About The Presentation

(Rescheduled from 3/20 due to Covid shut down)

Note: This is an interactive presentation in which participants will practice simple rituals to build resilience and relieve stress. Please have the following items available during this presentation:

• • 3 stones that fit nicely in the palm of your hand
  • 1 vessel of water (vase, jar, glass)

During our lives we cross many thresholds in which we take up new roles and responsibilities or let go of old roles and responsibilities. In our culture we are good at creating rituals for new beginnings (baptisms, bar mitzvahs, birthdays, graduations, and weddings). We are not so accomplished at creating rituals that recognize and honor the endings in our lives.

The cared for and the caregiver cross many thresholds as they navigate an illness. Caregivers for those with chronic or terminal conditions, do their work while standing on shifting sands as conditions decline. The task of caregiving is challenging, exhausting and at times overwhelming.

Ritual practices help caregivers improve their confidence, lessen grief and build resilience. Ritual practices offer us a way to step out of ordinary time and place. Within the sacred space created by rituals, we find purpose, peace and connection to the universal experience.

Kitty will describe ritual practices gathered from caregivers in Colorado. She will also facilitate the No Regrets: Living with Dying ritual meditation for attendees.

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