Death is inevitable, yet few of us are prepared–spiritually, emotionally, physically or practically. Opening to the reality of our physical finitude, to its experiences of change and loss, provides a profound opportunity for growth and transformation. It can redefine the way we see ourselves and inform the way we live. But facing death with an open heart takes practice. These film study packages were specially developed in workshops and classes to help individuals and family explore and discuss death and loss.
Secrets of Life and Death
3-Film Study Package
Explore essential issues around death, caregiving and grieving on your own or with family or friends at your own pace.
This Program Includes:
1. Secrets of Life and Death DVD Series
Share these films with you family to break the ices and get the conversation going. Or watch them alone and discover your own needs and solutions.
See Film Trailers
- Facing Death . . . with open eyes.
- Caring for Dying: the art of being present
- The Heart of Grieving
2. Exploration Guides
Three guides chock-full of questions, exercises and projects to help you get the most from watching the films. Each guide provides specific instructions for using the films to facilitate family discussion or personal exploration and to go deeper with individual study.
3. Breath-Empowerment Meditation – mp3
This 7-minute breath-exercise helps you to relax and open to the wisdom of your spiritual and material guidance team. Use before group discussion to promote unity, heartfulness and awareness.
4. Three Teleconference Calls on life, death and grief.
Three audio files that take you even further in your exploration of life and death
- Fruitful Aging with transpersonal psychologist Tomas Pinkson.
Describes five developmental tasks for facing and embracing our mortality as we age. - Laughter in the Face of Tears with Laughter Coach Nancy Weil.
Explains how laughter and humor can ease suffering while grieving and provides tips on how to bring more of it into our lives. - Loss and Self-Discovery with Michelle Peticolas, Ph.D.
Using her own life story as illustration, she shows how loss can be an opportunity for self-discovery and transformation.
$275 plus shipping
Facing Death . . . with open eyes
Study Package
Explore beliefs, fears, desires and other aspects of facing death. Explore in a family group or by yourself.
This Program Includes:
1. DVD: Facing Death . . . with open eyes
See film trailer
2. Exploration Guides
Chock-full of questions, exercises and projects to guide you into the deeper issues around conscious dying.
3. Breath-Empowerment Meditation – mp3
This 7-minute breath-exercise helps you to relax and open to the wisdom of your spiritual and material guidance team. Excellent for setting the tone before group discussion. Promotes unity, heartfulness and awareness.
4. Teleconference on Fruitful Aging.
Interview with transpersonal psychologist Tomas Pinkson by Michelle Peticolas. He discusses essential tasks for facing and embracing our mortality as we age.
$110 plus shipping
Caring for Dying: the art of being present
Study Package
Accompanying the dying can be an amazing opportunity for personal growth and healing and it can be an overwhelming challenge. Explore key concerns of caregivers and care receivers. Develop strategies, set up systems and engage in essential discussions around end of life.
This Program Includes:
1. DVD: Caring for Dying: the art of being present
See film trailer
2. Exploration Guides
Questions, exercises and projects to guide you in discovering how best to meet the challenges of helping someone die.
3. Breath-Empowerment Meditation – mp3
This 7-minute breath-exercise helps you to relax and open to the wisdom of your spiritual and material guidance team. Excellent for setting the tone before family discussions. Also excellent for maintaining presence and self awareness while caregiving.
4. Laughter in the Face of Tears
Interview with Laughter Coach Nancy Weil by Michelle Peticolas. Nancy explains how laughter and humor can provide relief in times of stress and gives valuable tips on how to bring it into our lives.
$110 plus shipping
The Heart of Grieving
Study Package
Explore anticipated grief, death vigils, honoring the dead and living with loss. Includes tips and exercises for getting from surviving death to reengaging in life.
This Program Includes:
1. DVD: The Heart of Grieving
See film trailer
2. Exploration Guides
Questions and exercises to help you with grief and the self-discovery that can arise through loss.
3. Breath-Empowerment Meditation – mp3
This 7-minute breath-exercise helps you to relax and open to the wisdom of your spiritual and material guidance team. Use daily in anticipation of loss and to provide essential respite while grieving. Helps connect you to higher wisdom.
4. Loss and Self-Discovery
Teleseminar by Michelle Peticolas on the lessons of loss and the opportunity for self-discovery and transformation.
$110 plus shipping
