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Through educational events and community outreach, Zen Hospice Project seeks to inspire dialogue, learning, and understanding about the meaning of death as an inevitable and inherent part of life.
Our Events are designed to support individuals and their loved ones in finding ways of living more fully with their life-threatening or chronic illness, and the loss of loved ones to these. We also offer trainings designed for professionals who seek mindful and compassionate approaches to providing end-of-life care.
In addition, Zen Hospice offers
public talks designed to de-mystify death & dying, spark community
discussions, and investigate responses to suffering. These are
offered in a variety of settings, such as schools, nursing groups,
healthcare institutions, social service agencies, and spiritual
communities. Mindfulness Grief Group – 8 Weeks Please note that this is not a drop-in group and requires an interview with the Bereavement Coordinator and acceptance into the group with a commitment to attend all eight consecutive weekly sessions. Please contact Carlyle Coash at 415-863-2910 x 7 to register early as these groups fill quickly and they are limited to 10 people. Fee: By Donation – More Information Ongoing Support Group for People Living with Illness, Dying and Death This group offers ways to encounter and integrate the very human – yet not so familiar – experiences of illness, bereavement, and dying. It is open to everyone facing change, and may be of particular interest to people living with a life threatening illness, those facing death sooner rather than later, and the loved ones who care for them. All are welcome.
The Zen of Bereavement With mindful effort, each of us can transform the pain of loss into growth, healing, and inspiration for the future. Our model of bereavement care is unique for its foundational view that we are all interconnected through the reality of impermanence, and the possibility of personal transformation through calming the mind, balancing the emotions, and attending to the present moment. This lecture offers tools for coping with significant loss, such as the death of a loved one, an accumulation of relationship transitions, or the loss of an ability or identity.
Compassionate Contemplative Care I - The Zen Hospice Approach As the first and largest Buddhist hospice in America, Zen Hospice Project is internationally recognized as having changed the way in which we care for the dying. Please join us to learn how the ‘Zen’ part of our name reflects our approach of bringing mindfulness and compassion to the bedside of the dying. This introductory class is appropriate for the general public, potential volunteers, as well as healthcare professionals and students. Fee: By Donation – Register
Providing End-of-Life Care Training Participants are introduced to multiple aspects of providing practical, emotional and spiritual support to men and women with cancer, AIDS, or other terminal illnesses. No prior experience in health care is necessary, nor employment. Through reflection and the application of simple Buddhist teachings, participants learn methods on how to be present and open to what is happening in the moment. They also explore their own relationship to death and dying. We welcome participants from all disciplines, cultures, and spiritual traditions who can bring curiosity to our contemplative care methods.
Honoring our Mothers: A Ceremony of Remembrance We invite you to join us in a ceremony honoring the mothers who are no longer with us but live on in our hearts. You may call our office (415.863.2910) to include your mother on the list of names to be read during the ceremony (regardless of attendance). Fee: By Donation – Register
Living Wills & Advance Directives: End of Life Care Planning workshop Every person is entitled to having their wishes followed at the end of life. The best way to ensure this is having proper documents filled out and distributed to family, friends, and health care providers. Join us for an informative presentation to learn about the importance of these documents, and your choices therein. Fee: $15 – Register
Zen Hospice Project Spring Dinner SAVE THE DATE! More detail soon.
Bereavement workshop: Reflection and Renewal for Grief Professionals As grief professionals, we are acutely aware of the fragility of life and inevitability of death. However, we rarely give ourselves space to breathe deeply and integrate the intensity of our experiences with the bereaved. Attending to the grief process of client after client requires setting aside time for reflection, discovery, and the sharing of the impact of our work in daily life. This workshop offers practical ways to deepen our sense of aliveness and meaning in our daily work. Participants will have an opportunity to identify and share their personal and professional experiences of loss, grief and transformation; their ideas of authentic service; and their ways of sacred connection. Appropriate for therapists, bereavement coordinators, social workers, volunteers, grief counselors, physicians, nurses, and others in the end-of life and bereavement professions. Instructor: Carlyle Coash, Bereavement Coordinator
Honoring our Fathers: A Ceremony of Remembrance We invite you to join us in a ceremony honoring the fathers who are no longer with us but live on in our hearts. You may call our office (415.863.2910) to include your father on the list of names to be read during the ceremony (regardless of attendance). Fee: By Donation – Register
Giving & Receiving: Grief and the Holidays Workshop It takes courage to grieve and to honor the pain we carry – particularly during the holiday season when our sadness is intensified and the world is celebrating around us. Through meditation, lectures & discussion, and experiential exercises, this workshop explores the holiday practice of giving and receiving while remembering recent and long-held losses. All who grieve any type of loss (the death of a loved one, an accumulation of relationship transitions, the loss of an ability or identity) are invited to take refuge in this workshop. |