart by Khen Rinpoche Lobzang Tsetan, edited & with a preface by Dana Sawyer
Shambhala Online Resources:
Смерть & Умирающий: Упражняться & Ceremony Protocols (Шамбала онлайн): https://shambhala.org/members/member-resources/practice-education/practice-and-ceremony-protocols/
Disposition of Dharma Materials (Шамбала онлайн): https://shambhalanetwork.org/wp-content/blogs.dir/218/files/2022/11/TEXTS-20.05.19-Disposition-of-dharma-materials.pdf
Green Burials (Шамбала: Touching Earth Collective): https://vimeo.com/836371170
Seven Stories of Individuals who Pre-planned their Goodbyes in Unexpected and Meaningful Ways (14 Июль 2023): https://www.myasd.com/blog/7-stories-individuals-who-preplanned-their-goodbyes-unexpected-and-meaningful-ways?fbclid=IwAR0sndqNvQa4zMyzVfUdCDwmymoXEM8FMjG2dSVN4xavczVlgF5p2C5V7UA
Making Friends with Death (Private Facebook Group hosted by Chaplain Alley Smith): https://www.facebook.com/groups/makingfriendswithdeath
Об учителях
Капеллан Элли Смит is an ordained Buddhist Minister of Religion(Chaplain) in the Shambhala Lineage. She also holds precepts in Zen Buddhism. Alley is an experienced health care, college/university, hospice and end of life care chaplain. Alley is a US military war veteran. During her career, Alley served with the military funeral honors Honor Guard. She specializes in spiritual care, mortuary affairs and as a funeral clergy. Alley has been a student of Shambhala Buddhism and Zen since 1999.
Meli-Tashi Happy is a Death Doula and the End-of-Life Coordinator for Seattle Shambhala Center. She started her meditation journey in the Zen tradition in 1997. She found the Shambhala teachings in 2007 and is a student of Sakyong Mipham Rinpoche. She believes we learn best through conversations where we feel safe to relax and share our hearts and minds, and focuses on creating containers for discussion on a variety of subjects around meditation, Buddhist studies, and especially for end-of-life topics.
Contacts
Please reach out to Chaplain Alley Smith with any course related questions - [email protected]