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By 1617, Donne had done it all. After being an MP, lawyer, womaniser, soldier, diplomat, father to twelve children by a secret wife, and the greatest poet of his age, he settled into the priesthood. Shortly thereafter, his wife died, prompting him to write a defence of suicide in God's eyes. She was soon followed by his 18 year old daughter died. Then Donne fell gravely ill. Physicians were called, but none could agree on what to do. It seemed certain that he would die.

Suicide rates among Army soldiers increased 80 percent between 2004 and 2008, according to a recent report published in Injury Prevention. In the last several years, the number of soldiers returning from the Middle East with mental and physical wounds has continued to climb. According to Dr. Simon Rego, a supervising psychologist at Montefiore Medical Center, "Unlike any other time in history, U.S. military suicide rates now appear to have surpassed those among comparable civilian populations. It is therefore critical that we address this emerging public-health problem."

Diese Übung ist gut einzusetzen bei Ereignissen und in Situationen im Leben, die Trauerreaktionen auslösen können. Das kann sowohl Trauer um einen Menschen sein oder auch Trauer beim Verlust von Gesundheit, Arbeit, Freunden oder anderem. Also in Lebenssituationen, wo ein Verlust meist eine traurige, hoffnungslose oder traumatisch - lähmende Gefühlssituation hervorruft. Auch die Corona Pandemie hat in vielen Menschen Hoffnungslosigkeit, Ängste und traurige Gefühle ausgelöst oder verstärkt.

After the loss of a loved one, once the services are over and the relatives and friends have gone home, we are left to enter a strange new land, where someone who has given meaning to our life is gone. Drawing on her own experience as well as that of others, author Martha Whitmore Hickman presents a year's worth of meditations for people dealing with this profound loss, offering solace and illuminating a way forward. From January 1 to December 31, each day's meditation considers a meaningful quotation or passage on grief or suffering....

Find the "touchpoint" of grief with this collection of healing meditations. The Grief Process is an in-depth workshop with best selling authors Stephen and Ondrea Levine, which explores how anyone can resolve grief through meditation. Working with a group of people caught in the wake of physical and emotional loss, the Levines explain how grief can lead to an "armoring of the heart." Their series of exercises include a special forgiveness meditation and offer an opportunity for true healing.

Pema Chödrön presents her first live talk on the Tibetan Book of the Dead. With Embracing the Unknown, she reveals how one of Buddhism’s most revered texts contains essential guidance not only for understanding the mysteries of life, death, and rebirth - but also profound wisdom for living fearlessly in “the bardo of this life”. Experience one of today’s most beloved spiritual teachers at her best as she helps us navigate fear, doubt, and uncertainty with a compassionate and open heart.

Ces textes méditatifs et réflexifs passent en effet par le prisme de la beauté évocatrice des mots pour soigner les vivants confrontés à l'épreuve du deuil : il s'agit d'apprendre à inventer des liens avec le défunt et de continuer à vivre. Sont parcourues, quasi chronologiquement et en cohérence, une panoplie de situations et de circonstances par une adresse directe au défunt ou à Dieu : les émotions qui jalonnent les étapes du deuil, les vertus des larmes, la nécessaire solitude, le pouvoir du temps, la spiritualité, la finitude.

The Grief Process is an in-depth workshop with Stephen and Ondrea that explores how anyone can resolve grief through meditation. Working with a group of people caught in the wake of physical and emotional loss, the Levines explain how grief can lead to an "armoring of the heart" and demonstrate a series of deeply felt exercises they have developed over many years of work with meditation groups, hospice residents, and others.

After the death of a close friend at seventeen, Tom Turcich resolved to make the most out of life; to travel and be forced into adventure; to experience and understand the world. On April 2nd, 2015, he set out to see it all—one step at a time.

"I'm getting a life's lesson about grace from my mother in the ICU. We never stop learning from our mothers, do we?" UNFORGETTABLE is a son's spirited, affecting, and inspiring tribute to his remarkable mother and the love between parent and child. When NPR's Scott Simon began tweeting from his...

Why is it so hard for us to connect on a deep level with others, particularly those who are suffering? We constantly find ourselves interrupted and inundated with tasks and stresses. We are disconnected, sleepwalking through our lives, unable to help even ourselves. There is a better way. Dr. David Rakel draws on his clinical experience with patients and the latest research from medicine, psychology, and neuroscience to describe the power of human connection and the ways it can be used to boost health and well-being.

From award-winning Washington Post columnist Steven Petrow, a guide to finding joy even during life’s most difficult times AN OPEN FIELD PUBLICATION FROM MARIA SHRIVER We all know what it’s like to experience the disappointments and sorrows of life. Unexpected challenges like layoffs...

For anyone who has suffered loss, a collection of meditations and poses for working through grief. So often, we think that grief lives only in our hearts and minds. But what about the emotions that weigh us down and the grief that gets stuck in our body? Our emotions need motion, and Healing...

PROGRAM YOUR MIND TO HEAL YOUR GRIEFEnlist the unlimited power of your mind to assist you in moving through and rising above the effects of the terrible loss you've experienced. This two-part system of spoken and subliminal suggestions, created especially for anyone who's finding it difficult to...

Un avvincente Seminario, in cui grandiosi miti d'Oriente e d'Occidente ci parlano con tutto il loro illuminante potere immaginativo. Ci insegnano il perché di nascita e morte. Prometeo e Hiranyakashipur: cosa li accomuna? Entrambi scardinano l'ordine cosmico, entrambi nel tentativo di scampare alla morte. Ma la morte ha la sua funzione nel progetto universale, tanto che possiamo affermare che, senza capire la morte, non possiamo capire la vita. Senza comprendere l'utilità della morte ai fini della nostra evoluzione, saremo come tanti Prometeo e Hiranyakashipur.

Wie kann ich Trauer und Verlust gut verarbeiten? Was ist bei guter Trauerarbeit wichtig? Wie kann man Trauer begleiten? Wie befreie ich mich dabei von Schuld und Schuldgefühlen? Diese Fragen haben Dr. Alfred Pöltel die letzten 30 Jahren intensiv begleitet. Durch viele Forschungen hat er den Schlüssel gefunden. Und gibt diesen nun in seinem neuartigen Selbsthypnose Programm weiter.

This guided imagery for hospice and palliative care is designed for patients and their families looking for closeness, resolution and closure during end of life care. The powerful, soothing tracks of guided meditation and affirmations on this uniquely comforting guided imagery for palliative...

This guided imagery and affirmations for anyone dealing with grief provides a powerful way of coping with loss naturally and holistically, helping to release sorrow and gently move beyond the pain of bereavement to grief recovery, in whatever way and for however long it takes each listener...

L'outil indispensable après le décès ou la séparation d'avec un être cher. Chacun d'entre nous est confronté au deuil à un moment ou à un autre de sa vie. Que ce soit à la suite d'un décès ou bien d'une séparation sentimentale, familiale ou amicale, le processus est le même pour tous. Le deuil comporte des étapes importantes. Pour être en mesure de bien le vivre et de passer au travers, il est primordial de ne pas retenir l'être cher... de le laisser aller et de pouvoir lui faire nos adieux dans l'amour et l'acceptation.

Less than three months after retiring from a 30-year law enforcement career, Kim Colegrove's husband chose suicide. Since that day, Colegrove has been helping first responders across the country practice techniques to cope with the stress and trauma that their work brings. And this book continues that mission by offering first responders and their families hope by introducing meditation and mindfulness as viable and practical tools to help reduce stress, regulate emotion, and improve overall health and well-being.