Does end-of-life care prolong life or does it prolong suffering? Should it be a part of health-care reform?
As a humane gesture, comforting people at the end of their lives is valuable and has been part of the hospice movement, not to mention pastoral care, for a long time. As anyone who has spent time with the dying knows, it’s the family who is most distraught; the person who is actually nearing the end has generally come to terms with his situation and found some measure of peace.
When I meditate I have hard time staying calm or even repeat mantras because my breathing becomes quite fast and irregular. I understand that this is a common reaction of my body trying to release old conditions. Usually there is subtle pain in my throat and solar plexus and I do feel better after each sessions of releasing my old painful memories, but I’m also frustrated since it has already been a few months practicing this without actually entering and staying in the gap. Is there any other methods to help speed up the process of releasing old conditioning other than sitting quietly and witness my body breathe out the emotional debris from the past?
When you are fully aware you see the world from an expanded perspective. Your inner world is organized. -Deepak Chopra
The Morrison Hotel Gallery Del Mar will host an extensive exhibition and sale of Dave Stewart’s photographs beginning November 7, 2009. From 6 to 9 pm the gallery at Del Mar will host a special reception for the artist which is free to the public.
The best thing that could come out of the debate on health care reform won’t be the passage of a bill in Congress. It will be a shift in personal attitudes. Health care happens one person at a time. So let me speak personally to you. If you want the best possible health for yourself, the most important thing you can do today is talk to your genes. Read more: Larry King Blog
