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Integral Zen Life and Death Cafe
Feb 12, 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm MST
Feb 12, 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm EST
online
Led by: Doshin Nelson
Description
The Integral Zen Life and Death Cafe will meet one selected Sunday a month (in place of the Sunday Dharma Talk) at 12pm MT, and one selected Wednesday afternoon at 5pm MT. Each meeting will focus on one selected topic regarding supporting conscious life which integrates and includes awareness, practice and preparation for death. All are welcome. To attend Sundays you will need to register once for the Sunday calls, and to attend Wednesdays, you will need to register once to receive the zoom link. Meetings may include an initial talk by Doshin and or Shikyo, sitting, practice and group discussion.
Next MEETING is February 12th at 5pm MT, details to be announced soon
Once you are registered log into your account to watch recordings of prior calls.
Free, optional donation
NEXT LIFE AND DEATH CAFE
Guest speaker, Shifu David Wei, Feburary 12th, 5pm MT
Registration
If you are registered, you can access the course link, info, videos, and materials in the my profile section of the website.
Sessions
Session 5, Life & Death Cafe 05, Guest talk Shifu David Wei
Past Sessions
Session 4, Life & Death Cafe 04, Guest Author Ann Hoffner "The Natural Burial Cemetery Guide" Why Choose Green Burial? - Jan 8, 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm MST
Guest author Ann Hoffner, Marine writer, Tai Chi instructor, discusses her more than 10 years research project and work, "The Natural Burial Cemetery Guide" Why Choose Green Burial? Ann also describes how personal this project has been for her having buried first her father and then mother together by natural burial. The discussion also gets into changes in burial and funerary approaches in particular in America, what is entailed in a natural burial, the increase in cemeteries, nature refuges and hybrid areas available for natural burial.
Life & Death 03 "Grief and the Holidays" - Dec 11, 5:00 pm - 6:30 pm MST
Grief and the Holidays
Talk, question, discussions, January 8th, 5pm MT (4pm PT, 6pm CT, 7pm ET, recording available after)
Life and Death Cafe 02 - Nov 13, 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm MST
Embracing the sacredness, and gift, of caretaking
- caring for the vulnerable, the young, sick, aging
- the challenges of living in a culture where caring for others is not often not valued or seen
- getting clear about your own values and the significant, sacred role of being a caretaker
Life and Death Cafe 01, Oct 27th, 2024 - Oct 27, 12:00 pm - 1:30 pm MDT
Preparing for Death, Consciously
- advance directives
- DNR
- family conflicts carried over into end of life decisions