Ocean Shores End of Life - Death Doula Services and Education

10/26/2023

A SAVE THE DATE ANNOUNCEMENT!

TLC is very pleased to announce our next event after Saturday, October 28th’s Cutting Through Fear in the Dying Process with Jetsunma Yeshe Palmo. Next we have…

Present at the Bedside: The Wisdom of Vimalakirti with Judith Simmer-Brown, Ph.D., Distinguished Professor Emeritus, Naropa University
On Sunday, December 2nd, 2023, from 10:00 am - 12:00 pm PST on Zoom.

Details for that to come! Please stay tuned! Registration will open soon.

And to that end, you can always check for updates here on our page, on our website at tlcserves.org, in our email newsletter, and on our Instagram page to receive detailed information about this, other future events, and resources. TLC's 2024 events will include teachings by Lama Tsering of Chagdud Gonpa, Sam Bercholtz, Tulku Sang-ngag Rinpoche, and others. It’s going to be wonderful. So, please stay tuned for all this and more. 🙏🏻

10/14/2023

In January 2024, Chaplain Alley Smith will be working with Shambhala Online to host a book group on the "Tibetan Book of the Dead for Beginners: A Guide to Living & Dying." ... More details will be forthcoming. This course is for beginners (101). No secret Vajrayana teachings or transmissions will be offered. Stay tuned for more details.
https://www.amazon.com/Tibetan-Book-Dead-Beginners-Living/dp/B0C384VH5J

09/29/2023

Death Cafe on zoom Saturday. Please feel welcome to join us.

Join us every last Saturday on Zoom for an unrushed and thoughtful discussion without expectations about all aspects of death, dying and living with the conscious awareness of death.

08/31/2023

Dec 9 on Zoom through Shambhala Online Alley and I will lead this offering on preparing for death.

https://shambhala.org/event/663957-before-i-die-death-and-pre-planning-basics-for-buddhists/?fbclid=IwAR1mmC_F9bJ6X990OoRIWv1KSPUkj8bVwsv_s_lzDN5Qvd4t5KurkLKAlwI

Death is a universal and spiritual process. This mini-retreat will give participants an opportunity to experience heartfelt, wise and practical advice from two experts in the field of death care.

05/07/2022

https://youtu.be/xLQWM2j3AVg

05/04/2022

Another useful book for end of life preparation.

Death Nesting incorporates ancient and modern death doula techniques, mindfulness practices and herbal support to physically, emotionally and spiritually care for the dying. The focus is on "whole being" caregiving for home deaths but can be implemented into other settings such as acute care to c...

05/04/2022

Wonderful book by a Shambhala lineage student and leader

A book of beauty, hope and dignity that can be given to anyone - at any stage. Advises and reassures people who are facing death, and their friends, families and carers. Charts pathways from fear to courage, loss to discovery and from denial to insight. Inspires with moving and powerful quotation...

05/02/2022

What is a death doula?

An end-of-life doula guides a person who is transitioning to death and their loved ones through the dying process.

04/29/2022

Excellent book about the brain science of grieving.

What most stands out to me with the work I engage in with somatic movement and with meditation is that humans are patterning-beings. We create and rely on patterns for food, water, shelter, and as mammals we want to know where our most trusted loved ones are.

When someone dies, our brain has to learn a new pattern, that our loved one is not in those places we expect, and this takes a considerable amount of time for the brain to adapt to a new pattern.

Until the brain adapts a new pattern about our loved one, we will continue to experience the sudden wave of realization that they are not where we expect them, which leads to feelings and thoughts that often contain yearning and sadness.

Creating new patterns about where our loved ones are, whether with spirital beliefs and rituals or new habits that help us feel a connection to them, like having coffee with their picture in the morning or visiting a place you shared together or where their remains may be, helps our brain re-pattern in positive ways.

The Grieving Brain: The Surprising Science of How We Learn from Love and Loss

04/28/2022

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/how-end-of-life-doulas-help-ease-the-final-transition/

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04/28/2022

This Saturday April 30 from 3:30 - 5:00 PM Seattle Shambhala Center hosts Death Cafe. Please feel warmly invited to attend.

Join us every last Saturday on Zoom for an unrushed and thoughtful discussion without expectations about all aspects of death, dying and living with the conscious awareness of death.

04/28/2022

Want to know more about what Death Cafe is and how it started, here's your link

At a Death Cafe people gather to eat cake, drink tea and discuss death. Our objective is 'to increase awareness of death with a view to helping people make the most of their (finite) lives'.