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Frank Ostaseski: Compassionate End-of-Life Care

Primary Author: Diane Rehm, WAMU 88.5 FM

60-minute interview from the Diane Rehm Show on National Public Radio. Provided as streaming audio through the RealPlayer.

"A founder of the nation's first Buddhist hospice talks about the practice of mindful, compassionate care of the dying. Frank Ostaseski highlights the lessons learned near death that might encourage living fully."

Date Last Modified 06/03/2005 Audio file (MP3, etc.)

A Time for Listening and Caring Spirituality and the Care of the Chronically Ill and Dying

Primary Author: Christina M. Puchalski, GWish: The George Washington Institute for Spirituality and Health

A thoughtful, informative, and practical guide for anyone involved in caring for the seriously and chronically ill or dying. This book covers how spiritual care can be integrated into traditional caregiving. Part one discusses aspects of spirituality, such as presence, ethics, and relationships. Part two delves into a number of specific religious and theological traditions. Part three offers practical applications and tools, including storytelling, psychotherapy, dance, music, and the arts. Part four focuses on patients' stories and reflections.

Date Last Modified 06/01/2006 Book

Being with Dying: Cultivating Compassion for Self and Others

Primary Author: Joan Halifax Roshi, Upaya Zen Center

This book provides practical and philosophical guidance to caregivers. Roshi Joan Halifax has worked in the area of death and dying for over thirty years, is Director of the Project on Being with Dying, and co-directs The Upaya Buddhist Chaplaincy Training. Each chapter of this book includes a meditation.

Date Last Modified 07/28/2008 Book

The Unbroken Circle

Primary Author: James L. Brooks, M.Div., Duke University Institute on Care at the End of Life

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Date Last Modified 03/31/2009 Book

Dying into Grace

Primary Author: Artemis March,

This book provides guidance for for family and professional caregivers, as well as those who support and train them. The author expands the idea of what "dying well" can mean and treats caregivers and dying persons as partners in a dance toward wholeness and healing.

"Dying into Grace" intertwines the author's caregiving story with the story of her mother, and how they each were transformed by their psycho-spiritual journeys.

Date Last Modified 12/31/2007 Book